CPSA launches new Super Sporting discipline
(Photo: CPSA) There’s a new registered version of Sporting clays which promises to add an extra challenge over the familiar English Sporting. The CPSA, the sport’s governing body in England, has officially launched Super Sporting, or SSP for short, with effect from 1st December 2021. That means grounds will be able to offer registered SSP […]
Famous Grouse artist – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 50
The man who gave us the grouse on the Famous Grouse bottle, Rodger McPhail is one of the top sporting artists in the UK. Charlie Jacoby talks to him at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre at Ragley Hall, July 2021, about what it takes to be an artist, and whom he rates among other […]
How to choose a labrador puppy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2NZdj0Jw5c David Templar of Countryways Gundogs is one of the top labrador experts in the UK. He explains to Ollie Williams how to choose a labrador puppy, what to look for in breeding, conformation and temperament, and what hip scoring means. Click here for more from David Templar Click here to go shooting with Ollie […]
Top gun line-up shoots high pheasants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciTZos778MA Some of the most high-profile shots in the country come together for a Jack Pyke shoot day at the Upperwood Estate in the Peak District, including Andy Crow, Dan Thor, Jason Doyle, Paul Childerley, Wayne Martin and Brody Woollard. They are there to try high birds in a tricky breeze… and the banter and […]
Fieldsports Britain – driven shoot dream team
It’s the Marvel Guardians of the DC Beano comic galaxy shooters’ day at the Upperwood Estate in the Peak District. Everyone in the line-up of guns has their own superpower, including Andy Crow, Paul Childerley, Wayne Martin, Brody Woollard, Jason Doyle and Dan Thor. All of them are facing testing birds in a stiff wind, […]
Big-budget anti-hunting video – Fieldsports News, episode 624
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwfBupetgfo Here are the links: Hunters are scum – the movie – LinkedIn Northern Ireland anti hunting law published – Fieldsports News Sabs snap photos of children Animal rights activists plan Christmas pub massacre – YouTube Danish royals celebrate the hunting season – Daily Mail Livestock deaths enrage French farmers – La Depeche Norwegians fine […]
Jack Pyke goodie box – Fieldsports Extra #194
Jason Doyle delivers this week’s prize: a Jack Pyke goodie box fresh from the catalogue photo shoot at the Upperwood Estate in Yorkshire, where Crow, Jason, Paul Childerley, Brodie Woollard and Dan Thor enjoy fabulous pheasants. Plus we go upmarket: Ollie Williams explains why he looks like a 1930s film star and artist Katie Hargreaves […]
The Mightiest Mahseer – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 49
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DODVprQAt8I There’s something compelling about the mahseer, that great India sporting fish, that has attracted anglers from all over the world – and especially the UK. Now, Norfolk angler Stephen Harper has produced The Mightiest Mahseer. Angling Trust ambassador Martin Salter is also a mahseer angler. He interviews Stephen about the fish, records, angling books, […]
Animal rights extremists tell fibs to MPs on parliament’s EFRA committee
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcruzbbhQAo In early November 2021, antis had their day in front of MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. The Government in England proposes to ban the import of hunting trophies. EFRA is holding its own inquiry scrutinising the government’s planned Animals Abroad Bill. The antis who turned up included Dr Mark Jones, […]
National Trust votes to stop trailhunting – and nobody cares
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExEZdY5IvCg By Ben O’Rourke A handful of League Against Cruel Sports supporters waved banners and shouted slogans as members of the National Trust made their way into the organisations annual general meeting at Harrogate convention centre on Saturday. LACS was hoping they would vote for a ban on trail hunting on Trust land, which they […]
How to fit your rifle to you
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQRy44zo6BQ How do you get a comfortable fit with your rifle that improves accuracy? Josh McKeown from Braces of Bristol explains.We filmed this at the Braces of Bristol range. Braces offers a wide range of shooting products Go to BracesofBristol.com
Dramatic moose hunt with dogs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DPhdqtftYoI UK deer manager Paul Childerley is hunting moose in Swedish Lapland. He came close to seeing one in Finland a few years ago. This time we’ve travelled inside the Arctic Circle during the rut so he has a greater chance of a close encounter, especially as top guide, Peter Johansson, is looking after him. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul hunts Lapland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5NhNkWWWW4 Paul is in Swedish Lapland after his first moose. It’s the middle of the rut so if the impressive moose hounds can’t find the animals Paul could call them in… but with some practice. To add to the drama he’s borrowing a Sako 75 as customs confiscated his S20 at Stockholm Arlanda Airport. He […]
