Starmer declares war on shooting – Fieldsports News, 25 March 2026
Here are the links: Labour’s shooting ban bonanza – Gov.uk, DEFRA and Gov.uk Cops chase poacher vehicle – Facebook Nature.scot gannet hunt protest – Daily Record Phil Gray wins CPSA top title – Facebook RSPB clears Rathlin’s ferrets for £4.5m – BBC Spanish hunting show record attendance – YouTube Ukraine war could spread rabies – YouTube Canal […]
Fieldsports Britain – Farmer gun grab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkGaLzoYL-8Dogwalkers cry wolf – so police arrest the farmer and grab his son’s guns. How to become a loader on the big game shoots: we go on a course in Wiltshire. Plus game chef José Souto speaks out on the lead debate, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in this […]
Cinegética hunting show 2026
The 2026 Cinegética hunting show in Madrid reports record attendances. More than 40,000 people came to the show, which included large numbers of hunting outfitters, a display of hunting dogs and a red-tailed hawk flying around the IFEMA exhibition space north of the Spanish capital. Visit Cinegetica.es More on hunting shows and game fairs:
Big shoot loaders’ course
Want to become a loader, working with Guns on some of the big game shoots? You can take a LANTRA-certified one-day course to learn the basics, and become a qualified loader. We join a course run by Ann Litchfield of Country Pursuits & Training at Barbury Shooting School in Wiltshire to find out what’s involved. […]
Dogwalkers get farmer arrested
A farmer tells dog walkers to get back on the footpath – and ends up in a cell for eight hours, while police grab his son’s guns. It’s a chilling tale of how a made-up allegation has caused untold trouble and worry for a farming family who are just trying to get on with making […]
Game Fair deerstalkers – FieldsportsChannel podcast episode 138
youtu.be/ZXr_Q0XRJYo Every year, José Souto and Paul Childerley bring a roe carcase to the Game Fair and show how they break it down. They come to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to tell Charlie about how and why, plus they launch into the lead ammo debate and how supermarkets sell venison. Find José on […]
Win a riflescope from Crackshot – Fieldsports Extra, episode 421
You can win a riflescope from Crackshot in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a farmer on police gun grab madness, two Spaniards on the Cinegética hunting show in Madrid, Paul Childerley and José Souto on supermarkets, and and loader Ann Litchfield on wine gums. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with […]
How to bring back bears and wolves – FieldsportsChannel podcast, episode 137
youtu.be/aTUed2IvIY0 What’s it like reintroducing a large predator to the wild? One person with firsthand experience is Maria Davidson, who manages the large carnivore programme for Safari Club International. She comes from the Louisiana Department of Fish and Wildlife, which has an impressive track record reintroducing black bears – as long as we can hunt […]
Clay Connections
Rob Ward-Dutton and Simon Sutton run a business-networking-fun-shooting club called Clay Connections. Currently in the North-West of England, they have ambitions to expand it across the UK. For more, visit ClayConnections.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 851, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain851 More clay shooting here:
Cash for chillers – Fieldsports News, 18 March 2026
Here are the links: Government hands out deer chiller cash – BASC DEFRA uses bird flu as stick to beat shoots – NGO Welsh Labour mulls pheasant ban – BASC Warwickshire speaks up for gamekeepers and farmers – Warwickshire County Council Ferrets dumped in Dagenham – Facebook Intangible cultural heritage of grouse shooting – OurUplandLivingHeritage.com […]
Fieldsports Britain – Sussex stalking horse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rbJCjLkOoQPony power – we are out culling fallow deer in East Sussex with the aid of a beer-swilling cob. Plus, how bursting into song could help you regain your concentration at the clay ground. Our podcast this week features the woman who brought black bears back to Louisiana – and says they need shooting. Plus […]
Weeding out mutant deer
Kevin Copeland needs to reduce the fallow deer population on his patch of East Sussex, and especially a mutant strain that is throwing up murder bucks. Once Kevin has a deer on the ground, his friend Graham Payne steps in with his stalking horse – Tyson the cob, who is happy to carry the carcase […]
Win fashionable Flint Clothing – Fieldsports Extra, episode 420
