Close-quarters sika stags
How do you whistle in a sika stag? It’s the sika rut in North-West Scotland. Deer manager John Dodd takes two guests out to stalk them. The guests have packed their rifles. Both of them are using Blaser R8. If you are planning a similar trip and you pack two other vital accessories for woodland […]
Beautiful Scottish stag stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1CDEPg2fRg Towering hills, roaring stags, wily hinds: Mark Karn won’t be defeated. Leica’s UK sports optics boss is after a stag during the rut on ground near the north coast of Sutherland. For more about Leica, search #LeicaHunting More from #LeicaHunting here:
Fieldsports Britain – rutting stags special
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qt1Bq2V0YVY Autumn is a tough time for stags. Both red stags and sika stags are trying to hold hinds. In Scotland, the reds are roaring on the hillsides and the sikas whistling in the woods. We are out after both. Plus we show how to use a hatchet, and you could win a .410 shotgun. […]
Gerber hatchets and axes
youtu.be/btJSKcM4IRM Gamekeeper and deer manager Paul Childerley finds a small axe or hatchet invaluable for everyday tasks like chopping kindling, felling small trees and even knocking in pegs and staples. Today, he’s demonstrating three from Gerber: the Back Paxe II, the Freescape Hatchet, and the Gator Combo II Axe & Saw. “There’s different lengths for […]
Sabs carry rocks to hit hunters – Fieldsports News, episode 619
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oho8J69_q-k Here are the links: Sabs buzz bricks at hunters – Facebook Police ask for opinions about gun licensing – APCCS Wild Justice’s pheasant season war dance – Wild Justice Packham promotes beer to Twitter followers – Twitter RSPB cash call fails – Facebook Richard Prior dies – YouTube Sea eagles nab lambs – Farmers […]
Gun-Lok shotgun security lock
youtu.be/-aVyy8LYXZw Gun-Lok is a pair of 12-bore sized security locks that fit into the chambers of your gun like snap-caps. A unique key allows you to lock them in place, making it impossible for a thief to use the gun. They don’t replace a security cabinet, but they’re a valuable extra safety measure whether at […]
.410 fun – Fieldsports Extra #189
We give away a .410, David Wright and Paul Childerley are flying helicopters around Sweden and He Li from Shooterking says how China will make Christmas worthwhile. Well, thank goodness.For the Gun-Lok, visit Multi-Lok.comHow to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your answer in the description below […]
Instagram star enjoys an early season partridge day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1Daql1wpS4 Some people like to keep their shooting under the radar. Not Dan Thor – he shares everything on Instagram, and today he’s on an early season partridge day at The Grange Shoot in Essex. He’s shooting with a couple of Instagram chums, and even livestreaming from the peg. Find Dan on InstagramClick here for […]
Roe stalking wildlife moment
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1gCJreXN2Cc Ollie Williams has a magical wildlife moment with a roe doe on an outing stalking bucks. Click here for more from Ollie
Labour Party ‘too urban’ – Fieldsports News, episode 618
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPWXitRd1Ww Here are the links:Labour Party ‘too urban’ admits politician – Countryside Alliance Shoots optimistic for the game season – GWCTSGA names Young Gamekeeper of the Year – FacebookAnglers demand DEFRA fix Britain’s ‘broken’ water sector – Angling TrustGovernment blows millions on gun amnesty scheme – Daily MailNature.Scot chief offers rewilding warning – Guardian Carbon-crazed Cairngorms authority […]
Fieldsports Britain – partridges on Insta
youtu.be/9Kaa4PSOeA8 Instagram star Dan Thor is out shooting early season partridges in glorious weather at The Grange Shoot in Essex. He’s brought along two Instagram chums, Fred Darnell and Andrew Bown, and he’s even livestreaming the action from the peg. Why does he do it, and is it even a good idea? Meanwhile, Ollie Williams […]
UK food shortages spark ‘game Christmas’ dream for some
“We need to be moving away from this convenience idea, moving away from going to a supermarket and buying asparagus all year round, etc,” says chef and writer Christopher Trotter. “We need to rethink the way we buy our food, the way we live on the land.” That’s the kind of thinking that keeps corporate […]
Win Gun-Lok security – Fieldsports Extra #188
We give away a Gun-Lok gun security, Ollie Williams talks about shooting deer at night, Paul Childerley previews his shooting season (disagrees with Ollie about shooting deer at night) and Ross Ewing from BASC says venison could be even more environmentally friendly.For the Gun-Lok, visit Multi-Lok.comHow to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, […]
