British Shooting Show 2023 preview – #BSS2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZ8Vc2tXZ48 We preview the Great British Shooting Show at the NEC, Birmingham, on 17-19 February 2023. Click here for British Shooting Show tickets Crackshot offer More from the British Shooting Show here:
Battle over ‘tax break trees’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=E4MgUB35duE A Scottish estate covered in Fieldsports News has sold for £10.5 million to a rewilding company. Highlands Rewilding bought the Tayvallich Estate in Argyll. It raised part of the money through crowdfunding. The new owner says it plans to restore the 3,500-acre estate’s ‘natural environment’. It already owns two Scottish estates, Bunloit in Inverness-shire […]
Fabulous end-of-season pheasants at the Brent Pelham shoot, with Dan Thor
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XOHlDKBG7F4 What a way to end the pheasant-shooting season. Dan Thor is out with friends from the beaters’ line shooting driven birds at the Brent Pelham shoot in Hertfordshire – all the usual suspects plus more. The birds are flying well, the weather is bright and it all makes you look forward to next season. […]
Fieldsports Britain – beaters’ big day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6I9XvkqH9kY It’s Dan Thor’s beaters’ day – the big day for all the people who have put hard work into the pheasant season producing wonderful birds for guns, when they get to shoot the birds themselves. Find out how he gets on at Brent Pelham in Hertfordshire. We also preview the British Shooting Show, and […]
DEFRA works out that pheasants breed but once a year… duh – Fieldsports News, 1 February 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=X4h9uBaKbd0 Here are the links: EU and UK agree new bird flu trade regs – AimtoSustain Scottish Government licenses hunting – Scottish Gamekeepers Association + Countryside Alliance Edinburgh plans to ‘go vegan’ – Farmers’ Weekly UK trophy ban bill next stage – Westminster Parliament Hunt confronts antis over spraying citronella – YouTube Record number of […]
Win £145 of Elevenses Distillery gin – Fieldsports Extra, episode 257
You can win four bottles of Elevenses Distillery gin priced at £145. Plus the latest on Chris Packham’s proposed court case against us, Gareth Wyn Jones talks about the perils of ignoring traditional landowners, we have a story about a dragon and I hand over a box of booze to wildfowler Andy Peake. This week’s […]
Packham sues YouTube channel over Facebook post
In January 2023, Chris Packham’s lawyer Leigh Day contacted us to say he plans to sue Fieldsports Channel Ltd over a Facebook post and an article on FieldsportsChannel.tv from June 2022. Chris has willingly appeared on Fieldsports Britain since 2017, so we were surprised he reached for lawyers instead of a telephone in this case, […]
Fieldsports Extra ‘Extra’ – Packham wants to sue
Here are Packham’s demands:i. Substantial damages in a sum to be agreed, with the amount to be fixed according to the extent of your cooperation with the balance of the demands in this letter;ii. The removal by you of the publications complained of from the URLs identified above;iii. An apology and retraction in terms to […]
Hunting British wild boar
Cai Ap Bryn takes part in a boar cull in Gloucestershire that has him waiting out in freezing temperatures but with high reward. It’s all part of a war on wildlife that the Westminster government won’t admit. Here’s how shooters and hunters are solving the problem of British wild boar. For more about Cai’s Bergara […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cai’s big UK pig
Action and suspense in the woods for Cai Ap Bryn as he heads to the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire as part of a team shooting British wild boar for the table. The guys at Deerbox.co.uk are struggling to keep up with demand for boar. It’s a tough outing for Cai in freezing temperatures but […]
Assynt crofters vs John Muir Trust: battle for Quinag estate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtIjM6H-hVc by Deborah Hadfield A deer shot in the head is at the centre of the latest clash between the Assynt Crofters’ Trust (ACT) and the John Muir Trust (JMT). ACT claims the animal was killed as part of culling on Quinag estate, which neighbour’s ACT’s North Assynt estate. JMT is carrying out culling using […]
Dog training: how to work open ground
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CGMk6ujodI Expert trainer and gundog breeder Dave Templar from Countryways Gundogs shows a field-trial-winning flush and retrieve by a cocker, and how he trains the dog to do it. For more about Dave, go to his website More from Dave the Dog
Police firearms failings put public in danger – Fieldsports News, 25 January 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ftO_d-mXyQw Here are the links: BASC says firearms licensing is in crisis – BASC Horrific scene as poachers kill stag Petition prompts woodcock parliamentary debate – Wild Justice petition Gamekeepers shining spotlight on hare numbers – Fieldsports News Deer larder plans scrapped after anti backlash – Daily Telegraph Research recommends muir burning as management tool […]
