Trophy hunting filmmaker Sarah Roberts – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 155
Trophy hunting filmmaker Sarah Roberts FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 155 Sarah Roberts is an environmental journalist and biologist with 15 years’ experience in conservation, known for the Netflix documentary All the Sharks and co-hosting a podcast with Steve Backshall. She comes to the Carter Jonas Game Fair theatre 2026 to talk with Charlie Jacoby about her five-year […]
Warwickshire driven game shooting
We join a lovely little farm shoot in Warwickshire, driven shooting’s equivalent of a Sunday league football team. This one was set up by Phil Taylor three years ago, and aims to deliver a simple, value-for-money syndicate shoot. Today the regular Guns are joined by David from Fieldsports Channel, and Nick and Tom from ginmaker […]
Trout farming at the Lake of Menteith
Scotland’s Lake of Menteith is famed for its lovely brown and rainbow trout, caught by anglers in big flyfishing events like the 2026 Greys Team Lochstyle Championship. But where do all those trout come from? It turns out they are raised from tiny fry just a stone’s throw away, in Menteith’s own ponds. Andy Ford […]
Fieldsports Britain – Farm pheasant shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KwnUXG6rx_wGrassroots driven day: we join a lovely little farm shoot in Warwickshire, along with the chaps behind Foxdenton gin. Andy Ford discovers where the Lake of Monteith’s legendary trout come from – not far away as it turns out. And in this week’s podcast, environmental journalist Sarah Roberts talks about her battle to get her […]
Hunts showcase legal trailhunting – Fieldsports News, 21 October 2026
Here are the links: National Trailhunting Day – Countryside Alliance How to fill out Natural England’s call for evidence – YouTube – and complete the survey here – DEFRA Ribble wildfowlers come to Westminster – YouTube Seven-year-old wins gamekeeping award – Facebook When humans and animals clash – Amazon BASC pie & pea supper – […]
Win a ballistic app subscription – Fieldsports Extra, episode 451
youtu.be/Ej0LiMp3lFc You can win one of two lifetime subscriptions to the Coriolis Precision ballistic app. Plus we are on the Lake of Menteith looking at top-level trout fishing, with an environmentalist turned big game hunter and Charlie tries to fill out the Natural England gameshooting consultation form. On the form, here’s what to do: Either: […]
How to do the Natural England consultation on licensing gameshooting
Anyone can go gameshooting in the UK as long as they can legally hold a gun and legally shoot on that ground – and more than half a million people do. Natural England wants to ban gameshooting and then re-license us to do it. Their civil servants are planning a nasty piece of martial law […]
Daily Telegraph environment correspondent Patrick Galbraith – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 154
Daily Telegraph environment correspondent Patrick Galbraith FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 154 youtu.be/7ANKKRBIpeg Daily Telegraph environment correspondent Patrick Galbraith comes to the Carter Jonas Game Fair theatre 2026 to talk with Charlie Jacoby about the rural news agenda – what makes the front pages and what’s not even a crossword clue these days. Find Patrick on Scribehound. […]
Shooters demand more time for consultation – Fieldsports News, 14 October 2026
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUU9sAif5LU Here are the links: DEFRA consultation badly timed and over-complicated – ScottishLandAndEstates.co.uk RSPB splashes public money on vermin – BBC Ian Hodge open day raises £3,500 – Ian Hodge Fieldsports Brain cancer girl fundraiser – JustGiving.com EU sets out lead shot ban – FACE Antis’ bomb threat against country music star – The Sun […]
Fieldsports Britain – West Country Macnab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcDpqYqRvCA This could be the world’s first West Country Macnab: we are after a bluefin tuna, a wild duck and a sika stag in a single day. Can Mike and Pete pull it off? Plus on this week’s podcast, Daily Telegraph rural correspondent Patrick Galbraith discusses how the media report on shooting and hunting, and […]
World’s first Tuna Macnab – bluefin, duck and sika in a day
It’s never been done before: a West Country Macnab – a bluefin tuna, a wild duck and a sika stag, all in one day. Mike Young is attempting it with Pete Hyde from Sportfishing Charters. Can they pull it off? It’s going to be a long day, with many miles to cover by sea and […]
Win a Dead // Pair range bag – Fieldsports Extra, episode 450
You can win a Dead // Pair range bag from Countryman Sports. Plus we are in Africa with the Froggatts, out to sea with Pete Hyde, listening to Patrick Galbraith and up on a Scottish hill with a sock-less Jacob Herman. This week’s prizes and other links: FX competition prizesFind out about Chris Green at WestCountryFilms.co.ukDead […]
Browning B725 Hunter Grade 5 vs Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition
