Fieldsports Britain – Tricky pigeon decoying
youtu.be/6BH94ggFTM4 Dan Thor has huge flocks of pigeons around his home in Hertfordshire, but decoying them is going to be tricky with so much food available – and he’s having gun trouble too. Charlie goes fishing for snook in the Mangroves of the Florida Everglades with a Fieldsports Nation member who lives there. Plus we’re […]
How to shoot pigeons with a gun that doesn’t fit
Dan Thor is out on the pigeons near his home in Hertfordshire. It’s a lovely warm spring day, the birds are decoying well, and he’s shooting a stunning Browning 525 Exquisite. Trouble is, the gun is made to standard off-the-shelf dimensions – and Dan is not. Can he adapt his gun mount and manage to […]
Fishing the Everglades for snook
Fishing livebait for snook off Marco Island in the Gulf of Mexico takes rare skill. Captain Chris Broome has that skill. He shows how to do it – and the catch speaks for itself. Plus you get to watch wildlife in one of the USA’s most spectacular wilderness areas, the Florida Everglades. Find Chris Broome […]
Scottish grouse law is ‘ruinous’ – Fieldsports News, 27 March 2024
youtu.be/QsipGADjYFw Here are the links: Scotland licenses grouse moors ScottishLandAndEstates.co.uk Can grouse shooting survive? Countryside-Alliance.org and Gov.Scot Scottish deer management consultation Bit.ly/deer2024 African countries slam trophy ban bill AfricaHunting.com + DailyMail.co.uk + NewZimbabwe.com + Survation.com + DailyMail.co.uk + NewZimbabwe.com + Chassons.com Markhor hunter’s US$181,000 will fund conservation Dawn.com GL45 gamebird release rules improved Gov.uk Farmers’ tractor protest in Westminster Instagram Aussie […]
Win Stalking Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 317
You can win tickets to the Stalking Show, which takes place on 13-14 April 2024 at Staffordshire Showground. Plus we have Dan Thor getting hot while out decoying pigeons, and Niall Rowantree has an appeal to anyone interested in Scottish deer. This week’s prizes and other links:Tom’s Targets Stalking Show tickets Need legal help with a hunting, […]
Deerstalker’s peace offering to dogwalker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBN1Vp_xbfM If stalking deer in the busy south east of England weren’t hard enough, sometimes you have to contend with dog walkers, either legitimately on your ground, or those who feel they have a right to roam away from designated footpaths. Often it is a friendly affair but sometimes it requires patience, education and venison […]
Fieldsports Britain – get orf my land
Fieldsports Britain – get orf my land www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWjuWB0Wb8 Cai Ap Bryn deals with a dogwalker while out deerstalking. Nicole Moore gets into wildfowling with Holbeach Wildfowlers in the East and Charlie Byrne is after a black-powder 8-bore goose with Devon Wildfowlers in the West. Anglers are revolting: we join 100 locals led by riverkeepers in […]
Formula 1 boss joins Southern Water protestors
Saj Rahman and Andy Ford Southern Water’s pumping station at Fullerton in Hampshire, on the banks of the River Test, dumps millions of gallons of raw sewage into the UK’s most famous chalkstream. Locals say they’ve had enough. On 18 March 2024, organised by two local riverkeepers, they were joined in a protest of more […]
Servicing your gun: how the pros do it – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 90
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LCP1DVIcE It’s the job that many of us put off, sometimes for weeks, a few for months, a handful for several seasons. John Spary and Joe Hocking are gunsmiths: the ones who get to clean, check, repair and occasionally pick up the pieces of our guns. They explain what goes into a gun service, plus […]
Spartan Javelin bipod: preview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=08HyzCGrZBE The Spartan Javelin is a modern take on the bipod for your rifle. Ryan Charlton of distributors Highland Outdoors explains that it’s lightweight, slips in a pocket, adjustable, and with its magnetic attachment system it’s quick and easy to deploy. Find out more at Highland Outdoors
How to get into wildfowling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PI4p6S2LUaI Starting out in wildfowling is easy. Clubs all over the UK are keen to meet you, take you out and show you what the sport is all about. In this film, Holbeach Wildfowlers take Nicole Moore as a guest to their ground on the Wash. Meanwhile, Charlie Byrne buys a day with the Devon […]
Poachers dump dead hares at village shop – Fieldsports News, 20 March 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUB8gYHYVy8 Here are the links: Dead hares horror – Daily Mail Bans head back to parliaments – Fieldsports News Botswana economy faces ‘crisis’ – New Zimbabwe British shooting is worth a billion – BASC Eat Game triumph for school – Queen’s College Hatfield House hunt hits back – Welwyn Hatfield Times Wild Trout Trust auction […]
Grousemoor licensing set to become law in Scotland
Grousemoor licensing and a partial muirban ban have passed their latest stage in the Scottish Parliament. The Wildlife Management & Muirburn Bill looks like it will pass later in the week. The reaction from the Countryside Alliance is that it is not what shoots want but they can work with it. MSPs who brought forward […]
Win a £150 fox target – Fieldsports Extra, episode 316
You can win a £150 fox target this week, kindly donated by Tom’s Targets. Plus we have protestors on the River Test (and they’re on our side) including former F1 boxx Ross Brawn, Cai Ap Bryn just after he’s had a run-in with a dogwalker, sporting agents from Roxtons and Bettws Hall talking about American […]
Global kickback against trophy ban – Fieldsports News, 13 March 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvmotJcJFGQ Here are the links: Nations join forces against trophy hunt bill Fieldsports News Packham backs ‘terrorist’ sab groups HuntSabs.org.uk and TheGuardian.com Keepers and farmers hit back at United Utilities Fieldsports News BASC’s legal victory over member’s revoked licence BASC River keepers say Southern Water still dumping sewage YouTube Crufts gundog champion celebrates country sports Instagram […]
Can you buy a serious PCP air rifle for under £400?