Browning’s new BAR 4X semi-auto rifle
Browning has unveiled the latest version of its hugely successful Browning Automatic Rifle, the BAR 4X, which promises improved accuracy and a modular sighting system so you can personalise the rifle to your needs. It comes in four grades of finish, with a choice of engraving, stock shapes and wood, magazines, open and reflex sights, […]
Win tickets to the British Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 256
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the British Shooting Show at the NEC, Birmingham, on 17-19 Februatry 2023. Plus Ben Heath from Deerbox looks back on a successful first couple of years and Victor Clements, who advises the Assynt Crofters Trust, says what the John Muir Trust is doing wrong.This week’s […]
CPSA looks to drop the pigeon
The Clay Pigeon Shooting Association wants to drop the word “pigeon” in its name, in a bid to “modernise our sport’s brand image in order to help attract new shooters, members, and sponsors from outside the sport.” The organisation, which is the sport’s governing body in England, is asking its 25,000 members to comment on […]
Tested: HIK Micro Falcon FQ50 Pro thermal spotter
youtu.be/fliO-uk1xFc Mark Ripley, known as 260Rips on YouTube, is testing the latest thermal spotter from Scott Country: the HikMicro Falcon FQ50 Pro. He uses it to spot foxes, deer and rabbits, day or night, as part of his pest control duties. Today he’s after rabbits on a farm where they’re causing damage to grazing land. […]
Thugs attack hunter over Daily Mirror article
youtu.be/Cb8pfZn-EBM Essex businessman Syed Rizwan is a conservation hero. That’s what hunters call him. The father-of-three pours hundreds of thousands of pounds into wildlife and biodiversity projects worldwide. Anti-hunters take a different view. They call him ‘scum’ and ‘filth’ among hundreds of repulsive emails, messages and phone calls. Syed Rizwan funds conservation all over the […]
How to hit high partridges, with instructor Steph Davey at Ashcombe Adventure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcQuAUrOZNM Fieldsports Nation member Philip Young wants to hit high partridges this season, so he has a lesson with instructor Steph Davey. It’s also an opportunity to take a look at the newly-refurbished Ashcombe Adventure clay ground in Devon, now managed by local gunshop Sportsman Gun Centre. Find Steph Davey on her website and on […]
Duck with a red-dot sight
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qu_A3P_9HJ4It’s a classic driven pheasant and duck shoot for Roy Lupton, except it’s in Sweden and all the shooters are using Aimpoint red dot sights. He masters his Aimpoint S1 and puts it through its paces on snow-covered ground among some of the stateliest scenery southern Sweden has to offer. The guns are also shooting […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s stately Swedish pheasant shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A1dm9krFGEA It’s all about the bird shooting in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. Roy Lupton is on a driven pheasant and duck day in Sweden, laid on by Aimpoint. He gets to use the Aimpoint S1 sight on his shotgun, plus he uses steel shot and discovers its limitations on driven birds. Meanwhile, Fieldsports Nation member Philip […]
Dead goshawk mystery – Fieldsports News, 18 January 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcrv2FTjQ70 Here are the links: Five young, fledged goshawks found dead – Fieldsports News Antis give police ‘heavily edited footage’ – North Wales Police or Word doc CPSA wants to drop ‘pigeon’ for ‘target’ – CPSA survey Scottish gamekeepers rage at out-of-season cull – The National + Nature.Scot Snares in political spotlight at Westminster – […]
Five dead goshawks – what the police missed
by Charlie Jacoby Police have arrested a man in connection with five birds of prey found shot in Suffolk. Police launched an investigation in January after the birds were found near a woodland car park near Thetford. X-rays established all five birds had been shot. A £13,000 reward was set up for information which could […]
Pulsar launches new Merger LRF XL50 thermal binoculars at 2023 Shot Show
Night vision and thermal imaging specialist Pulsar has launched new top-of-the-range thermal imaging binoculars, the Merger LRF XL50, at the 2023 Shot Show in Las Vegas. The company say the new binoculars are true all-rounders. They feature a wide field of view for scanning and target acquisition, and high image quality and detail across the […]
Win a £130 Whisky Box – Fieldsports Extra, episode 255