Adam Henson – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 44
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8K77nJA6ls Adam Henson talks about Jeremy Clarkson, BBC Countryfile and the importance of game meat. Country Food Trust ambassador Adam and CFT chief executive Tim Woodward are on the stage at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre for an interview by Charlie Jacoby. Click here for the Country Food TrustFor more listening options, go to […]
Antis put leak webinar evidence to a judge – Fieldsports News, 15 September 2021
youtu.be/TeeZc_C0Zxw Here are the links:Leaked Hunting Office webinar used in court against Master of Foxhounds – Guardian + YouTube‘Time-wasting’ council tries to stop trail hunts that don’t happen – Countryside AllianceFox complaints surge after toddler-snatching incident – Portsmouth NewsNature.Scot ends funding for Orkney goose management – Farming UKTrophy sales hold up well at auction – […]
White pheasants – what are they for?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHZkoPMUW1g What are white pheasants? They are just ordinary pheasants that are albino – but they serve two important purposes in the countryside. They help gamekeepers find the other pheasants – and shooting them often incurs a fine for the shooter, which raises large sums for charity. Charlie Jacoby goes in search of the white […]
Comedy goose shooting with Andy Crow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jQgTaNFoh0U Andy Crow gets under the covers. He is hiding out in a field so he can ambush marauding geese, and so builds a straw hide over himself and fellow shooter Gary. For more about the decoying equipment, visit JackPyke.co.ukCrow uses a Blaser F16 shotgun Blaser.de
Fieldsports Britain – Crowy’s big bird ambush
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOl_GwNbNJ0 You know how they shoot geese out of coffin hides in Sweden and the USA? With geese hitting the farm he manages in Kent, Andy Crow decides it’s time to give that system a try. The only thing is: the great British amateur spirit. Will they be able to set up and still have […]
Lonely anti – Fieldsports Extra #187
We give away a Crosman 2300S air pistol, plus I talk to a sporting auctioneer and a TV chef.Click here for more about the Shooterking Venator rucksackFor more about Mitchell’s Antiques sale, go to Fcha.nl/mitchells2021How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your answer in the description […]
John Peel’s clock and other lots in Mitchell’s next Country Sporting Sale
Mitchell’s Antiques is holding its next Country Sporting Sale on 6-8 October 2021. Among top lots are a clock owned by the famous huntsman John Peel, a stuffed golden eagle, an Edwinson Green & Son shotgun and a photograph featuring big game hunter Sir Percy Wyndham. The sale also features a single-owner collection of some […]
RSPB earns millions from gamekeeping – Fieldsports News, 15 September 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DdLBkjrmHtg Here are the links:RSPB agrees to target predators in seabird ‘rescue’ – RSPBBig shops are donating to animal rights extremists – FacebookWildfire pollution kills nearly 200 people a year – The TimesGovernment scraps pet passport checks – DAERABBC donates money to League Against Cruel Sports – BBC + BBC donations statement + TwitterDeadline approaches […]
Roy’s fox lamping result
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HvbsCvR7Bwk With foxes hitting local shoots, it’s time to bring out the rifle and lamp, and go after them. Roy Lupton does it the oldfashioned way this time, with little reliance on thermal spotters. It’s a good night – and it is, literally, ‘good night’ to two foxes. However, his team still had to learn […]
Fieldsports Britain – oldfashioned foxshooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0IcMNcTRXqc Roy has a team of keen young foxers, a lamp and a rifle. He introduces them to old-school foxshooting, lamping the animals on ground in Kent. Meanwhile, Charlie reckons he is on to something. He goes to a gunshop open day which has attracted gun and shooting kit distributors from all over the country. […]
Win a £260 rucksack – Fieldsports Extra #186
We give away a Shooterking Venator rucksack. Plus David and Roy talk foxshooting (sort of) and I explain the share scheme.Click here for more about the Shooterking Venator rucksackClick here for the Browning trailcamFind the dancing deer film here How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your […]
Gerber Randy Newberg knife and Suspension NXT Multi-Tool
youtu.be/sSefVSTrOX8 Paul Childerley explains why pocket knives and multi-tools have become an important part of is gamekeeping kit. He looks at the Randy Newberg knife and the Gerber Suspension NXT Multi-Tool, with stainless steel handles. For the Randy Newberg knife at £55, go to Bit.ly/gerberrandy For the Suspension NXT Multi-Tool at £45, go to Bit.ly/gerbernxtmultitool […]