Magpies face shooting ban in Wales – Fieldsports News, episode 623
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_LTzIYKCWg Here are the links: Welsh plan to restrict magpie shooting – consultation Hunt opening meets take place as National Trust plans ban – Facebook Scottish Government plans foxhunting clampdown – consultation + YouTube Animal rights extremists lie to Parliament – Fieldsports News Are police randomly revoking certificates? – BASC RFD gets suspended sentence for […]
British Shooting names Olympic hopefuls for Paris ’24 and beyond
Matt Coward-Holley, Nathan Hales, Amber Hill and Ben Llewellin head the list of athletes named by British Shooting for its World Class Programme 2021/22. “The strength in depth and competition for places has been higher than ever before as we look to maximise our ability to win medals across the Olympic and Paralympic disciplines,” says […]
Nominations open for CPSA Awards 2022
CPSA members have until Friday 26 November to nominate individuals and clubs for the association’s annual Awards. Once nominations are in, members will then be able to vote for the winners in each category. The Awards will be presented at a ceremony on Saturday 12 March at The Hilton St Georges Park in Burton on […]
Big fish – Fieldsports Extra #193
Win a £85 gunslip from Braces of Bristol, plus we talk tangled bucks, trailhunting, trophies and mahseer.This week’s prizes:Vortex Impact 1000 laser rangefinder priced at £221 from Baileys Shooting & Country WearShotgun slips from Braces of Bristol:How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your answer in […]
Härkila Heat thermal waistcoat
The Heat waistcoat from Härkila is like carrying your own personal woodburning stove, says Simon Esnouf from Härkila’s UK distributors. “It’s very welcome when you’re out in freezing temperatures hunting, fishing or watching a game of rugby.” He explains “It’s a nice quilted waistcoat that will keep you warm anyway, but the really clever part […]
Hacked details of 100,000+ UK gun owners published online
Ben O’Rourke In the latest fallout from the hack of the website Guntrader.uk, A new company replaces the company behind online gun listing service. In a post on Facebook, a Guntrader senior official made the honest observation that due to the ‘compensation culture’, the old company ‘was forced into liquidation’. He continues: ‘Guntrader Media Ltd […]
Bill Harriman on the history of the bayonet – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 48
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4nZGjspFeg Bill Harriman – whom you may recognise as an arms expert from BBC TV’s Antiques Roadshow – has written the definitive book on the bayonet. He discusses it with Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre at the Game Fair, Ragley Hall, July 2021. Buy the book from Amazon Other ways to […]
Sewage in rivers forces government u-bend u-turn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXMgNUYbE5M The River Windrush is a tourist attraction. But so many tourists are now coming to the river and staying in pretty Bourton-on-the-Water in the Cotswolds that they are polluting the very river they have come to see with their sewage. That would not be a problem, if only the water companies did something about […]
Ockbrook Gun Club – how to run a popular Sunday clayshoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5nwq_e4Kxuc The Ockbrook Gun Club outside Derby celebrates its 50th birthday in 2021. So what is the secret of its longevity? Charlie Jacoby visits it to find out. Find OGC on the web or on Facebook
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s ropey buck endgame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JNdbT0XtOY The fallow buck with the rope tangled around its head is gnawing away at Roy Lupton – at least, the idea of it is. It’s so easy for a buck like that to get stuck on a tree and die a slow and horrible death. He knows he has to get out there to […]
Gun licensing shake-up – Fieldsports News, episode 622
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3HzkK162H1k Here are the links: Medical gun checks in England now compulsory – FirearmsMedicalReports.co.uk + NGO + BASC + Daily Mail Wild Justice coughs up £10,000 for failed court case – BASC + Countryside Alliance + Wild Justice accounts Animal rights extremists climb DEFRA building – Daily Mail Mystery tyre slasher strikes in Gloucestershire – […]
Win a rangefinder – Fieldsports Extra #192
