Hunting high-speed boar
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_HVyOLFgIE Tim Pilbeam gets to go on one of the great driven hunts of his life. It’s like Disney has opened the door to the animal park, as deer and boar bound in front of him. He is in Sweden as a guest of gunsight company Aimpoint, and he gets to use their latest kit […]
Fieldsports Britain – Tim’s fabulous driven hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ple90OdivXs Tim Pilbeam has never seen so many shootable animals. He goes on an Aimpoint driven game hunt in Sweden, where herds of fallow and great sounders of boar go crashing past him – and it is his job to shoot them with his rifle mounted with an Aimpoint sight. He has a wonderful time. […]
Win an infra-red torch – Fieldsports Extra #202
You can win a PBiR illuminator to put on your night vision set-up. Plus one of Aimpoint’s experts explains how to take a freehand shot with a rifle, and one of the Devon shooters facing seizure of his guns says what to do if you reckon you are in the right and the police are […]
Trophy imports ban ‘not on government timetable’
The Tory politician pushing through the ban on trophy imports admits it is not in the Government’s timetable. Fears among animal rights extremists that a trophy imports ban bill will not go in front of MPs at Westminster appear to be true if Zac Goldsmith, DEFRA minister and old Etonian friend of prime minister Boris […]
Foxshooter explains why he prefers Norma V-Max ammo
youtu.be/bgJKA9BbggY Foxshooter Doug Pocklington uses Norma V-Max 58 grain factory ammo in his .243 Tikka rifle. He likes it because it’s accurate and effective, and the bullet breaks up instantly when it hits anything. That eliminates any problems with ricochets, even on some of the stony fields where he operates. “The bullet is so fast […]
Why foxshooter Doug shoots a Tikka T3X Lite
youtu.be/WMyNejO_u-c Foxshooter Doug Pocklington loves his .243 Tikka T3X Lite rifle. “They’re a good all-rounder,” he says. “They’re reasonably priced, accurate and reliable.” Doug says he depends on the Tikka’s accuracy for 200-300 rounds, until he decides it could do with a good clean. “It’s scary accurate, but if I ever miss a fox or […]
The big lead shot ban debate – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 57
youtu.be/YyC_VU1586k Let’s talk lead shot. On stage, at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, is Alex Levett-Scrivenor from non-toxic shot company Bioammo, foxshooter and old lead purist Robert Bucknall, and Andrew Gilruth from the GWCT. Host is Charlie Jacoby. The four of them run through the lead shot issues, ask why it has to go, […]
Fieldsports News review of 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OqZV78_WxdQ By Ben O’Rourke It was always going to be a tough year, hampered by lockdowns and animal rightsists pushing their lunatic agendas. However, there were some wins Fieldsports News might have had something to do with. Anglers in Sevenoaks, Kent, were threatened with eviction from a Wildlife Trusts reserve until we stepped in. The […]
Hunting hiccup – Roy shoots, David misses
youtu.be/GgFTYIH_8Gc Is this the end of a beautiful relationship? David usually has a telepathic link with Roy Lupton. When Roy is shooting his rifle, David knows exactly where to aim his camera. But on this day out foxshooting, it all goes wrong. More films with Roy:
Cocker, springer or labrador puppy? Which is it to be…
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6z2F3jszZo Top gundog trainer Dave Templar tells Ollie Williams the benefits and pitfalls of each of the three most popular breeds of working dog. It’s our own version of a series we are already calling Dog, Marry, Avoid. For more from Dave, visit CountrywaysGundogs.com
Huge turnout for Boxing Day hunt meets – Fieldsports News, episode 631
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGjSUetK1vU Here are the links: Hunt supporters out in force for Boxing Day meets – Twitter Hunt sabs vandalise church – Facebook Priti makes plans for crossbows and guns – Guardian + Fieldsports News Is this a shooter or hunter? – BBC Red squirrels thrive thanks to airgunners – Facebook Ruddy duck numbers fall to […]
Three foxes down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quKhlKs8Guc Local shooter Doug Pocklington goes out after foxes with night vision and thermal. He talks through his kit, his technique – and how, sometimes, the foxes get the better of him. Find Doug on Facebook