On the marsh with the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2_eqXDF_dI Hundreds of acres around the River Kent estuary in Cumbria, tarns, duck ponds, fishing ponds and a pheasant shoot – all these belong to the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association. Charlie Jacoby goes out on to the marsh with WWA member Ryan Teasdale and WWA young shot Lucy Stevens. If you are under 21, you want […]
Junior shooter Brody Woollard wins the British Open Sporting
Brody Woollard, a 20-year-old junior shot, fought his way to winning the coveted British Open Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill’s Swinton Shooting Ground near Masham in North Yorkshire on Sunday 5 September. It was a thrilling climax to the 2021 clay season. He beat the top names in the sport to take the title. No-one […]
Gun burglary sparks Guntrader hack link fear – Fieldsports News, 8 September 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpYZ6QC_cpE Here are the links:Burglars steal guns: is there a Guntrader leak link? – Fieldsports NewsNational Trust members to vote on trail-hunting ban – The Guardian + RestoreTrust.org.uk + The Times New deer management qualification – County Deer StalkingMoorland group celebrates end of shooting on estate… 70 years ago – Wild Moors + Intagram + Woodland […]
How the RSPB’s hunt for stoats on Orkney is now a wild goose chase
youtu.be/r0TBHg2X84g by Ben O’Rourke In 2010, stoats mysteriously turned up on Orkney, perhaps as stowaways on lorries carrying hay for farmers to feed their cattle in winter. A single stoat invader was returned to mainland Scotland and released somewhere with “a suitable habitat and prey for stoats”, where it would not have a bad effect […]
Fieldsports Britain – wild goose song
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rq_5yy1i3mA September means wildfowling. Charlie heads to one of the homes of the sport, the River Kent Estuary in Cumbria, managed for wildfowl by the Westmorland Wildfowlers Association. With geese coming in to roost on the sands and duck moving up and down the river, he is out on the banks of the Kent with […]
Win a Browning trailcam – Fieldsports Extra #185
We give away Eyeskey binos and the new prize draw is for a Browning trailcam. Plus I talk to a Westmorland wildfowler, there’s an update from the British Open by James Marchington and Orkney gose guide Steve Rogers would like to say ‘thank you’.Click here for more about the Eyeskey Sky Trek binocularsClick here for […]
Prince Albert’s Lancasters
A pair of royal guns are up for sale at Gavin Gardiner’s auction on 6 September 2021. The Charles Lancaster muzzle-loading 14-bores will appeal to a collector, says gun expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk, and are guided at £30,000-£40,000. Diggory points out that a pair of hammer Stephen Grants made for Albert’s son, Bertie, Prince […]
Brocock bruschetta
Johnny Muston puts the Brocock Commander XR through its paces on a rabbit hunt, and cooks up a delicious rabbit bruschetta afterwards over an open fire. Find out about killing and cooking rabbits. For more about the Brocock Commander XR2, go to Bit.ly/commanderxr
Härkila’s new range of shooting and stalking boots
youtu.be/WMtD1h5CZdc If you think you know Härkila boots, think again. In 2021 they’ve come out with a brand new range that’s even better than before. “We’ve been making boots for seven or eight years now, and we’ve learned a lot in that time,” says Härkila’s Simon Esnouf. “The new boots are made in Europe, so […]
Seeland Avail stalking suit – review
youtu.be/KA0l49Rb-FA Gamekeeper and deer manager David Whitby has been trialling the new Avail stalking suit from Seeland – and he’s impressed.“It’s incredibly quiet to stalk in,” he says. “It’s fully waterproof, and a nice shade of green.” David adds that the suit is very versatile, “Perfect for stalking winter and summer really.” He’s been wearing […]
Essex Masters 2021 – Winser vs Faulds
James Marchington Mark Winser has won the coveted Essex Masters trophy for the fourth time. He shot a tremendous score of 195 ex-200 on Monday 23 August With most of the 2,000+ entrants still to shoot, his score was there to be beaten all week. Course designer John Dyson’s targets lived up to their fearsome […]
Fieldsports Britain – airgun rabbit hunt and cook
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZOzIjkL1E This week, how to take a bunny from hopping outside its hole to becoming a delicious bruschetta, cooked over an open fire. Johnny Muston has a Brocock Commander XR2 in .22 and puts it to good use shooting rabbits. Plus he shows off his skills as an outdoor chef. That’s not all. James Marchington […]
