Nicole’s first airgun rabbit
Nicole Moore wants to take up airgunning for live quarry. Happily, John Peake from her sponsor Fortis Clothing is an airgunning nut. Today he is taking her on her first outing after rabbits. She is using a day-night scope from another of her sponsors, HIKMicro. A rabbit comes out, but the shot is not plain […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pigeon shooting scorcher
Andy Crow is out on pigeons, on the hottest day of the year so far, with tips on how to cope with the heat. Nicole wants a rabbit with her new airgun and gets help from an expert. James Head discovers the fun you can have with a modern BB gun. Paul Childerley introduces our […]
MPs speak up for grouse shooting – Fieldsports News, 2 July 2025
Here are the links: Wild Justice loses grouse shooting debate – FieldsportsChannel.tv/westminstergrousedebate2025 RSPB tries to monster gamekeepers – RSPB University fits deer with GPS collars – BBC Capercaillie collapse continues despite diversionary feeding – STV MSPs want meeting on gull nuisance – Sky Serbian ammo company may face export ban – Guns.com Australia shoots 1,000 […]
BB air pistols: Colt Special Combat vs Glock 17 Gen 5
Crackshot’s James Head compares two of the most popular – and fun – BB air pistols on the market. Air pistol shooting is an Olympic sport, with Team GB winning medals. Indeed, Team GB’s shooting medals put the sport about half way up the medal table of all sports in GB. We’re good at it. […]
Hot pigeon shooting tips with Andy Crow
Andy Crow is after pigeons on what is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, so he needs to think carefully about hide and shade. Plus he hasn’t had a chance to do his homework on what is a massive acreage of cut rye. He’s going to have to use all […]
Shooters win grouse shooting debate at Westminster, 2025
youtu.be/_eKYY0mrdJQ For the third time, Wild Justice ran its petition to ban grouse shooting in England. Maybe Chris Packham and Ruth Tingay thought that a Labour government would produce a different result to the last two times they did this. No. For the third time, there was a non-binding debate in Westminster Hall, a grand […]
Win cufflinks and keyrings – Fieldsports Extra, episode 383
You can win cufflinks and keyrings in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus it’s the grouseshooting debate in the Westminster Parliament. There’s a full report. And competition theory: how will hunt-sabbing play out? Charlie’s dad Martin Jacoby has his answer… This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership […]
Police gun licensing fail
You couldn’t make it up. Darren Easton struggled to renew his certificates because Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s online form kept kicking him out, and he was stuck in hospital suffering with blood clots on his leg and dosed up on morphine. He tried to contact the firearms department for help but without success. Eventually police turned up […]
Wayne’s pest control patrol
Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is back, shooting crop-munching rabbits with his FAC-rated airgun and HIKMicro Alpex A50 scope. This time he is out walking the fields after dark, spotting the rabbits with thermal and shooting off sticks. The scope’s built-in laser rangefinder and ballistic calculator allow him to take shots at 100 yards and more, making […]
Carp on the fly
Carp don’t just take baits. They eat artificials, too. Andy Ford joins angler David Bazen at Holme Grange Fishery in Berkshire to find out more about the delicate sport of carp on the fly. Find Holme Grange on Facebook For more about the number of anglers in the UK, see AnglingTimes.co.uk To watch all of […]
Fieldsports Britain – Night-time rabbit mooch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRCixmwHqYWayne Martin is walking the fields after dark, shooting rabbits with his FAC airgun and night vision scope. Police grab guns from an ex Para in what looks like a total common-sense fail. Andy Ford tries out flyfishing for carp. Celebrity mixologist Merlin Griffiths joins TV chef James Martin for our podcast this week, and […]
Licensing fails lead to drop in gun ownership – Fieldsports News, 25 June 2025
Here are the links: Gun ownership falls in England and Wales – Gov.uk MP calls for firearms licensing reform – YouTube New coursing museum – TheCoursingMuseum.com Cash appeal for gun grab victim – GoFundMe RSPB failings to be highlighted at Westminster – Moorland Association Antis shut down country fair – Todmorden Country Fair Last-minute push […]
James Martin, part 2, with Merlin Griffiths – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 119
youtu.be/p2TY2x6jfTI TV chef James Martin and his friend, celebrity barman or ‘mixologist’ Merlin Griffiths, came to the Game Fair in 2024 – James to run the restaurant and Merlin to pour the drinks. They came and sat down with Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, where they talked about food, booze and […]
