Charles III, King of the countryside
youtu.be/HpkdO7pVX00 The world watched the coronation of the new foxhunting, polo-playing, gameshooting and deerstalking king. The coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla at Westminster Abbey achieved a peak audience of 20 million people in the UK and many times that number abroad. The royal couple are both passionate about the countryside and fieldsports, including […]
Fieldsports Britain – Essex Masters
And they’re off! The clay shooting season gets under way with a bang. We bring you thrills and spills from the Essex Masters, where the top shots are battling to beat the scorching score set by Olympic medallist Richard Faulds. Andrew Venables of WMS Firearms Training explains why you’re using your shooting sticks all wrong, […]
Hunting monster boar in Scotland
youtu.be/RTnNVc-aTdQ Wild boar are rampaging across northern Scotland, ripping up turf, destroying nests and eggs, even killing lambs. We’re out at night trying to outwit the new monsters of Loch Ness with Browning shooter Elliot Roberts, guided by Grant Clark and Bobby Sanderson of Highland Deer Management. For more about Browning rifles see Browning.eu For […]
When animal lovers turn to hate and violence
youtu.be/GfAMGtM1vBE When animal lovers turn to hate and violence they call it ‘caring’. When Welsh farmer Gareth Wyn Jones posted a film on social media, showing techniques he uses to help a ewe adopted a lamb, he suffered a wave of hate abuse, including death threats, all in the name of ‘caring’, for animals, for […]
Wildfires burn out of control – Fieldsports News, 26 April 2023
Here are the links: Wildfires – www.obantimes.co.uk/2023/04/21/kinloch-moidart-wildfire-under-control/ Botham knocks RSPB for six – www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/04/23/rspb-contractors-kill-foxes-crows-hide-from-public/ Farmer jailed for river damage – www.fieldsportschannel.tv/river-lugg-battle/ Antis post fake reviews – www.countryside-alliance.org/resources/news/tackling-online-bullying Rural crime on the rise in Scotland – www.countryside-alliance.org/resources/news/scottish-alliance-talk-to-the-times-following-reported-rise-in-wildlife-crime-incidents Fishermen’s protest song secures top spot – news.stv.tv/highlands-islands/skipinnish-protest-song-compares-proposed-scottish-fishing-ban-to-highland-clearances Welsh gamebird consultation response – basc.org.uk/your-guide-to-the-welsh-gamebird-releasing-consultation/ More eagle nests where gamekeepers […]
Fieldsports Britain – Loch Ness monsters
youtu.be/nbhALjhkYF0 Wild boar are rampaging across northern Scotland, ripping up turf, destroying nests and eggs, even killing lambs. We’re out at night trying to outwit the new monsters of Loch Ness with Browning shooter Elliot Roberts. Charlie is flyfishing for catfish in the Northern Cape of South Africa, where every angler’s new favourite predator can […]
Catching big African catfish
Charlie is flyfishing for catfish in the Northern Cape of South Africa, where every angler’s new favourite predator can grow up to 50lbs. They’re not like chalkstream trout – Charlie learns to use a huge fly and attract the fish by ‘slapping’ the water with his line. For fishing at Vanderkloof, visit Selous.co.za To watch […]
Win a steel plate target – Fieldsports Extra, episode 269
You could win one of Tom’s Targets’ famous front-facing foxes in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we talk about Scottish boar and cyber-bullying. And Fieldsports Live is heading to near Falkirk in Scotland on 19 May, so please let us know if you would like to come.This week’s prizes and other links:Fieldsports Live, Cloybank Tom’s Targets Ryan […]
April roebucks with the Thermion Duo
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNHWTe7yCGU Armed with his new Pulsar Thermion Duo scope, Tom Davies is out after roebucks on Dartmoor. It should be easy but even with the new tech, it’s not. Find out how he gets on. Find the Pulsar Thermion Duo DXP50 at ThomasJacks.co.uk Tom’s website is DartmoorDeerServices.com More from Tom here:
Shooting Girl with an Afro
Nicole Moore’s happy place is shooting pigeons on the Cambridgeshire Fens in the rain. It’s not glamorous (plays havoc with the line lashes) but it makes for a delicious supper for her and her dog, Harry. Find Nicole Moore on Instagram For more about Eley cartridges go to EleyHawkLtd.com For Jack Pyke clothing see JackPyke.co.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – flappers and falsies
www.youtube.com/watch?v=90gFMlcuX5s Nicole Moore shows how to eat wild and well while looking glamorous in a pigeon hide (apart from those pesky false eyelashes – they HAD to go). She is out in the Fens decoying and roost shooting with her faithful gundog, Harry. Meanwhile, it’s the start of the roebuck season and Tom Davies reckons […]
