Zeroing an inch high at 100 – and why that’s nonsense
We’re debunking the rule of thumb that says you should zero your deer rifle one inch high at 100 yards. Charlie Jacoby visits the experts at Long Range Tactical and learns a different approach – which means he can aim his .308 dead-on at any distance from 24 to more than 300 yards. Find Long […]
Win a coat and a rifleshooting course – Fieldsports Extra, episode 371
You can win a day on a rifleshooting course in the West Country with Long Reach Tactical, plus a new Arktis hurricane coat, together priced at £200, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Patch and Max from LRT say how they got started, Mhairi-Ann Troup discusses her Dynamic Ladies, and Michaela Fialová has a baby, […]
I launched a hunting YouTube channel
James Curson is one of a new generation of shooting YouTubers, learning how to use GoPros, Shotkams and drones to show what he loves best – all kinds of country activities from gamekeeping to gundog training, picking-up, pest control and deerstalking. Fieldsports Channel’s James Marchington visits him in his pigeon hide to find out what […]
Fieldsports Britain – YouTube for shooters
We spend a day in a Suffolk pigeon hide with a shooter who has launched his own YouTube channel. Charlie Jacoby is at a BASC gamekeeping conference in Devon, where his MP says we have to educate her fellow MPs about country sports. The roebuck season is open – we find out how to measure […]
Bird flu restrictions on gamebird release – Fieldsports News, 2 April 2025
Here are the links: Bird flu restrictions for SPAs – GWCT Labour plans heather-burning ban – The Guardian RSPB-managed moorland ablaze – Facebook Government land grab – Parliament.uk Sea eagle snatches lamb – Facebook Herts police says sorry for licensing delays – YouTube Air ambulance fundraiser – Midlands Air Ambulance Southdown clay ground mortar bomb […]
BASC’s big issues
BASC tackles the big issues facing shooting and conservation at its first Southern Gamekeepers’ Conference, attended by keepers and shoot managers, at the Great Fulford Estate in Devon. Local LibDem MP Rachel Gilmour speaks of her support for shooting and its importance to the local area, while Charlie Jacoby talks to the key speakers on […]
Win £280 wellies – Fieldsports Extra, episode 370
You can win the new Zermatt Wellington boots in your size from Le Chameau, priced at £280, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus James Curson gives his views on drones while pigeon shooting, Martin Parker and Gareth Dockerty from BASC talk about firearms licensing and lead shot, member Avian Sandercock gives his reaction, and Rachel […]
Fake shotgun certificate prompts review – Fieldsports News, 26 March 2025
Here are the links: Gun laws may be tightened – YouTube and BASC Cheshire Police want to be told you’re going shooting – Facebook Wild Justice cartoon is no joke – Facebook Malawi elephants scandal – DailyMaverick.co.za and Youtube Wildlife criminals go free – ARU.ac.uk Poachers’ dogs found in water butt – Facebook Family farm tax will […]
What’s in Niall’s sack? – Essential deer stalking kit
What kit does a professional deer manager take on every outing? Niall Rowantree goes through the contents of his Napier Roe Sack: gloves, knife, saw and more. Find out about the services Niall offers at Deerman.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 800, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain800 More with Niall Rowantree here:
Hide and seek roe
Shooting magazine editor Paul Austin is stalking the low ground around Gordon Castle on the River Spey. We’re here for the launch of Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle, and guided by outfitter Sergio Couto. Paul gets onto a nice roe buck. It’s hit, but we can’t find it in the thick forestry plantation – so […]
Antiques Rod Show – shock valuation
Charlie Jacoby has more trout rods than he could use in a month of Sundays. Time to grit his teeth and have a clearout – but is his old tackle worth anything, or just fit for the bin? He catches up with Gerald Spiers of the Devon School of Flyfishing for some expert advice. Find […]
