Fieldsports Britain – Rimfire magic
Call of Duty meets rimfires in the new shooting discipline that will have you shooting from rooftops and in and out of trees. What are the best shotguns for women? We ask the Dynamic Ladies what they use. Plus our podcast asks what shooting organisations are doing to promote our sport in Westminster, and David […]
2025 Precision Rifle Rimfire World Championships
The world’s fastest and most accurate are battling it out at the second ever Precision Rifle Rimfire World Championships in Shropshire. Will it be the Americans’ competition this year? Will the GB team make it onto the podium? And what about those dark horses from Australia? Find out here… For more, go to: Great Britain […]
Women in Westminster – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 128
youtu.be/XEdCS25nh_E Iona Campbell, who set up Women Who Work in Fieldsports, and BASC vice chair Claire Sadler, who runs Women in Shooting, come to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre in July 2025 to explain their work to Charlie Jacoby. For more from Iona, visit WomenWhoWorkinFieldsports.co.uk For Claire, go to BASC.org.uk/women-in-shooting Other ways to listen to our […]
DEFRA doubles down on burning ban – Fieldsports News, 10 September 2025
Here are the links: Government extends burning ban – Gov.uk Arrested for shooting catapults – Kent Police YouTube Scottish greyhound ban looms – Parliament.scot Spurs fans eat deer burgers – Instagram Pimp your gun – LavishArms.co.uk No ‘right to hunt’ for Aussies – The Guardian Western Australia aerial deer slaughter – ABC Record price for […]
What’s the best shotgun for women?
There are more than 30,000 female shotgun shooters in the UK, and the number is growing all the time. Choosing the right gun to get started is crucial – but what gun is the right choice for a woman? We’re out with the Dynamic Ladies Shooting Club on a fun simulated game day to find […]
Win shooting goodies – Fieldsports Extra, episode 393
You can win shooting goodies including a £50 voucher to spend at the West Midlands Shooting Ground in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus James Marchington crashes a drone, Charlie breaks a chair, Ryan Charlton talks precision rifle and a Canadian eats a raw prawn. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go […]
Science and trophy hunting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 127
youtu.be/X-4hT5SXtzk Professor Adam Hart talks to Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre in July 2025 about the threats facing hunting tourism and the scientific evidence that it is good for conservation. For more from Adam, visit X.com/adamhartscience Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Glorious goose shooting opening day in Kent
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlMpFNwaMI0 Kevin Copeland and his team of guns enjoy a fabulous goose flight on the opening day of the season. They set up the decoys before dawn on farmland close to Dungeness on the Kent coast, and are rewarded with an action-packed morning, making a bag of over 50 greylags, canadas and even an Egyptian […]
Are RSPB stoat traps breaking the law? – Fieldsports News, 3 September 2025
Here are the links: RSPB’s rotting stoat – RSPB Phil Gray wins British Open Sporting – Facebook livestream and CPSA results Goose shooting prospects look good – OrkneyShootingHolidays.com Awards for gamekeepers’ partners – Gamekeepers Welfare Trust and National Gamekeepers Organisation Scottish Venison Day – Scottish-Venison.com Poachers fined £34,000 – Lincolnshire Police and North Yorkshire Police New Zealand […]
Fieldsports Britain – First day on the geese
The goose shooting season kicks off in style. We are out on a glorious first day of the season decoying beside the Kent coast. Plus Paul Childerley and Geoff Garrod battle it out at the .410 championship. Professor Adam Hart says why big game hunting works for African wildlife, and David has the news on […]
British Open .410 Championship 2025
It’s the battle of the gamekeepers. Geoff Garrod and Paul Childerley are at EJ Churchill for the annual British Open .410 Championship. Paul has beaten Geoff two years in a row – can he make it 3-0, or will Geoff triumph this time? Joining their squad for a day of fun competition is Fieldsports member […]