You can win a Flint Clothing jumper in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a horse that carries deer carcases, a pantomime horse that raises money for charity, and woman who knows a lot about bears. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 […]
Teens’ wild pig hunt
It’s a great family day out. A group of dads have brought along their kids with rifles to try to pot a pig for the summer barbecues. Of course, it helps that these dads and kids are in Florida, USA, which has a feral hog problem. Here’s how they do it – and how much […]
The real cost of gun licensing delays
Firearms licensing delays don’t just frustrate shooters, they hurt the sport and businesses like shops and grounds. We visit Sporting Targets in Bedfordshire – one of the worst performing firearms licensing areas in the country – and hear from the people affected. Sporting Targets SportingTargets.co.uk Girls & Guns on Instagram Instagram.com/girlsandguns2022 Firearms licensing performance official […]
FX Impact M4 vs BRK Ghost carbine – review
Pick of the PCP carbines: James Head from Devon-based online airgun shop Crackshot compares the FX Impact M4 and the BRK Ghost carbine. For more from Crackshot, go to Share.google/mYtDIKyIfQ1PpNtRK To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 850, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain850 More from Crackshot here:
Fieldsports Britain – High-tech hogs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Lf_a0UUVCAKids love a hog hunt: American dads who watch Fieldsports Channel take their teenagers out after feral pigs in Florida. Gun licensing woes: we’re at a clay shoot in Bedfordshire, where getting a certificate can take up to two years – and it’s hitting shops, grounds and shooters. Plus Crackshot’s James Head compares two top […]
Bank blocks rifle purchase – Fieldsports News, 11 March 2026
Here are the links: Lloyds Bank freezes shooter’s accounts – Lloyds Bank Starmer’s lead ban timetable – BASC Scottish sporting rates climbdown – Countryside Alliance Wildfowlers clean up Lough Neagh – Facebook Germany to reopen wolf hunting – Bundestag.de Gundogs win at Crufts – YouTube and YouTube Antis beat up top Belgian hunter – BrusselsSignal.eu Big […]
Win Fenris shooting sticks – Fieldsports Extra, episode 419
You can win a pair of Fenris shooting sticks, priced at £140, kindly donated by Unity Distribution. Plus John Hartog talks about firearms licensing, Jake Swindells reveals his new YouTube project and James and Massimo Schneider discuss ‘gravy’. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
IWA 2026: New Savage 110 rimfire rifle
youtu.be/1aGprmDHRQsOn show at IWA 2026 was the new range of Savage rifles. Jens Tigges talks us through the rimfire model that looks and behaves as a centre fire rifle making it a perfect training rifle because rimfire ammo is so much cheaper. More rifle reviews here:
IWA 2026: Guide Orion C thermal add-on
Fresh from presenting the launch of the new Guide thermal add-on, German influencer Andreas Trenzinger talks us through this 285 gram unit and even though Germany doesn’t allow thermal scopes he believes the add-ons give great clarity when you increase the magnification of a traditional scope. Guide says: “The Orion C is engineered with extreme […]
British Fly Fair International 2026
Are they designed to catch fish or hook anglers? Andy Ford is investigating the art of flytying at the British Fly Fair International 2026. Find out more about the fair at BFFI.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 849, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain849 More flyfishing here:
IWA 2026: New Walther RS3 straight-pull rifle
One of the most talked about launches in 2026 from the European gun trade has come from Walther with their new RS3 straight-pull bull-pup. At a preview evening at IWA we speak with Christian Liehner from the company who shows us just how fast the rifle can be cycled – but he says he’s not […]
IWA 2026: The phone powered “Heat-it” insect bite treatment
Made in Germany the Heat-it unit is a thermal insect bite treatment. We spoke to Joep from the company about its benefits for the Fieldsports community and their families who enjoy the great outdoors. All you need is your smart phone to power the unit allowing it to go to work. This is how the […]
IWA 2026: Cosmi break-barrel semi-auto shotgun
It’s probably one of the most beautiful semi-auto shotguns in the world and they are now available in the UK thanks to Jonathan McGee who regards it as a game gun, and not one for the pigeon hide. We caught up with him on the Cosmi stand at IWA 2026. Find out more at Cosmi.net and […]
IWA 2026: Thermtec Ventus multi-spectrum binocular