James Head of Crackshot selects two PCPs priced at £399. They are basic but, he says, there’s no compromise on accuracy. They do the job. For more from Crackshot, visit Crackshot.uk To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 746, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain746 More airgun reviews here:
Fieldsports Britain – Red hot rat shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=je88MkoNmBQIt's a thermal special this week. First up, Terry Doe has a thermal air rifle combo so accurate he can shoot mice as well as rats. Next, forget ice cubes and blowtorches; Paul Childerley tests the new military-developed Therm-X targets on his range. Plus we’re giving away a super-comfy orthopaedic folding chair, James Head is […]
Thermal airgun ratting and mousing
Airgun supremo Terry Doe is back at the fancy fowl centre for another go at the rats – and this time he’s upped the stakes in technology. He’s brought an RTI Arms pre-charged pneumatic, fitted with the latest Infiray TL35 SE Tube thermal scope. It’s a super-accurate combo, so much so that shooting a rat […]
Military tech to zero your thermal scope
You no longer need a blowtorch or ice pack to zero your thermal riflescope. Therm-X brings military target tech to the sport shooter, so you can practise shooting in the dark, whether it’s with a centrefire, rimfire or air rifle. The idea is simple – take a steel target and heat it using a battery. […]
Africans protest against UK trophy hunting import ban bill
Protests Botswana against the UK government British authority and influence in southern African countries is ‘as bad as in the Zulu Wars’ says one commentator. The reason? The UK government wants to enact a ban on trophy imports, throwing the whole basis for wildlife conservation in Namibia, South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Mozambique and other […]
Gamekeepers and farmers hit back at United Utilities
Angry farmers and gamekeepers have hit back against their landlords with a damning report. Called ‘United Utilities at Haweswater’, the document examines failures by landowners United Utilities and Lowther Estates, and their consultant the RSPB. It details how the landowners are driving tenant farmers out of business, how their tree planting schemes are failing with […]
Win a £125 chair – Fieldsports Extra, episode 315
You can win a portable orthopaedic chair, designed for shooting, kindly donated by Just1Seat.com. Plus we have announcements about membership pricing, insurance, a misunderstanding over the Daily Mail, an angry capercaillie and a bear in a trap. This week’s prizes and other links: Jackal Medical Orthopaedic seat for shooters Need legal help with a hunting, shooting or gun […]
Interview with director Tom Opre about The Last Keeper film
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8tyy4sA new documentary claims Scotland’s rural communities are ‘at war’ with each other – with conservation at the centre ground and threats of violence against children. During research for his new film ‘The Last Keeper’, director Tom Opre uncovered claims that keepers had been threatened by antis in their own communities – and their children were told they […]
How to make delicious pheasant jerky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W_XsNVb3ucM Cai Ap Bryn shows how to make delicious pheasant jerky, which makes a great snack to carry in the field. He uses the versatile Tre Spade Atacama Pro Food Dehydrator from Weschenfelder – get 15% off using the link below. Ingredients: Pheasant Soy sauce Worcestershire sauce Maple syrup White pepper Onion salt Sage Paprika […]
Antis’ acid attack threat to children – Fieldsports News, 6 March 2024
Here are the links: New film highlights acid attack threat to keepers’ kids YouTube and ShepherdsOfWildlife.org/keeper Plus watch our interview with Tom Opre here Irish deer season extended RTE.ie Southern Water fined for killing 2,000 fish Gov.uk Packham’s legal challenge to government Twitter Celebrity bird ringers face action C4PMC.co.uk and BTO.org Bright future for game farms BettwsHall.com […]
Night-shooting fallow in Lincolnshire
Parts of Lincolnshire have a lot of fallow. They hide up on antis’ land and feast on nearby farmers’ crops. DEFRA is now issuing night licences for local deer managers to bring down numbers. Luke Butel and Mark Singlehurst of Vale Field & Game show how they carry out a night-shooting exercise on a herd […]
Fieldsports Britain – Ambushing deer in the dark