How IFAW’s ‘Room to Roam’ project will lead to elephant attacks on people
youtu.be/aRMt2xqTmwQ by Deborah Hadfield Elephants are big, beautiful but bad neighbours. In southern Africa, local people know how dangerous they can be. Award-winning author Sue Tidwell, who wrote the book Cries of the Savannah, says they need to be managed because they can be destructive. She says: “They eat so much, and they cause a […]
New Highland clearances protest – Fieldsports News, 19 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kzElH-49dC0 Here are the links: Song protests against new Highland clearances – YouTube YouTube shuts down hunting channel – subscribe to him on YouTube @VerminControlScotland + read the story on Fieldsports News Trainer blames antis for Grand National death – Daily Mail + Instagram Carbon credit finance revealed – Herald Scotland Welsh taxidermist fears hunting […]
Vermin Control Scotland – unfairly deleted
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8k8d63 Stuart speaks out about YouTube shutting down his channel YouTube has deleted a popular shooting channel. It took down Vermin & Pest Control Scotland, run by Stuart Blair, which put out films about shooting and pest control. He has had to start a new @VerminControlScotland channel, but loses the 6,500 subscribers he had built […]
Win tickets to the Northern Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 268
We’re giving away tickets to the Northern Shooting Show on 6-7 May 2023 priced at a total of £200. Plus, Nicole Moore talks about pigeon shooting with an afro, Tom Davies says why thermal is OK for deerstalking and taxidermist Jason Batement says what’s wrong with the government’s proposed trophy imports ban.This week’s prizes and […]
Bird Table of Doom: air pistols
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5HHl0SVS0 As the field and garden songbirds get underway with breeding, Charlie is defending his bird table from one of their major predators: the grey squirrel. He deals with the problem of hold-under while using an air pistol with a laser sight. For more about Crackshot, go to Crackshot.uk Click here for info about […]
Niall Rowantree and the thermal deerstalking debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0QSSuIxfIc Will thermal optics revolutionise deerstalking? Deer manager Niall Rowantree has his doubts, as he explains on the range, showing off his ideal set-up for thermal scope add-ons. For the Infiray range go to InfirayUK.co.uk To check out Niall’s chillers go to GameCooler.co.uk More from Niall here:
Fieldsports Britain – the problem with thermal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sCgeKzVjI8 Will thermal change deerstalking? Deer manager Niall Rowantree gives his views, and why he chooses an add-on instead of a dedicated scope. That’s not all. Charlie is on the range sorting out the ideal air pistol set-up for close-range squirrels, and Dan Bibb has a Tikka package to sell. For our news feature, the […]
John Muir Trust culls deer worth more than £100,000 out of season
by Deborah Hadfield The John Muir Trust has culled more than £100,000 worth of deer on a single highland estate. That’s the conclusion of a freedom-of-information request by local crofters The JMT used out-of-season licences to shoot animals on its Quinag estate in Sutherland. It is a blow for the Assynt Crofters Trust, or ACT, […]
Complete Tikka stalking package for £750 off
youtu.be/GP_uJAlAFPI Fancy a new Tikka? Staffordshire and online gunshop Shooting Sports UK is offering a saving of £750 on a complete stalking package that includes a Tikka Superlite rifle in your choice of calibre, mounts, Steiner scope, Stalon moderator, carbon fibre bipod, shooting sticks, and an Outdoor Edge knife, all for £2,400, down from £3,150. […]
Why are ravens protected? – Fieldsports News, 12 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=38BcyABAdGM Here are the links: Welsh farmer spotlights raven lamb attack – Facebook Hunts tidy up countryside – Facebook Sauer 100 barrel cracks in 6.5×55 SE – UK government Attack on Scottish muirburn restrictions – Scotland Regional Moorland Groups BASC’s call to action on Welsh consultation – BASC Beaver families thriving in West Country – […]
Win a £130 gundog dummy launcher – Fieldsports Extra, episode 267
Keep your dog fit this summer. We’re giving away a dummy launcher from Muntjac Trading priced at £130. Plus, Niall Rowantree is worried about the use of thermal scopes for deer – and has solutions. Woodland advisor Victor Clements outlines why the Assynt crofters are even angrier than usual with the John Muir Trust, BASC’s […]
Firearms licensing: what British shooters want
youtu.be/lX62yA-ZKss Broken, badly funded and not fit for purpose: that’s the verdict on the firearms licensing system in England and Wales. But BASC and politicians who understand the importance of shooting sports to the economy, the environment and countryside communities, believe it can be fixed. MP Sir Bill Wiggin says the government should consider introducing […]
