Win a reversible jacket – Fieldsports Extra, episode 407
You can win a reversible Speero jacket priced at £79.95, kindly donated by Thatchreed, which makes Jack Pyke and Speero clothing and accessories. Plus Luise Janniche and John Dodd discuss walking up snipe and woodcock over HPRs, Simon Denny talks about the importance of upland gamekeepers, and we hear voices from TheCoursingMuseum.com This week’s prizes […]
Blue shot pheasant shoot
We are on a young farmers’ shoot near Colchester in Essex. Charlie Morton has invited his agri-mates to come and enjoy his family’s pheasant and partridge shoot. One of the guns, George Lawrence, is trying out a new shotgun shell which incorporates the benefits of Bioammo with the new lead-free Blue Shot. For more information […]
Fieldsports Britain – Young farmers’ game day
We are on a young farmers’ game day, where George Lawrence tries out a new kind of non-lead shot on pheasants and partridges. John Myhill creates his dream deerstalking rifle, with tips from the pros on how to set it up, then heads out in search of a roe. Plus David has the news on […]
Buying and setting up a deer rifle
John Myhill has a dream – a dream to go deerstalking with a stylish ‘kipplauf’ rifle. Here’s how he bought one, prepared it and took it out for the first time. For Purdey, go to Purdey.com, and watch our film about their new shop here: YouTube.com/watch?v=MhC-ilEN3Sc For Rifleman Firearms, go to RiflemanFirearms.com Tim Pilbeam reviews […]
UN protection for hunting’s ‘cultural heritage’ – Fieldsports News, 10 December 2025
Here are the links: UNESCO protection available for hunts and shoots – RuralPursuitsCommunity.com Write to your MP about shotguns on FACs – FieldsportsChannel.tv/shotguns-on-facs/ Hare poachers caught by police chopper – Facebook Hunting means more animals – ResearchGate.net British record barbel caught – Angling Times Malta game cookbook wins award – HuntingInMalta.org.mt Namibia loses its bid […]
Win another £95 Purdey hipflask – Fieldsports Extra, episode 406
You can win another Purdey hipflask priced at £95, kindly donated by member Dan Hill. Plus Alex Levvett-Scrivener from Shooting Star talks cartidges, Chris Lewis from Rifleman Firearms gives rifle barrel advice, and we launch the Department of Culture Media & Sport’s new push (little do they know it) to enshrine hunting, shooting and fishing […]
Have a Crackshot Christmas 🎅🏻🎄
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFWy_ph1Ls Airgunning stocking-filler ideas from James Head at Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot. Visit Crackshot.online More from James and Crackshot here:
Lad shoots his first partridge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6z38_s5ZaY Clayshooting world champion Sam Green hosts a pheasant and partridge shoot day on a new shoot he is running in Norfolk. It’s a fun, family day out, where eight-year-old Charlie Kiddle shoots his first partridge. For Browning, visit Browning.eu Find Sam Green on Instagram More from Sam here:
Arrest for man photographed with gun – Fieldsports News, 3 December 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiwKFkGWSZw Here are the links: Posting a picture with a gun lands man in cells – Daily Mail Cumbria fox death leads to 16 arrests – BBC on hunting + BBC on shoplifting Concerned gun owners get new Facebook group Gamekeeper GoFundMe raises thousands Badgers are groundnesters’ top predators – GWCT BASC man wins wildlife […]
Ballistic bunnies and birds – Wayne’s steel shot performance test
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyskuMA7r9g How good is steel shot compared to lead shot? In a ballistic experiment, Wayne Martin compares an ordinary 32g lead five-shot cartridge with a comparable 32g steel three-shot load using feather and fur dressed ballistic gels to replicate real game at different ranges. Each gel disc is designed for multiple pellet strikes to give […]
Fieldsports Britain – steel vs lead
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxP5UbQq6ts We have Wayne Martin testing lead vs steel shot with Tim Pilbeam’s help. Wayne is shooting at ‘wildlife-wrapped’ ballistic gel to compare the two shot types. Meanwhile, in Norfolk, a lad shoots his first partridge on a shoot day organised by sporting clays world champion Sam Green. James Head dresses up as an elf […]
Win £95 Purdey hipflask – Fieldsports Extra, episode 405
You can win a Purdey hipflask priced at £95, kindly donated by member Dan Hill. Plus Avian Sandercock from @A_Year_In_The_Woods says why he likes his new knife, Wayne Martin makes a terrible joke about ducks, Sam Green observes that his pheasant season has been wet so far, and Martin Jacoby explains the biology of why […]
Shotguns on FACs: what to write to your MP
The Westminster government plans to released a consultation on the future of shotguns, which it has indicated it wants to put on to section one certificates, making it more complicated to own a shotgun in the UK. It is also running this consultation (ends 5 December 2025) for all SGC and FAC holders. As well […]
Farmers’ budget day protest – Fieldsports News, 26 November 2025
Here are the links: Farmers’ budget day protest – Facebook and Facebook Home Office shotgun survey – Home Office Gleaves returns as airgunning champ – Facebook University researches views on deer control – Wiley.com Northern Ireland hunt ban bill looms – UnHerd and YouTube Red grouse ‘of conservation concern’ – National Gamekeepers Florida restarts bear hunt […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rabbits round the clock
