Beretta 688 vs Browning 825
Ian Hodge from Cornish and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports looks at the differences and similarities between the two big shotgun launches of 2025: the Browning 825 and the Beretta 688. For more from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk Find him on Facebook Facebook.com/IanHodgeFieldsports and Instagram Instagram.com/ianhodgefieldsports To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s frosty fallow stalk
Roy Lupton is after a fallow doe on a lovely frosty Sussex morning, but he must work around dogwalkers, footpaths and a lack of backstops. We hear from a shooter who is the victim of a Thames Valley Police gun grab – for swearing. Ian Hodge compares new shotguns from Beretta and Browning: the 688 […]
Deerstalking among the dogwalkers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaQwGxm68Zc It’s a super frosty morning in Sussex and Roy Lupton is out to stalk fallow. Out, too, are the local dogwalkers, and Roy and his friend Connor Gorsuch have to find deer undisturbed by them. Find Roy on Instagram Instagram.com/roylupton/ and Facebook Facebook.com/p/Roy-Lupton-100001695737924/ More with Roy Lupton here:
Fieldsports Britain – Big day on grey partridges
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8qxMOet2yss It’s a Browning takeover this week, as we travel to France for a breathtaking driven grey partridge shoot to try out the new 825 from Browning, who are celebrating 100 years since the launch of the groundbreaking B25 over-and-under designed by John Moses Browning. After the thrilling fast action, we dive into the history […]
Fabulous driven English partridges
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0w_OVq-5DAI Browning is launching its 825 shotgun, a historic milestone marking 100 years since the renowned B25 over-and-under. The gunmaker does it in style, inviting the UK’s top shooting writers and gun reviewers to an estate near Paris for a spectacular day on driven partridges – not French partridges as you’d expect, but ‘English’ grey […]
Labour’s hunt ban problem – Fieldsports News, 1 January 2025
Here are the links: Boxing Day meet success – LedburyReporter.co.uk Care home welcomes Quorn – Facebook.com RSPB accused of failing to check stoat traps – Facebook.com £12m taxpayer money paid to rewilding schemes – SearchForUKSubsidies.beis.gov.uk Browning buying Eley cartridges – Lecho.be Gun ranges boom in Finland – Newsweek.com Botswana issues 400 elephant licences – AllAfrica.com […]
The Browning story: from B25 to 825
www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-PZBBoA43M The new 825 shotgun from Browning is a 100-year project. It started with the B25, designed by John Moses Browning in 1925, then took shape as the 125, 325, 425, 525 and 725. Gun writers Laurent Bedu and Michael Yardley, with help from Browning head of shotguns Lionel Neuville, tell the story of the […]
Barefoot buffalo hunt
The culmination of the week-long Cape buffalo course at the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School is a hunt. The students take turns to be professional hunter, 2nd PH and ‘client’. Course leader Mynhard Herholdt has to put them in harm’s way, then make sure they get out alive. Buffalo are one of Africa’s most dangerous […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pheasants in the fog
Ollie Williams is thwarted by thick fog when he goes to shoot top notch driven pheasants at Three Valleys in Wales. Students take off their shoes and socks to stalk in to a herd of buffalo with the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School. We look back over the gun licensing problems of 2024 and ask […]
2024: was it shooting’s golden year?