Ian Hodge compares two classic modern game guns. The Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition he is showing off is a 12-bore, multi choke gun with 28in barrels, 14½in stock and weighs 7lb 4oz. The Browning B725 Hunter G5 is the same spec but 2oz heavier. For more from Ian Hodge, visit IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – Deer might fly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fMgADtKpMDeer recovery by drone: we’re out with government agencies looking up at the future of carcase extraction. Autumn foxing: Robert Bucknell’s foxshooting diary is back, with his advice for October. Fieldtester this week has Ian Hodge putting a Beretta up against a Browning, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in […]
More gameshooters must stand up and be counted – Fieldsports News, 7 October 2026
Here are the links: More gameshooters need to respond to consultation – Scribehound and DEFRA National Trail Hunting Day– FutureForHunting.co.uk Scotland backs gamekeepers’ roe cull – Glasgow Live Bredon School wins ISA title – ISASchools.org.uk Amber Jo Rutter wins gold – Instagram PETA in doodoo over royal puppies – GB News and Instagram Aussies call […]
Will it fly? Trialling drone deer carcase recovery
Is this the future for deer carcase recovery in the UK? We are at a drone deer extraction demo, where a £25,000 drone capable of lifting 100kg is flying a stag off the hill and into the back of a pickup. It’s the culmination of years of development between Forestry Land Scotland and Ben Harrower […]
St James Pegmaster – unboxing
youtu.be/Wi4–WI32K4 Launched for this season, the St James Pegmaster is a clever accessory designed to help a gun keep track of their peg position throughout a shoot day. The Pegmaster features six rotating wheels, representing up to six drives, with each wheel displaying peg numbers for a typical shoot. At the start of the day, […]
Win Chris Green’s new book – Fieldsports Extra, episode 449
You can win Chris Green’s new book, A Westcountry Outlaw Gunner, kindly donated by Chris. Plus drone operator Ben Harrower talks about the course he offers, and Robert Bucknell says what happened to shooting a fox on a pheasant drive. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup […]
Ree Sutton’s deerstalking kit
Gamekeeper’s wife and deerstalker Ree Sutton runs through her essential stalking kit – rifle, scope, moderator, ammo, backpack, binoculars and knife. Watch our film about Ree’s mission to cull an old roebuck here YouTube.com/watch?v=z9hxtqCVb5M Tikka rifles Sako.global/tikka HIKMicro HIKMicro.co.uk Wildcat moderators WildcatModerators.co.uk Federal ammo VikingShoot.com/products/ammunition/federal Vorn backpack Vorn-Equipment.com Vortex binoculars Uttings.co.uk James Penny knives JPennyKnives.com […]
Does steel shot work for clays?
Like it or not, shotgun shooters in Britain have until the 1st of April 2029 to switch to non-lead shot – and that applies to clays as well as game. This summer Eley teamed up with the CPSA to give clayshooters the chance to try the latest steel loads on clay targets. We talk to […]
Fieldsports Britain – Golf course foxing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESjI7GYbQLMJon Bailey is shooting foxes on a golf course with the latest Nocpix night vision and a thermal drone. With a lead shot ban on its way, we are at High Lodge Shooting Ground to see what clayshooters make of steel shot. Our podcast this week has the GWCT telling Sir David Attenborough he got […]
Thermal foxshooting on a golf course
Foxes on the fairway, muntjac in the rough and a thermal drone flying overhead – this is golf course foxing with a serious technology upgrade. Jon and Jake from Nocpix UK are out testing two brand-new pieces of kit: the Nocpix Nite Pro day/night vision unit and the Nocpix Omni multispectral binoculars. Find out more […]
Every gameshooter must do this NOW – Fieldsports News, 30 September 2026
Here are the links: Sign up now to save gameshooting – BASC Home Office adds red tape to gun licensing – Gov.uk Fire chief thanks gamekeepers for wildfire work – c4pmc.co.uk Holker deer safari sells out – Holker.co.uk Clayshoot helps raise £225,000 – Facebook Antis smash pen and high seat – UnoffensiveAnimal.is Boffins say no […]
How the BBC got it wrong with pheasants – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 153
How the BBC got it wrong with pheasants FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 153 youtu.be/VdXLh7CbPCw The BBC’s scriptwriters gave Sir David Attenborough duff information on pheasants. The BBC’s 2026 wildlife series Secret Garden claimed pheasants eat vast numbers of insects, reptiles and amphibians every day, with no evidence to back it up. The reverse is true. Best-practice […]
Win a St James Pegmaster – Fieldsports Extra, episode 448
You can win a St James Pegmaster, priced at £198, and kindly donated by the manufacturer. Plus we are at the Yorkshire Shooting Show, the ISA national clay pigeon shooting competition, and Roger Draycott explains the science that scotches both the BBC and the government’s attempts to lam into gameshooting. This week’s prizes and other […]