You can win a Whisky Box from the Elliott Ross Company priced at £130 for your shooting and stalking outings. Plus one of our members introduces me to a newly refurbished clayground, Roy is getting beaten up in Switzerland, and a big game hunter is getting a thrashing from the Daily Mirror.Gun Dog Gun The Whisky […]
Lovely small shoot day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-O5YcLvkOMHow does a small shoot run? Charlie Jacoby joins a shoot in North Cornwall, where almost anything can happen – and usually does. Thanks to Ian Hodge Fieldsports for asking him along. More pheasant shooting stories here:
Threats to shooting: the fightback
Fieldsports groups claim shooting is under threat from over-regulation: you can’t shoot a magpie in Wales but you can in England, the Scottish government plans to restrict the use of gundogs, and DEFRA wants a ban on lead airgun pellets. Those are just a few of the pointless new laws affecting shooting. Aim to Sustain, […]
Recipe: smoked rabbit on an open fire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zkwE85uINE Joe Wood (@high_elms) hot smokes rabbit loins over an open fire. Firstly, he cures them, sprinkling on a mixture of salt, sugar, star anise, bayleaf and black pepper. Cure the rabbit for 15 minutes, rinse off the cure and get the smoker going, using Half a cup of rice, 3 tbsp brown sugar and […]
How to hunt with a flintlock musket
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QqHE2LgWkaY Fieldsports Nation member Joe Wood is a black powder enthusiast. He owns a reproduction 18th-century Brown Bess muzzleloading flintlock musket, and he wants to take it mooching for a rabbit or a pigeon. First, though, he needs to set up a target and check everything is working as it should. Put your fingers in […]
Fieldsports Britain – shooting a Brown Bess
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FdaHGUFQ3U Flash bang – ever thought about going shooting with a musket? That’s what Joe Wood from the Lincolnshire Wolds does. Today he is after rabbit, plus serves up a tasty smoked rabbit, cooked over an open fire. Meanwhile, Charlie is off to a pheasant shoot in Cornwall, where things never go according to plan. […]
Moderators get lighter and more efficient
Gone are the days of fitting a huge, heavy moderator on the end of your barrel, making the rifle unbalanced and unwieldy. That’s the view of Robbie Shedden of Cluny Country. His company import the Freyr & Devik range of moderators which are lighter and more efficient than anything that’s gone before. The existing Freyr […]
At last, Scottish wind farms admit killing birds of prey – Fieldsports News, 11 January 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvV-OWaM5Q4 Here are the links: Wind turbines kill Scottish birds of prey – Daily Telegraph Quarantine for caught-up pheasants and partridges – DEFRA (PDF) HSE postpones lead ammo report – Countryside Alliance RSPB wants pheasant releasing halted – BBC Countryfile RSPB seeks island ferret hunter – job ad Elon Musk lights up antis on Twitter […]
Win Gundog Gin – Fieldsports Extra, episode 254
You can win Gun Dog Gin this week. Plus BBC Countryfile is nice about shooting. Don’t be fooled: Roger Draycott from the GWCT talks about threats to shooting, bushcrafter and black powder shooter Joe Wood talks about the benefits of Instagram, and Cornish shoot captain Mark Symons says he hardly ever shoots on his own […]
Bird flu and the 2023/2024 pheasant shooting season
youtu.be/5q60D_6fdB0 The bird flu outbreak in the UK is tailing off, and prospects for wild birds are improving. Dominic Boulton, from Aim To Sustain, says there is reason for hope in 2023. He says: “Throughout October, we were running at about 21 outbreaks a week on average. That dropped to 14 in November, and we’ve […]
Dog training: how to control yourself
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSCejngkKLA Dave ‘the Dog’ Templar is training a cocker in cover for field trials. This is slightly different to training a dog to work on a driven pheasant day. The principles are the same – and one of them is keeping a lid on your own emotions. He talks about how to do that. For […]
Swedish driven boar 🐗 & trophy bucks with new ShotKam
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-qEJeIeRwQ Roy Lupton is one of the best shots with a rifle on driven big game that red dot sight manufacturer Aimpoint has come across. Now we have the proof. He has a stonking day on wild boar and deer, including medal fallow. It’s a driven hunt on a private estate in Sweden, sponsored by […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s massive driven big game day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=51E-RugYpD0 It’s probably the biggest driven big game day we have filmed. Roy Lupton is on form with his Tikka rifle and Aimpoint sight, as the boar and bucks come at him. Find out just how on form. Meanwhile, top gundog trainer Dave Templar says how controlling himself is harder than controlling his field trialling […]
