Benelli Sp’Auto 2011
Held at the West London Shooting School, the Benelli Sp’Auto is the only Sporting shoot aimed exclusively at semi-automatic shotgun users. Specifically designed around the semi-auto, the event allows full use of the auto’s three shot facility. Stands are presented as either (a) three targets on the call of “pull” or (b) two targets on […]
Oxford Gun Company award-winning clay ground
The Oxford Gun Company won the 2011 Shooting Industry Awards for best clay-shooting ground. Doug and David Florent explain what makes the ground unique. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 82. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain82
Fieldsports Britain – Animal charity releases foxes next to chicken run
They are dumping foxes in the countryside near you. In this week’s programme, we uncover how one British animal welfare charity feeds foxes on dogfood and lets them go near a free-range chicken run. Duh! Meanwhile, back in the more enlightened world of shooting sports, we’re at the Beretta World shooting competition in Hampshire. We’re […]
Fieldsports Britain – Irish lurchers and Sutherland trout
Sport in Northern Ireland and Scotland this week – looking for the fastest longdogs and gundogs on land and water (lurchers competing for the Master McGrath), picking up tips about shooting straight from Mike Yardley and knocking down Finn McCool-sized bags of crows with Sporting Shooter chef Mark Gilchrist. That’s all at the Shane’s Castle […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fishing with schools, foxing and pheasants
We have fishing, foxing, pheasants, the Clay Classic and an IPC award-winning clay ground in this week’s programme. We are with fishing expert Charles Jardine looking at his special love, the Fishing With Schools initiative, which is backed by the Countryside Alliance. We are at the Marlston Shoot on the Berkshire Downs admiring their superb […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fishing with Miss Switzerland
It’s international jetset week on Fieldsports Britain. Swiss supermodel Xenia Tchoumitcheva takes us trout fishing on Alpine streams, we are taking a tricky shot on a roebuck in Hampshire with Roy Lupton, and we are shooting at the Newick Park Hotel & Country Estate which offers a friendly driven shoot over 250 acres of glorious […]
Fishing for Schools
Top flyfisher Charles Jardine explains the UK’s Fishing For Schools project, which is backed by the Countryside Alliance. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 82. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain82
Fieldsports Britain – Ear defenders + pigeons over peas + partridges
What’s this ‘ear? Here is how to protect your hearing with our Big Friendly Test of ear defenders for shooters. And for those of you who didn’t wear hearing protection when you were younger I said WE’RE TESTING EAR DEFENDERS!! That’s not all. In this week’s Fieldsports Britain programme, we’re out on a traditional pheasant […]
Fishing for Heroes meets Project Healing Waters
In May 2011, UK charity Fishing For Heroes hosted the guys from American charity Project Healing Waters on a fishing trip around the south of England. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 78. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain78 Fishing for Heroes is a unique charity which specialises in the support […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hypnotise a bird and avoid a charging lion
How to hypnotise a bird, how to tell when a charging lion is going to kill you (or just scare you), how to set up your quad bike for rabbiting – all these vital ‘life skills’ and more are revealed in this week’s Fieldsports Britain. The much-admired Roy Lupton dizzies doves in order to train […]
Ian Coley Shooting School
We review Ian Coley Shooting School, one of the finest instruction, guns and game shooting resources in the West of England. Located just outside Cheltenham it has a shooting ground, gunshop and sporting agency all on one site with easy access and parking. It is the only shooting business in Cheltenham to offer a full […]
Fieldsports Britain – Project Healing Waters for Iraq war veterans
Watch Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans catch trout, talk about what they went through and explain how flyfishing helps them get over post traumatic stress disorder. Watch Browning owners get together and celebrate owning Brownings. Watch Benelli owners do the same with Benellis. And see all shooters enjoy coming together for a day at the […]
Mark Gilchrist shoots pigeons in Oxfordshire from an Idleback chair
Shooting magazine celebrity chef Mark Gilchrist tries out the Idleback pigeonshooting chair on a spring day pigeon shooting with Shoot Warehouse in Oxfordshire. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain68
George Digweed shoots crows in Sussex
George Digweed tries out the new Idleback pigeonshooting chair on a day in Sussex. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 70. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain70
Pam Zaitz hunts deer in England
American TV host Pam Zaitz comes to the English Lake District to stalk native British red deer with stalker Jonathan Standing. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 52. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain52
Abbey Burton hunts rabbits with night vision
Abbey Burton and Ed Ling try out rabbit shooting with the new N550 Pulsar digi-sight and an Ideback chair. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain68
Fieldsports Britain – Elephants and clayshooting