Win hunting fashion – Fieldsports Extra, episode 382
You can win a hoodie and t-shirt in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Flint Clothing. Plus Wayne Martin talks gun safety, Fieldsports member Darren Easton says why he couldn’t apply for a firearm cerficiate, and Chris and Laura Bryde take me fishing on the River Thames.. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership […]
Warter Priory charity shoot raises £300,000
Warter Priory in East Yorkshire is one of the UK’s top driven game shoots – but today it’s all about raising a huge amount of money for charity. More than 1,000 shooters – among them our very own Andy Crow – have come to support the charities, enjoy a day of splendid hospitality and take […]
Moderators to come off FACs – Fieldsports News, 18 June 2025
Here are the links: Moderators to come off FACs – Parliament.uk BASC sues DEFRA over gamebird release – BASC Packham show attacks falconers – Facebook UK government plans trailhunting ban within two years – FullFact.org How IFAW is killing people and elephants – YouTube Leash dogs to save deer – Instagram Burmese python record – […]
Fieldsports Britain – two foxes, one shot
Hot scope swap: Tom Davies is out shooting foxes and rabbits on the newly-cut fields of Devon with just one thermal scope between his .17HMR and his .223. Plus we’re at the Warter Priory charity sim shoot in Yorkshire, raising an incredible £300,000 for two great causes. Ever been faced with a wall of cartridges […]
Pest control: two rifles, one scope
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpJ6su4FFNM With the silage cut well underway, it’s a golden opportunity for Devon pest controller Tom Davies to shoot rabbits for sale, and foxes to protect next year’s lambs. He is out with his .17HMR and his .223. He only has one scope between them, a Pulsar XP60 thermal scope. Thanks to the scope’s onboard […]
How to pick the right cartridge for the job
Ian Hodge has a wide cartridge selection at his shop in Cornwall, Ian Hodge Fieldsports. So, how do you choose the right cartridge for you? He explains how to ‘read’ a room full of cartridges in a gunshop. For more from Ian Hodge, visit G.co/kgs/D6y1Ex5 To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 812, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain812 […]
Win a venison barbecue box – Fieldsports Extra, episode 381
You can win a venison barbecue box in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, kindly donated by Dartmoor Deer Services. Plus Tim Bonner from the Countryside Alliance identifies the politicial challenges facing fieldsports, Tom Davies is waiting for a fox, and Asley Vellacott goes to the French Game Fair. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now […]
French Game Fair 2025
Regular UK game fair visitor Ashley Vellacott visits the French Game Fair, to see what it’s like. For more about the show, visit GameFair.fr Browning is at Browning.eu French Game Fair in numbers:
James Martin, part 1 – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 118
youtu.be/RnpCMEF5hWc TV chef James Martin came to the Game Fair in 2024 to run the restaurant. He took time out to visit Charlie at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, where he talks about his life in cooking and the challenges facing game meat marketing. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Fieldsports Britain – 100-year-old shotgun
Blasts from the past at Browning’s birthday bash: Charlie and David head to Belgium for the 100th anniversary of the B25 shotgun. Plus explosive greyhound action with a group of Pakistani enthusiasts in Birmingham, top TV chef James Martin is on this week’s podcast, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all […]
Backyard greyhound racing – the spirit of coursing
The beating heart of British coursing is a group of Asian greyhound racing enthusiasts from Birmingham. They are keeping the coursing flame alive at meetings on their own tracks, and foreign trips to watch coursing in Ireland and Pakistan. Find Arron Atmore on Facebook Facebook.com/allaboard.rusty For Hunting Kind, visit HuntingKind.com Watch Clarissa and the Countryman […]
The story of the Browning B25
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZX9URBwM7OA Charlie Jacoby and David Wright visit Browning HQ at Liège in Belgium where the company is marking the 100th anniversary of its B25 shotgun, the first industrialised over-and-under shotgun ever produced, created by the American inventor John Moses Browning. For more on Browning and the B25 see Browning.eu/To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode […]
Starmer backs doomed trophy ban – Fieldsports News, 11 June 2025