For shooting sports in the UK, it has been the best of times, it has been the worst of times. Team GB won gold and silver at the 2024 Paris Olympics. However, it looks like it is the year an unsympathetic government in Westminster tries to take shooting out of the hands of the common […]
Certificate price hike goes ahead – Fieldsports News, 25 December 2024
Here are the links: £400 certificate confirmed – FieldsportsChannel.tv/guntax2025/ Wildlife Trust buys Cumbrian fell – NewsAndStar.co.uk Channel 4 attacks hunt – YouTube and Facebook Find your local Boxing Day meet – Countryside-alliance.org/boxing-day Hampshire Police repeat RSPB allegations – Hampshire.Police.uk Shop window brace mystery – Facebook To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 787, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain787
Ollie Williams shoots Three Valleys pheasants in the fog
Ollie Williams and Charlie Rolls have come to the renowned Three Valleys shoot, deep in the rugged countryside of the Welsh Marches. They are looking forward to pitting their skills against some of the most challenging pheasants in the world – but the famous hillsides are shrouded in thick fog. Unless conditions improve we may […]
Swazi Wapiti XP jacket – for game shooters and more
Will Hogan from Swazi shows the latest version of the Wapiti XP jacket, with new features that make it ideal for the game shooter. He says it’s great for deerstalking too. Find out more at Swazi.com To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 787, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain787 More with Swazi here
Gun certificates may cost £400 – Fieldsports News, 18 December 2024
Here are the links: Gun certificates may cost £400 – Telegraph.co.uk Lead ban details revealed – BASC.org.uk Deerstalker in gun-grab limbo – FieldsportsChannel.tv/stumiles Ardgay Game wins £1.5 million contract – ForestryAndLand.gov.scot Pyrenees hunting documentary – YouTube Eric Morecambe’s fishing kit up for sale – The-Saleroom.com Switzerland reopens ibex for foreigners – SwissInfo.ch and YouTube Young […]
How replica hunting trophies replace the real thing
The Westminster government wants to ban hunting trophy imports – but technology has overtaken MPs. Charlie visits Splitting Image Taxidermy in South Africa to look at how replica trophies are now better and cheaper than the real thing. Listen to our podcast that goes behind the scenes at this amazing taxidermy operation: FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast103 For more […]
Have a Crackshot Christmas
Santa’s favourite elf, James Head from Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot, says what he would like to get in his Christmas stocking this year. Check out Crackshot on the web at Crackshot.uk or find them on X @Crackshot1_ and Facebook @Crackshot1 To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 786, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain786 More from Crackshot […]
All The Gear with Terry Doe: Precihole Minotaur air rifle
When Fieldsports Channel’s Dan Chart wanted to introduce his young son to airgunning, he enlisted the help of the legend that is Terry Doe. Terry broke with orthodoxy and suggested a PCP, the Precihole Minotaur from Air Arms. He explains why, and how it worked out for Dan’s lad. See the Precihole range at Air-Arms.co.uk/precihole-collection […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hand-thrown birds
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kohn2hsRvQo Beaters, who needs ’em? Here’s how the continentals put on a driven bird day. Plus, trophy bans are pointless now that modern tech means you can get a plastic replica of your trophy head that is better than the real thing. Our podcast this week goes behind the scenes at the amazing taxidermy operation […]
Pheasant shooting the continental way
They do things differently on the continent. Charlie films a duck and pheasant shoot in Slovakia, where birds are caught up and hand-thrown for guns. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 786, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain786 More game shooting here
Ian Hodge’s perfect shooting Christmas stocking
It’s Christmas, and Ian has his stocking out and his Santa hat atop his head. It’s time to run through the perfect gifts for the shooter in your life. For more from Ian, visit IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 785, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain785 More with Ian Hodge here
Farmers unite in protest – Fieldsports News, 11 December 2024
Here are the links: Farmers protest at Downing Street – YouTube Conservation group won’t rule out deerstalking – BBC.co.uk Squirrel numbers on the up – TheGuardian.com Sab on trial for hunt hack – DailyMail.co.uk Wild boar ‘close in’ on Inverness – TheNational.scot New hunting art exhibition – Eventbrite.co.uk Football boss fined for gun photo – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Sika secrets
Niall Rowantree delves deeper into the mysteries of the non-native sika deer in part 2 of our series A Year in the Life of Sika, with help from leading deer expert Prof. Rory Putman. Our podcast this week is a deer management masterclass with Niall and the professor. Plus our very own Father Christmas, Ian […]
Police U-turn on gun licensing – Fieldsports News, 4 December 2024
