Win a £300 Hausken moderator – Fieldsports Extra, episode 273
You could win a thermal gilet priced at £79 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus there’s skinning an elk in Finland with Paul Childerley, the future of the countryside with Gareth Wyn Jones and Charlie is all over tigers in India.This week’s prizes and other links:Rovince 10% discount Bit.ly/rovinceTrim Pilbeam on living with Lyme Disease […]
Win a £95 tickproof jacket – Fieldsports Extra, episode 272
You could win a thermal gilet priced at £79 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus there’s skinning an elk in Finland with Paul Childerley, the future of the countryside with Gareth Wyn Jones and Charlie is all over tigers in India.This week’s prizes and other links:Thermal giletRovince Ergoline Softshell Lyme disease awareness month Snake in bale on […]
India’s wildlife conflict problem – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 71
youtu.be/NbW3UMIHwGU With children dying every week from an epidemic of human-wildlife conflict, the government of India knows it has to tackle the problem. It has to transition form preservation to conservation. But how? Four experts put forward their views: Dr MK Ranjitsinh, Dr HS Pabla, Rajeev Mathew and Latika Nath. For more on this story, […]
India is talking about tiger hunting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0jgoyrSzxs With tiger and leopard attacks on country people out of control, a wildlife conference in India has introduced the topic of hunting tigers. More than 50 years of preserving tigers has brought the population to a new high. Now there are too many, and it’s time to swap preservation for conservation, say scientists. The […]
Sako 90 launch: first hunt, first moose
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmT9zleGbUY Paul Childerley thinks he has been invited across to Sako’s HQ in Finland to hunt moose and whitetail, but there’s a surprise in store. He’s testing and hunting with the all new Sako 90 rifle in .308. Before the hunt he spends a day on the range with journalists from across Europe where he […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul passes the elk test
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHgVfj8VfM0 Paul gets his hands on the new Sako 90 rifle and takes it on a driven hunt in Finland, where there are running elk and whitetail. Find out how he and the newly-launched rifle get on. Plus Charlie is in India which is talking about re-starting tiger hunting. And Deborah heads to Wales where […]
Foxhunting ban means fewer foxes – Fieldsports News, 10 May 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9vvwBrRZJI Here are the links: Tony Blair hunting ban led to catastrophic fox decline – Daily Telegraph New test for firearms laws – BASC Landowners attack Scottish grouse moor bill – SLE Controversial fishing restrictions divide Scottish politicians – The Times + YouTube Shooting social media app launched – RacknLoad.com Europe bans turtle dove shooting […]
Win a thermal gilet – Fieldsports Extra, episode 271
You could win a thermal gilet priced at £79 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus there’s skinning an elk in Finland with Paul Childerley, the future of the countryside with Gareth Wyn Jones and Charlie is all over tigers in India.This week’s prizes and other links:Fieldsports Live, Cloybank Thermal giletBit.ly/nss23Aimpoint Academy Bit.ly/aimpointacademy Had problems with newspapers […]
Win a steel plate target – Fieldsports Extra, episode 269
You could win one of Tom’s Targets’ famous front-facing foxes in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we talk about Scottish boar and cyber-bullying. And Fieldsports Live is heading to near Falkirk in Scotland on 19 May, so please let us know if you would like to come.This week’s prizes and other links:Fieldsports Live, Cloybank Tom’s Targets Ryan […]
April roebucks with the Thermion Duo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNHWTe7yCGU Armed with his new Pulsar Thermion Duo scope, Tom Davies is out after roebucks on Dartmoor. It should be easy but even with the new tech, it’s not. Find out how he gets on. Find the Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP50 at ThomasJacks.co.uk Tom’s website is DartmoorDeerServices.com More from Tom here:
Shooting Girl with an Afro
Nicole Moore’s happy place is shooting pigeons on the Cambridgeshire Fens in the rain. It’s not glamorous (plays havoc with the line lashes) but it makes for a delicious supper for her and her dog, Harry. Find Nicole Moore on Instagram For more about Eley cartridges go to EleyHawkLtd.com For Jack Pyke clothing see JackPyke.co.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – flappers and falsies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90gFMlcuX5s Nicole Moore shows how to eat wild and well while looking glamorous in a pigeon hide (apart from those pesky false eyelashes – they HAD to go). She is out in the Fens decoying and roost shooting with her faithful gundog, Harry. Meanwhile, it’s the start of the roebuck season and Tom Davies reckons […]