The countryside calls for a ‘rural reset’
Former prime minister David Cameron and even David Blunkett were among representatives from the countryside who came to Westminster Hall in September 2026 to call for a reset between Andy Burnham’s government and the countryside. After two years of attacks on the countryside from Keir Starmer, they want Burnham to pull back from such an […]
How to chill game in the field
How can you chill your game, large or small, quickly enough so it’s fit to go into the food chain – especially in the scorching heat we have experienced in the summer of 2026? Matt Tarrant from GameLarder.com has one answer. He is pimping Andy Crow’s pigeon hide with a LU Landig 7000 game fridge, […]
Buck’s luck runs out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=z9hxtqCVb5M Gamekeeper’s wife Ree Sutton is after a roebuck – but not any roebuck. She has been watching this one for several years, and its time has come. She sets out confidently, but this buck has a reputation for being a slippery customer and it won’t be easy. Find Ree on Instagram Ree runs through […]
NI hunting bill ‘would ban dogwalkers’ – Fieldsports News, 23 September 2026
Here are the links: NI foxhunting ban lunacy – Facebook RSPB rolls in stoat cull cash – Daily Mail British salmon in trouble – Gov.uk Scribehound writer calls for ‘plan for foxshooting’ – Scribehound Trump signs new pro-hunting orders – WhiteHouse.gov and YouTube How to charm a capercaillie – Facebook To watch all of Fieldsports […]
Fieldsports Britain – Chilling in the hide
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m41a9lR4KYICan a big bag pigeon filler chiller work off-grid in the field? We’re out with Andy Crow to find out. A tricky buck gives deerstalker Ree Sutton the runaround. A former prime minister speaks up for our sport, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain Links For […]
Win a cartridge coathanger – Fieldsports Extra, episode 447
You can win a cartridge coathanger, priced from £20 to £45, and kindly donated by member Mike Morris. Plus Matt Tarrant from GameLarder.com explains the chiller in Andy Crow’s hide, stalker Ree Sutton says what got her going in this world, and we are at both Ian Hodge’s open day and the opening meet of […]
How one council voted for hunting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 152
How one council voted for hunting FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 152 youtu.be/ZXXAbD9pW4M Warwickshire county councillor Scott Cameron (Restore Britain) successfully introduced, saw off opposition from the antis and had passed a motion supporting gamekeepers and farmers in the county. He came to the 2026 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to explain to Charlie how he did […]
Fallow and foxes with the Nocpix Ace 2 thermal scope
Andy Crow may be confident with a rifle, but high tech optics are a different matter. Thankfully, Nocpix has dispatched a rapid response team to get Andy back out after foxes and fallow deer. Jon Bailey and Jake Burgess from Nocpix UK have made the trip south to drop off the brand new Nocpix Ace […]
Fieldsports Britain – Thermo Crow
Andy lights up the sky with the ‘crow signal’ and the Nocpix team drops everything to help him with fallow and foxes. It’s September and Robert Bucknell has timely advice in his foxshooters’ diary series. A Restore Britain councillor talks about firearms licensing in this week’s podcast and David has the news on the news […]
The countryside demands a rural reset – Fieldsports News, 16 September 2026
Here are the links: Blunkett says: drop trailhunting ban – RuralReset.org SGA calls for review of right-to-roam – Scottish Gamekeepers Abbey Ling takes on new gun shop – UKGunRepairs.co.uk Our David wins BASC award – Facebook NatureScot faces guga backlash – Stornoway Gazette Scottish beaver numbers out of control – Facebook UK teams compete at […]
Win Cotswold Fox clothing – Fieldsports Extra, episode 446
You can win a Cotswold Fox quarter zip top for a man or a woman, priced from £38 to £62, and kindly donated by Cotswold Fox. Plus Lord Blunkett says why the Burnham government does not need to ban trail hunting, Paddy Galbraith from the Daily Telegraph gives his take on #ruralreset, Jon Bailey explains […]
Geoff v Paul at the British Open .410 Championship
It’s become an annual battle of the gamekeepers. Geoff Garrod and Paul Childerley return to EJ Churchill Shooting Ground for the 2026 British Open .410 Championship. It’s 2-1 to Paul, and Geoff is keen to even the score. They jockey for the lead around the course until everything hangs on the final stand – or […]
Inside story: BASC’s legal victory against Natural England – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 150
Inside story: BASC’s legal victory against Natural England FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 150 youtu.be/Fe37gM0Do2k BASC’s top team discuss their recent High Court victory against Natural England and how their Fighting Fund can lead the battle for shooting. Chief executive Ian Bell and chairman Eoghan Cameron come to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2026 to say […]
