Des and Keith’s luxury squirrel shoot
Des and Keith have their squirrel shooting sorted: a squirrel hide with a door knocker AND a welcome mat. No welcome for the squirrels, though. The greys are drawn to a seed and peanut feeder in front of the hide, and Des and Keith’s high-tech airguns do the rest of the work, making this piece […]
Fieldsports Britain – wild boar and squirrels
youtu.be/TuplGqH6AH8 Two hunts – two different approaches: Oxfordshire squirrel shooters Des and Keith have worked out how to do their pest control in luxury, with a well-appointed hide and a feed station just yards away. Tim Pilbeam does it the hard way, visiting Pulsar’s night vision and thermal optics factories in the Baltic, learning about […]
Shooters demand urgent action to tackle Northern Ireland’s firearms licensing crisis
youtu.be/-Dg1qjseL9I Shooting is more than a pastime for these shooters in Northern Ireland. It can be a lifeline when bad health is causing them issues. But some members of the Dunnyboe Target Club are struggling because of the crisis in firearms licensing. Dunnyboe Target Club is a lifeline for shooters Paul Jennings is one of […]
Royal visit to home of shooting sports – Fieldsports News, 19 July 2023
Here are the links: Princess Royal visits BASC HQ – BASC press release Firearms certificate revocations rise – Yahoo News George Digweed championship win – Facebook Nathan Hales wins world cup trap gold– Facebook North Yorkshire council considers trail hunting ban – Countryside Alliance + The Times White Lodge tragedy – Sky MPs want farmers […]
Win tickets to the Game Fair – Fieldsports Extra, episode 281
In a packed programme, you can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Game Fair, there’s a report from Fieldsports Live in Lutterworth last week, tips on snacking from airgunner David Elliott-Smith, the value of Fieldsports Channel from Gary McCartney of the Countryside Alliance, and both David Wright and Aaron Jones get excited […]
Inside Pulsar HQ for the first time: exclusive and behind-the-scenes
It’s the first time cameras have been allowed inside the Pulsar factories in Lithuania and Latvia. Tim Pilbeam has an opportunity to see the newest products being made, mourn the loss of his favourite (Helion), and discover what the company has up the sleeve of their blue lab coats when it comes to artificial intelligence […]
Who is the best sporting clayshooter in the world?
Who is the best sporting clay shooter in the world? Maybe the legendary George Digweed? Or Olympic gold medallist Richard Faulds? Perhaps one of the top American shooters, like Anthony Matarese. We’re about to find out, because the world’s best shots are at the EJ Churchill shooting ground in Buckinghamshire to battle it out for […]
Government hands out cash to shoots – Fieldsports News, 12 July 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6s4vA3W0KI Here are the links: Government launches fund for shoots (and antis) – DEFRA RSPB has cash to splash on predator control – BBC Banks’ bias towards shooting firms – BASC Scottish stag welfare fears – BASC Police shoot feral dogs – DGLostDogs.co.uk Urgent call on firearms – consultation + Fieldsports News Rural cost-of-living crisis […]
Ultimate .410 cartridge for pigeons, game and clays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf5eCvlQiAI Paul Childerley loves a .410 shotgun. Whether it is on a game day or clay shoot, he enjoys the challenge of the smaller calibre, plus the benefits of less recoil, less weight, and less bang. Today, he’s trying to have a day on the pigeons with a selection of guns and shells. The birds […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s .410 pigeon day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKut5N4DaAU Paul Childerley wants to go quiet and simple this week. He is shooting pigeons over crops in Bedfordshire close enough to a footpath to make a quiet .410 his gun of choice. He tries a variety of guns, including a Hushpower. Meanwhile, we’re at the World English Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill shooting ground […]
UK anglers land UK bluefin tuna fishing season after DEFRA dallying
youtu.be/viFTqHSRcJs by Deborah Hadfield Sportfishing for bluefin tuna is back. Skippers say landing the English CHART 2023, catch-and-release program, was a monster fight. Delays and lack of funding threatened its future. Defra dallying led to a last-minute announcement which is causing issues for some skippers. The good news is that, in Cornwall, 25 vessels are […]
Maven RS4 5-30×56 riflescope
Click here for 10% discount offer for Fieldsports Channel viewers – use the code FSTV at checkout by James Marchington Ryan Charlton from Highland Outdoors, which imports the new RS4 5-30×56 scope from Maven Optics in Wyoming, USA, says why he likes it. “The company’s philosophy is founded on no-compromise optics for hunting the back […]