One of the significant thermal launches at IWA 2026 was Thermtec’s Ventus thermal binoculars. Product manager Mark Wong from the company talks us through some of the main features including dual focus wheels and the ability to change the IR intensity with switchable 850 nm and 940 nm IR illumination, to deliver clear and consistent […]
Why shooting insurance is important
Gun owners don’t have to have third party public liability insurance, but for the small cost of cover insurance broker and certificate holder Chris Tebbit thinks it’s the sensible option. Not only does he feel it makes financial sense he feels it is morally right to have this type of cover. If you injure a […]
BASC challenges gamebird release restrictions – Fieldsports News, 4 March 2026
Here are the links: BASC clears first fence in Natural England judicial review – BASC Government looks at knife licensing – BASC Mods to come off FACs – BASC Intangible cultural heritage of rough shooting – LivingHeritage.unesco.org.uk Army venison contract – Supply our armed forces with venison. Email hello@leanandwild.com or tel 0203 340 3950. Russian […]
Warwickshire shoot beaters’ day
The end of the shooting season sees the hard work of beaters rewarded. Those who want to – and who catch the eye of the gamekeeper – come back to the shoot with their own guns. That’s what’s happening today on this charming, family mixed pheasant and partridge shoot in Warwickshire. Gamekeeper Jim Dickinson has […]
New products on show at IWA 2026
We are at the IWA Outdoor Classics 2026 trade show in Nuremberg, where the big brands from all over the world are showing off their latest kit, from rifles and shotguns to thermal sights and binoculars. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 849, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain849 More from our Fieldtester channel here:
Fieldsports Britain – New guns and thermal coming to the UK
We are at IWA 2026, the massive trade show in Nuremberg, Germany – where the big names in guns and thermal are showing off their latest kit. We join a happy band of beaters on an end-of-season shoot in Warwickshire. Are they designed to catch fish or hook anglers? We investigate the art of flytying […]
Win tickets to the Stalking Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 418
You can one of five pairs of tickets to the Stalking Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. It takes place on 12-13 April 2026 at the Staffordshire Showground – and we have a stand there. Plus Ian Jensen explains the onward march of the Chinese into the hunting and shooting kit industry, and Andy Ford […]
How replicas will stymie Starmer’s trophy import ban
The SCI Convention 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee, shows off all that’s best and biggest in hunting, sporting guns and taxidermy. A major theme this year is replica trophies – exactly the same as the original, but unbannable because they are made of fibreglass and plastic. For more about the show, visit SafariClub.org To watch all […]
Fieldsports Britain – Blood trail in the brambles
www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5Ibs4dG7s8Roy Lupton and cameraman David are limping after muntjac: one has titanium hips, the other a dodgy ankle. Roy wants to cull the muntjac that have been messing with his pheasant drives. Plus MPs get to attack the government for its shotgun licensing plans in a debate in Westminster. Andy Crow ignores the do-not-touch signs […]
America’s insatiable demand for British guns
The USA makes great guns. When it comes to some shooting sports, such as wingshooting and the African big five, Americans are irresistibly drawn to British and European guns. That’s why so many top gunmakers cross the Atlantic to exhibit at the SCI Convention 2026 in Nashville, Tennessee. They explain the attraction. For more about […]
Green light for night-shooting deer with thermal – Fieldsports News, 25 February 2026
Here are the links: New deer night-shooting general licence – Gov.uk Back off hunting, Labour lords urge Starmer – FarmingUK.com Court orders huntsman’s horn flattened – Telegraph Big farmland count – BFBC.org.uk Ukraine war saves deer rounds – Europa.eu Goat hunts with Don Trump Jr raise $20 million – SafariClub.org Trophy import bans will mean […]
Muntjac management with Roy Lupton
Roy Lupton and cameraman David are limping along trying to reduce muntjac numbers to protect habitat and wildlife. Roy needs all his calling and tracking skills to put three muntys in the bag. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 848, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain848 More with Roy Lupton here:
MPs reject shotgun licensing proposals
It wasn’t so much a debate, more a pile-on. In Westminster Hall on Monday 23rd February 2026, 24 MPs from across the political spectrum spoke up for shooting sports, and against Labour’s plan to put shotguns under the Section 1 controls currently reserved for rifles. A public consultation will follow, and it will be important […]
