Fieldsports Britain – Roebuck waiting game
Nicole Moore draws on all her patience to ambush a roebuck. Charlie Jacoby talks to a Somerset gamekeeper who has to deal with a farmer who is his dad. James Head from Crackshot compares two budget PCP airguns, there’s a Hawke Sidewinder scope up for grabs at FieldsportsCompetitions.co.uk, and David has the news on the […]
Cricket St Thomas estate story
The Taylor family bought the Cricket St Thomas estate in the 1960s. They are among the original diversifiers, finding ways to make 1,000 acres in Somerset pay, from traditional dairy businesses to wildlife park to shoot to Mr Blobby theme park. Charlie Jacoby spends a day on the estate with John Taylor, and meets the […]
Win £90 of Tidepool duck and geese calls – Fieldsports Extra, episode 379
You can win BG duck and geese calls on a specially-designed lanyard from Tidepool priced at £90, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David and Charlie are on a road trip to Belgium, Somerset gamekeeper James Mouland says how he raises money for charity and Nicole Moore compares deerstalking to childbirth. This week’s prizes and […]
Terry Doe tests the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite airgun scope
Airgun supremo Terry Doe is excited to have his hands on the latest day-night scope, the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite. It has a built-in rangefinder and ballistic calculator, taking all the guesswork out of range estimation and holdover. He has tested it on the range at Bisley, and heads to his favourite rabbit permission to […]
Rutland Water trout fishing: Airflo Spring Invitational 2025
21 teams of six anglers battle it out on Rutland Water for the prestigious Airflo Spring Invitational, one of the biggest flyfishing competitions in Europe. All the home nations are represented – but can the Airflo Nymphomaniacs break the Scots’ grip on the trophy? For more about Airflo competitions see AirfloFishing.com To watch all of […]
Rabbits with the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP60
Tom Davies from Dartmoor Deer Services does a sideline in rabbit meat. In preparation for the first cut of silage in South Devon, which will make rabbit shooting easier, he zeroes his new Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP60 atop his Blaser .17HMR and goes out to try it out on the real thing. For Pulsar, […]
RSPB ‘must stop harassing gamekeepers’ – Fieldsports News, 28 May 2025
Here are the links: Moorland groups’ message to the RSPB – YouTube Royal support for wildlife rangers – YouTube Antis attack game farms – Nation.cymru and YouTube Firearms licensing failures – NPCC.police.uk Night vision contact lenses – USTC.edu.cn Norfolk safari park wins award – EDP24.co.uk and YouTube Irish foxhunting ban bill – Agriland.ie Indian chief minister backs […]
Fieldsports Britain – Game-changing new airgun scope
Terry Doe is shooting rabbits with a groundbreaking new night vision scope for airgunners, the HIKMicro Alpex 4K Lite. Tom Davies has a similar pest control problem at longer ranges in Devon. There’s top trout action on Rutland Water where world-class flyfishers compete to be the best, and David has the news on the news […]
Win a £129.95 sika sack – Fieldsports Extra, episode 378
You can win a sika sack from Ogden’s Shooting Supplies priced at £129.95, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David talks about making Fieldsports Extra better, Andy Ford discusses shrimps at Rutland Water, Charlie visits a lawyer and opens a box of hunting trophies, and Terry Doe reviews fish and chips. This week’s prizes and […]
PCPs for under £500: Gamo GX40 vs Webley Eagle
Ian Hodge from Ian Hodge Fieldsports looks at PCPs for under £500, and compares the Gamo GX40 with the Webley Eagle. For more from Ian Hodge, click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 808, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain808 More from Ian Hodge here:
Jaf takes the LANTRA-approved Airgun Proficiency Course
Jaf Jefferson brings his airgun to Charlie’s henhouse for an evening’s ratting. Before he can start, Charlie makes him take the LANTRA-approved Airgun Proficiency Course. To enrol on the course click here To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 808, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain808 More with Jaf here:
English Open Sporting Championship 2025
Who is currently the best Sporting clay shot in England? We’re about to find out at the English Open Sporting Championship, this year held at John Bidwell’s High Lodge Shooting Ground near the Suffolk coast. Last year’s event, at Doveridge, provided a last-minute drama as Mark Winser swept in right at the end of the […]
Fieldsports Britain – England’s top sporting shot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5dM1kqMWnIThe English Open Sporting clays championship attracts the cream of the UK’s shooting talent. We are there to capture the action – and the winner. Jaf Jefferson has a go at getting an airgun qualification. Ian Hodge has a couple of PCPs for less than £500 to compare, and David has the news on the […]
Proof that gamekeepers benefit nature – Fieldsports News, 21 May 2025
Here are the links: Gamekeepers support our uplands – Regional Moorland Groups Police seize MP’s guns – Linkedin.com Wild Justice challenges badger cull – Badger Trust Anti-shooting MP becomes UK’s biggest gun buyer – BBC and UK Defence Journal Sabs fit tracking device to car – OptimusTracker.com French hunters want Unesco protection – ConnexionFrance.com UN […]
Win a £99.95 pro butchery knife set – Fieldsports Extra, episode 377
You can win a Landig knife set from GameLarder.com priced at £99.95, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus top shot John Bidwell talks sea angling and Jacob Herman explains the difference between American deer hunting and British deerstalking. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at […]
Ogden’s Shooting Supplies roe and sika sacks
youtu.be/b9Wqh4ijrsw Phil Ogden talks through his popular sika sack, which costs £129.95 – a bag designed to help you take an entire sika deer carcase off the hill. Click here for more about roe and sika sacks from Ogden’s Shooting Supplies.