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Win £100+ of shooting kit from Cluny – Fieldsports Extra, episode 280
You can win shooting kit priced at more than £100. Plus, we have a tuna sport fishing skipper from Cornwall, and a gamekeeper from Hampshire, both of them taking part in official scientific nature-recovery programmes. And Paul Childerley is shooting pigeons with a .410.This week’s prizes and other links:ATN X-Sight LTV 3-9x day and night […]
What the UK can learn from Botswana about looking after animals
youtu.be/lVO7F7MULUo by Charlie Jacoby Big African animals from a dozen species browsing next to each other on green savannah. It’s a scene that the British government struggles to understand, because these are wild animals thriving in a southern African hunting country. The British government takes the view that these animals can’t be thriving, because they […]
How to find the best pellet for your air rifle
youtu.be/bfEA-6_QZGU To get the best out of your air rifle, you need to find the pellet that works best in your gun. Some air rifles seem to ‘like’ some pellets – and not like others. James Head, from Devon-based airgun shop Crackshot, heads to the range above the shop to try a selection of pellets […]
Call to arms on new firearms licensing consultation
youtu.be/uyM_t-srydg BASC says a new firearms consultation on firearms licensing is the most important in 35 years. The Minister for Crime and Policing Chris Philp launched an 8-week consultation on June 29th. BASC is urging shooters to respond so that the shooting community has a voice in decisions that will have an impact for decades […]
Delays in GL43 licences threaten gamekeeping jobs
There should be birds ready for the shooting season. But this shoot on Salisbury Plain is in limbo because of the chaos surrounding general licences. DEFRA announced a last-minute change which means shoots near some protected sites need a licence to release birds. BASC says the new rules affect hundreds of shoots. BASC ‘s chief […]
What makes the best foxhound?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wcf32tsaVM What to look for in a foxhound: Charlie travels to the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association 2023 hound show at Stradbally Hall, where the best Irish foxhounds are on show, as well as harriers, beagles and even azawakhs. Visit IMFHA.ie Photography from the day: More on hounds here: More on hounds here:
Mr Grumpy goes ratting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgV0554Fzag Roy is tired and grumpy, and giving David grief. David’s one hope is that Roy takes his rattiness out on the local rodent population. With the end of the falcon breeding season just around the corner, Roy has just a couple of hours to perform some important rat control around his aviaries. Poison is […]
Fieldsports Britain – ratty Roy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS34mhRtwdw Roy has a rat problem – and he suffers from rattiness, too. He is out with David to control the rodents that are scavenging around his bird of prey aviaries. Meanwhile, Charlie is off to Ireland to find out what makes the best foxhound. It’s the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association’s annual hound show […]
UK government puts guns under public spotlight – Fieldsports News, 5 July 2023
youtu.be/3Z2u7FtXM8c Here are the links: BASC says firearms consultation most important in 35 years – Fieldsports News or click here for firearms licensing consultation Bluefin tuna research programmes approved – Facebook MPs accuse anti hunting police chief of bias – Daily Telegraph Lord Zac Goldsmith resigns – BBC BASC warns of Scottish bill human rights […]
Roy complains about David – Fieldsports Extra, episode 279
Out shooting rats with airguns, David and Roy go at each other like a married couple heading for the divorce courts. Meanwhile, Bill Harriman from BASC talks about the importance of the new firearms consultation, Ian Bell of BASC says how the GL43 scandal (no birds released near European designated special protection areas in England […]
Roestalking in Caithness & Sutherland with a combination rifle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Fi8ElBodE John Dodd is trying to meet his cull roebuck targets and Charlie is not helping. Instead of a nice sensible bolt-action with an expensive scope on top, Charlie has brought a combination rifle/shotgun, a Winchester Supergrade 12ga/.243, with an Aimpoint sight. Patient as ever, John guides Charlie on to bucks – and even has […]
Fieldsports Britain – red dot roebuck triple
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWb3lSWyfeM It’s a big game week in #FieldsportsBritain. Charlie takes his combination rifle out with John Dodd in Caithness & Sutherland looking for roebucks, and Ollie Williams is at Holland & Holland in London looking for buffalo. Yup, the famous gumaking firm keeps a pen of dagga boys in a basement shooting cinema. It helps […]
