How Tony Blair failed Exmoor’s deer
Charlie Pye-Smith leads a panel in Dulverton on Exmoor to talk about how successive Westminster governments, starting with Tony Blair’s government in 2004, have failed the moor’s iconic deer. For Charlie Pye-Smith’s book, Rural Wrongs, visit RSSurtees.com/product/ruralwrongs/ To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 740, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain740 More on hunting with hounds here:
Win knives and a sharpening set – Fieldsports Extra, episode 309
We are giving away a knife and sharpening set totalling around £100 retail value, kindle donated by Rifleman Firearms in Somerset and online. Plus pro-foxhunting journalist Charlie Pye-Smith says why that doesn’t mean he is anti foxshooting and farmer Gareth Wyn Jones says what gamebirds he likes to eat. Vale Field & Game ValeFieldGame.comRifleman Firearms RiflemanFirearms.comFarming […]
Poll shows support for trophy hunting – Fieldsports News, 24 January 2024
youtu.be/wjDxIjpc9Nw Here are the links: Poll shows support for hunting tourism CIC-wildlife.org Farming protests ramping up Facebook and Facebook Muirburn meeting postponed BASC East Midlands Airport pollution FishLegal.net Fieldsports Nation members complete epic Atlantic row WorldsToughestRow.com and Instagram United Utilities common sense on shooting leases BASC Five years in jail for pet theft PetTheft.org.uk and Gov.uk Building […]
Fieldsports Britain – Glorious driven game
This week we’re celebrating driven pheasant, partridge and duck from one end of the UK to the other. Paul Childerley is hosting a ladies’ day at his shoot in Bedfordshire while, on the edge of the Cairngorms, Elliot Roberts is trying out the new Browning 525 Composite shotgun. Plus, in Fieldtester, James Head from Crackshot […]
Driven pheasants with the Browning 525 Composite
Browning shooter Elliot Roberts has got his hands on Browning’s brand new 525 Composite – and he’s taking it out at driven pheasants on the glorious Tillylair shoot, on the edge of Scotland’s Cairngorms National Park. This isn’t a typical driven game gun, but it’s Elliot’s first chance to try it out, and he’s keen […]
PCP airguns for hunting: Air Arms S510 vs Weihrauch HW100
James Head from airgun shop Crackshot compares two of his bestselling PCPs: the Air Arms S510 and the Weihrauch HW100. For more from Crackshot, go to Crackshot.uk More on airguns from Fieldtester:
Ladies’ day at Childerley Sporting
With women making up less than 5% of shotgun certificate holders in the UK, Paul Childerley is on a mission to even the odds – he’s hosting a ladies’ driven partridge, pheasant and duck day on his shoot in Bedfordshire. The guns enjoy some quality shooting and a scrumptious lunch of venison from Paul’s estate, […]
Win another Spypoint trailcam – Fieldsports Extra, episode 308
We are giving away a £150 Spypoint trailcam from Vale Field & Game this week. Plus we have a mini feature on how two people are trying to get preservation of hunting culture enshrined in law, which will make it hard for the antis to ban us.This week’s prizes and other links:Spypoint trailcams at Bailey’s […]
Sedbergh School Shoot
The boys and girls from Sedbergh School run their own pheasant shoot. It’s a project that introduces them to conservation, wildlife and the great outdoors. Enthusiastically backed by staff, parents and locals, they put on several shoot days throughout the season. There’s a waiting list of kids to join the shoot. We join them for […]
Heather burning warning – Fieldsports News, 17 January 2024
Here are the links: Heather burning warning – RuralReaction.uk Bearskins’ ban plea – BBC Atlantic salmon in UK now endangered – AST Grouse and kestrels endangered – Nature.scot Aussie duck ban threat – Guardian Irish game fair postponed – Down News Elephant permits on hold – SCI NRW faces legal challenge – FishLegal BASC launches […]
New launch: Aimpoint Acro S2
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iVty1XF0Is Aimpoint is launching its new Acro S2 with a day’s duck hunting for its new ambassadors. We join Johannes Kesselstatt, Jules Breant and Wild Srbija for driven duck in southern Sweden. For more about the Acro S2, visit the Aimpoint website Johannes Kesselstatt on Instagram Jules Breant on Facebook Wild Srbija on YouTube […]
Fieldsports Britain – red dot ducks
Fieldsports Britain – red dot ducks www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXkEm-rnR0I We’re all about ducks and pheasants in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. We join the Swedes for a duck day in order to look at the new Aimpoint Acro S2 red dot sight. Johannes Kesselstatt is shooting straight. After the news, we’re off to the English Lake District for a […]
BSA R12 CLX Super Carbine vs FX Crown MkII Compact
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVIetvzYgVk Ian Hodge discusses options for the pro pest controller, who is buying a sub 12-ft/lb PCP airgun. He looks at two of his top sellers, the FX Crown and the BSA R12, and discusses why people buy them, plus what scopes and moderators they put on them. The airguns in the video – Ian […]