Win a £200 rangefinder from Baileys Shooting & Country Wear, plus deerstalking with Roy Lupton, staghunting on Exmoor and a visit to a gun club near Derby..This week’s prizes:Vortex Impact 1000 laser rangefinder priced at £221 from Baileys Shooting & Country WearJack Pyke Softshell Jacket Digicam £59.95Jack Pyke Softshell Trousers Digicam £51.95Jack Pyke Armour Top […]
Rizzini Venus Sporting ladies’ competition shotgun
youtu.be/Ri24ThwPbDo The Rizzini Venus Sporting is a gun designed specifically for the female shooter. All too often ladies start shooting with a borrowed gun that was made for a male shooter. It probably doesn’t fit them properly, so it’s uncomfortable and hinders their shooting. “There’s no reason why a lady shot shouldn’t have equipment designed […]
Rizzini BR460 EL Sporter
youtu.be/VkPLBvGxBgY The BR460 EL Sporter is a serious claybusting gun, but also exquisitely made, with woodwork and engraving that lifts it above the run-of-the-mill competition shotguns. The EL in the name stands for Extra Lusso, which translates as ‘extra luxury’. “It has a beautiful piece of wood and very nice engraving indeed,” says Edward King […]
Lucky youngster’s Jack Pyke pigeon hide kit
youtu.be/1TG4EQXtLm0 It’s a lucky day for pigeonshooter Andy Crow’s grandson, Regan. He’s mad keen on going shooting with Andy – and the lovely guys at Jack Pyke have sent him his own pigeon hide kit, including a swivelling bucket seat, a set of hide poles and a camo net. Now he can have his own […]
Ian Coghill and why the UK’s Moorland Matters – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 47
youtu.be/13AJ1D54uYw Ian Coghill has written the book that the RSPB, the National Trust, Natural England and Wild Justice ought to read. But they won’t. He explains why moorland is so important to the UK, how gamekeepers have got it right when it comes to moorland management, and how the ‘conservation industry’ (the organisations just mentioned) […]
How to bore-sight your rifle
youtu.be/RMXUegkZlCA Introducing a new series of expert tips with Josh McKeown from Braces of Bristol. In this first of the series, Josh explains how to boresight your rifle to get the scope zeroed in as few as three shots. This was filmed at the Braces of Bristol range. Braces offers a wide range of shooting […]
Hunting the buck with rope around its antlers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jaQkgK7uGk0 It’s the fallow rut and Roy is out twice with his rifle. It’s a good time to see and maybe to take the big animals that spend the rest of the year invisible in woodland. It’s also a good time to shoot the sick, the injured and the unlucky, such as the buck that […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s fallow rut rescue
youtu.be/46MWAqsyOZc Roy Lupton has fallow trouble. The rut is underway but he keeps bumping into problem animals, and it his duty to deal with those. He is out with his rifle in Sussex. Meanwhile, Josh McKeown kicks of a new series for us about rifle skills, filmed at Braces of Bristol’s range. This week, he […]
Firearms licensing emerges from lockdown
Andrew – featured in the film above – had his certifivcate renewed on 12 August 2021. The police evn asked if her would like extra variations, and granted them. At the end of August, two armed officers turned up at his house and asked him, without explanation, to surrender his guns and his certificate. They […]
Antis terrify the wildlife – Fieldsports News, episode 621
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdB6CBacpzc Here are the links: Antis scare birds off bay – Facebook BASC rejects Packham attack – Fieldsports News Six shots to destroy stag – Cornwall live Master of hounds fined £1,000 – ITV National Trust bosses want a trailhunting ban. How to stop them: Countryside Alliance Police parade broken flintlock – Twitter Guntrader’s new […]
Scotland’s angriest grouse – Fieldsports Extra #191
This week’s show features a duck with rice breast, Scotland’s angriest grouse, and David crawls through the litter on the forest floor and wonders what he is doing with his life. Plus we give away a Jack Pyke shooting outfit priced at £150. This week’s prizes:Jack Pyke Softshell Jacket Digicam £59.95Jack Pyke Softshell Trousers Digicam £51.95Jack […]
BASC rejects Packham attack on shooting
Shooting organisation BASC has hit back at BBC TV presenter Chris Packham’s attack on shooters and gamekeepers. BASC spokesman Garry Doolan says it is ‘ludicrous’ to suggest BASC encourages online abuse. He says: “We call out Chris Packham for his comments in The Times newspaper, where he admits that he is inciting and inflaming people […]
Busting rifle barrels – Fieldtester, episode 11
youtu.be/uMGxpOal-IYHow much damage can you do to a rifle before it blows up? We take a .243, .270 and a .308, and we do terrible things to them. First up, we shorten the barrel with an angle grinder (no crowning) and see what that does to accuracy. Then we try firing a rifle with a […]
How are your foxes doing, Tony Blair? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 46