youtu.be/a98eb5csitU Night shooting deer: it’s a thing. Whether you like it or not, DEFRA is giving out licences to night-shoot deer and some deer managers are using them. In Lincolnshire, the deer problem is acute, so Luke Butel and Mark Singlehurst from Vale Field & Game are using a night licence to reduce a huge […]
KOFS vs ATA Arms shotguns
Two Turks go head-to-head in the hands of Ian Hodge of Cornish gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports. He looks at affordably priced 12-bores from KOFS vs ATA Arms. For Ian’s shop, go to IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 745, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain745 More shotgun reviews here:
José Souto: putting game meat on Britain’s plates
José Souto is on the front line of putting venison, pheasant, partridge and hare on people’s plates. José is not just a passionate hunter himself, he’s an award-winning game chef, and a lecturer at Westminster Kingsway College. He trains the chefs who end up working in some of the top foodie establishments in London and […]
Win a £90 medical kit – Fieldsports Extra, episode 314
You can win a Bleeding Control Kit from Jackal Medical, priced at £90. Plus we have ferreting in New Zealand, boar trapping in Florida, homeloading in Leicestershire and a professional hunter hard done by UK newspapers. This week’s prizes and other links:Mega VR Bit.ly/megavrJackal Medical Need legal help with a hunting, shooting or gun issue? email […]
Fulham Shooting Club
Look out, British countryside – the city boys are coming. The Fulham Shooting Club provides shooting days for all levels. Aimed at over-21s who live and work in and around London, it doesn’t matter whether you have never shot before or if you have won an Olympic gold medal for your shooting. It’s a social […]
Shooting driven wild boar with the Sako 90
Paul Childerley heads to Portugal for an action-packed, adrenaline-fuelled adventure hunting driven wild boar with the Sako 90 Peak rifle in .300 Win Mag fitted with an Aimpoint Acro C2 red dot sight. Paul is experienced at this sort of fast, reactive shooting, so he shares some top tips with his fellow guns. Experienced or […]
British Shooting Show 2024 – Fieldsports News, 28 February 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-e9S3N6GYEA Here are the links: British Shooting Show 2024 Fieldsportschannel.tv/british-shooting-show-2024 Licensing backlog crisis BASC Moderators to go off-ticket BASC; Respond to the consultation here Home Office Warning shot to Scottish politicians Countryside Alliance Irish wildfowlers fund international conservation NARGC.ie Labour urged to drop trail hunting pledge Countryside Alliance Southern Water pleads not guilty in pollution […]
Fieldsports Britain – Wild boar frenzy
Paul Childerley is on an all-action driven boar hunt in Portugal. We’re shooting pheasants with the Fulham Shooting Club, a group of enthusiastic shots who want the world to go shooting. Plus a new Farming Britain is out: Charlotte Ashley talks sausages, rubble and robots, and we ask, is it RIP for the small family […]
Win a £269 VR gun – Fieldsports Extra, episode 313
You can win the VR ‘gun’ we used at the British Shooting Show, priced at £169. It was a stonker of a show, with members new and old. Thanks to all who said hello. We have an update from the show, plus Paul in Portugal, and how pheasant shooting helps a lonely City boy. This […]
British Shooting Show 2024
youtu.be/RZioVNz1Pjs Part one ⬆️ More than 2,000 brands under one roof, tens of thousands of visitors, shooting sports at the heart of the NEC in Birmingham: what more could you want? Join Andy Ford, Terry Doe and Nicole Moore for our highlights packages from the British Shooting Show 2024. Part two ⬇️ youtu.be/UgySTXDIopY
Labour to ban trail hunting – Fieldsports News, 21 February 2024
Here are the links: Labour ‘attacks the countryside’ Countryside Alliance Charlie Jacoby roasts anti on GB News YouTube Hotel cancels hunt ball Hampshire Chronicle Record pike Facebook Hunt reinstated after ban Dorset Echo Masterchef blasts antis HunterGatherCook.com Fundraising for Cornish schoolboy GoFundMe and YouTube Medicated grit code for grouse Herald Scotland Squirrel contraceptive plan Telegraph To […]
Bolting bunny bedlam
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0cNpzi1TmM Catapult supremo Wayne Martin is pretty handy with a shotgun too – and he’ll need all his skills when the ferrets go underground and the rabbits start bolting. We’ve come to the island of Gotland off the coast of Sweden. Aimpoint have chosen this location to showcase their new Acro S2 shotgun sight, because […]
Maven B1.2 10×42 binoculars