Crow shooting: in the hide with Andy Crow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l92xHAPkyFU Andy Crow needs to protect the freshly-drilled maize against crows, rooks and jackdaws – but it won’t be easy. The birds are wary, there are alternative food sources available, and cover is sparse. Andy’s skills come to the fore, and he manages to get a great day’s shooting regardless. For more about Andy Crow […]
Shoots challenge pheasant release ban – Fieldsports News, 14 May 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iicEsRkGpBw Here are the links: Shoots take action against DEFRA – BASC Online fire risk map – NationalGamekeepers.org.uk and Natural England Assistance dog inspires charity shoot – BardenClayShoot.co.uk Research confirms need for predator control – ScienceDirect.com Film inspires young flyfishers – YouTube and U18Riverbank.team Documentary asks: why hunt bear? – FilmFreeway.com Western Australia gun owners protest – […]
PCP carbines for hunting: AirMaks Krait vs Brocock Pathfinder
James Head from online and Devon airgun shop Crackshot puts the AirMaks Krait up against Brocock Pathfinder, and says which one he prefers. For more from Crackshot, go to g.co/kgs/4S8zVMa To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 807, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain807 More from Crackshot:
How to fix UK gun licensing – Home Office please watch this
A software company has come up with the solution to the UK’s gun licensing woes. It will clear the backlog, it will mean the government won’t have to push through a law putting shotguns on FACs, nor require shooters to call the police before they buy a gun. It’s the brainchild of @rightgun For more […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow on the crows
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVDNpB4lVqY Crow on crow action: Andy Crow is back, keeping corvids off a freshly drilled maize crop with his shiny new blue Blaser. We’re at the National Shooting Show, where Charlie Jacoby learns about a new initiative to smash the firearms licensing log-jam. James Head from Crackshot compares two compact PCP airguns, the AirMaks Krait […]
Win a £379 Wagstaff watch – Fieldsports Extra, episode 376
You can win a watch priced at £379, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus it’s our National Shooting Show diary with the help of these people:For the Wagstaff ‘Gloucestershire’ watch priced at £379, go to Bitl.ly/WagstaffWatchJames Crowther on YouTube Ian ‘Skipman’ Jones and Jumbo Willis catapult ccmpetitions Nick Levett-Scrivener, Shooting Star Bill BlackerJim Brown, Lincolnshire Bell Target League […]
Wagstaff Watches for shooters and hunters
Peter Foster who runs Wagstaff Watches, which specialises in watches for country people, explains where his company came from and what makes a great rural timepiece. Click here for the Wagstaff ‘Gloucestershire’ watch priced at £379.