Owen from Cumbria Country Sports is hunting rabbits by day and by night. Another gun grab nightmare, this time for physiotherapist and smallholder Sandy who wants to protect her chickens. Nottinghamshire police issue her certificate, revoke it, re-issue, accidentally revoke and now dither over it. Plus David has the news on the news stump. It’s […]
Rabbit shooting on the Cumbrian coast
Owen Runackles, Cumbria Country Sports on YouTube, is out after rabbits with a .22 rimfire. He is trying out the latest Pard day-night scope, the Stalker 4K Pro. After a successful daylight outing in the coastal fields of Cumbria, he moves on to night-time stalking, and finds the new scope with its ballistic calculator allows […]
Smallholder Sandy’s gun licensing nightmare
Nottinghamshire physiotherapist and smallholder Sandy wanted a shotgun to protect her livestock from predators. She did everything right, applying for a certificate and getting professional coaching. In due course her certificate was granted – but that’s when everything started to go wrong. Police revoked her certificate, made a complaint to her professional body, returned her […]
Win £300-worth of plinking kit – Fieldsports Extra, episode 404
You can win an air pistol, an airgun cleaning kit, a pellet catcher and a voucher to use the Rifleman Firearms airgun range in Somerset, all kindly donated buy Rifleman Firearms. Plus Owen Runeckles of @CumbriaCountrySports push-guts a rabbit, smallholder Sandy Johal-Gill says you can’t shoot a fox when your gun is in store, Chris Lewis […]
Hog hunting in the USA
Hog hunting tactics: equipment and approach for night operations Feral hogs have become one of the most destructive invasive species across the southern United States, causing billions in agricultural damage annually. Unlike traditional game animals, hogs can be hunted year-round in most states with few restrictions. This has created a unique hunting opportunity that combines […]
Antis claim police ignore wildlife crimes – Fieldsports News, 19 November 2025
Here are the links: Wildlife crime convictions drop – WCL.org.uk Tiverton town council back antis – Devon Live Cornish birds of prey stolen – BBC New Eley 20-bore cartridge – Eley Hawk Ltd BASC meets government minister over shotgun licensing concerns – BASC Christmas Island cat massacre – YouTube Hare poachers hide in barn – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Wine, weddings and pheasants
We are pheasant shooting on a Worcestershire estate that combines driven game with wine, weddings and deer. How does shooting kit from across the world end up in your local gun shop? ASI’s Edward King explains the importance of international trade shows like IWA. Plus our podcast this week looks into hare coursing, and David […]
Pheasant shooting in glorious Worcestershire countryside
We are shooting driven pheasants on the slopes of the lovely Bredon Hill, near Pershore in Worcestershire, with Ray Foster-Morison, who won an auction to have his day filmed by Fieldsports Channel, helping to raise money for the GWCT. The shoot is just one side of a diverse business which has seen owner Mark Steele […]
Hunting down the world’s best shooting kit
How does a walnut stock from Turkey or a Chinese thermal optic appear on the shelves in a UK gunshop? Edward King of UK distributors ASI explains how the annual IWA Outdoor Classics show in Nuremberg allows him to track down the latest and best kit from around the world. For more about IWA see […]
Waterloo Cup slipper – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 134
youtu.be/D6ZE8T1iRHc The last slipper at the Waterloo Cup came to the Carer Jonas Game Fair Theatre in 2025, 20 years after the last meeting at Altcar in Cheshire. Arron Atmore tells Charlie Jacoby how Tony Blair’s hunting ban has failed the hare, and how coursing is still thriving and still conserving hares in both Ireland […]
Win a £195 Holland & Holland paperweight – Fieldsports Extra, episode 403
You can win another paperweight – this time from Holland & Holland and proiced at £195. Plus we have pheasant shooter Ray Foster-Morison on what makes a memorable day, Edward King on the gun trade show IWA, Arron Atmore on the illogicality of banning coursing, and shooter and trapper Pete Garner talks through his strategy […]
Police ask public to snitch on gun owners – Fieldsports News, 12 November 2025
Here are the links: Grass thy neighbour say Cumbria cops – Crimestoppers Bird releases near SACs must be reported to DEFRA – Gov.uk Campaigners persuade King Charles to ditch salmon farmer – YouTube and Telegraph Sir Joseph Nickerson’s Purdeys up for auction – Gavin Gardiner Deer Management Certificate Level 3 – Shooting and Hunting Academy […]
Hunting rabbits with an airgun under a full moon
It is a windy, moonlit night, and Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is out in the fields of Hampshire controlling rabbits with his FAC-rated FX airgun and HIK Micro scope. This is Wayne’s favourite type of shooting, but the conditions are challenging, and he will need all his skill and fieldcraft to make a good bag. For […]
Fieldsports Britain – Is cancer now a crime?