Maven Optics has released a new, upgraded version of its flagship binoculars, the B1.2. Ryan Charlton of Highland Outdoors has been testing a pair in the popular 10×42 specification, in eyecatching grey with orange detailing. He is impressed with their ergonomic feel and handling, and superior optics, delivering superb low-light performance and edge-to-edge sharpness, in […]
Fieldsports Britain – Red dot rabbits
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qix5Nxp17fEWayne Martin is tackling a huge rabbit infestation, trying out a new Aimpoint sight to shoot them bolting from ferrets. Dan Thor is battling the wind at his friend Fred the Gamekeeper’s shoot. Ryan Charlton from Highland Outdoors takes a look at the latest top-of-the-range binoculars from Maven. Plus we’re giving away a custom knife […]
Dan Thor shoots at Fred the Gamekeeper’s
Instagram star Dan Thor has been invited to a lovely driven partridge and pheasant day by his friend Fred the Gamekeeper. He’s decided to leave his usual Miroku in the cabinet today, and he’s shooting an old favourite Browning 525. The wind is playing havoc with the birds, and Dan is out of the action […]
Win a knife at the British Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 312
The big news is our new legal helpline. Aimed at the legal problems you might encounter when you apply for a shotgun or firearm certificate, it is a new member benefit. Our lawyer Layla McGuigan talks about what that offers. Plus we have a knife giveaway at the British Shooting Show, Jim Barrington says what […]
Cai creates venison kebabs
Forget sausages and burgers and try something different with your venison mince. Game cook Cai ap Bryn from Game & Flames has been given a kebab mix to add to his fallow venison and pork mince to create a dozen kebabs. And to make professional looking kofta or shish kebabs he is using a magic […]
Fieldsports Britain – Lizard wizards
www.youtube.com/watch?v=42y8egkDuYMInvasive iguanas are a massive problem in Florida, undermining houses and flood defences, spreading disease and even popping up in toilets. Charlie takes to the waterways with an army vet and a Fieldsports Nation member to hunt them with high-powered airguns. Back in the UK, the Seated Gun and his team take on the finest […]
Why Sir Johnny Scott and Clarissa were sacked from the BBC
At an event which raised over £2,000 for the Gamekeepers Welfare Trust and the NGO’s Educational Trust, Sir Johnny Scott sings Fieldsports Channel’s praises and explains just how cross Clarissa Dickson Wright was with the BBC for sacking them both from the show “Clarissa and the Countryman.” Click here to watch a short interview with […]
Hunting Florida’s monster iguanas
Once they were pets. Now they are pests. Iguanas join a list of reptiles including monitor lizards and Burmese pythons that people have bought, kept, got bored of and released into the countryside. Now the lizards are a major pest, digging up the sea walls that prevent tidal surges flooding homes. That’s where Todd Williams […]
Rocketing fen partridges with a .410
JP Gaudin, The Seated Gun, is shooting fast-flying partridges at the Balsham Shoot near Cambridge. As if that wasn’t challenge enough, he starts with a 20-bore, then moves on to a .410 – and still manages to bring down some stunning birds with the little Eley Fourlong cartridges, to the delight of young Harley who […]
Buffalo hunter cheats death – Fieldsports News, 14 February 2024
Here are the links: Hunter cheats death in buffalo charge YouTube Lions prowl safari camp TikTtok BASC claims grouse victory BASC Gun shop debanked twice TargetsAndTins Squirrel pox blow for reds Facebook Bluefin tuna programme success Cefas.co.uk Hunter wins SCI ‘Dream Hunt’ SafariClub BASC scholarship funds future conservationists BASC ‘Ewe turn’ on Lamb National event […]
Win a designer shotgun bead – Fieldsports Extra, episode 311
We are giving away four shotgun sights from XS Sights and you can win one of them. Plus there’s Nicole Moore on taking part in Fieldsports Live, an iguana hunting guide explains his business, Sir Johnny Scott puts in w word for the Welsh, and Fieldsports member Adrian Burdett explains what he is doing in […]
Lead ban delayed – Fieldsports News, 7 February 2024
Here are the links: Lead ban delayed BASC Pheasant release restrictions to be less burdensome Countryside Alliance Farming Britain show launched on YouTube Click here to watch Ledbury Hunt Golden Button Challenge Facebook Fishing film festival Vimeo Australian duck hunters fight off ban 9News.com.au Canada deer cull backfires Vancouver Sun and Facebook Native vs invasive deer […]