175-yard rabbit with an airgun
Wayne Martin has a big rabbit control job to do on a farm near Winchester in the south of England. He is using a FAC-rated airgun to head-shoot the rabbits as they come out to feed, starting with one at 86 yards and working up to an astonishing 175 yards, made possible by his day-night […]
Squirrel chainsaw massacre
Jaf Jefferson is shooting squirrels to protect Charlie’s dad’s trees. The squirrels are more dangerous for trees than a Toby Carvery with a chainsaw, and have already knocked out a stand of a dozen oaks. Check out Jaf’s South Somerset Ferreters channel on YouTube YouTube.com/@southsomersetferretersfiel5202 More with Jaf here:
How to get started in deer stalking
Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam have created a new course that gives beginners the chance to know what it feels like to shoot a rifle at a deer, and then try some quality Game-&-Flames-prepared venison. For more information about Cai and Tim’s Deer Stalking Experience Course head to GameAndFlames.com/book-online Follow Cai on Facebook Facebook.com/Gameandflames […]
Royal boost for Jack Pyke – Fieldsports News, 7 May 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwWaNTfO0f0 Here are the links: Princess Charlotte wears Jack Pyke – Instagram Have your say on new shotgun rules – Countryside Alliance Gamekeeping course closure threat – SRUC.ac.uk Deerstalking bargains at auction – Givergy.com Cash for mink cull – NatureScot ISIS attacks hunting camp – SafariClub.org Hunt sabs threaten Swedish minister – Svenskjakt.se and Laholmstidning.se Hunter […]
Fieldsports Britain – Extreme range rabbits
Wayne Martin is shooting long-distance rabbits with an FAC airgun, fitted with a high-tech scope that measures the range and shows the correct aiming mark for a perfect head-shot. Get into stalking: Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam come together to hold a simulated deer hunt and cook-out. Jaf Jefferson is shooting squirrels and David […]
Win a place in the British Open .410 championship – Fieldsports Extra, episode 375
You can win a place at the British open .410 championships, priced at £65 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Wayne Martin and Cai Ap Bryn discuss rabbit and venison recipes, and member Ian Jensen comes up with a good idea… This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can […]
Hunting turkeys in the rut
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pJ9y31BH-ao Michaela is going to have a baby. She was supposed to have it in a few weeks, so she could go hunting turkeys. Shortly after Charlie arrives at her home in the Czech Republic, she goes into labour. Step forward Sabi, who takes Michaela’s place, and goes to hunt turkeys with @prolovhunting8160 in the […]
Sika deer are here to stay: Rory Putman & Niall Rowantree – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 117
Professor Rory Putman and deer expert Niall Rowantree discuss Scotland’s next big deer problem: sika. The Scottish government has successfully wiped out large numbers of iconic Scottish red deer. In their place are coming a new, invasive species, Japanese sika. More a horde than a herd, our experts expect they will be Scotland’s number one […]
Fieldsports Britain – Feral mum
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZPVpZyH5sk We are off to shoot a turkey with a pregnant huntress – until she goes into labour. Can you have a sensible discussion with antis? Charlie Jacoby joins politicians and lobbyists in the Gulf state of Qatar to tell the world about the UK’s big issues. Niall Rowantree and Professor Rory Putman discuss the […]
Can you mediate with antis? CIC Congress in Doha
Hunters are tolerant. Anti-hunters are not. How do you mediate with the intolerant? At CIC’s 71st annual congress, held in Doha, Qatar, some say look for the less hardline among the antis and talk to them, others say don’t bother talking to any of them. CIC invites Charlie Jacoby to speak at the conference. Plus […]
Government blocks protection of hunting traditions – Fieldsports News, 30 April 2025
Here are the links: Government delays recognition of hunting culture – Gov.uk Oxford Gun Company pair lost – Facebook Scottish government’s muirburn muddle – BASC Deerstalker designs app – HuntsmanApp.co.uk Raptor poisoning set-up – TheCourier.co.uk Antis launch campaign website – HuntHavoc.info Poaching laws strengthened – Countryside Alliance Swedish church lowers hunting rents – SMP.se To […]
Win tickets to the National Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 374
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the National Shooting Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Niall Rowantree and Prof Rory Putman discuss sika deer, Ed Swales from Hunting Kind and Lord Mancroft give their reaction to a hunting conference in the Gulf, and Miloslav Jančík offers his impression of a […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fox shot in central London
Simon Grimmer heads to central London to show how to shoot an urban fox without alarming the neighbours. The roebuck season is well underway, and we’re out with Tim Davies and Ollie Williams trying out the latest thermal tech. Ian Hodge talks traps for rats and other pests, and David has the news on the […]
How did animal rights extremists evolve? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 116