We investigate the heartbreaking story of lifelong shooter Malcolm Anderson who loses his guns because his wife has terminal cancer. Wayne Martin is out after rabbits with his airgun on a windy, moonlit night. GB News presenter Jack Carson is on this week’s podcast talking about what in the countryside makes TV news, and David […]
Jack Carson: how GB News reports on shooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 133
youtu.be/n2Bl0XFI7KU News channel GB News sent reporter Jack Carson to the Game Fair in July 2025. While he was there, he came to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie Jacoby about what in the countryside makes TV news. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Police #gungrab because shooter’s wife has cancer
Police take a shooter’s guns because ‘his wife has cancer’ – then give them back after they watched our YouTube film. Malcolm Anderson has had a shotgun certificate since he was nine-years-old. He is a keen wildfowler, happiest on the marsh waiting for the whirring of wings and flights of duck and geese. Like wildfowlers […]
Win William Evans’ finest shooting socks – Fieldsports Extra, episode 402
You can win shooting socks in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Williams Evans. Plus we have gun grab victim Malcolm Anderson on the horrors of dealing with Durham Police, Wayne Martin is trying not to kill the cameraman, Jack Carson from GBNews explains how TV comes together, and we are at thje opening […]
Royals snip ribbon on new Purdey shop in Berkshire
youtu.be/MhC-ilEN3Sc The Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh have officially opened Purdey’s new gun shop in Berkshire. The Royal couple went to the Royal Berkshire Shooting School to open the shop, which has been seven years in the planning. Purdey took over the shop in 2018. TRH the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh at Purdey
Niall Rowantree: what is ‘trophy hunting’ in the UK? – FieldsportsChannel podcast, episode 132
While Keir Starmer’s government is keen to ban trophy hunting in other peoples countries, it has no views about the roughly 20,000 stag heads handed to grateful hunting tourists by paid stalkers in Scotland each year. Deer manager Niall Rowantree discusses the issues around ‘trophy hunting’ and how Starmer has got it wrong. Watch Niall […]
The real story behind trophy hunting in Scotland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njdzvn6ZsJc Why do people hunt trophy stags in Scotland? Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree explains that it’s not about ego — it’s about ecology. Hunters from around the world join Niall to stalk mature, non-breeding stags as part of sustainable deer management. They may want to keep the antlers as a memento of the experience, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Trophy stags in the Highlands
Who goes trophy hunting red stags in the Scottish Highlands, and why do they do it? We’re with Niall Rowantree at the start of the rut to find out. Niall goes deeper into the subject in this week’s podcast. Plus, with the Labour government committed to banning ‘trail hunting’, Hunting Kind holds a conference in […]
Labour’s attack on gun licensing: what to do – Fieldsports News, 5 November 2025
Here are the links: Have your say on shotgun licensing changes – Facebook Farage promises to repeal trail hunting ban – FieldsportsChannel.tv/reform-pledges-reverse-labour-trail-hunting-ban Royal opening for new Purdey gunshop – FieldsportsChannel.tv/new-purdey-shop-in-berkshire Annie Oakley gun for sale – BBC Cable-tangled moose shot – VG.no Browning’s Scottish week – YouTube Spanish hunters are ordinary blokes – Okdiario.com Pheasant […]
Reform UK pledges to reverse Labour’s planned ban on trail hunting
youtu.be/2qZZKBwCJAI Speaking at the Biodiversity, Wildlife Management & Cultural Heritage Conference in London, David Jones, chair of the Reform UK campaign for the 2026 Welsh Senedd elections, announced that, “if this Labour Government bans trail hunting – an activity in which no animal is pursued – the next Reform Government will reverse that ban.” Labour’s […]
Weihrauch HW100 vs Daystate Revere
James Head from Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot looks at the pros and cons of two of his top-selling PCPs, the Weihrauch HW100 and the Daystate Revere. For more from Crackshot, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 832, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain832 More from Crackshot here:
Win a Purdey paperweight – Fieldsports Extra, episode 401