Government bans antis from MoD land – Fieldsports News, 4 January 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dDbq48ydp3k Here are the links: MoD takes on hunt sabs – Twitter Hunters clean sabs’ graffiti – Staffordshire Live BASC opposes Scottish firearms licence increase – BASC English MP calls for new hunting ban – Plymouth Herald Scottish red squirrel protection cash wasted – Yahoo Scottish bill could allow foxhunting at Balmoral – ProtectTheWild Packham […]
Win a Fieldsporter knife – Fieldsports Extra, episode 253
You can win one of Dean Smallwood’s ADG Custom Knives this week. Plus there’s a Swedish landowner on how to manage your deer, and Dominic Boulton from Aim to Sustain on how to manage your expectations for next season’s pheasant and partridge shooting.This week’s prizes and other links:For Cattyshack catapults, visit Cattyshack.co.ukFind ADG Custom Knives […]
How to build your own custom PCP airgun
You don’t have to buy a PCP airgun off the shelf. James Head of Crackshot UK explains how you can assemble your ideal gun, picking your preferred barrel and action and then adding a stock, buttplate, scope, moderator and accessories. “The first thing I’d want to know is what you’re going to use the gun […]
News review 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NrDNGtRW_r4 2022 was a challenging year for hunters and shooters. At Fieldsports Channel we have championed your causes and covered a wide range of stories from bird flu, the war in Ukraine and the death of Her Majesty the Queen. Below are the links to all the films featured in our news review of year. […]
Fieldsports Channel bloopers 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpzzuQ-xA9g It’s all the silly bits from our films in 2022. Thanks to everyone for taking part 🙂 More of our blooper reels here:
Deerstalking innovation: Derek the wind gauge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=faYiak4HyKQ Matt Lower is not just out to stalk a fallow doe. Today he wants to showcase his latest invention: a wind gauge made from a plastic pot and a feather. Find out how it works in this film. Matt is on Instagram and YouTube For Deerhunter clothing, go to Deerhunter.eu More deerstalking here:
Fieldsports Britain – deerstalking’s Professor Potts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MmTso6YfW-EMatt Lower is not just a Sussex deerstalker. He has a revolutionary idea for deerstalking, too. Find out what that is as he goes out in search of a fallow doe for the freezer. Meanwhile, it’s our 2022 bloopers reel, our 2022 news review, with a look ahead to 2023, and we have top tips […]
Countryside turns out in force for Boxing Day meets – Fieldsports News, 28 December 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=thzmv44p0_s Here are the links: Boxing Day hunt meets attract crowds – DevonLive Lawyer admits Tony Blair hunting ban driven by ‘moral outrage’ – Daily Telegraph Sab victim struck on head fears retribution – Daily Mail Scottish MPs call for new gun regulations – BBC LACS cuddly toys joke to Scottish MPs Sabs target off […]
Win a Cattyshack catapult – Fieldsports Extra, episode 252
You can win one of Wayne Martin’s Cattyshack catapults this week. Plus there’s stalker Matt Lower, an American with a product to stop the trophy import ban, and the thoughts of Chairman Charlie. Happy new year.This week’s prizes and other links:The Wrecking Coast Distillery gin selection For Cattyshack catapults, visit Cattyshack.co.ukDuck dog for sale on InstagramA […]
Zoo to zoo: how animal charities earn millions moving lions from the UK to Africa
Once upon a time, the British public paid money to see lions and tigers in zoos and circuses. Now they pay to translocate them from captivity in Europe to captivity in Africa. Are wildlife charities lying to donors? Do they exploit the animals they claim to be saving? Ben O’Rourke investigates the world of pricy, […]
Mark Ripley tests the HIK Micro Alpex scope from Scott Country
Mark Ripley, or 260Rips on YouTube, is best known for shooting foxes at long range on the Sussex Downs. Today, though, he’s after rabbits, testing the HIK Micro Alpex day-night scope on an old CZ .22 rimfire. The Alpex sits well on the rifle. It’s the same shape and size as a regular optical scope, […]
Lead ammo ban will dash Olympic hopes
youtu.be/owq_RR_vp0U The Westminster government’s new, heavy handed approach to banning lead pellets and bullets will be a disaster for rimfire and airgun shooting. That’s the conclusion of the National Smallbore Rifle Association, GB governing body for disciplines using this ammunition, many of which are Olympic sports The NSRA says a lead ban could be disastrous […]
Precision Rifle Shooting hits Bisley
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gfUi6EpF6QA The Precision Rifle Shooting guys and girls head for the home of British shooting, Bisley. Find out how they get on. For more about the Bergara Premier HMR Pro, go to Bit.ly/premierhmrpro To find a PRS competition near you, contact the GBPRA via Facebook More about target shooting:
