Leupold VX-5HD 3-15×56 riflescope reviewed by Jason Doyle
Jason Doyle has been using this Leupold VX-5 scope for two years, so he’s had plenty of time to give it a really thorough test – and he loves it. “Every now and then something comes along that suits you down to the ground. The VX-5 does everything I want my scope to do, and […]
Ruger American Hunter rifle with Magpul stock, reviewed by Jason Doyle
youtu.be/QZXy8MyC8XA Jason Doyle was keen to try the Ruger American Hunter rifle with its Magpul stock. “I had a lightweight Ruger American in .308 a few years ago, and really liked it,” he says. “I was always impressed by its accuracy.” His only problem with that rifle was the stock, which was smaller and lighter […]
Vegans at the Game Fair – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 52
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulnY9YrzRqE We bring together two vegans and two hunters to debate the issues. They meet on stage at the 2021 Game Fair at Ragley Hall. Ryan Dalton runs the popular Into The Wild Podcast IntoTheWild.podbean.com Katie Hargreaves is a wildlife artist KatieHargreavesArt.com Paul Childerley is a hunting guide (and so much more) Instagram.com/paulchilderley Charlie Jacoby […]
How to choose a working cocker spaniel puppy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0rXKutHybc How do you choose a working cocker puppy? Ollie Williams wants to buy one for his girlfriend, Laura. Top gundog trainer ‘Dave the Dog’ Templar of Countryways Gundogs explains what to look for – and what to avoid. Visit CountrywaysGundogs.com and for Ollie go to CornishSportingAgency.com And here is the short version: www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2aH18u_GoU
Fieldsports Britain – Jason’s deerstalking de-stress
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY_bny8uXCU New husband-and-dad Jason Doyle is delighted to get out of the house – and even more delighted to go fallow stalking. He and David Wright head on to the North Yorkshire Moors in search of a cull animal, with Jason trying out new Ruger and Leupold kit. Meanwhile, David Templar is back with more […]
Unlucky buck
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_cu1xJIFkA Jason Doyle is out after a fallow buck in Yorkshire. He explains his stalking technique, and when and why he puts a shot under the animal’s chin. Plus he shows off his new Ruger and Leupold combo and explains why he likes it. RRPs for the kit Jason is using: Leupold RX-1600i rangefinder £648 […]
Antis lose the plot over trophy hunting – Fieldsports News, episode 626
www.youtube.com/watch?v=BD3Ma14-N5Y Here are the links: Seven years in prison for hanging a head on your wall – Mirror + Twitter RSPB shocked into action by electric fence charge – Daily Telegraph GWCT report gives thumbs-up for pheasant release – Fieldsports News Police force stops issuing gun licences – Fieldsports News Welsh government bans trailhunting on its […]
Win night vision – Fieldsports Extra #196
You can win £200-worth of night vision in this week’s show. Plus we have our first live theatre show Fieldsports Live, plus Katie Hargreaves has put her print in our shop, and a deerstalker in Scotland is offering a bargain doe cull three days to any Fieldsports Nation supporter who can bring a non-shooting friend […]
The accidental partridge shoot
youtu.be/tUPre482uJM Shoots never go quite the way you expect. Fieldsports Nation supporter Henry Darling didn’t mean to set up a shoot. Not so soon, anyway. His family took over Place Farm, outside Norwich, a year ago. Henry got his rearing operation underway – and hoped that one day he might be shooting partridges on his […]
Ducks in England head for the banned list? – Fieldsports News, episode 625
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CzUkrPHypjo Here are the links: Natural England wants to put mallards on the banned list – publications.naturalengland.org.uk/publication/6534172534636544 Packham faces court and media battles – basc.org.uk/rspb-loses-hen-harrier-judicial-review-2/ + countrysquire.co.uk/2021/11/15/packhams-wildheart-charity-lied-about-rescuing-tigers/ Zookeeper’s wife picks up £150,000 for decorating – www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-10202001/Charity-employing-Carrie-Johnson-paid-bosss-wife-150-000-design-services-accounts-show.html Police target stolen quadbikes and lurcher boys – Fcha.nl/police-target-stolen-quadbikes-and-lurcher-boys/ PETA pushed fake fur on guardsmen’s bearskins – Fcha.nl/bearskins Bird […]
Fieldsports Britain – Sussex Ratnado
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8q-8aMXu14s David finds himself in a flailing maelstrom of terriers, vermin and men, women and children with sticks as he joins the Kent & Sussex Ratters for a farmyard foray. There are rats everywhere, and it’s their job to tease them out and into the smiling jaws of the terriers. On a more civilised level, […]
Wild meat goes mainstream – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 51
After years of telling them that wild meat is good for, it’s traceable and comes with low food miles, the mainstream is picking up on the importance of shooting your own supper. At the Scottish Game Fair 2021, Fife chef Chris Trotter brought together Mark Bush from local food marketing group Great Perthshire, who also […]
CZ 600 new bolt-action centrefire rifles
CZ has launched a new generation of bolt-action centrefire rifles, the CZ 600 range, with a unique modular design that offers improved reliability, durability, ergonomics, safety and accuracy. The new CZ 600 models replace the previous centrefire rifles in the company’s range. The new guns were well received by shooting journalists such as the UK’s […]
How releasing pheasants helps wildlife – report
Releasing pheasants is good for wildlife. That’s the headline of new research [PDF] by the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust – as long as shoots stick to its releasing guidelines. The in-depth resarch shows that the picture is complicated. The GWCT authors summarise it as, ‘negative effects are caused by the birds themselves while positive […]
Police target stolen quadbikes and lurcher boys
Some shocking footage has emerged of illegal hare-coursing in Bedfordshire this week pic.twitter.com/MCFkQPMdAw — Johann Tasker (@johanntasker) November 12, 2021 Police in Bedforshire have their hands full with illegal dog work. A shocking video on Twitter shows officers trying to catch suspected up to 100 lurcher boys. The Bedford Independent news website reports that dozens […]
Zeiss launches latest generation V8 rifle scopes
Zeiss has launched its latest generation of V8 rifle scopes, with outstanding optical performance and featuring the world’s finest illuminated red dot which covers less than 3.5mm on a target at 100m. They are scheduled to reach UK dealers at the beginning of December 2021. There are four new models to cover just about any […]
Thermal / night vision event: Pulsar Digex C50 + Leica Calonox
youtu.be/zr3IxByMZuI Leica and Pulsar head to Braces of Bristol’s rifle range to talk about their new night vision and thermal scopes and spotters. Mark Karn from Leica shows off his new Calonox spotter and scope attachment, and Tom Gosbell from Thomas Jacks talks through the new Digex C50 scope. Click here for more on the […]
Win Gun Dog Gin – Fieldsports Extra #195
You can win £60-worth of Gundog Gin in this week’s show. Plus we look at quadbike theft, nightvision and thermal, and YouTube’s policy on them.This week’s prizes and links:Jack Pyke goodies For Gun Dog Gin, go to GunDogGin.co.uk + @gundogginClick here For the Zeiss competition,And click here to see that mink attack in fullThe Braces evening: […]
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 […]