It’s clays, clays, stalking, elephants, muzzleloaders and more clays this week in Fieldsports Britain. We are in Kent working out what makes the best shooting sticks. We are in Zimbabwe, courtesy of Norma Ammunition, to find out when a charging elephant really means it and when they are just mucking about. We are at the […]
Stalking fallow deer in the south of England
We’re out with Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam and his stalking partner Colin Hinkley. They are saving a farmer’s crops from a herd of fallow. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode
Shooting walked-up grouse
We enjoy a day’s grouse shooting in Cumbria over English pointers and setters. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 40. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain40
The famous Crowman shoots pigeons
Sporting Shooter pigeon expert Andy ‘The Crowman’ Crow is out protecting the Kent farm he manages from pigeons. We join him in the pigeon hide. This film first appeared on Fieldsports Britain, episode 69. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain69
Fieldsports Britain – Schools Challenge, thermal imaging and culling roebuck
We’ve got roe deer stalking, young shots in the Schools Challenge, fox hunts growing flowers and the last word in thermal imaging to help you spot your wildlife in the programme this week. Roy Lupton is out at Kingsclere in Hampshire culling roebuck and maintaining the health of the deer herd there. Meanwhile, the staff […]
TransK9 dog cages and dog transit boxes
Attention to detail has been a priority in the design and manufacture of all TransK9’s dog cages and dog transit boxes. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in kennel management and design the firm from Scotland offers a range of maintenance-free kennel and dog transit products that offer not only excellent value but […]
Fieldsports Britain – Ballywalter game fair
Northern Ireland First Minister Peter Robinson and Chief Constable Matt Baggott both show their support for hunting, shooting and fishing at the Ballywalter Game & Country Living Fair in Northern Ireland. We are there to film it for Fieldsports Britain this week. We also use the fair to take a walk through the history of […]
Fieldsports Britain – Phil Spencer goes shooting
Maneaters, rabbit burgers and a TV celebrity: Phil Spencer of Channel 4’s ‘Location Location Location’ is on the programme this week in Kent to shoot pigeons, stalk fallow deer and talk about the work of the Countryside Alliance. Norma Precision ammunition expert Don Heath tells the tragic story of his hunting student who was killed […]
Fieldsports Britain – How to tell when a buffalo is about to charge
How to avoid a charging buffalo, how Realtree camo gets you girlfriends (or boyfriends) and how to cook an Easter bunny – you get the most essential knowledge from Fieldsports Channel every week. We are with Zimbabwean professional hunter Don Heath as he explains when buffalo hunts go wrong, we are at the Kelmarsh Game […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rabbits at night + Blenheim Palace fishing
It’s love and war this week. Sporting Shooter magazine chef Mark Gilchrist is at war with rabbits in Kent. Meanwhile, Roy Lupton’s ferrets and falcons are in the mood for love, and he has to oblige! And Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam continues his love affair with fallow and roebuck stalking. Then there’s romance. What […]
Fieldsports Britain – WMS Steel Challenge
In the programme this week, we’re picking up tips from a team of long-distant rifle shooters who are at the WMS Steel Challenge range in Wales to compete for Swarovski glass, we have an entertaining way of exercising hunters with the East Sussex & Romney Marsh Hunt in Sussex, and we are asking the question: […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dodgy antis with guns + George Digweed uses night vision
In our Fieldsport Britain programme this week we’ve gone topsy-turvy. We’ve got antis chasing deerstalkers, rabbits chasing rabbitshooters, and crow shooters sitting very, very still or the crows won’t come near them. There’s a new film out called Blooded about antis chasing naked deerstalkers across Mull. Its trailer was so shocking YouTube banned it. It […]
Fieldsports Britain – Schools Challenge and Andy ‘Crowman’ Crow shoots pigeons
This week we’ve got pigeon shooting with the ‘crow man’ Andy Crow, deerstalking with Sporting Shooter editor Dominic Holtam, the Schools Challenge competition for the best young shooters in Britain, and our own super competition for one lucky viewer to win a TransK9 dog box for your car worth £450. Out with Andy in Kent, […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part six
A beginner gets to shoot: part six of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part one
Breathing, trigger control and follow-through: part one of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, long time stalker and published deer stalking author. This item first appeared in […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part five
Shooting using natural rests: part five of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part four
How to shoot sitting: part four of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part three
How to shoot kneeling: part three of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 51. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain51 The film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels www.riflebarrels.com BAT Machine […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part two
Shooting positions: part two of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 50. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain50 The film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels www.riflebarrels.com BAT Machine Co www.batmachine.com […]