Win a pair of trailcams priced at £269 – Fieldsports Extra, episode 307
We are giving away £269 pair of trailcams from Baileys Shooting & Country Wear this week. Plus we have news ed Andy Ford on farming, a teenager on how why his school runs a pheasant shoot, and Jaf Jefferson on setting up the ‘Squirrel Feeder of Despair’ (coming soon).This week’s prizes and other links:Dartmoor Deer […]
Tom Davies’ three fox night
It’s January on Dartmoor and foxshooter Tom Davies has to take out the foxes that are threatening the spring lambing. He says that, recently, he and other local shooters have seen far fewer foxes around – but there are still enough to cause problems for local sheep farmers. For the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50 […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cutting edge hunting tech
youtu.be/gPOkxkt1cxg Tim Pilbeam is trying out the latest cutting-edge hunting tech. He’s got the remarkable new Gemini multi-spectral binoculars from Infiray, and two mad inventors visit his range to demonstrate their solutions for shooting non-toxic ammo. Tom Davies is on lamb protection duty, shooting foxes on Dartmoor. In Terry Doe’s Airgun Academy he’s teaching Nicole […]
Armed police confront Ollie Williams pigeon shoot – Fieldsports News, 10 January 2024
Here are the links: Armed police confront Ollie Williams pigeon shoot Instagram Microchipped foxes Facebook Scottish deer consultation Gov.scot and BASC Fox predation research GWCT Shooting businesses treated like sex workers Telegraph Pine martens return to New Forest HIWWT.org.uk East Yorkshire shooting ground closure Facebook Heather burning alternative BiomassConnect.org Michigan swan cull Michigan.gov and Mlive.com ZZ […]
Lightweight shotguns for game
Game shooters often prefer a lighter weight shotgun, especially for walked-up shooting where you may be carrying the gun for some distance, along with all your other kit and cartridges. Robbie Shedden of Cluny Country reckons the Yildiz is a good choice. It has a lightweight alloy action, coming in at an overall weight around […]
Is this the future of hunting?
Is this what hunting will look like in the future? Tim Pilbeam is sitting back in his comfy seat, spying for deer with the very latest multi-spectral thermal imaging binoculars from Infiray, his rifle loaded with a prototype non-toxic bullet created by a mad inventor who visits Tim’s range to demonstrate his groundbreaking new ammo. […]
Win a venison box – Fieldsports Extra, episode 306
We are giving away tickets to the British Shooting Show this week, priced at more than £250. Plus we have Paul Childerley hunting red deer in full hazmat, a pair of Westmorland wildfowlers talking about young shots and our 2023 bloopers reel. This week’s prizes and other links:British Shooting Show, NEC Birmingham from Friday 23 February […]
Hunting huge red deer in the snows of Poland
Paul Childerley is in Poland, helping with a government cull of red deer in and around the town of Piwniczna-Zdrój near the Slovakian border. The deer are huge Carpathian reds, with some of the hinds achieving over 100kg. The animals are coming into the villagers’ gardens in search of safety and food, so the local […]
Westmorland Wildfowlers Association juniors’ day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX_b9-A2uus Westmorland Wildfowlers Association doesn’t just shoot waterfowl. It holds a series of pheasant days for its juniors throughout the season. Here’s one it held on its ground on the Cumbrian coast and at nearby Arles Beck Shoot. Find WWA on Facebook and Instagram For the Arles Beck Shoot, go to ArlesBeckShoot.co.uk or find it […]
Anti spooks horse at Boxing Day meet – Fieldsports News, 3 January 2024
Here are the links: Protester spooks horses at Boxing Day meet ITN News Shooters in New Year Honours list RM Charity, Irish Game Conservation and Pass it on Young Sports Big Issue anti-shooting advert Big Issue Christmas Special RNLI refuses hunt’s donations Telegraph.co.uk Antis attack Rebekah Vardy Instagram BASC’s £100,000 conservation grants BASC Carp rescued […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting urban deer in Poland
youtu.be/bMvYZmLNj44 Hunting red deer around town – Paul Childerley dons a hazmat suit to help the Polish government hit its cull targets. Terry Doe continues his Airgun Academy series, this week teaching Nicole Moore the best technique for shooting standing up. Plus we’re giving away tickets to the British Shooting Show, Charlie Jacoby joins the […]
Win British Shooting Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 305
We are giving away tickets to the British Shooting Show this week, priced at more than £250. Plus we have Paul Childerley hunting red deer in full hazmat, a pair of Westmorland wildfowlers talking about young shots and our 2023 bloopers reel. This week’s prizes and other links:Skinner’s dog food Bit.ly/skinnersdryfoodBritish Shooting Show, NEC Birmingham from […]