Guntrader hack ramps up – Fieldsports News, 1 September 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ce7yCnA9jE Here are the links:Guntrader leak goes graphic – Fieldsports NewsScottish government authorises deer massacre – The TimesBotham hits DEFRA plan with prawn jibe – Fieldsports NewsNSRA supports lead ammo – Fieldsports News MSPs visit grousemoors – Facebook + YouTubeQuorn hunt staff exonerated – BBCCow evades huntsman – FacebookAnti-hunters lash out at Queen – MetroLad launches […]
Pulsar Accolade 2 LRF XP50 Pro thermal binoculars – review
youtu.be/3dWnkVfBIUU For the ultimate in thermal spotting, you can’t do better than the top of the Pulsar range, the Accolade 2 LRF XP50 Pro. With a 640×480 17µm <25mK NETD thermal sensor, fast 50mm f/1.2 lens, 640×480 AMOLED display and 50Hz frame rate, it gives a wonderfully clear, smooth picture even in difficult conditions when […]
Pulsar Trail 2 LRF XP50 thermal riflescope – review
youtu.be/uB_KqqJfhvk If you want to fit the very best thermal riflescope, look no further than the Pulsar Trail 2 LRF XP50. This is the top of the Pulsar range – it’s not cheap, with little change from £5k, but absolutely the best performance out there bar none. This scope will give you a wonderfully clear […]
Pulsar Axion thermal imagers – range overview
youtu.be/8TQzY7cJXOg Pulsar Axion thermal monoculars have become the go-to tool for pest controllers, deer managers, and anyone else who needs a quality hand-held thermal spotter to make their job easier. They’re small, light and incredibly powerful, allowing you to scan an area quickly for any heat source that might reveal the presence of quarry. “The […]
Pulsar Krypton FXG50 thermal scope attachment – review
youtu.be/AuOEMgAoj-s The Krypton FXG50 is Pulsar’s flagship thermal add-on which will fit virtually any day scope. “It means you don’t have to tie up a dedicated rifle for night shooting,” explains Tom from distributors Thomas Jacks. “If you’re a stalker and you do a bit of foxing, then a thermal add-on is definitely the way […]
Pulsar Proton FXQ30 thermal scope attachment – review
youtu.be/Lh0j3ykBtYo A front-mounted thermal add-on unit makes a lot of sense if you’re mainly shooting during the day, but want to have the option of going out after dark when the need arises. A good example might be a deerstalker who sometimes needs to do a bit of fox control. The rugged, waterproof Pulsar Proton […]
Pulsar Digisight Ultra LRF N450 night vision riflescope – review
youtu.be/kRV4zSiG3oY Judging range at night can be a real challenge, even if you know your ground well. Tom from distributors Thomas Jacks is a fan of the Pulsar Digisight Ultra LRF N450 night vision riflescope for that very reason – it has a built-in laser rangefinder that will measure ranges up to 1,000m with an […]
Pulsar Digex N450 digital night vision riflescope – review
youtu.be/mQYJyhRxE6s Many pest controllers are switching to thermal riflescopes nowadays, but Tom from distributors Thomas Jacks says there’s still a place for digital night vision like the Pulsar Digex N450 riflescope. “It’s just a fantastic little unit,” he says. The scope follows the familiar day scope format and mounts with standard 30mm scope rings, but […]
Pulsar Thermion 2 XP50 thermal riflescope – review
youtu.be/wNt3IEn-1HI The Thermion 2 XP50 is Pulsar’s flagship thermal imaging riflescope, and what a scope! It offers tremendous performance, helping you to get the job done even in the most difficult conditions. This model features a new 640×480 17µm <25mK thermal sensor and a new 50mm f/1.0 germanium lens, providing a better image in conditions […]
Sam Green’s shooting basics
World champion shot Sam Green explains how to approach a clay target on a stand, how to work out how to shoot it, what to do with your feet, your body and your gun. It’s the complete package.For more about coaching with Sam Green, go to Facebook.com/samgreenshooting – and, if you are a member of […]
Win £140 binos – Fieldsports Extra #184
We give away the Yildiz Steel Sporter and start a new prize draw. This week it’s for £140 Eyeskey binos. Plus there’s a useful how-to-shoot piece from Sam Green, an update from the Essex Masters by James Marchington and I talk to Alexander Laver, a tree surgeon member of the Fieldsports Nation who is worried […]
UK government mulls tighter gun licensing
youtu.be/-s_FJP3iE04 The English government says it plans a gun licensing review in the wake of the August 2021 Plymouth shootings. Ben O’Rourke asks Christopher Graffius from BASC and former police detective Ian Jensen if these plans are workable. It’s the same old story: one person goes on a shooting rampage and law-abiding gun owners are […]
Somerset foxshooting night
With pheasants out in shoots and eager young foxes looking for an easy meal, Jaf and Paul Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferreters step up to reduce fox numbers. They are lamping and using an ATN 4K Pro. Find the South Somerset Ferreters on Facebook and YouTube More from the jolly old South Somerset Ferreters […]