Fieldsports Britain – foxshooting ups and downs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZFtw-4DmLI Foxshooting: when it goes right and when it goes wrong. We’re out in Lincolnshire with Doug Pocklington and in Kent with Roy Lupton. Meanwhile, Dave the Dog Templar is back with more advice for Ollie Williams – this time on which dog to buy. Is to be it a cocker, a springer or a […]
Win a teal print – Fieldsports Extra #201
Win a teal print – Fieldsports Extra #201 You can win an £85 print of teal in this week’s show. Plus we talk to an MFH about the UK’s new hunting-with-hounds governing body, we talk to the sporting artist who painted the teal picture, and David and Charlie have a think about what Fieldsports Channel
Fieldsports Channel in 2022
youtu.be/VIhWOkPV4ec What should @Fieldsports Channel do and show in 2022? Charlie and David put their heads together, to talk about where the worlds of hunting
Stormy Dartmoor pheasant shoot
If you hear an autumn storm is coming, that’s a good moment to go pheasant shooting. The birds will fly like firecrackers. And that’s what
Bloopers 2021
It’s another year of manic mishaps, corny cock-ups and disasters-aplenty from the Fieldsports Channel film crew and presenters. Here’s our worst… More bloopers from previous
How to set up a venison business – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 56
Tom Davies of Dartmoor Deer Services used the covid lockdowns to get his deerstalking and venison supply businesses underway. He is now supplying local shops,
Hunt your own muntjac – success on a plate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq0lRyMgdks More and more people are heading into the countryside with professional guides in order to shoot themselves a deer for dinner. We follow photographer
Fieldsports Britain – Helen Tinner shoots her dinner
Fancy some venison? Why not shoot it yourself? Photographer Helen Tinner does just that, going out with deerstalking guide Nathan Whitehead in Suffolk to shoot
Police firearms licensing blames covid – Fieldsports News, episode 630
Here are the links: Police maintain crackdown on gun owners – Fieldsports News Botham zaps RSPB over electric fences – Daily Telegraph Bird deaths lead
2022 CPSA Major Championship dates announced
The 2022 clay season is taking shape, as the CPSA announces dates and venues for its major championships. The British Open Sporting Championship will be
General licences 2022: what you can and can’t shoot
Updated 23 March 2022 This page shows advice by country: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland After two years of shambles, general licences across the UK
Happy Christmas – Fieldsports Extra #200
You can still win a £335 custom knife by Danum Blades in this week’s show. Plus we talk to the Yildiz winner, a Vario earplugs winner, Tom Davies on steep-valley shooting and James Marchington on knocking over a muntjac for dinner.This week’s prizes and links:For Danum Blades, go to DanumBlades.co.ukMarcus Pettifor’s clay club in Yorkshire
The story behind John Macnab – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 55
John Macnab, the 1925 novel by John Buchan, has inspired an entire subculture of imitators, including the taking of a salmon, grouse (or brace) and
Welsh Government turns its back on countryside
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xukFvf5z0Y The Welsh government says it no longer supports shooting sports, which casts doubt on the future of huge swathes of the Welsh countryside. Shooting
Pheasant cook-off: top chef Tim Maddams vs the Country Food Trust’s Tim Woodward
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHWMPdW8uU8 It’s a pheasant cookery competition. Two cooks get a basket of ingredients, including pheasant breasts. Top chef Tim Maddams and outgoing boss of the
Vegan hunts Christmas lunch
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qakHmR1sk88 Katie Hargeaves used to stick to a plant-based diet. Then she discovered venison – wild, sustainable, low food miles, and she is entirely in
Fieldsports Britain – What Katie did next
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmak7fCaAGg Wildlife artist Katie Hargreaves was vegan. Then she took up deerstalking. Now she is an ‘ethical eater’ – only eating the meat she shoots
Bungling police in gun grab muddle – Fieldsports News, episode 629
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di-Lj56VS4I Here are the links: Devon & Cornwall Police sends out wrong revocations – Fieldsports News Countryfile attacks game meat marketing – BBC + Daily
Win a beautiful Danum Blades knife – Fieldsports Extra #199