Here are the links: Gloucestershire police climbdown – Facebook.com and Gloucestershire.Police.uk Pest controller gets his guns back – Fieldsportschannel.tv/lewisdedmanupdate Anti-poaching concrete blocks – Wiltshire.Police.uk and X.com/LincsPoliceOps RSPB’s dismal curlew failure – C4PMC.co.uk Capercaillie blame game – TheFerret.scot Purdey pair makes £42,000 at auction – Facebook.com EU paves way for wolf cull – BBC.co.uk, Rovdyr.org and […]
Squirrel hunting: quick and easy hide set-up with Terry Doe
Terry Doe is faced with a squirrel conundrum. The pests are chewing electric cables in the attic, which could cause a house fire. He plans to bait them away from the house, and shoot them on the feeder. Setting up a quick and effective hide is a breeze, with poles and camo nets from Jack […]
Fieldsports Britain – Firestarter squirrel shoot
Terry Doe is called in to deal with squirrels that are threatening to start a fire in the attic. George Lawrence leads a team of guns out after a variety of waterfowl in Essex. Plus our podcast this week shows how to get fishing prescribed on the NHS, and David has the news on the […]
Nail-biting duck and coot shoot
George Lawrence is hosting a group of friends and paying clients on a duck shoot at a reservoir which feeds the farm he works on outside Clacton on Sea on the south-east coast. It’s his first day of the season, and he’s feeling the pressure. George sets out the guns and we wait for the […]
Deerhunter Game Pro Lite jacket and trousers
Cai ap Bryn has always worn Deerhunter clothing as it is comfortable, durable and affordable. After a morning’s stalk he explains why the Game Pro Lite jacket and trousers are ideal for all sorts of hunting from wildfowling to deer stalking. You can win Deerhunter Game Pro clothing like Cai was wearing on FieldsportsCompetitions.co.uk To […]
All the Gear with Terry Doe: Pixfra Mile 2 thermal spotter
Airgunning legend Terry Doe continues his All The Gear series with a look at the affordable Pixfra Mile 2 range of thermal monoculars, which he reckons are invaluable for any type of hunting. Find Pixfra on Facebook and Instagram Thomas Jacks are on Facebook, Instagram, and at TJ-Focus.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode […]
Packham attacks shooting again – Fieldsports News, 27 November 2024
Here are the links: Packham’s latest grouse shooting petition – Countryside-Alliance.org Black grouse relocation project – GWCT.org.uk Snares banned in Scotland – GWCT.org.uk LACS changes tune on hunting with dogs – League.org.uk Scottish boar disease cull – BBC.co.uk Scottish farmers’ rally – NFUS.org.uk Fieldsports women mentor scheme – WomenWhoWorkInFieldsports.co.uk Usk salmon boost – AfonyddCymru.org AI […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fallow in the fog
Cai Ap Bryn needs venison for the freezer, and there are fallow that need to be culled. It’s a win-win, so long as he can beat the fog. Charlie bumps into Andy Crow at a lovely pheasant shoot by the South Devon coast. Terry Doe is checking out some affordable thermal gear from Pixfra, David […]
Andy Crow on a Devon pheasant shoot
Andy Crow and Rob Speed are at the Carswell Coastal Shoot in South Devon. It’s a lovely, friendly shoot that’s great for nature, and Andy uses a new word… topography. Carswell Coastal Shoot on GunsOnPegs: GunsOnPegs.com/shoots/devon/carswell-coastal-shoot The shoot has plenty of beds in its own holiday cottages for guns and partners, plus good pubs locally. […]
Stalking fallow for the freezer
The fallow doe season is in full swing, and game chef Cai Ap Bryn needs to fill his freezer. The thermal spotter can see through the fog, but it’s going to be difficult getting close enough for a shot. When he does, he can see that one doe has an injured back leg. You can […]
Fieldsports Britain – Gwent police ramp up gun grabs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C9aQm39Du4k Gwent police double down on two shooters, threatening to destroy the guns they grabbed for dubious reasons in the first place. We’re out hunting in the North of England and looking at the impact of a Labour ban on another chunk of country life. Plus we are at the London farmers’ protest, Terry Doe […]
Farmers have had enough – Fieldsports News, 20 November 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i4KIUqw2hTI Here are the links: London farmers’ protest – Youtube Grants to farmers suspended – CAAV.org.uk RSPB cuts to nature reserves – RomfordRecorder.co.uk New gun controls approach – BBC.co.uk and Judiciary.uk Man arrested in hunt for farmer attacker – Facebook.com British public supports some hunting in new survey – Yougov.co.uk Raptor law reduction on grouse moors […]
All the Gear with Terry Doe: Skout Epoch air rifle
Terry Doe has been testing the gamechanging Skout Epoch air rifle in the latest episode of All The Gear. The gun’s innovative design takes airguns to the next level, offering superb accuracy and features like adjustable regulator pressure, interchangeable barrels, and a groundbreaking new valve system. Terry is hugely impressed, and has some useful advice […]
Gwent police double down on gun grab
Gareth Davies had a horrific shooting accident while out foxing in January 2024. His shooting buddy Mark Wise saved his life. After we put out a film about the incident – watch it here (age-restricted) – and about their local police firearms licensing department’s slowness in restoring their guns, the police told them it would […]
Hunting in the North of England
Ed Swales of Hunting Kind visits the opening meet of a hunt in the North of England to find out about hunting’s cultural heritage and hear from the people whose lives would be affected if Labour were to ban trail hunting. Find out more about the campaign to save hunting’s cultural heritage at HuntingKind.com To […]