Gamekeepers are the unsung heroes of conservation
youtu.be/32mgYnh0XsI Curlews are under threat. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust says in some areas of the UK their population is declining by 17% a year. But the GWCT says that on land managed by gamekeepers, their numbers are increasing by 14% a year. Roger Draycott of the GWCT says: “The curlew is the bird […]
How to shoot £500,000-worth of guns in London
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JrPIzmYVqb8 The answer is to pretend you’re super-rich (better still: be super rich) and ask for a try-before-you-buy day at the Holland & Holland Shooting Ground shooting cinema in North-West London. That’s what Ollie Williams does – and has a fabulous time, with the help of H&H’s Charlie Young, shooting some of the best bolt-actions […]
Sunak government plans firearms law changes – Fieldsports News, 28 June 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVLHjnaVyD8 Here are the links: Firearms licensing changes and fee rises looming MP predicts UK hunting trophy import ban may fail Scottish firefighters fears over muirburn restrictions – SGA Wildfire health damage warning – BBC Northampton council backs meat diet – FarmingUK Medal glory for UK shooters Anglers pay tribute to club member – BBC […]
Win a £600 ATN day/night scope – Fieldsports Extra, episode 278
You can enter a draw to win an ATN X-Sight day/night scope priced at more than £600 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra prize draw. Plus we have Sir Bill Wiggin MP on the important of shooting, expert advice on cartridge pricing and what’s a bargain from JustCartridges.com, gamekeeper Richard Bailey from the Peak Disrict, and […]
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GPO Passion ED 8×32 binoculars on test
As a keen rifle shooter and deer stalker, Ryan Charlton of Highland Outdoors has used a lot of binoculars, and he’s particularly impressed with the latest offering from German Precision Optics: the GPO Passion ED 8×32. The first thing that catches his eye is the packaging. “It’s all recyclable, which is in line with GPO’s […]
Hunting deer with a WWI Mauser
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdhRQW2Ma7M Joe Wood MBE takes his First World War Mauser out to find a muntjac or roebuck in Lincolnshire. It’s an unusual rifle, with open sights and he talks through its capabilities to a backdrop of deer. More deerstalking here:
First flight of the crow-copter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NMuBDaqy_s Matt Turley is showcasing his big new idea. What Sikorsky did for the helicopter, Matt is doing for crow shooting. Behold: the crowcopter (also known as the Turley-Whurley) . It’s a brilliant method of bringing in corvids when you are shooting from among trees. Click here for more from Jack Pyke More from […]
Fieldsports Britain – Turley-Whurley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMyIpGocjbg Matt Turley has a new kind of crow decoy. It’s a rotary on a pole that makes it look like crows are circling over the apple orchard where he is shooting. The crowcopter or ‘Turley whirlie’ is the highlight of a morning’s corvid shooting on this Somerset farm. Meanwhile, in Lincolnshire, Joe Wood MBE […]
How the fieldsports community can get mental health support without involving the NHS
by Deborah Hadfield Getting help doesn’t have to mean risking your firearms licence. The Gamekeepers Welfare Trust offers a helpline which is manned by nurses. And the GWT is encouraging people to keep an eye on their friends with its ‘Check-in With a Mate’ scheme. Following years of covid and bird flu, Helen Benson of […]
How DEFRA is trying to kill off gamebirds – Fieldsports News, 21 June 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-iZ1kH7ePs Here are the links: Gamebird licence welfare warning – Fieldsports News Wales gamebird release plan will cost jobs – Fieldsports News Calls for urgent action on NI firearms fiasco – Countryside Alliance Trophy hunting import bill under fire – MSN Firm fined £500,000 for ‘devastating’ river pollution – Environment Agency Scottish stag welfare concerns […]
Apple tree pruning – Fieldsports Extra, episode 277
Matt Turley is pruning the apple trees in an orchard with his semi-auto (he is trying to shoot the crows behind them), Joe Wood explains how he built his home cold smoker so he can make venison biltong, and Simon Whitehead talks about depression and why it’s important to face it if you have it. […]
Shooting groups mount battle over new gamebird release licence in England
youtu.be/T2zSD_1-tQY by Deborah Hadfield Gamekeeper Steven Musk is on the frontline of a battle which could cost him his livelihood. His shoot in Swaffham in Norfolk is close to the Breckland Special Protection Area, SPA. After a last-minute change by Defra on 31st May 2023, he is now forced to apply for a licence to […]