Mole catching: everything you were afraid to ask
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPXsXDSo7wA Moles devastating your lawn? You need a molecatcher, and they don’t come more mole-catchy than Matt Lower. He explains the tips and tricks he uses to rid gardens of the small gentleman in velvet. Find Matt on Instagram Traps from UKPutangeSupplies.com
Shotgun ratting, with thermal sights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-_O0eRm8E0 Can you use thermal on a shotgun? Yes you can, says farmer Robert Bucknell, who successfully fits a thermal sight on to a shotgun so he can deal with rats in his farmyard. For more about HIKMicro thermal optics, go to HIKMicrotech.com More ratting here:
Fieldsports Britain – super furry animals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBBtFuQjYOo Essex farmer Robert Bucknell revolutionises his rat shooting by fitting a thermal sight on to his shotgun in this week’s show. We also delve into the world of molecatching with Matt Lower. And commentators including Sir Bill Wiggin MP and BASC and BBC Antiques Roadshow national treasure Bill Harriman line up to say what […]
Grand National sab plan foiled – Fieldsports News, 5 April 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=h96ajqqFO8s Here are the links: Antis plan to sabotage the Grand National – Mail on Sunday Police discriminate over hunting links – petition Scottish falconers fight to change unworkable law – petition Teenager wins World Cup gold medal – Facebook British Hound Sports Association suspends Cotswold Hunt – Facebook RAU Beagles under fire – Twitter […]
Win £100+ ear defenders – Fieldsports Extra, episode 266
We’re giving away €120-worth of hearing protection this week, thanks to ATN. Plus foxshooter Robert Bucknell shows how to shoot a rifle fast, Matt Lower talks moles, and Bill Harriman works on the licensing that allows us to shoot a rifle at all.This week’s prizes and other links:The Stalking Show ATN X Sound ear defenders Bit.ly/atnearmuffs […]
Beretta or Browning? Ian Hodge compares the Silver Pigeon and B525
youtu.be/A8DChKhmu58 They are the mid-priced BMW and Audi of shotguns – solid, reliable, good value, and they’ll go on for ever. The Beretta Silver Pigeon and Browning 525 are the biggest selling shotguns in Ian Hodge’s gunshop in the West Country. But which one is right for you? There’s just £2 difference in price between […]
Goliath grouper: fishing the big bad daddy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cULIbN6QDu8 We’re out after the grand-daddy of Florida fish, the Goliath grouper – and we will take any other grouper that comes along. Charlie joins Captain Josh, James Schneider and his party on a #PureFlorida outing To go fishing with Captain Josh, visit PureFL.com More sea fishing here:
No-frills fallow burger: hunt and cook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1D0UkrajJeE This is about filling tummies with delicious, free-range venison. Top game chef Cai Ap Bryn goes out after fallow for the pot, and makes a superb venison burger. For Bergara, go to RUAG.co.uk/bergara/b19 Cai’s website is GameAndFlames.com More from Cai:
Fieldsports Britain – Cai’s fast-food venison
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzoylJjCJ6c Top game chef Cai Ap Bryn takes his rifle out after fallow. He is showing off a fast, simple recipe for venison burgers – and the fallow stalking is fast and simple, too. Meanwhile, Charlie is in the gulf of Mexico after YouTube’s favourite fish, the Goliath grouper. Our news feature looks at the […]
Game shooting under attack in Wales
youtu.be/VY7bVP888wE by Deborah Hadfield Fieldsports groups say it’s the thin end of a wedge that could extend to the rest of the UK. Wales plans to ban, then license game shooting. The Welsh government’s rural agency Natural Resources Wales proposes to issue licences for all gamebird release. To start with, it will be a general […]
New record roebuck – Fieldsports News, 29 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKIt_zuzLso Here are the links: World’s largest roebuck shot in England – Harkila Fieldsports groups sound alarm on Scottish grouse moor bill – BASC Charity says don’t treat Scottish deer as vermin – Press & Journal Wildcats to be released in Scotland – BBC Hunt master confronts sabs suspected of spraying citronella – Facebook Suffolk […]
Win Stalking Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 265
Paul and David are in Lapland, you can still win a day’s shooting for one gun on 3 November 2023 at Gwysaney Sporting in North Wales. Plus, more on the trophy import ban, this time from Sir Bill Wiggin MP, and the guys from Browning go out after red stags at the end of last […]
Are you the victim of a newspaper trophy hunting story?