All the Gear with Terry Doe: RTI Arms P-3 air rifles
In the latest episode of All The Gear, Terry Doe has thoroughly tested the RTI Arms P-3 air rifle – both the compact and the full-length version. He is very impressed with the rifle’s performance, but suggests you think carefully about which model is best suited to your type of shooting. For more about RTI […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dawn goose flight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPIiqCLnbNo Cai Ap Bryn is flighting greylags at dawn, and has a mouth-watering recipe for Canada goose jerky. Apparently it tastes as good as beef. Ollie Williams is awestruck by soaring pheasants at the magnificent Ridgeway Shoot in the Welsh Marches. Terry Doe casts an expert eye over the RTI Arms P-3 air rifle, David […]
Ollie Williams at The Ridgeway: “The best pheasant drive I’ve ever shot”
Ollie Williams is at The Ridgeway shoot, on the border between England and Wales, near Bishops Castle. The shoot is famous for its steep bracken banks, deep wooded valleys, first class driven pheasants and, on a clear day, outstanding views. Ollie is awestruck by the sheer quality and number of birds on each drive – […]
Poachers ram farmer’s truck in shock video – Fieldsports News, 13 November 2024
Here are the links: Poachers attack farmer – Wiltshire.Police.uk Gloucester police suspend firearms licensing – BASC.org.uk SCI celebrates US election triumph – SafariClub.org NZ sika show attracts 10,000 visitors – SikaShow.co.nz China backs boar hunting – ChinaDaily.com.cn New CEO for GWCT – GWCT.org.uk Avian flu Yorkshire outbreak – Countryside-Alliance.org Swans die in pylon strike – […]
Shooting geese to make delicious jerky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fy22FBc3SzY Award-winning game chef Cai Ap Bryn is flighting geese with his friend Alex on a splash near the Sussex coast. They set up in the dark, to be in position for the greylags that will arrive at first light; the canadas will come later. Cai breaks out his canada goose jerky – and reveals […]
Father v. son at Long Acre charity clay shoot
Gamekeepers Geoff Garrod and his son Justin pop along to Long Acre Shooting School near Cambridge for a charity clay shoot, raising money for the East Anglian Air Ambulance. It’s a cause that’s close to the heart of Fieldsports member David White, who took over the ground a year ago. There’s fierce competition between father […]
Sim buff: cape buffalo professional hunters’ course
To shoot a charging buffalo needs blood of ice – and enormous amounts of self discipline. That’s what the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School teaches on its ‘simulated’ buffalo PH course. Seven young professional hunters are out to try the simulated stalk, shot, charge and follow-up shot on a range in South Africa – and […]
Man bailed in keeper attack investigation – Fieldsports News, 6 November 2024
Here are the links: Keeper attack latest– NationalGamekeepers.org.uk Water march success – RiverActionUK.com Inheritance tax advice for shooting estates – CarterJonas.co.uk NGO highlights importance of humane cable restraints – NationalGamekeepers.org.uk Anti-hunting politician sparks social media row – Facebook RSPB claims stoat cull success – OrkneyNativeWildlife.org.uk Hunter killed by bear – DailyDispatch.dps.alaska.gov 4WD thefts increase – […]
Fieldsports Britain – How to stop a charging buffalo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hxEdq7vJVnc When a buffalo charges you have seconds to make the perfect shot, or you’re dead. We join the professional hunters of tomorrow learning life-or-death skills in South Africa. Geoff Garrod and his son are shooting clays to raise money for the air ambulance. Terry Doe launches a new series ‘All the Gear’ with a […]
All The Gear with Terry Doe: DNT ThermNight multispectral scope
In the first of a new series, All The Gear, Terry Doe demonstrates the amazing new DNT Optics ThermNight riflescope. It’s a multispectral scope, meaning it combines day, night and thermal vision. You can cycle through the different views at the press of a button, and there is picture-in-picture mode so you can see two […]
Poachers run down gamekeeper – Fieldsports News, 30 October 2024
Here are the links: Attack on gamekeeper – Hampshire.Police.uk RSPB accused of false raptor claims – RSPB.org.uk and RSPB email Defibrillator is suitable for shoots – WelMedical.com and YouTube Scottish deer cull incentives failing – Countryside Alliance Greys released by public kill reds – Facebook.com/SaveBedlingtonRedSquirrels ‘Write to MPs’ hunt supporters told – BHSA Zimbabwe imports Scottish […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dynamic Ladies smashing it
The Dynamic Ladies Shooting Club is having a great day out shooting simulated game on the South Downs. Plus, with a heavy heart Steve McGuigan controls hares to deter poachers that are targeting a Cheshire farm. Terry Doe talks Wayne Martin through the best choice of scope mounts for his air rifle. Paul Childerley gives […]
Swazi overtrousers tested by Paul Childerley
Paul Childerley is deerstalking in the bogs of Ireland, so soggy legs are pretty much guaranteed – yet he stayed bone dry thanks to his Swazi overtrousers. Not only that, but with high tick levels on the moorland the trousers provided another layer of protection from the disease carrying insects. Find out more at Swazi.co.nz […]