Hare shooting at night with a rimfire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_7MlOTvXXM Part-time gamekeeper Mike Sutton loves to see hares on his patch in North Yorkshire, but their numbers need to be controlled – to reduce damage to crops and trees, and to avoid drawing the attention of poachers. Nicole Moore has come to help Mike get the hare numbers down, shooting from the truck window […]
GB shooters win world medals – Fieldsports News, 27 August 2025
Here are the links: Rimfire world championships – ImpactScoring.net Rupert Lowe MP gets his guns back – X.com Langdale wildfire enters its third week – Facebook Antis’ ludicrous fox cub ‘adoption’ fundraiser – Protect The Wild National Trust hate campaign against gamekeepers – BBC RSPB says sheep and deer kill more chicks than predators – […]
Police gun grab mistaken identity
When Gloucestershire Police wrote to Jack Edmunds to explain why they were revoking his shotgun certificate, they said it was because he was a murder suspect. The only problem was – he wasn’t. That was another Jack Edmunds, 10 years younger, who lived in the next town. Gloucestershire Police refuse to back down. They have […]
How to measure fallow deer antlers – CIC trophy measuring explained
What makes a fallow head a trophy? Antony and Laurie from CIC explain the official scoring system used to measure fallow buck antlers. From main beams, brow tines and spellers, to weight, colour and symmetry, every detail counts. For more information, visit: CICukteb.com To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 822, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain822 More on […]
Fieldsports Britain – Nicole’s big hare day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cN_H_4E-APs Nicole Moore is in North Yorkshire shooting hares with a rimfire. Why? To protect crops, reduce poaching, and to stock up on delicious meat for her freezer. Do you have the same name as a murderer? Gloucestershire police revoke a law-abiding gun owner’s certificate after making an embarrassing mistake – and still won’t back […]
Win an AIM Fieldsports dragbag – Fieldsports Extra, episode 391
You can win an AIM Fieldsports dragbag for your rifle, priced at £180 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Just two extra clips, as Charlie is on holiday this week – Nicole Moore on hares and a gun grab victim on cider. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hot Cornish tuna
We’re hunting massive tuna off the Cornish coast – it’s the UK’s newest world-class big game sport. Roy Lupton is giving David a hard time as they go after a roebuck in the late rut. Should you buy new or secondhand? Ian Hodge says why a new Tikka rimfire could be a better buy than […]
You won’t believe how we caught this tuna
It’s an epic 80-minute battle. Watch top tuna angler Mark Nelson go up against a 300lb fish off Falmouth in Cornwall in one of the great big-game sportfishing tussles the world has to offer. To book a day’s tuna fishing off Cornwall, visit SportfishingCharters.co.uk Steve Porter’s tuna boat YouTube Tunny Club YouTube To watch all […]
New Tikka vs old CZ rifle
New or secondhand? Ian Hodge from Cornish and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports explains the advantages of paying for a new gun – not least that you can save the VAT if you are a farmer or pest controller. For more from Ian, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 821, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain821 […]
Worst wildfire year ever – Fieldsports News, 20 August 2025
Here are the links: Record year for wildfires – BBC and BBC Kennel Club sells gundog trialling estate – ChronicleLive.co.uk London wildlife management conference – Bit.ly/ukwildlifeconference French town hands out free boar traps – Connexion France National Park pulls out of hen harrier project – Cumbria Crack Aussies protest gun laws – YouTube Python hunter wins […]
Roy’s late roebuck rut attempt
Roy Lupton might have been stood up by cameraman David during the height of the rut, but he’s not giving up. He’s heading out to see if there’s still any late rutting action. There is plenty of wildlife about, including several does with kids, but that elusive cull buck is proving hard to find. To […]
Win a Pro Ferrum gun cleaning kit – Fieldsports Extra, episode 390
You can win a Pro Ferrum gun cleaning kit priced at £76.99 plus a runner-up prize of more Pro Ferrum oil in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. That’s not all. Tuna boat captain Pete Hyde says why his is the coming sport, and Roy Lupton is on hand to give us fashion tips. This week’s prizes […]
What’s the quickest PCP magazine to load?