Fieldsports Britain – 800 episodes and still stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyS0xYqaVGQIt’s our 800th episode, and this week we call in the deer hound to track a Scottish roe. Charlie Jacoby gets a surprise when an expert values his collection of antique fly rods. Niall Rowantree reviews a roe sack, James Marchington turns his attention to fishing films with Hooked on YouTube, and David is on […]
Win £390 of dogfood – Fieldsports Extra, episode 369
You can win a six-month subscription for one dog of Rude Dog Food raw food priced at £390 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David mucks about with Sporting Gun editor Paul Austin and flyfishing instructor Gerald Spiers sets me straight on trout fishing tackle. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance […]
Cheshire venison is Grand National hot pick
Horse racing fans flock to Aintree for the Grand National and, for the ultimate entertainment, they’ll be dining in Paul Askew’s restaurant there, The Art School, where star-of-the-menu is local venison, supplied by Fieldsports Channel’s very own Steve McGuigan. Top chef Paul is visiting Steve’s larder to see for himself how deer are handled and […]
Yildiz vs ATA shotguns, with Ian Hodge
Two of the top Turkish makes, Yildiz and ATA, are taking the UK shotgun market by storm. Ian Hodge from Cornwall and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports runs through their pros and cons. For more from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to G.co/kgs/pZowhG6 To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 796, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain796 More from Ian […]
Police common-sense fail
Yorkshire gamekeepers James and Jono were astonished to be confronted by armed police, complete with helicopter, while heatherburning on the Upperwood estate on the edge of the Peak District. It turned out a member of the public had complained about them safely shooting a magpie earlier in the day – claiming he had been shot […]
Police minister lies about gun licensing – Fieldsports News, 19 March 2025
Here are the links: Policing minister misleads MPs – Facebook and Judiciary.uk Deer ‘damage waterways’ – Broads-Authority.gov.uk (pdf) Hen harrier brood management trial ends – NaturalEngland.blog.gov.uk Packham ‘Glenn Massacre’ spoof – YouTube Fallow eat brambles – BesJournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Wildfowling marsh for sale – LambertAndFoster.co.uk Elephant hunts make jumbo profits – VOANews.com Hunting influencer’s wombat furore – YouTube […]
Fieldsports Britain – Magpie gun grab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-hs8RVLkcArmed police pounce when Yorkshire gamekeepers shoot a magpie. We investigate who is at fault. Venison is on the menu at the Grand National, courtesy of our very own Steve ‘Competition’ McGuigan. Plus Ian Hodge chooses between two budget-friendly Turkish O/U shotguns, Yildiz and ATA, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s […]
Win tickets to the Stalking Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 368
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Stalking Show, 12-13 April 2025 at Staffordshire County Showground, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we look at the subjects of this week’s main story – gamekeeper James Crowther who had his guns seized by police. Steve McGuigan, talks about launching a venison business […]
Hunting Ethics by Nick Fox – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 114
youtu.be/VHE3xLhT2Uw Nick Fox has been working on this book all his life. The hunter, zoologist and falconer has brought out Hunting Ethics: A Personal Journey. In this podcast with Charlie Jacoby, he talks about different elements of the book, including why it is innate within us to hunt – and governments can’t ban hunting. Buy Hunting […]
Fieldsports Britain – New rifle and glass
Scottish sport in grand style: Charlie Jacoby is stalking red hinds with Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle – and staying in a castle. Tom Davies is foxshooting, crashing quads and finding a chainsaw. Hunting YouTube with James Marchington is back as an occasional series and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all […]
Kite APC Stabilized binoculars – suitable for Parkinson’s?