Here are the links: Starmer’s trophy fail – FieldsportsChannel.tv/replicatrophies and FieldsportsChannel.tv/africatrophybankickback Packham group forces grouseshooting debate – Parliament.uk Scottish MSP wants to release lynx – Facebook Northumberland police can’t cope with firearm surrenders – Northumbria.police.uk Verney-Carron sold to French/Czech buyers – RivolierGroup.com Carl Zeiss to close iconic plant – Mittelhessen.de and YouTube Swedish hunters want more […]
Win Game Fair tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 380
You can win tickets to the Game Fair at the end of July at Ragley Hall, Warwickshire, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Charlie talks gunstocks with Browning’s Lionel Neuville, asks Andy Crow what colour goes best with his eyes, and discusses coursing with Ed Swales, Mohammed Nasir and Tariq Ramzan, and appears on LadBible. […]
Budget PCP airguns: Walther RM8 vs Gamo Phox
James Head from Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot compares two budget PCPs: the Walther RM8 and the Gamo Phox. For more from Crackshot, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 810, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain810 Watch more from Crackshot:
Rewilding land grab – Fieldsports News, 4 June 2025
Here are the links: New report condemns ‘money-grabbing’ nature groups – c4pmc.co.uk Controlled burning pollution report – PPP-online.org Ravens to be shot on Orkney – Facebook Government cash for deer chillers – Defra Springwatch ‘environmental disaster’ – Facebook Parakeets now ‘unstoppable’ – YouTube Fox hunting bill passes first stage of voting – Agriland.ie Bounty for […]
Patience pays off – Nicole waits for a roebuck
Nicole Moore is after a roebuck in Derbyshire. She hasn’t been solo stalking long, but today she is out unaccompanied on a recent permission, where she plans to wait at the edge of a wood in the hope a deer will come out to feed as the light fades. Follow Nicole on Instagram For more […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roebuck waiting game
Nicole Moore draws on all her patience to ambush a roebuck. Charlie Jacoby talks to a Somerset gamekeeper who has to deal with a farmer who is his dad. James Head from Crackshot compares two budget PCP airguns, there’s a Hawke Sidewinder scope up for grabs at FieldsportsCompetitions.co.uk, and David has the news on the […]
Cricket St Thomas estate story
The Taylor family bought the Cricket St Thomas estate in the 1960s. They are among the original diversifiers, finding ways to make 1,000 acres in Somerset pay, from traditional dairy businesses to wildlife park to shoot to Mr Blobby theme park. Charlie Jacoby spends a day on the estate with John Taylor, and meets the […]
Win £90 of Tidepool duck and geese calls – Fieldsports Extra, episode 379
You can win BG duck and geese calls on a specially-designed lanyard from Tidepool priced at £90, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David and Charlie are on a road trip to Belgium, Somerset gamekeeper James Mouland says how he raises money for charity and Nicole Moore compares deerstalking to childbirth. This week’s prizes and […]
Terry Doe tests the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite airgun scope
Airgun supremo Terry Doe is excited to have his hands on the latest day-night scope, the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite. It has a built-in rangefinder and ballistic calculator, taking all the guesswork out of range estimation and holdover. He has tested it on the range at Bisley, and heads to his favourite rabbit permission to […]
Rutland Water trout fishing: Airflo Spring Invitational 2025
21 teams of six anglers battle it out on Rutland Water for the prestigious Airflo Spring Invitational, one of the biggest flyfishing competitions in Europe. All the home nations are represented – but can the Airflo Nymphomaniacs break the Scots’ grip on the trophy? For more about Airflo competitions see AirfloFishing.com To watch all of […]
Rabbits with the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP60
Tom Davies from Dartmoor Deer Services does a sideline in rabbit meat. In preparation for the first cut of silage in South Devon, which will make rabbit shooting easier, he zeroes his new Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP60 atop his Blaser .17HMR and goes out to try it out on the real thing. For Pulsar, […]
RSPB ‘must stop harassing gamekeepers’ – Fieldsports News, 28 May 2025
Here are the links: Moorland groups’ message to the RSPB – YouTube Royal support for wildlife rangers – YouTube Antis attack game farms – Nation.cymru and YouTube Firearms licensing failures – NPCC.police.uk Night vision contact lenses – USTC.edu.cn Norfolk safari park wins award – EDP24.co.uk and YouTube Irish foxhunting ban bill – Agriland.ie Indian chief minister backs […]
Fieldsports Britain – Game-changing new airgun scope
