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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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 […]
MPs slam certificate fee hike – Fieldsports News, 12 February 2025
youtu.be/ODwzA3B4jlQ Here are the links: Certificate fee rise ‘unjustified’ say MPs – BASC Ireland faces mass deer cull – DonegalDaily.com and FRSFarmReliefServices.ie Taxpayers fund wild cat group’s ‘fetish suits’ – DailyMail.co.uk RSPB raises funds for former grouse moor – RSPB and FieldsportsChannel.tv/geltsdale/ Sky News man’s thumbs-up for BASC PR – YouTube Scotland rules out lynx release – […]
Driven shooting with the Browning 825
We join world champion clay shooter Sam Green on a lovely frosty January day at his shoot in Suffolk, to try out the new Browning 825 shotgun with a group of Browning staff and sponsored shooters, on driven pheasants and partridges, UK style. Watch a spectacular day on English partridges in France with the Browning […]
Fieldsports Britain – Game shooting with a world champion
What does a world champion clay shot like to do in January? We are shooting pheasants and partridges with the new Browning 825 on Sam Green’s shoot in Suffolk. Plus we join top game chef José Souto on a walked-up day in Leicestershire to learn about the special skills of different gundog breeds. We are […]
Win a £1,679 Browning Maxus II – Fieldsports Extra, episode 362
You can win a Browning Maxus II semi-auto shotgun in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus top tips on presenting with earplugs in, and Ian Bell form BASC describves a strategy for changing the minds of Labour MPs about fieldsports . This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup […]
African officials slam UK trophy imports ban plan
African government officials are lining up to criticise the UK government for its plan to ban trophy imports. They say that the move is colonial, even racist, and takes no account for conditions in their countries. Speaking at the 2025 SCI convention in Nashville, Tennessee, and the Jagd & Hund hunting show in Dortmund, Germany, […]
Shooting squirrels with the high-tech Skout Evo airgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=c00RtCnJvSs Terry Doe is blown away by the high-tech new Skout Evo, an airgun so advanced that it talks to you, and allows you to change firing modes at the press of a button. After months of testing on targets, he wants to take the gun out on a real hunt before it has to […]
The story of the rabbit – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 110
youtu.be/cL4xO6OLIWE They shot 5,000 rabbits in one day in Shropshire and 7,000 in one day at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire. The rabbit has had a relatively short but dramatic history in the UK, from Roman food source through population explosions, and becoming one of the most prized quarry species of the great Victorian shots. Shooting […]
Poachers caught on drone – Fieldsports News, 5 February 2025
Here are the links: Poachers captured on police drone – YouTube and BBC 10% of farmland in England to be planted with trees – Defra.gov.uk Hind cull U-turn – Countryside Alliance and ScottishParliament.tv Predator control promotional video – YouTube Fallow buck could be a record – CIC-wildlife.org White-tailed eagles set for Exmoor – Somerset Live Hunters […]
More than a working dog: the Malinois
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwGKwBmuVnI The Belgian shepherd or Malinois has gone from herding and guarding livestock to frontline service. Dog trainer Sean Brown from Petsercise.co.uk in Northumberland introduces us to two different owners: one with a military dog-handling background and the other who wanted the Malinois as a pet. Both have different training techniques to keep the dogs […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cutting edge airgun squirrel shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWvi7LMcYhA Terry Doe is shooting squirrels with the futuristic new Skout Evo, an airgun so advanced it even talks to you. Our working dog breed series focuses on the Belgian shepherd dog or malinois. African officials have a strong message for UK politicians who want to ban trophy imports. James Head from Crackshot introduces the […]
Crackshot charity prize draw
You can win £6,000-worth of airguns and airgun kit in Crackshot’s 2025 prize draw in aid of a children’s hospice and a mental health charity. You can buy tickets online, at Crackshot’s own shop – visit g.co/kgs/h5HGPds – and at the British Shooting Show, where the draw will take place on 16 February 2025. For […]
Win tickets to the British Shooting Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 362
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the British Shooting Show, at the NEC Birmingham next weekend, 14-16 February 2025. We will of course be there. Come and say hello. Plus Terry Doe talks airgun pellet prep, a pair of Zimbabweans complain about the British government’s plans for a trophy import ban, […]
All The Gear: Jack Pyke Lowland boots
Terry Doe has a new favourite pair of boots: The Lowland from Jack Pyke. He finds them lightweight and comfortable to wear all day, with grippy soles that don’t clog with mud. See the Jack Pyke range at JackPyke.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 792, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain792 More from Jack Pyke here:
How to call muntjac deer
There’s more to calling muntjac deer than you think. Roy Lupton reckons he has it cracked after a successful muntjac session, but this time he can’t hit the right notes, and the munties aren’t impressed. As the afternoon progresses, his luck changes and we get not one but three bucks. For more from Pulsar, visit […]
‘Mass the bass’: fishing in Florida
When one fishing-mad lad moved from the UK to Florida, he set about getting to grips with local angling opportunities. Fifteen-year-old Massimo Schneider says how he catches largemouth and peacock bass. Thanks to Mass’s brother Armando Schneider for writing and performing the music in this video. For more of Armando’s music, visit Soundcloud.com/user-215144790 To watch […]
Eat Wild’s Louisa Clutterbuck – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 109
Louisa Clutterbuck from the game meat marketing agency Eat Wild explains her role, and how it fits in with other agencies such as Game To Eat and Eat Game. She talks to Charlie at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2024. (And she had the baby, a boy called Jasper). For more, go to Eat […]
SCI Convention smashes it for the UK
The SCI annual convention in Nashville is THE place to buy and sell hunting and shooting. At the 2025 event, British sporting agents are there in force, and doing spectacularly well. Demand for fieldsports is at an all-time high – and that can only be good for nature and conservation. Charlie finds out how good […]
Poachers run riot in 4x4s – Fieldsports News, 29 January 2025
Here are the links: Fens mass poaching meet – BBC News Gun certificate fee protest – BASC New Mauser rifle – Mauser.com Predator control promo – YouTube DEFRA bows to fish farm lobby – Instagram Zambia criticises British government – Sun.ac.za Patrol brings out annual – Patrolling.org To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 792, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Muntjac mayhem
Roy Lupton is trying to call a muntjac but finds it frustratingly hard to hit the right notes. British pheasant shooting is booming say sporting agents at a big American show. Plus a young angler shows how he reels in largemouth and peacock bass in Florida, Terry Doe puts on his Jack Pyke boots in […]
Win a squirrel feeder and a deer hanger – Fieldsports Extra, episode 361
You can win a a squirrel feeder and a deer hanger made by Kathy Morgan’s company KM Exhausts in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus His Excellency Rodney Sikumba says the British government is a bit rubbish, James Dent from Roxtons, Marc Brown from Bettws Hall and Marc Newton from RIgby line up to say why […]