The team at Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot get together to see which is the quickest PCP magazine to load: is it the Air Arms system, the Weihrauch version, or the one from Daystate/Brocock? Find out which wins… For more about Crackshot, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 820, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain820 […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pigeons coming in hot
It’s pigeon Top Gun this week – and they’re coming in hot. Geoff Garrod explains how he sets out his pattern so the birds present the perfect shot on their final approach. American stalkers are after roebuck in Cornwall with Ollie Williams. Plus Crackshot hosts the great PCP loading race, the grouse season is under […]
Grouse prospects ‘poor’ – Fieldsports News, 13 August 2025
Here are the links: Grouse densities down for 2025 – GWCT RSPB ‘demonising’ gamekeepers – Moorland Association Cash for firefighting gamekeepers – Cairngorms.co.uk GWT health checks for keepers – NGO New group to defend trailhunting – Countryside Alliance Essex stalkers’ butchery event – Call Wrights of Frinton on 01255674410 or email wrightsoffrinton@yahoo.co.uk Gangster’s gun licence […]
Geoff’s pigeon pattern secrets
Game chef José Souto is back out with pigeon supremo Geoff Garrod, on the Essex estate where Geoff is the gamekeeper. It’s a scorching hot summer’s day but the standing wheat still needs to be protected from hordes of pigeons. As they chat in the hide, Geoff reveals how he sets out his pattern to […]
Americans hunting roebuck
Different deer – different techniques: hunting roebuck in the UK is different to hunting whitetail in the USA. Brian Pitell and Ashley Frederick from Safari Club International’s Pittsburgh Chapter go out with Ollie Williams in the Cornish countryside during the roe rut to stalk bucks. SCI UK chapter on Facebook SCI Pittsburgh chapter on Instagram […]
Win a £75 dog training vest – Fieldsports Extra, episode 389
You can win a dog training vest priced at £75 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus, we talk to Geoff Garrod about pigeon shooting kit, US big game hunter Brian Pitell about how antis behave, a farmer, a land agent and an accountant about the family farm tax, and Ollie Williams about What’s Wrong With […]
Fieldsports Britain – Get ready, McBoar are coming
We’re going full-boar this week: feral pigs are booming in Scotland. Niall Rowantree goes to Germany to learn how to manage them. Plus a rewilder teams up with a gamekeeper to create a pheasant shoot with a difference, and David has all the latest news on the news stump. It’s all in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain […]
Is Scotland wild boar ready? – Germany’s tactics revealed
Niall Rowantree knows there is a fast‑approaching feral pig crisis threatening Scotland. He travels to Germany to find out what a successful management plan looks like, plus he brushes up against the big-predator debate. Would lynx release in Scotland be a success? German hunters reveal all. For more information about the HIKMicro range head to […]
Shotgun licensing tightened – Fieldsports News, 6 August 2025
Here are the links: New shotgun rules – Gov.uk Online Safety Act hits gunshops – Gov.uk UN protection for fieldsports – HuntingKind.com BASC starts legal action against Natural England – BASC RSPB wants cash for curlews – RSPB Terrier club rescues Sherlock – Facebook Schöffel Countryside Awards – YouTube Zoo feeds pets to predators – […]
Rewilder works with gamekeeper – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 126
Benedict Macdonald is the author of Rebirding and founder and director of Restore. He is working with Charles Whitbread’s Southill Estate in Bedfordshire, which combines a mix of grey partridge shooting and arable. Benedict and Southill gamekeeper Paul Dunn explain how ‘restoring’ nature and shooting can work together, including restoring wetlands and reintroducing beavers. They […]
Win a £200 offroad ATV driving course – Fieldsports Extra, episode 388
You can win an offroad driving course for quadbikes priced at £200, kindly donated by Explore Off Road in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus, we talk to Niall Rowantree about wild boar and Charlie’s dad about English common law. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership […]
Starmer plans gun clampdown – Fieldsports News, 30 July 2025
Here are the links: Government plans to merge shotgun and firearm certificates – YouTube Trump embarrasses Starmer over family farm tax – YouTube Airguns stolen from range – The Argus Cambridgeshire poaching arrests – Cambs.police.uk Fake hunt websites warning – Instagram Angola opens for hunting – Facebook Foxing Land Rover for sale – YouTube Devon […]
Neil Parish at the 2025 Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 125
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre at the end of the three-day Game Fair at Ragley Hall, farmer and former MP Neil Parish comments on what we have learned from DEFRA, and what’s coming up on the rural agenda. Click here for Neil’s own podcast. Other ways to listen to […]
DEFRA minister Daniel Zeichner at the 2025 Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 123