Charlie asks his dad, Martin Jacoby, to review the Kite APC Stabilized binoculars and say whether they are suitable for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as he is. More optics reviews on Fieldtester
Browning X-Bolt 2 and new binos launch test
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJQhzbgOuw Charlie Jacoby is at the imposing Gordon Castle beside the River Spey for the launch of Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle. Sergio Couto has laid on a feast of Scottish sport, with salmon fishing, roe and red stalking. Charlie has a long day on the hill trying to get within range of a hind, […]
Wildfires rage despite ‘rewetting’ – Fieldsports News, 12 March 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-77NW0qf8o Here are the links: Upland wildfires blamed on ‘rewetting’ – Facebook and c4pmc.co.uk Nathan Hales wins clayshooter of year – Instagram Scotland deerstalking courses surge – Parliament.scot and ShootingAndHuntingAcademy – use discount code SCOTT25 Game Assurance scheme closes – AimToSustain.org.uk Police drone catches poachers – YouTube Sporting dogs triumph at Crufts – BASC Crackshot draw raises […]
Upturned quadbike, five foxes and a chainsaw
Another quiet evening on Dartmoor… pest controller Tom Davies is meant to be going out after foxes, but things go wrong for him on a stalking trip. When he does get to go out, there are hungry foxes everywhere – and it’s the start of the lambing season. Plus, he finds an unexpected bonus in […]
WIn a Ghillie UK Hill Loch shirt – Fieldsports Extra, episode 367
You can win a Ghillie UK Hill Loch shirt priced at £75 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus hill stalker Bob Scott talks heather and Charlie’s dad, Martin Jacoby, who has Parkinson’s, reviews image-stabilised binoculars. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 per person hereFieldsports […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pocket rocket gundogs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7buaYg-gQXU The rocket-fuelled cocker is a firm favourite on the shoot, but these lively little spaniels can apply their skills in other areas too, from agility tests to sniffing out bombs. Plus Charlie is stalking roe and Chinese water deer with Fieldsports member Mark Froggatt in Cambridgeshire, and we draw the winner of a £1,700 […]
More than a working dog: the cocker
Most shoots have at least one cocker spaniel either picking up or in the beating line. In this episode of our series More Than a Working Dog, trainer Sean Brown from Petsercise shows how the characteristics of this rocket-fuelled gundog can apply to a host of situations beyond the field. And, for those who don’t […]
Armed sabs attack hunt – Fieldsports News, 5 March 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAXrluFj8E Here are the links: Sab thugs attack hunt – BehindTheMasks.co.uk Europe lays out lead ban timetable – ec.europa.eu John Rigby’s 250th birthday – YouTube Guernsey mulls squirrel shelter – Facebook Poachers kill 35 Kruger rhinos so far this year – ChiefAlbertLuthuliNews.co.za Elephant release group defunded – Fieldsportschannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast99 Purple Heart vet shoots big black bear […]
How hunters are solving Cambridgeshire’s deer problem
Mark Froggatt stalks deer on farms in Cambridgeshire. He is one of a small band who go out after roe deer and Chinese water deer, which anyone crossing the Fens can see in herds out among the crops. He takes Charlie Jacoby out after both species. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 797, visit […]
Teresa Dent CBE from the GWCT – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 113
youtu.be/JKX8exmYtq4 Teresa Dent CBE led the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust as chief executive for 22 years. In the spring of 2025, she retires. In July 2024, she came to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk about the trust’s work, and the difficulty of producing science that politicians can use. Other ways to […]
Day-night scopes head to head: HIK Micro Alpex vs Pard DS35
James Head from Devon and online airgun centre Crackshot compares two of his best-selling day-night scopes, the similarly priced HIK Micro Alpex and Pard DS35, and explains which one he would choose and why. Find Crackshot at Crackshot.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 797, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain797 More from Crackshot here:
Win an Olight Osight red dot sight – Fieldsports Extra, episode 366
You can win an Olight OSight red dot sight priced at £160 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus dog trainer Sean Brown talks about neutering, member Mark Froggatt says What He Wold Like To See Done, and the GWCT’s Teresa Dent CBE says what expasperates her. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with […]
Ratting action with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack
Last month we were with Sam Green in Norfolk for a driven pheasant and partridge day. Now we’re back at the shoot for a different kind of sport – ratting with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack. We start at the piggery buildings, then move on to compost heaps and game covers. The dogs ‘mark’ […]
Scotland wants to cull deerstalkers – Fieldsports News, 26 February 2025
Here are the links: Scotland could halve deerstalker numbers – News.stv.tv Rubbish keeps fox numbers high – GWCT LACS tears itself apart in High Court – The Times Wales announces greyhound racing ban – Countryside Alliance YouTube channel gives away deerstalking – YouTube Police shoot stag near school – Instagram and Facebook Wolf attacks horses – […]