New Highland clearances protest – Fieldsports News, 19 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzElH-49dC0 Here are the links: Song protests against new Highland clearances – YouTube YouTube shuts down hunting channel – subscribe to him on YouTube @VerminControlScotland + read the story on Fieldsports News Trainer blames antis for Grand National death – Daily Mail + Instagram Carbon credit finance revealed – Herald Scotland Welsh taxidermist fears hunting […]
Vermin Control Scotland – unfairly deleted
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8k8d63 Stuart speaks out about YouTube shutting down his channel YouTube has deleted a popular shooting channel. It took down Vermin & Pest Control Scotland, run by Stuart Blair, which put out films about shooting and pest control. He has had to start a new @VerminControlScotland channel, but loses the 6,500 subscribers he had built […]
Win tickets to the Northern Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 268
We’re giving away tickets to the Northern Shooting Show on 6-7 May 2023 priced at a total of £200. Plus, Nicole Moore talks about pigeon shooting with an afro, Tom Davies says why thermal is OK for deerstalking and taxidermist Jason Batement says what’s wrong with the government’s proposed trophy imports ban.This week’s prizes and […]
Bird Table of Doom: air pistols
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5HHl0SVS0 As the field and garden songbirds get underway with breeding, Charlie is defending his bird table from one of their major predators: the grey squirrel. He deals with the problem of hold-under while using an air pistol with a laser sight. For more about Crackshot, go to Crackshot.uk Click here for info about […]
Niall Rowantree and the thermal deerstalking debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0QSSuIxfIc Will thermal optics revolutionise deerstalking? Deer manager Niall Rowantree has his doubts, as he explains on the range, showing off his ideal set-up for thermal scope add-ons. For the Infiray range go to InfirayUK.co.uk To check out Niall’s chillers go to GameCooler.co.uk More from Niall here:
Fieldsports Britain – the problem with thermal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sCgeKzVjI8 Will thermal change deerstalking? Deer manager Niall Rowantree gives his views, and why he chooses an add-on instead of a dedicated scope. That’s not all. Charlie is on the range sorting out the ideal air pistol set-up for close-range squirrels, and Dan Bibb has a Tikka package to sell. For our news feature, the […]
Why are ravens protected? – Fieldsports News, 12 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38BcyABAdGM Here are the links: Welsh farmer spotlights raven lamb attack – Facebook Hunts tidy up countryside – Facebook Sauer 100 barrel cracks in 6.5×55 SE – UK government Attack on Scottish muirburn restrictions – Scotland Regional Moorland Groups BASC’s call to action on Welsh consultation – BASC Beaver families thriving in West Country – […]
Win a £130 gundog dummy launcher – Fieldsports Extra, episode 267
Keep your dog fit this summer. We’re giving away a dummy launcher from Muntjac Trading priced at £130. Plus, Niall Rowantree is worried about the use of thermal scopes for deer – and has solutions. Woodland advisor Victor Clements outlines why the Assynt crofters are even angrier than usual with the John Muir Trust, BASC’s […]
Mole catching: everything you were afraid to ask
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPXsXDSo7wA Moles devastating your lawn? You need a molecatcher, and they don’t come more mole-catchy than Matt Lower. He explains the tips and tricks he uses to rid gardens of the small gentleman in velvet. Find Matt on Instagram Traps from UKPutangeSupplies.com
Shotgun ratting, with thermal sights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-_O0eRm8E0 Can you use thermal on a shotgun? Yes you can, says farmer Robert Bucknell, who successfully fits a thermal sight on to a shotgun so he can deal with rats in his farmyard. For more about HIKMicro thermal optics, go to HIKMicrotech.com More ratting here:
Fieldsports Britain – super furry animals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBBtFuQjYOo Essex farmer Robert Bucknell revolutionises his rat shooting by fitting a thermal sight on to his shotgun in this week’s show. We also delve into the world of molecatching with Matt Lower. And commentators including Sir Bill Wiggin MP and BASC and BBC Antiques Roadshow national treasure Bill Harriman line up to say what […]
Grand National sab plan foiled – Fieldsports News, 5 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h96ajqqFO8s Here are the links: Antis plan to sabotage the Grand National – Mail on Sunday Police discriminate over hunting links – petition Scottish falconers fight to change unworkable law – petition Teenager wins World Cup gold medal – Facebook British Hound Sports Association suspends Cotswold Hunt – Facebook RAU Beagles under fire – Twitter […]
Win £100+ ear defenders – Fieldsports Extra, episode 266