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, DEFRA minister Daniel Zeichner defends the British government’s record on the countryside, including the family farm tax, lead ammo ban, trophy imports, Countryside Stewardship schemes and whether he is in favour of nationalising farming. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
The future of the GWCT – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 124
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, GWCT chairman Sir Jim Paice and new chief executive Nick von Westenholz set out their vision for the charity. For more from the GWCT, go to GWCT.org.uk Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Greg Smith MP at the 2025 Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 122
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, Greg Smith MP says how he spoke up for grouseshooting, even though his constituency is in Buckinghamshire. Plus he examines other threats to shooting sports. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Robbie Moore MP at the 2025 Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 121
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, Robbie Moore MP talks about how he and others disposed of the attempt by BBC TV’s Chris Packham to force a ban on grouseshooting. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP at the 2025 Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 120
Talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, Sir Geoffrey Clifton Brown MP explains the threats to shooting sports from the Labour government. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Fieldsports Britain – Labour’s plan for the countryside
We put a government minister on the spot in the Game Fair Theatre. Plus we are stalking medal Swedish roebucks by the seaside, and we go behind the scenes at the 2025 World English Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill shooting ground to find out how they put it on. David can’t understand why one of […]
Government minister actually answers questions on the countryside
Find out what the government has planned for the countryside, including farm inheritance tax, lead shot, trophy imports, general licences and countryside stewardship. DEFRA minister Daniel Zeichner comes to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to defend the government’s record to Charlie Jacoby, while MPs and former MPs Greg Smith, Robbie Moore, Sir Jim Paice […]
Behind the scenes at the World Sporting 2025
Like the proverbial swan, the World English Sporting Championship may be gliding serenely across the water – but underneath there’s frantic paddling going on. We’re going behind the scenes to see what it takes to organise a shoot with 1,800 entries from all over the world – and how Laporte clays and traps are helping […]
Win a £269 riflescope – Fieldsports Extra, episode 387
You can win a riflescope priced at £269, kindly donated by Swamp Deer Optics in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus, we talk to a shooting watchmaker, new members at the Game Fair, and David soaks up the adulation. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Digi-scope vs old-fashioned glass scope?
Ian Hodge from Cornish and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports sells a lot of optics. He says what’s happening to the markets for modern day/night vision and thermal scopes compared to traditional glass riflescopes. For more from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 817, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain817 Watch more with […]
Fieldsports Britain – World’s best clay shots
The world’s finest clay shooters in action: we’re at the 2025 World English Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill. Jaf Jefferson is after three tricky foxes in Somerset with rifle and night vision, keeping livestock safe. Plus Ian Hodge looks at glass riflescopes versus digital and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all […]
Three tricky foxes
There are three foxes behind the farmhouse and Jaf wants to shoot them. They are a threat to next season’s lambs. Jaf and Murray are out in Somerset with rifle and night vision, keeping livestock safe. Find Jaf’s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@southsomersetferretersfiel5202 For night vision scopes and thermal, check out ThomasJacks.co.uk To watch all of […]
World English Sporting Championship 2025
The World English Sporting Championship returns to EJ Churchill in Buckinghamshire for 2025. Around 1,800 shooters have come from far and wide to shoot the 200 world-class targets, and enjoy the razzmatazz and good-natured competition of a week-long festival of shooting. It all culminates in a close-fought six-way super-final to decide who will be crowned […]
New rural voice for Scotland – Fieldsports News, 23 July 2025
Here are the links: Scottish Rural Party – ScottishRuralParty.co.uk Police firearms licensing failures – BASC Schoolboy stands up for fieldsports – Facebook Bear hunters warned after activist threats – Sverigesradio.se Australian officials shoot deer from helicopters – ABC Africa’s hunting cash bonanza – YouTube Eco-tourists kill wildlife – Facebook Robo-bunnies tackle snake problem – Facebook […]