Nicole’s tough day on the pigeons
It’s not an easy day for Nicole Moore on the pigeons today. The birds are not going where she wants them to go. The pigeons may be pests but Nicole is game and she doesn’t give up. Find Nicole Moore on Instagram For more about Eley cartridges go to EleyHawkLtd.com For Jack Pyke clothing see […]
Long-range Spanish ibex hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVe0d3yb6s Just as the ibex season is about to close, Paul Childerley heads to southern Spain to hunt the smallest of the Spanish ibex subspecies, the Ronda ibex. Mountain hunting requires skill, fitness and great kit. Paul’s done his homework. He’s prepared for long range shooting across this impressive landscape out to 500 metres, using […]
Fieldsports Britain – hot hunting holiday
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHM-7ViHujM It’s the perfect addition to any costa holiday: Paul Childerley heads into the mountains behind Spain’s Mediterranean coast with his trusty S20 to look for ibex. It’s spectacular scenery and good-quality long-range shooting – if he is lucky enough to find the right animal to shoot. Meanwhile, Nicole Moore is coping with a tricky […]
Police split failed firearms licensing unit – Fieldsports News, 14 June 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J90YFYP3qwQ Here are the links: Police firearms licensing unit to split – BBC Man charged over goshawk deaths – East Anglian Daily Times Eighth fire of the year at National Trust’s Marsden Moor – BBC Firefighters training in muirburn – BBC SSPCA to be new police force for moorlands Badger cull zones expanded – FarmingUK […]
Stalker shoots unusual roebuck in Scotland
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8lr0d5 Fieldsports Nation member Rod Entwistle shot a perruque buck in May 2023 on his ground in Berwickshire in the the Scottish Borders. He shot the animal with a custom .308, using Norma 150gr ammunition and off Viperflex sticks. Rod first saw the buck in April 2023. He was out stalking with a friend at […]
Win Leica binos priced at £700 – Fieldsports Extra, episode 276
You could win Leica Ultravid 8×20 binoculars priced at £700 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra prize draw. Plus Paul Childerley explains Spanish meat handling, Nicole Moore struggles with pigeons, the government slaps a licence on gamebird release, and we make headway sueing newspapers over nicking shooters’ pictures.This week’s prizes and other links:British Open .410 Championship […]
Kennel Club pushes for electric dog collar ban
youtu.be/3eM6UCOjqU4 Essential tool or harmful to a dog’s welfare? Electric shock collars divide opinion. The Kennel Club says it expects the Westminster government to ban them from 2024. The Welsh Government banned them in 2010 and, in 2018, the Scottish Government issued guidance on not using them which had no legal standing. Dave Templar has […]
Brits move to France to carry on shooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lUrtlGXmAvE Nick Doherty and his wife Laura Saunsbury live in France so they can carry on shooting. Nick shows Charlie around his local range and the guns he shoots. Nick and Laura welcome shooters to their gite near the city of Albi in south-west France who want to shoot guns that are restricted in the […]
Fieldsports Britain – summer pigeon shooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ-zNXf2WKQ Geoff Garrod has been shooting pigeons for 50 years. During a day’s decoying, he describes shooting as it was then and how it is now. Meanwhile, Charlie visits refugees in France – and not the usual type. These ones are refugees from the UK’s gun laws, who have moved to France so they can […]
Best scope for airgun hunting 2023
What’s the best scope to put on your airgun for hunting, and maybe a bit of HFT competition? James Head, from Newton Abbot, Devon, and online airgun specialists Crackshot UK, says that two models stand out as the most popular in 2023: the £279 Hawke Airmax, and the £295 MTC Copperhead. They’re both packed full […]
DEFRA faces judicial review over gamebird release – Fieldsports News, 7 June 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAqZ5wl2TDQHere are the links: BASC to take DEFRA to court over gamebirds – BASC + find the SAC near you Gun licensing to get national training programme – BBC Another RSPB reserve up in smoke – BBC Countryside Alliance campaigns for muirburn – Countryside Alliance Scotland National Trust’s Marsden Moor in flames again – BBC […]
Win .410 champs entry – Fieldsports Extra, episode 275
You could win entry to the British Open .410 Championship at EJ Churchill on 28 August 2023 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra prize draw. Plus there’s a story of a perruque roebuck, a British shooter who has moved to France, a gundog trainer on electric dog training collars and the Father Chriistmas of shooting is […]