You can win a £335 custom knife by Danum Blades in this week’s show. Plus Cai Ap Bryn is out with David, Tim Weston from the National Gamekeepers Organisation says government attacks on hunting and shooting sports is incompetence not conspiracy, and how did the first Fieldsports Live go? Find out here…This week’s prizes and
New Bergara BMR Steel rimfire rifle – review
RUAG have introduced two new rimfire models to the UK – the Bergara BMR. This one is the steel action model; there’s also a Carbon
New Bergara BMR Carbon rimfire rifle – review
youtu.be/k7m2W2ugfi4 RUAG have introduced two new rimfire models to the UK – the Bergara BMR. This one is the Carbon model; there’s also a Steel
George Eustice shares platform with animal rights extremists over trophy hunting
DEFRA secretary George Eustice has put out a joint press release with animal rights extremists. Marking a lurch to the animal rights agenda in government,
Plymouth shootings: the police gun licensing backlash
by Deborah Hadfield and Charlie Jacoby Shooters in Dorset, Devon & Cornwall say the police are punishing them as a kneejerk reaction to a shooting
Gamekeepers brave Packham’s anti-grouse conference – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 54
Two Scottish gamekeepers and a gamekeeper’s wife talk to Charlie about the Revive conference in Perth in November 2021. They bravely went along and listened
Gamekeepers clear up after Storm Arwen
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY0D0RdGxRA When Storm Awen blew through in November 2021, it took trees and powerlines with it. On the front line, with firecrews and the Army,
Rifle fit and trigger pull – how to shoot comfortably
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoH1kTn__g In the third of our series of expert rifleshooting tips, Josh McKeown from Braces of Bristol shows the fundamentals of technique that will make
What the Swarovski dS Gen II riflescope can do with deer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-uVRqHsME Tim Pilbeam has a new toy – and he tries it out on fallow deer. Swarovski has brought out a new super-scope. The dS
Fieldsports Britain – Tim targets tech
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ubvq_EsekRw Imagine a hunt where it’s only about the hunting. You find your deer, you crawl into position, and then instead of fiddling with maths
Police double down on revoking gun licences – Fieldsports News, episode 628
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b6vlsWGEEM Here are the links: British police step up gun confiscations – Fieldsports News Irish foxhunters win parliamentary vote – Fieldsports News + TheVirtualGameFair.com Gamekeepers
Win ISOTunes hearing protection – Fieldsports Extra #198
You can win £109.99-worth of newly-launched ISOTunes Defy Slim hearing protection in this week’s show. Plus Tim Pilbeam talks through his deer cart (while he is supposed to be concentrating on his Swarovski), and Niall Rowantree reacts to the Welsh government’s new policy of getting rid of shooting sports.This week’s prizes and links:For the ISOTunes
Jack Pyke wellington boots – review
Wellies are essential in the countryside, but you want different types of welly boot for different situations. Fieldsports Channel’s Jason Doyle runs through the Jack
Jack Pyke Hybrid Jacket – review
youtu.be/ACGvk1SRLhc The Jack Pyke Hybrid Jacket is a lightweight quilted jacket that’s ideal for general use outdoors, either as part of a layering system or
Jack Pyke Hunter’s Boots – review
youtu.be/UCmqafPmj1Y Farmer and pigeonshooter Andy Crow loves his Jack Pyke boots. “I wear them every day of the year,” he says. “They’re so comfortable, I’d
Jack Pyke Rifle Rucksack – review
youtu.be/ku-u6kY9YOQ The Jack Pyke Rifle Rucksack is purpose-designed for the stalker who wants a simple, practical way to carry everything you need for a day’s
Jack Pyke new Digicam camouflage clothing – review
youtu.be/iRBD3XuvqE0 Jack Pyke are continually researching and developing new products and designs, and their English Oak camouflage pattern, designed specifically for the British countryside, has
Jack Pyke Ashcombe Technical Fleece Jacket – review
youtu.be/dfGCxjFeEBY The Jack Pyke Ashcombe Technical Fleece Jacket is a very versatile garment. It’s thin enough to wear under a jacket or smock, but it’s
Jack Pyke Pro-Lite Hunters Jacket – review
youtu.be/zVsdRUvpOvs When you’re outdoors all day, you need a jacket that won’t let you down, whatever the weather. Fieldsports Channel’s Jason Doyle is a big
Jack Pyke Weardale knitted jacket – review
youtu.be/t22LlR84VJQ Jack Pyke’s Weardale is a stylish knitted jacket that’s ideal for casual wear or in the field. The combination of softshell contrast panels and