Terry Doe is shooting rabbits with a groundbreaking new night vision scope for airgunners, the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite. Tom Davies has a similar pest control problem at longer ranges in Devon. There’s top trout action on Rutland Water where world-class flyfishers compete to be the best, and David has the news on the news […]
Win a £129.95 sika sack – Fieldsports Extra, episode 378
You can win a sika sack from Ogden’s Shooting Supplies priced at £129.95, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David talks about making Fieldsports Extra better, Andy Ford discusses shrimps at Rutland Water, Charlie visits a lawyer and opens a box of hunting trophies, and Terry Doe reviews fish and chips. This week’s prizes and […]
PCPs for under £500: Gamo GX40 vs Webley Eagle
Ian Hodge from Ian Hodge Fieldsports looks at PCPs for under £500, and compares the Gamo GX40 with the Webley Eagle. For more from Ian Hodge, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 808, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain808 More from Ian Hodge here:
Jaf takes the LANTRA-approved Airgun Proficiency Course
Jaf Jefferson brings his airgun to Charlie’s henhouse for an evening’s ratting. Before he can start, Charlie makes him take the LANTRA-approved Airgun Proficiency Course. To enrol on the course click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 808, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain808 More with Jaf here:
English Open Sporting Championship 2025
Who is currently the best Sporting clay shot in England? We’re about to find out at the English Open Sporting Championship, this year held at John Bidwell’s High Lodge Shooting Ground near the Suffolk coast. Last year’s event, at Doveridge, provided a last-minute drama as Mark Winser swept in right at the end of the […]
Fieldsports Britain – England’s top sporting shot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5dM1kqMWnIThe English Open Sporting clays championship attracts the cream of the UK’s shooting talent. We are there to capture the action – and the winner. Jaf Jefferson has a go at getting an airgun qualification. Ian Hodge has a couple of PCPs for less than £500 to compare, and David has the news on the […]
Proof that gamekeepers benefit nature – Fieldsports News, 21 May 2025
Here are the links: Gamekeepers support our uplands – Regional Moorland Groups Police seize MP’s guns – Linkedin.com Wild Justice challenges badger cull – Badger Trust Anti-shooting MP becomes UK’s biggest gun buyer – BBC and UK Defence Journal Sabs fit tracking device to car – OptimusTracker.com French hunters want Unesco protection – ConnexionFrance.com UN […]
Win a £99.95 pro butchery knife set – Fieldsports Extra, episode 377
You can win a Landig knife set from GameLarder.com priced at £99.95, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus top shot John Bidwell talks sea angling and Jacob Herman explains the difference between American deer hunting and British deerstalking. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Ogden’s Shooting Supplies roe and sika sacks
youtu.be/b9Wqh4ijrsw Phil Ogden talks through his popular sika sack, which costs £129.95 – a bag designed to help you take an entire sika deer carcase off the hill. Click here for more about roe and sika sacks from Ogden’s Shooting Supplies.
Crow shooting: in the hide with Andy Crow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l92xHAPkyFU Andy Crow needs to protect the freshly-drilled maize against crows, rooks and jackdaws – but it won’t be easy. The birds are wary, there are alternative food sources available, and cover is sparse. Andy’s skills come to the fore, and he manages to get a great day’s shooting regardless. For more about Andy Crow […]
Shoots challenge pheasant release ban – Fieldsports News, 14 May 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicEsRkGpBw Here are the links: Shoots take action against DEFRA – BASC Online fire risk map – NationalGamekeepers.org.uk and Natural England Assistance dog inspires charity shoot – BardenClayShoot.co.uk Research confirms need for predator control – ScienceDirect.com Film inspires young flyfishers – YouTube and U18Riverbank.team Documentary asks: why hunt bear? – FilmFreeway.com Western Australia gun owners protest – […]
PCP carbines for hunting: AirMaks Krait vs Brocock Pathfinder
James Head from online and Devon airgun shop Crackshot puts the AirMaks Krait up against Brocock Pathfinder, and says which one he prefers. For more from Crackshot, go to g.co/kgs/4S8zVMa To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 807, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain807 More from Crackshot:
How to fix UK gun licensing – Home Office please watch this
A software company has come up with the solution to the UK’s gun licensing woes. It will clear the backlog, it will mean the government won’t have to push through a law putting shotguns on FACs, nor require shooters to call the police before they buy a gun. It’s the brainchild of @rightgun For more […]