youtu.be/NLhWeh0Rk7A In 2004, Tony Blair restricted hunting with hounds because, he said, it was good for the welfare of the fox. Since then, some estimates put UK fox numbers down 40%. Former head of the League Against Cruel Sports Jim Barrington and journalist Richard Negus want to know if Blair was right or wrong. Plus […]
Hunts feel the heat – Fieldsports News, episode 620
Here are the links: Sabs step up attacks on hunts – ITV Is Packham ‘burning car’ for real? – Twitter Antis declare open season on UK country people RSPB lashes out at muirburn – RSPB [PDF] Goose lands on shooter – Facebook Camp Beagle costs £200,000 – Hunts Post Gamedealer faces planning battle – Horsham […]
Gorgeous walked-up ptarmigan over setters in Swedish Lapland
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3gITICgdFho It’s one of the finest sporting outings a shooter can enjoy. Paul goes walked-up ptarmigan shooting over setters in Swedish Lapland. The birds are beautiful, the other wildlife amazing, the scenery is wild and the nearest beer is two days’ walk, which is why you need a helicopter to get in and out of […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s Arctic ptarmigan hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6pgLnmfln5w We have wild sport for you this week. Paul is on the high ground of Swedish Lapland, walking up ptarmigan over setters. It is some of the most magnificent country he has had the pleasure to shoot. Meanwhile, stalking guide John Dodd calls in sika stags for his guest He Li in the spruce […]
Swarovski launches 2-in-1 thermal spotter and scope add-on
Swarovski has moved into the thermal market. Its new TM35 is an add-on that mounts on the front of your scope, and doubles up as a standalone spotter. Swarovski calls it a two-in-one device, offering both observation and shooting. The TM35 will be available from spring 2022 at a retail price of €4,800. That’s one-and-a-half […]
Swarovski EL Range TA binoculars with rangefinder and Tracking Assistant
youtu.be/uNAEaoDemjQ These are the latest, most technically advanced hunting binoculars from Swarovski, allowing you not only to range your quarry but also to ‘pin’ its location, working together with the Swarovski app on your mobile phone via Bluetooth. That can be a game changer for planning a stalk in difficult, mountainous terrain, or locating a […]
Packattack – Fieldsports Extra #190
Two major attacks on our way of life in the last week: the Beaufort hounds and the Chris Packham burning vehicle. How do we fight back in the media? I have a few ideas. Plus you can win Vario hearing protection priced at £650, and David goes to Sweden with Paul to look for ptarmigan. LinksBeaufort […]
Eyeskey Eaglet HD 10×42 binoculars – review
youtu.be/32MnRgOaTec Can budget Chinese 10×42 binoculars be any good? James Marchington was sceptical – but he was surprised when he tried the Eaglet HD binos from Eyeskey. “These binoculars sell for under £70 so I wasn’t expecting much, but I’ve been very impressed,” he says. “It’s a fraction of what you would spend on a […]
Eyeskey Seeker Pro 10×42 monocular – review
youtu.be/dxfviIBRueI If you want the power of binoculars but don’t want the bulk and weight, a monocular could be the answer. It’s basically a small telescope you can slip in your pocket – half a pair of binoculars if you like. James Marchington has been looking at the Seeker Pro 10×42 monocular from the new, […]
Eyeskey Lightning Mini 10×25 pocket binoculars – review
youtu.be/KE9ZREPiRFk Have you ever decided to leave your binoculars behind, and then wished you hadn’t because you spotted something that really deserved a closer look? That’s why James Marchington likes to slip a small pair of binos in his pocket at all times. “They weight very little and don’t take up much space, so you […]
Harkila Retrieve jacket and trousers
youtu.be/oZwDbBSEvrM Professional gundog trainer Jason Mayhew is out in all weathers, so his number one requirement for clothing is it has to be waterproof. He’s been trialling the Härkila Retrieve jacket and trousers for the past year, and he’s impressed. It’s kept him dry in all types of weather. “I don’t need overtrousers. I just […]
Tweed – which is best, traditional or modern?
youtu.be/3y13naVIZIw Tweed has been the traditional choice for generations of stalkers and game shooters, and it still works as well as ever. It’s smart, warm and comfortable, and remarkably good at keeping out the wet although it will become heavy when waterlogged. There’s a modern alternative however – the lightweight, waterproof, stretchy, printed tweed suit. […]
Daniel Zeichner MP, shadow environment secretary – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 45
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS2J_pw09NI You can’t win an election without winning rural seats. That’s Sir Keir Starmer’s credo. The man he has appointed to shadow the countryside is Daniel Zeichner MP, and he came to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre tent. It’s all part of Labour’s Rural England Policy Review. Take part in Labour’s Rural England Policy […]