Country Food Trust – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 112
youtu.be/l90cTv7xEy8 SJ Hunt runs the Country Food Trust, a charity that delivers game, venison, poultry and vegetarian meals to food banks and the homeless. It is the major market for pheasants, partridges and deer carcases. Talking to Charlie Jacoby at the 2024 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre, she explains how it works. Visit the Country […]
Short sharp roe doe shoot
A quick outing stalking to fill the freezer: Elliot is out with John on a farm in the Scottish Highlands after a late-season roe doe with the Browning X-Bolt 2. For the Browning X-Bolt 2, visit Browning.eu For Copper Force ammo, go to Winchester.eu Find John at ProHuntLtd.co.uk Find Elliot on Instagram To watch all […]
Tikka bolt-action vs Beretta BRX1 straight-pull rifle, with Ian Hodge
Beretta and Tikka are part of the same manufacturing group, their rifles are different, but they go head-to-head on price. Ian Hodge from Cornish and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports explains what’s to like about each – and says which one is his favourite. For more about Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To watch […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rats vs JCB and terriers
We’re out with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack for some frantic ratting action with dogs and diggers. Elliot Roberts is harvesting meat for the freezer in Scotland, with a late doe cull. Ian Hodge compares rifles from Beretta and Tikka, SJ Hunt from the Country Food Trust talks to Charlie Jacoby in our podcast […]
Fieldsports Britain – A Year in the Life of Red Deer
The wildlife – the scenery – the deerstalking. Over 12 months, we follow wildlife manager Niall Rowantree as he looks after the deer on the Ardnamurchan Estate. how does he produce a healthy population of deer? And how does deer management weave itself into the fabric of estate life? For the whole series, visit […]
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Find out more about Niall’s Blaser R8 Click Here Niall Rowantree Niall uses Hornady ammunition. Visit its website. Click Here Niall uses HIKMicro optics Click Here Follow/contact Niall Facebook Instagram Deer expert Niall Rowantree has spent more than 35 years providing wildlife and deer management services to both the public and private sector. He made […]
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Win a Fenman tweed waistcoat– Fieldsports Extra, episode 365
You can win a tweed shooting waistoat from Fenman Fieldsports & Leisure in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Elliot Roberts has a close shave with a walker while out deerstalking, and there’s an uncontrollable Norfolk terrier, blood up from ratting. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup […]
Fieldsports Britain – Shooting sika by night
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zY2Kl5f7i2gNiall Rowantree is stalking a sika stag in the dark in part 3 of our series A Year in the Life of Sika – and makes a surprise discovery. We are at the British Shooting Show, signing up new members, drawing some lucky prizewinners, and checking out the exciting new guns and gear on display […]
Police could raid gun owners’ homes – Fieldsports News, 19 February 2025
Here are the links: New gun grab powers – BASC Cambridgeshire licensing fail – Cambs.police.uk Shotguns could go on FACs – Countryside Alliance New shooting diary app – BoltShootingDiary.com Parking restrictions threaten shooting range – YouTube Verney-Carron files for protection – ActusNews.com Norway may challenge lead ban – FVN.no Vets urged to cut back on […]
British Shooting Show 2025 – new rifles, prizewinners and tech
Join Charlie Jacoby on a wander round the British Shooting Show 2025 looking for interesting kit, prize draws, British marques and some new thermal launches. We kick off with Alistair Harkness who is importing a new straight-pull rifle from German manufacturer Steel Action. Theoben is back, and to mark its revival the co-creator of the […]
John Jeffries Custom Catapults
youtu.be/81Pu3igZ-GU Ever fancied a slingshot made of mammoth ivory? John Jeffries makes beautiful catapults in collaboration with Emberleaf Knives, some of them for more than £1,000. Find John on Facebook More catapults here:
Last chance to win a Maxus II – Fieldsports Extra, episode 364
It’s all about the British Shooting Show in this week’s Fieldsports Extra, with amazing catapults, an African Safari outfiiter and a special offer on a shooting app for iPhones. Plus you can still win a Browning Maxus II semi-auto shotgun. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup […]
Value of Shooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 111
BASC chief executive Ian Bell explains the new Value of Shooting report , which shows how vital the sport is to rural economies. He is talking to Charlie Jacoby at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2024. For more about the report, go to BASC.org.uk/the-value-of-shooting-report-2024 Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
The right dog for the job, with José Souto
Top game chef José Souto is a keen falconer, and uses his pointer Izzy to find and point game birds for his birds to hunt. He is keen to learn more about the skills of other gundogs, and joins Dan and Paul from Higgscroft Gundogs to see what a spaniel and retriever bring to a […]