youtu.be/QHKVqqVci3I Charlie’s dad, Martin Jacoby, explains how the hunter-gatherers of 200,000 years ago slowly evolved into both sport hunters and animal rights activists. Find Martin’s book on Amazon Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
How to shoot an urban fox
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhiLEiQmso8 Pest controller Simon Grimmer has been called to deal with a troublesome fox in a tiny garden in central London. It’s a difficult and specialist job, but Simon has it all worked out. Using night vision, a moderated rifle and .22 subsonic ammo, he gets the job done efficiently and discreetly; the fox-loving neighbours […]
The best traps for rats and other pests
Traps are a popular way to get rid of rats and other pests in town and countryside. Ian Hodge of West Country shop Ian Hodge Fieldsports runs through some of the top selling types he offers, with a bit of advice about how to get the best results. Find Ian Hodge fieldsports at IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To […]
Roebuck stalking tech
The roebuck season has opened in the UK, and on separate West Country estates Tom Davies and Ollie Williams are both hoping to put a deer in the chiller. They are trying out some new tech to help with the job. Tom has Pulsar Merger thermal binos and a drone, while Ollie has a new […]
Fieldsports Channel to sue anti-hunting newspaper – Fieldsports News, 23 April 2025
Here are the links: Hunters take legal action against The Mirror – Mirror.co.uk Police recover stolen gundogs – BBC Sea eagle snatches lamb – Facebook Should hunting be a ‘protected belief’? – Hunting Kind Wildfire risk now ‘catastrophic’ – NFCC and The Guardian Botswana hunting ban documentary – YouTube Ammo vending machine ban – Denver Post and […]
Win a Browning rucksack – Fieldsports Extra, episode 373
You can win a Browning rucksack and a coolbag in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David wrestles with the news stump, Charlie’s dad Martin Jacoby talks about desertification, Ian hodge discusses traps and fox controller Simon Grimmer gets a call… from a fox. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual […]
Thermal drone deer counting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 115
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLK2TEMOfcE Ben Harrower from BH Wildlife Consultancy uses a thermal drone for a unique aerial view of how the six UK deer species populations, and our wild boar, are expanding and contracting across the UK. As part of our filming for ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, Ben covers all aspects of his work […]
Fieldsports Britain – Too late for Scotland’s reds
Experts warn that sika deer are replacing the iconic red deer of Scotland – and it’s too late to stop them. In the fourth and final part of our series, ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, we find out what that means for deer managers, forestry, and the wider environment. Staying with deer, we […]
Skeleton stock airguns: SMK CP2 vs Webley Nemesis X
Be James Bond on the rats. James Head from airgun specialist Crackshot talks through air rifles with skeleton stocks and compares two of the market leaders: the SMK CP2 with the Webley Nemesis X. For more from Crackshot, go to g.co/kgs/j9Sdc3b To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 803, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain803 More from Crackshot here:
Drone reveals rising deer damage – Fieldsports News, 16 April 2025
Here are the links: Deer damage the broads – EADT DEFRA bans SPA gamebird release – Gov.uk and BASC Wildfires rage on National Trust land – Facebook and also on Facebook Ratters offer bin strike help – YouTube and Telegraph Stalking Show success – Facebook NatureScot sends in shooters – NatureScot Foxhounds settle in at French kennels […]
Win booze and accessories – Fieldsports Extra, episode 372
You can win a bottle of Gun Label Spirits sloe gin plus two personalised cups to drink it, a personalised thermos and a cartidge pouch in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David says what he thinks of the Stalking Show, as does Cassandra Swanwick from Flint Clothing, and Niall Rowantree changes a wheel. This week’s […]
Dynamic Ladies tweed clay shoot
The Dynamic Ladies dress up in their finest country clothing for their annual tweed clay shoot at the Surrey Shooting School. Find out more about the Dynamic Ladies Shooting Club at the website DynamicLadiesShootingClub.co.uk, and follow the club on Instagram and Facebook. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 802, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain802 More clayshooting here:
Anti-trailhunting MP arrested – Fieldsports News, 9 April 2025
Here are the links: League Against Cruel Sports boss arrested – Sky News UK uplands wildfires: Woodhead, Derbyshire – Facebook Staffordshire – ITV Northern Ireland – Sky News Galloway and East Ayrshire – STV Hampshire – Bournemouth Echo Cumbrian Coast – RailAdvent.co.uk Brewdog traps deer in ‘protected’ forestry – TheNational.scot NGO night shooting course – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Death of the 100m zero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM34v6DQk6UCharlie Jacoby is zeroing his deerstalking rifle with help from some Royal Marines snipers, and learning a better way than the old “inch high at 100 yards”. The Dynamic Ladies dress up for a smashing time at their annual tweed clay shoot. Niall Rowantree says how he gets the most out of thermal, and David […]