Fieldsports Britain – Lovestruck bucks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-G38n_HOegRoy Lupton is calling roe and muntjac so close he could almost touch them, and checking out a new thermal unit from Pixfra. This time it’s personal: Paul Childerley and Geoff Garrod go head-to-head at the British Open .410 championship. Plus two podcasts this week: BASC’s top team discuss their recent High Court victory against […]
How to fend off DEFRA – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 151
How to fend off DEFRA FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 151 youtu.be/t0EszMar_nA Three more years. The Labour Government, with its massive majority, has until August 2029 to rebuild its relationship with the British countryside. Trailhunting bans, family farm tax, and Islington animal rights agends: we look at what it is likely to do and what we can […]
Calling bucks up close with the Pixfra Mile 3 Pocket
It’s the end of the rut, and Roy Lupton is calling roebucks with buttolo and cherrywood calls – but he is having more luck with muntjac, coming so close he could almost touch them. It’s a chance to try out the new Pixfra Mile 3 pocket thermal spotter, which allows him to watch how the […]
Burnham turns his guns on shooting – Fieldsports News, 9 September 2026
Here are the links: DEFRA takes aim at game shooting – DEFRA.gov.uk Judge kicks out Natural England appeal – FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast150 Rowantree lams into NatureScot in Scribehound article – Scribehound.com .410 donations for London shooting club – EBSC.co.uk Cancer survivor designs shooting apps – RPDigitalStudioLtd.com Americans can shoot gray wolves – Facebook Pakistani president speaks at […]
Win Muck Boots – Fieldsports Extra, episode 445
You can win a pair of wellies priced at £164, kindly donated by the Original Muck Boot Company. Plus hear about Roy Lupton’s roe management, Paul Childerley’s gun, and what BASC would love to ask DEFRA to do for it. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup […]
Amputee Angler at the Penn Crouch Open
Andy Ford profiles one of the most remarkable fishermen of our time, The Amputee Angler, Ben Stoten, who is taking part in the Penn Crouch Open seafishing competition 2026, sponsored by Penn Fishing Europe. Read Andy’s article about Ben on Scribehound at Scribehound.com/i-caught-a-fish-from-saddam-husseins-private-lake The 2027 event is scheduled to take place on 13 June 2027. […]
How Burnham rebuilds his relations with the countryside – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 149
How Burnham rebuilds his relations with the countryside FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 149 youtu.be/q_3BDM_Gssg Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP spells out how PM Andy Burnham should approach his dealings with the British countryside. He and BASC lobbyist Orlando Wind-Cowie are speaking to Charlie at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre in July. It’s the inaugural Christopher Graffius […]
Gun licensing ‘not fit for purpose’ – Fieldsports News, 2 September 2026
Here are the links: Police inspectorate predicts licensing catastrophe – HMICFRS Call for more foxshooting – Scribehound Hunt ban campaigners at Labour conference – Facebook Court dismisses case against Cheshire Forest Hunt – Mountford Chambers PETA executives’ pay hike – Telegraph Malta hunter fined for electric bird caller – Times of Malta American poacher’s embarrassment […]
The Jim Green boot conservation story
Jim Green Footwear was born in a backyard garage in South Africa in 1992. It wasn’t long before Jim Green had gained a reputation amongst local communities, living up to its name of being tough, rugged, and able to go the distance, eventually becoming a household name across South Africa. Find out more at JimGreenFootwear.co.uk […]
Friday night foxing
Fox control is more business than pleasure – but it can be a social occasion too. Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland and his friend George spend most Friday nights on their patch of the Kent marshes, enjoying a chat and a BBQ before heading off foxing with a lamp, a .22-250 and a semi-auto shotgun. They […]
Fieldsports Britain – Ten fox night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ul5X8Bepka8It’s the Friday Night Foxing Social Club. Kevin Copeland is on a night out and hits double figures with a belly full of BBQ. Are you a smoothhound aficionado? The Penn Crouch Open seafishing competition is for you. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP gives his take on PM Andy Burnham in this week’s podcast, and David […]
Win gun cabinet ‘organisers’ – Fieldsports Extra, episode 444
You can win magnetic gun cabinet organisers priced at more than £100 and kindly donated by retailer Wolfspark.uk. Plus hear why the Froggatt brothers are buying boots, learn about the perfect rig for a smoothhound from Wayne Hand, and listen to Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP on how Labour might try toi bring in a ban […]