Win pheasant feed for 1,000 birds – Fieldsports Extra, episode 417
You can win pheasant feed for 1,000 birds from hatching to six-and-a-half weeks, kindly donated by Oakwood Feeds, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Andy Crow is at the SCI Convention in Nashville, Tennessee, we are in London talking to a French journalist, and in Florida, chatting to member James Schneider. This week’s prizes and […]
Fieldsports Britain – Badger grab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOyDIqaOUwIComing to you from the British Shooting Show: How looking after wildlife can land you in trouble – the RSPCA snatched a badger that wildlife manager Morgan Myers was rehabilitating. Helen Tinner goes to London to learn how to shoot running boar. River Monsters’ Jeremy Wade talks fishing with Charlie in our podcast, and David […]
Helen learns how to hit a running boar
Helen Tinner has shot plenty of deer with her .308 Browning X-Bolt. Having mastered the art of shooting stationary quarry, she is keen to stretch herself and try a moving target. She has come to the West London Shooting School to learn how to hit running boar with the ground’s manager and head instructor, Julian […]
Shotgun licensing debate looms – Fieldsports News, 18 February 2026
Here are the links: Shooting community gears up for Westminster debate – Parliament.uk, Countryside Alliance and BASC Preserve grouseshooting’s ‘intangible culture’ – OurUplandLivingHeritage.com Town councillor slams goose shooters – Facebook Book sets out to change MPs’ minds – WeAreHunting.com Purdey side opener for sale – Maxogun Guga hunt vandalism, again – Inverness Courier Borders estate has […]
RSPCA impounds wild badger
When Morgan Myers decided to help a sick young badger he found close to his home, he had no idea it would lead to a police and RSPCA raid. Morgan fed and cared for the badger, which he named Brock, even building a shelter so it could come and go freely after it suffered serious […]
Win an Accumax airgun – Fieldsports Extra, episode 416
You can win an ADG Accumax airgun priced at more than £200, kindly donated by distributor ASI, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we are at the British Shooting Show with the organisers, a London rifle club and a book author. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can […]
100th National Coursing Meeting
British coursing enthusiasts are heading west. At the 100th National Coursing Meeting at Clonmel in Ireland, there’s a stake for English-owned dogs. It is attracting a large contingent from the UK. We follow Arron Atmore who is part of a syndicate which owns a dog called Tall & Brave. Meanwhile, Ed Swales is there with […]
Racster Dingwall trial
In the first case of its kind, former gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleaded guilty at York Magistrates Court to conspiring to commit wildlife crime. The RSPB secretly filmed him planning to shoot a hen harrier. Contrary to RSPB figures, convictions for raptor persecution have fallen to a new low, at just two per year, down from […]
‘Suspicious’ harrier death was bird flu – Fieldsports News, 11 February 2026
Here are the links: ‘Missing’ hen harrier died naturally – Facebook Eat Game Awards finalists – BASC BBC backs venison – BBC Packham attacks hunting for five hours – Facebook Anti-shooting town councillor under investigation – Facebook New social media for shooters – TheHuntingHub.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 846, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain846
Fieldsports Britain – The Brits who love Irish coursing
We have explosive greyhound action at the 100th Irish National Coursing Meeting. Plus there’s confusion among birdwatchers who don’t know if they won or lost the case against a gamekeeper. And wet weather gear: we test water resistance at the Arktis factory. David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in this week’s […]
Arktis clothing
Arktis has made military clothing and kit since 1985. It is moving into the hunting and shooting market. Stuart Cook and Dael Munn from Arktis show what it has to offer For more from Arktis, visit ArktisLtd.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 846, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain846 More clothing reviews here:
River Monsters’ Jeremy Wade – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 136
@rivermonsters star Jeremy Wade comes to the 2025 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk to Charlie about rivers and fish. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