We’re giving away €120-worth of hearing protection this week, thanks to ATN. Plus foxshooter Robert Bucknell shows how to shoot a rifle fast, Matt Lower talks moles, and Bill Harriman works on the licensing that allows us to shoot a rifle at all.This week’s prizes and other links:The Stalking Show ATN X Sound ear defenders Bit.ly/atnearmuffs […]
Goliath grouper: fishing the big bad daddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULIbN6QDu8 We’re out after the grand-daddy of Florida fish, the Goliath grouper – and we will take any other grouper that comes along. Charlie joins Captain Josh, James Schneider and his party on a #PureFlorida outing To go fishing with Captain Josh, visit PureFL.com More sea fishing here:
No-frills fallow burger: hunt and cook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D0UkrajJeE This is about filling tummies with delicious, free-range venison. Top game chef Cai Ap Bryn goes out after fallow for the pot, and makes a superb venison burger. For Bergara, go to RUAG.co.uk/bergara/b19 Cai’s website is GameAndFlames.com More from Cai:
Fieldsports Britain – Cai’s fast-food venison
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzoylJjCJ6c Top game chef Cai Ap Bryn takes his rifle out after fallow. He is showing off a fast, simple recipe for venison burgers – and the fallow stalking is fast and simple, too. Meanwhile, Charlie is in the gulf of Mexico after YouTube’s favourite fish, the Goliath grouper. Our news feature looks at the […]
New record roebuck – Fieldsports News, 29 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKIt_zuzLso Here are the links: World’s largest roebuck shot in England – Harkila Fieldsports groups sound alarm on Scottish grouse moor bill – BASC Charity says don’t treat Scottish deer as vermin – Press & Journal Wildcats to be released in Scotland – BBC Hunt master confronts sabs suspected of spraying citronella – Facebook Suffolk […]
Win Stalking Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 265
Paul and David are in Lapland, you can still win a day’s shooting for one gun on 3 November 2023 at Gwysaney Sporting in North Wales. Plus, more on the trophy import ban, this time from Sir Bill Wiggin MP, and the guys from Browning go out after red stags at the end of last […]
Are you the victim of a newspaper trophy hunting story?
Trophy photos action Has a newspaper or other organisation used photographs, without your permission, of you hunting? You might not be able to get them on hatespeech, but you can get them on copyright. Have a look through this gallery to see how we can help: We have a solicitor to represent us. We are […]
Deer management in action: red and roe stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_ow57DKro It is autumn in Cornwall. Ollie has a red stag he would like to shoot and roebucks he needs to shoot. He also has kit to play with. Steiner has lent him its rangefinding LRF binos and he has a top-of-the-range Ranger 8 scope on his rifle. Find out how he gets on. To […]
Pheasants vs adders – Fieldsports News, 22 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU9gRjkxpq0 Here are the links: BBC blames pheasants for adder decline – Countryside Alliance BASC attacks RSPB over muirburn – BASC Scottish islanders reject deer cull – Oban Times Pilot project to feed more venison to homeless – Guardian Former DERRA advisor says sheep should go – Daily Mail Wildlife charity wants grey squirrel cull […]
WIN a place on the Aimpoint Academy 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnh-BGuhOkw Fancy shooting abroad on some of the best ground in the world? And for free? You could win a spot at the AImpoint Academy 2023. One lucky Fieldsports Channel viewer will go through. Apply here: bit.ly/aimpointacademy Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/registerTo watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 703, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain703Visit the Fieldsports […]
Majestic capercaillie hunt on skis at -30°C
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAzdPYn7zM It’s one of the most dramatic landscapes we have hunted. Paul Childerley is after Capercaillie in winter, with snow deep on the ground and the birds hidden in the majesty of the Arctic tundra. He and David are on skis for four days, learning a new style of hunting and in awe of the […]
Fieldsports Britain – wonderland hunting
youtu.be/8IvCP4g6EHc Paul and David are bowled over – literally – by the Arctic landscape they are hunting this week. Paul is after capercaillie and he travels with David to Swedish Lapland to see what the place has to offer. Sit back and enjoy the results. That’s not all. In Cornwall, Ollie Williams is after either […]
Icy wastes – Fieldsports Extra, episode 264
Paul and David are in Lapland, you can still win a day’s shooting for one gun on 3 November 2023 at Gwysaney Sporting in North Wales. Plus, more on the trophy import ban, this time from Sir Bill Wiggin MP, and the guys from Browning go out after red stags at the end of last […]