Trophy photos action Has a newspaper or other organisation used photographs, without your permission, of you hunting? You might not be able to get them on hatespeech, but you can get them on copyright. Have a look through this gallery to see how we can help: We have a solicitor to represent us. We are […]
Deer management in action: red and roe stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aA_ow57DKro It is autumn in Cornwall. Ollie has a red stag he would like to shoot and roebucks he needs to shoot. He also has kit to play with. Steiner has lent him its rangefinding LRF binos and he has a top-of-the-range Ranger 8 scope on his rifle. Find out how he gets on. To […]
Pheasants vs adders – Fieldsports News, 22 March 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yU9gRjkxpq0 Here are the links: BBC blames pheasants for adder decline – Countryside Alliance BASC attacks RSPB over muirburn – BASC Scottish islanders reject deer cull – Oban Times Pilot project to feed more venison to homeless – Guardian Former DERRA advisor says sheep should go – Daily Mail Wildlife charity wants grey squirrel cull […]
WIN a place on the Aimpoint Academy 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bnh-BGuhOkw Fancy shooting abroad on some of the best ground in the world? And for free? You could win a spot at the AImpoint Academy 2023. One lucky Fieldsports Channel viewer will go through. Apply here: bit.ly/aimpointacademy Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/registerTo watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 703, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain703Visit the Fieldsports […]
Majestic capercaillie hunt on skis at -30°C
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXAzdPYn7zM It’s one of the most dramatic landscapes we have hunted. Paul Childerley is after Capercaillie in winter, with snow deep on the ground and the birds hidden in the majesty of the Arctic tundra. He and David are on skis for four days, learning a new style of hunting and in awe of the […]
Steiner Ranger 8 4-32×56 riflescope
Deer stalker Ollie Williams is a sponsored Steiner user, and he’s been using the Steiner Ranger 8 4-32×56 riflescope. He acknowledges that it’s probably more scope than he needs. “I rarely shoot anything over 100 yards,” he says. “I zeroed it once, maybe six months ago, and never had to touch it since.” He knows […]
Fieldsports Britain – wonderland hunting
youtu.be/8IvCP4g6EHc Paul and David are bowled over – literally – by the Arctic landscape they are hunting this week. Paul is after capercaillie and he travels with David to Swedish Lapland to see what the place has to offer. Sit back and enjoy the results. That’s not all. In Cornwall, Ollie Williams is after either […]
Why use Steiner LRF binoculars for hunting?
Steiner is the brand of binoculars that the UK government chooses for the British Army. That says a lot about their quality and ruggedness. But are they suitable for hunting? Deer manager and sporting agent Ollie Williams reckons they are. He’s a sponsored Steiner binoculars user, and uses Steiner’s Ranger LRF model for deerstalking. He […]
Trophy import bill is racist, says MP
youtu.be/EQdeeMsyHEg by Deborah Hadfield Bill Wiggin MP is leading the opposition to a private members’ bill by MP Henry Smith to ban the import of hunting trophies. It’s not just conservation madness in the name of animal rights, it’s racist, too. He says: “I am very, very sensitive about racism. And I spoke out against […]
Icy wastes – Fieldsports Extra, episode 264
Paul and David are in Lapland, you can still win a day’s shooting for one gun on 3 November 2023 at Gwysaney Sporting in North Wales. Plus, more on the trophy import ban, this time from Sir Bill Wiggin MP, and the guys from Browning go out after red stags at the end of last […]
Soggy squirrel shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1oDCCOxLxhc Geoff Garrod has his work cut out finding squirrels to shoot on the land he gamekeepers. He knows they are there but, sensibly, they are staying out of the rain, leaving Geoff wet and squirrel-less – well, nearly. For Browning, visit Browning.eu For Eley Hawk, go to Bit.ly/eleyhawk For Browning Maxus 2 semi-autos for […]
Shoot sabs: what to do when they hit
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xav62AFmZHsWhen sabs hit your shoot, what do you do? That’s what happened when we were out filming a shoot day. Former Metropolitan Police detective Ian Jensen and BASC spokesman Gareth Dockerty give their advice. Download the shoot sabs card here Click here for more information on your legal rights, what to do if confronted by […]
Fieldsports Britain – thugs on a pheasant shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IfLRVu8yvXU Two sabs armed with whips and chemical sprays stopped a shoot where we were filming. They had been looking for a hunt to disrupt, but they heard shooting so followed the sound. It only takes two to stop the 20-50 people out shooting from having their day. So what do you do about it […]
Game meat fuels top restaurant’s success
youtu.be/Q8zEiKRmRQA by Deborah Hadfield Game meat, venison and duck are helping a Cornish restaurant fly high. The magazine Condé Nast Traveller voted the Ugly Butterfly at Carbis Bay Hotel one of the top restaurants in the UK. Part of its success is sourcing game locally. Head chef Connor Blades says they source their meat from […]
Which airgun calibre? .22 or .177?
youtu.be/QUxYU5bz4AE It’s the age-old question. Which airgun calibre is best, .22 or .177? South-west of England Field Target Association champion James Head, of Crackshot UK, says it’s largely a matter of personal preference. “The two calibres are equally accurate. There’s no reason why they shouldn’t be,” he explains. “The difference is that the .177 flies […]