Terry Doe’s Airgun Academy
Terry Doe is the acknowledged master of airgun shooting, and in this new series he is passing on the skills, tips and techniques developed over a lifetime of hunting and competing. Hawke Optics HawkeOptics.com PreciHoleSports PreciHoleSports.com For details of Webley and RTI air rifles, and GPO scopes, go to www.highlandoutdoors.co.uk/ Terry’s rules for shooting safely […]
Twilight deer stalking with the new HIK Alpex scope
Hunter and game cook Cai ap Bryn has got his hands on the latest thermal and day-night gear from HIK Micro, including the Alpex riflescope and Condor spotter. After a busy day of cooking he’s running out of time to shoot a fallow, but thanks to the high-tech kit he’s able to take a doe […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fallow at last light
Hunter and game cook Cai ap Bryn is pushing the limits of the latest digital sights, setting out to shoot a fallow deer right on last light – and if he gets the opportunity of a bonus fox, he won’t turn his nose up. Airgun legend Terry Doe takes Nicole Moore under his wing to […]
Basic night vision: a guide for airgunners
Night vision optics are a game changer for airgun hunting. With a day-night scope you can target rats and rabbits at night, and make the most of low light at dawn and dusk, when a lot of quarry is most likely to present an opportunity for a shot. But with so many options on the […]
Huge crowds support Boxing Day meets – Fieldsports News, 27 December 2023
Here are the links: Boxing Day hunt meets 2023 Countryside Alliance and Google Maps Farage hits back at ‘fun-hating’ activists GB News and YouTube Hunter fined for chasing fox BBC News Artificial intelligence to deter deer LNER.co.uk ‘Out of Africa’ hunting rifle goes for $35,000 Rock Island Auctions ‘Trusted Game’ conference TrustedGame.co.uk New flooding fear […]
Charlie’s dad talks trophies – Fieldsports Extra, episode 304
It’s a break from the usual this week – Charlie talks to his dad, Martin Jacoby, about trophies and why we put them on our walls. Please add your comments below.This week’s prizes and other links: Skinner’s dog food Bit.ly/skinnersdryfoodTargets & Tins in Hampshire cing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo. How […]
Ian Hodge’s Christmas stocking filler ideas
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PUpP54Be5BU For more from Ian Hodge, go to IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk More Ian Hodge films here:
Rolled venison with sausage stuffing – alternative wild meat Christmas roast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhmK7PfW9Pg Cai is creating an alternative Christmas roast with venison and sausage stuffing. For those with a freezer full of delicious wild meat this is a simple alternative to that dry old bird you might be serving over the festive break. Cai turns a simple piece of meat into a beautiful dish that would be […]
Crackers Christmas story about reindeer hunt – Fieldsports News, 20 December 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQcEY4X1Occ Here are the links: Mirror uses Christmas for anti-hunting campaign Fieldsports Channel + GBNews on YouTube RSPB announces kill list Magpies off the list in Wales – Countryside Alliance Gamekeepers support legal challenge – NGO BASC gets go-ahead to take DEFRA to court – FieldsportsChannel Podcast Tony Blair took £1 million bung for hunt […]
Seven down: big Aimpoint deer drive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gezNafXAMGw Improve your driven big game shooting the Aimpoint Academy way. David films Aimpoint Academy winner Johannes Kesselstatt from Germany on a driven deer hunt in Sweden – and he has an amazing last drive. In spring 2023, Aimpoint announced it was looking for the next Franz-Albrecht, the brightest shooting talent from across the […]
Fieldsports Britain – fallow deer fever
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT8Pw6Byo-k One lucky man, Johannes, gets the extraordinary pressure of David accompanying him on his first driven big-game hunt as an Aimpoint Academy winner. He rises to the occasion and has a magnificent last drive on the fallow. Meanwhile, Cai Ap Bryn cooks up a venison feast for Christmas and Ian Hodge actually is Father […]
Win Skinner’s dogfood – Fieldsports Extra, episode 303
We are giving away Skinner’s dogfood this week, priced at more than £100. Plus we have our Aimpoint Academy winner, George Lawrence, talking about the experience and some outtakes from gunshop owner Ian Hodge dressed as Father Christmas.This week’s prizes and other links:Hedgerow Goblet Hunter, the HGH from CattyShack Bit.ly/hghcattySkinner’s dog food Bit.ly/skinnersdryfoodTargets & Tins […]
Glorious driven pheasants and partridges with Dan Thor