Fieldsports Britain – IWA gun trade show 2011 and Chinese water deer
Donner und blitzen! We’re in Germany (again) – this time at the European hunting innovation show IWA, in Nuremberg, where all the best shooting products for the next year or two get their first outings. We’re looking at thermal imaging, anti-smell devices and we’re even finding time to nip off back to Bedfordshire to […]
Tales of a London poacher
We join Cleve Edmonston, author of Tales of a London Poacher, for a walk round the East End where he recalls his exploits with garden gun and airgun in the 1960s. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain68
Fieldsports Britain – Clarissa Dickson-Wright on what she would like to do to a badger
It’s the cooks and books episode! We’ve got Clarissa Dickson-Wright (that’s not a real picture in case you wondered) talking about her book Potty, wich has 100 of Clarissa’s favourite recipes that can all be cooked in one dish in the oven or on the hob. Clarissa also talks about her forthcoming book, a history […]
Fieldsports Britain – From rabbits to Cape buffalo
We’re in Sussex, Somerset and Africa looking for game big and small. Top shot Mike Yardley is after buffalo in the Limpopo region of South Africa with Oribi Outfitters. Meanwhile Commonwealth Games Olympic Trap silver medallist Abbey Burton is swapping her shotgun for rifle and is after rabbits, using Pulsar N550 Digisight night vision and […]
Fieldsports Britain – On test: Kawasaki Mule, JCB WorkMax, John Deere Gator and Kubota RTV
Fancy a new gamekeeping vehicle? We’re testing the Kawasaki Mule, the Kubota RTV, the John Deere Gator and the JCB Workmax against each other. Let’s see which one is the winner! That’s not all. We’re at a young shots event near Bristol trying out ferreting and falconry. And we’re talking to the new chief executive […]
Fieldsports Britain – Drumlanrig Castle dogs and the search for pigeons, rabbits and deer
It´s dogs and guns this week. We´re off to the fabulous kennels of the Duke of Buccleuch in South-West Scotland in search of canine comfort, and we visit the makers of the TransK9 dog transport system. Then it´s back to the south of England where Sporting Shooter magazine chef Mark Gilchrist has got a new […]
Alice Barnard on Countryside Alliance campaigning
We talk to the new chief executive of the Countryside Alliance Alice Barnard about politics and the future of foxhunting, as she goes to a Lincolnshire point-to-point. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 66. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain66 For more on the Countryside Alliance visit www.countryside-alliance.org
Fieldsports Britain – Driven partridge with a tank, wildfowling and lamping
For the programme this week, our arsenal includes a Spartan armoured car, a double rifle converted to goose gun and two Harris hawks. And what a bag: two foxes, four rabbits, a selection of Norfolk partridges and the reachiest pinkfoot goose you may ever have seen. We’re shooting driven birds with the Light Dragoons next […]
Fieldsports Britain – German driven boar
Achtung boar! We’re in Germany on a driven boar hunt with top sports optics company Zeiss and we ask the question: who are the top boarshooters? Germans, Italians, Scandinavians or Brits? Find out here. That’s not all. We are also following up injured animals with a Hanoverian hound. And we are in London with Rob […]
Countryside Alliance on proposed gun laws
As the Government digests the Home Affairs Committee’s report into firearms licensing, nearly 800,000 certificate holders wait patiently for the official reaction. A history of knee jerk reactions to high profile incidents has victimised legitimate firearms holders, whilst doing nothing to combat the increasing amount of crime committed with illegal weapons. Following the tragic events […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hares with golden eagles and a muntjac cull
For fast-action sport, we’re after hares with golden eagles in the Berkshire countryside thanks to Roy Lupton. We’re also joining top Oxfordshire stalker Owen Beardsmore of Cervus UK to look at a lovely estate he manages in the Chilterns, and joining in with the muntjac and fallow deer cull. And we’re training a Bavarian mountain […]
Fieldsports Britain – British big cats and a stolen gundog reunited with its owner
It’s vintage Fieldsports Channel. We have the hunt for big cats in Wales (are those cat’s eyes by the sheep carcass?). We have the preview of the Handicap Classic, one of the best prizes in shooting. We have George Digweed on the best clay cartridges. And we have Selena Masson, ex Shooting Times, reunited with […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rabbit hounds, pheasant cartridges and a Hampshire shoot
We’re chasing rabbits with a trencher pack of terriers and other curs in Somerset’s lovely Quantock Hills this week. We’re also at the Steventon Shoot in Hampshire (Jane Austen used to live there) where the keeper has returned after 20 years to bring about change. And we’re with top shot George Digweed to discuss the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Britain’s biggest fox
Our massive 26lb Maidstone fox has been one of the biggest stories in the British press so far this year – but now we have found a bigger fox. Dennis Rowsell of Somerset shot a 34lb fox in 2009. We interview him in this programme about it. That’s not all. We’re also learning about […]
The colossal 26lb fox
Is this Britain’s biggest fox? It is certainly a contender. Fieldsports Channel started 2011 with our search for the UK’s most Fantastic Mr Fox and already we have a possible winner. Keith Talbot visited his parents in Maidstone, Kent, for Christmas in 2010. Imagine their horror when they discovered a fox had killed the […]