Soggy squirrel shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDCCOxLxhc Geoff Garrod has his work cut out finding squirrels to shoot on the land he gamekeepers. He knows they are there but, sensibly, they are staying out of the rain, leaving Geoff wet and squirrel-less – well, nearly. For Browning, visit Browning.eu For Eley Hawk, go to Bit.ly/eleyhawk For Browning Maxus 2 semi-autos for […]
Shoot sabs: what to do when they hit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xav62AFmZHsWhen sabs hit your shoot, what do you do? That’s what happened when we were out filming a shoot day. Former Metropolitan Police detective Ian Jensen and BASC spokesman Gareth Dockerty give their advice. Download the shoot sabs card here Click here for more information on your legal rights, what to do if confronted by […]
Fieldsports Britain – thugs on a pheasant shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfLRVu8yvXU Two sabs armed with whips and chemical sprays stopped a shoot where we were filming. They had been looking for a hunt to disrupt, but they heard shooting so followed the sound. It only takes two to stop the 20-50 people out shooting from having their day. So what do you do about it […]
British shooting success – Fieldsports News, 15 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0B8tgImcwd0 Here are the links: Shooters on target for medals – British Shooting African countries warn that British trophy ban will backfire – The Times + Instagram Scientists criticise Nature.Scot’s £2 billion private finance deal – Herald Scotland + Nature.scot Welsh springer wins Crufts gamekeeper classes – BASC Ancient Scottish hunt closes – Facebook Confusion […]
Win a peg on a shoot priced at £1,100 – Fieldsports Extra, episode 263
You can win a day’s shooting for one gun on 3 November 2023 at Gwysaney Sporting in North Wales – and we will film you for Fieldsports Channel. Plus, Charlie has updates on the trophy import ban, the move to ban shooting in Wales and the antis’ attempt to put shotguns on section 1 of […]
How to square veganism with hunting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 70
youtu.be/5TvPZ2vx3Ss Charlie chats to artist and not-very-vegan Katie Hargreaves, who is squaring her green beliefs with her keenness to go hunting and source her own meat. For more from Katie, visit KatieHargreavesArt.com Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Epic African carp fishing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FGRtNccwrjQ Charlie is fishing for carp on the fly in South Africa. He is on the Vanderkloof Dam, one of the biggest bodies of water in southern Africa, where the carp herd to the edge of the lake to feast on caterpillars. For fishing at Vanderkloof, visit Selous.co.za More fishing here:
Shooting foxes off a carp pond
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EPKCqaf2jo0 Foxes eat all manner of wildlife and rubbish. This is the first time that Paul Childerley has found them devouring koi carp from a carp pond. Armed with his Sako S20, he is out to discourage them. For more about Sako, go to Sako.fi Find Paul on Instagram and Facebook More from Paul:
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s fish-munching fox problem
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ll5FGITTqFA Paul faces an unusual fox problem. The animals are stealing koi carp from a pond and the owner wants Paul to shoot them. He sets out with a thermal scope on his Sako rifle to do just that. Charlie is in South Africa, chasing after carp with his fly rod. And Deborah uncovers a […]
Urbanisation forces hunt to close – Fieldsports News, 8 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd913-UdG7M Here are the links: Ancient hunt to disband – BBC Bluefin tuna CHART programme to continue – Angling Trust Appeal for shooters to lobby Welsh Government – GWCT National Trust bans grouse shooting on Peak District estate – The Star Fears of anti-shooting bias in Attenborough wildlife series – Twitter Anglers celebrate National Trust […]
Win a £195 tweed gilet – Fieldsports Extra, episode 262
You can win a tweed reviersible gilet from Pin Piuma priced at £195. Plus, Cathy Mayne talks about hunting trophies and Charlie is in hot water in South Africa.This week’s prizes and other links:Shooterking Pin PiumaWest Highland Hunting Packham case on Fieldsports NewsSelous Flyfishing Camp Skiing cockerels How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon […]
Scottish vs Swedish salmon fishing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMfkCemLIeo The River Kalix is one of Swedish Lapland’s premier salmon rivers – and that’s where Niall Rowantree goes to try for a fish. Unlike Scotland, there are plenty of fish in this river. To book a fishing trip or a holiday, check out Jockfall.com For more info about Swedish Lapland, go to HeartofLapland.com […]
Roy’s Portuguese boar hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNnZIPJacas When it comes to fast-action shooting on driven big game hunts, Roy Lupton is one of the UK’s top shots. He goes to a Portuguese montería to try his hand at speedy wild boar, and finds out what it takes to put on a huge and complex hunt. For Tikka rifles, go to […]