You can win a Purdey paperweight priced at £265 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Purdey. Plus we have Niall Rowantree talking about hummels, Dr Nick Fox explains how to protect hunting sports using UNESCO and Alastair Phillips from Purdey celebrates the opening of the gunmaker’s new shop in Berkshire. This week’s prizes […]
British Army clay shots target drones – Fieldsports News, 29 October 2025
Here are the links: Army looks to shotguns to counter drones – Youtube MP ticks off police chief over gun licensing – Facebook Drug test to get a certificate? Injured pigeon shooter raises money for hospital – Hampshire Medical Fund CenterParcs’ red squirrel success – Center Parcs Belgian hunters corner English poachers – HVV.be Sweden […]
Driven grouse at Bolton Castle
Gamekeeper Paul Childerley is on a busman’s holiday. Usually running his own driven pheasant, partridge and duck shoots in the south of England, today he is at the Bolton Estate in the Yorkshire Dales for a day of driven grouse shooting. There is plenty of exciting action in the butt, and we learn how the […]
Glorious Isle of Mull stag stalk
After a wet and wild day’s stalking on the Isle of Mull, Tim Pilbeam is back out after a stag with the Steel Action rifle from Germany. This time a change in the weather leads to a change of plan. To learn more about the Steel Action Rifles go to Steel-Action.de For Schmidt and Bender […]
Northern Country Sports Show 2026 – what to expect
Harrogate looked like it wasn’t going to get a northern shooting show in 2026 – until a couple of standholders stepped up and said they would organise it themselves. Charlie Jacoby went on a rimfire range-day to meet them and find out more. More about the show here NorthernCountrySportsShow.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Childerley on grouse
Paul Childerley is shooting driven grouse at Bolton Castle in the Yorkshire Dales. We’re back stalking stags on the Isle of Mull where a change of wind means a change of plan. Plus we meet the people behind the new northern shooting show in Harrogate next year, and David has the news on the news […]
Win a £350 knife – Fieldsports Extra, episode 400
You can win a knife priced at £350 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by ADG Custom Knives. Plus we have grouse moor owner Lord Bolton on what grousehooting pays for, Scottish stalker oGraeme Sinclair on his best anti-midgie gear, and Charlie’s dad Martin Jacoby gives Darwin’s reason for why the antis are wrong… […]
Schoolkids to take fishing GCSE – Fieldsports News, 22 October 2025
Here are the links: New fishing GCSE – Countryside Alliance Antis trash game pens – UnoffensiveAnimal.is Surrey Police inaction on poaching – Surrey Police Scottish wildfires ‘biggest in living memory’ – BBC Gone Fishing returns to the BBC – BBC Catfish could be a world record – Facebook + Facebook PETA wants memorial for chickens – […]
Is the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate 1 for you? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 131
youtu.be/ecJCcooVTn0 Here is the story behind the PDS1. David Wright talks to the man who came up with it, Peter Jones – and asks the question: is the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate 1 for you? You can find the PDS1 in our shop, priced at £395 Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Dan Thor’s pigeon-shooting surprise
Dan Thor is excited to be back on the pigeons after an unusually quiet summer. He is out with his friend Dean @essex_hunter_ and there are plenty of birds about – but they are spread over several large fields that have just been drilled. They pick a spot, but will the gamble pay off? Dan […]
David takes the PDS1 deerstalking test
After years of filming hunters and never pulling the trigger himself, Fieldsports Channel’s David Wright swaps his camera for a rifle and takes the Proficient Deer Stalking Certificate level 1 with Peter Jones from the Shooting & Hunting Academy. Book your PDS1 course here: FieldsportsChannel.tv/product/proficient-deer-stalking-course-pds1 Learn more about the shooting and hunting academy here: ShootingAndHuntingAcademy.co.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – Autumn pigeons
Dan Thor gets more pigeons than he bargained for in an exciting day’s decoying on the drillings. Fieldsports Channel’s David swaps his camera for a rifle to get his PDS1 deerstalking qualification with Peter Jones from the Shooting & Hunting Academy – then he is back in front of the camera with the news on […]