Instagram star Dan Thor is a regular beater on the Brent Pelham shoot in Hertfordshire, but today he swaps his beating stick for his trusty Miroku, stoked up with Lyalvale Express steel cartridges, for a day on the peg. It’s a memorial day for his partner Shannon’s grandfather, and she is shooting too. Dan hasn’t […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dan Thor picks a duff peg
Instagram star Dan Thor swaps his beating stick for his Miroku for a lovely driven day in Hertfordshire – but his better half is wiping his eye. With Christmas round the corner, deer manager Niall Rowantree is in Lapland exploring the Sami people’s special relationship with reindeer. Jim Barrington explains how the hunting ban has […]
GPO Spectra 1x 7.5x50i riflescope
If you’re looking for a riflescope with excellent performance at a reasonable price, you should definitely take a look at the GPO Spectra 1 7.5x50i. This scope is lightweight and compact, with fixed magnification and parallax, excellent optical performance and an illuminated G4i reticle. Ryan Charlton of Highland Outdoors runs through the scope’s features and […]
How Tony Blair got it wrong on foxhunting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 89
youtu.be/Y0EzFlbIMBc UK prime minister Tony Blair said that his 2004 Hunting Act would benefit foxes. Twenty years later, it turns out he was wrong. In a chat with Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2023, Jim Barrington, former head of the League Against Cruel Sports, spells out the mistakes that Blair made, […]
Why reindeer click with the Sami
Did you know that reindeer’s back legs click when they walk? Scottish deer manager Niall Rowantree is in Swedish Lapland learning all about Santa’s little helpers, and their special relationship with the native Sami people. If you’d like to find out more about reindeer and the Sami culture go to Kaati.se – and remember, if […]
Shoot day prices drop – Fieldsports News, 13 December 2023
Here are the links: Shoot day price drop Guns on Pegs Fears for shooting in Wales BASC Water companies face unlimited fines Gov.uk New chief for Moorland Association Moorland Association Irish duck shooters launch legal challenge NARGC.ie Bluefin tuna catch-and-release is coming Gov.uk US government to cull 500,000 owls US FWS Six storey marlin fishing […]
Win a Cattyshack catapult – Fieldsports Extra, episode 302
We are giving away a Cattyshack HGH catapult this week, kindly donated by Wayne Martin. Plus we have Dan Thor on not shooting much at his day on the pheasants, Niall Rowantree is finding out about reindeer wrangling and Jim Barrington says how Tony Blair got it wrong on foxhunting (like we didn’t know).This week’s […]
Squirrel hunting with a catapult
youtu.be/NQ3Q5Mbrxq0 Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is after squirrels with a catapult and his new favourite steel ammo. The greys are staying out of reach high in the trees, but Wayne is determined and puts in the hours – and the miles – to ensure a successful hunt. For Jack Pyke clothing see JackPyke.co.uk For catapults and […]
Gareth Wyn Jones – angry farmer – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 88
Gareth Wyn Jones says join the revolution – the food and farming revolution. He is talking to Charlie Jacoby in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2023. Find Gareth on YouTube For more ways to listen to this, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast88 This podcast is brought to you by the British Shooting Show, the UK largest gun […]
Bird charity sacks Packham – Fieldsports News, 6 December 2023
Here are the links: Raptor charity ditches Packham Raptor Rescue Scotland MPs press ahead with ‘unworkable’ bill Scottish Parliament proceedings on YouTube Wales game release licensing BASC DEFRA bird flu advice DEFRA and Countryside Alliance Police re-train licensing staff BBC News Remington factory closure Toronto Sun and United Mine Workers of America Out of Africa […]
Dogs and hunters on point – the UK St Hubertus Cup 2023
youtu.be/dcHOpXGuJrw This is no ordinary field trial. We’re at Prestwold Hall near Loughborough in Leicestershire, for the inaugural UK St Hubertus Cup – a competition for Hunt Point Retrieve dogs and their owners. It’s as much about the hunter as the dog. We follow Fieldsports Nation member Malin Hewins and her young German wirehaired pointer […]
Fieldsports Britain – nine-mile mooch
Shooting squirrels with a catapult: Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is on a nine-mile slingshot mooch. German pointers and their owners compete for the inaugural UK St Hubertus Cup in a tricky test of teamwork for dog and hunter. Plus, angry farmer Gareth Wyn Jones says we need a food and farming revolution, we’re giving away a […]
Win a £264 TreSpade mincer – Fieldsports Extra, episode 301
We are giving away a TreSpade mincer priced at £264. It’s the TreSpade TC-8 El Young that minces a kilo of meat a minute. Plus we have Wayne Martin on catapults, Gareth Wyn Jones on politics and Malin Hewins in a tangle with her dog.This week’s prizes and other links:Wrecking Coast DistilleryTreSpade TC-8 El Young […]
