Factcheck: Piers Morgan ‘b***ers up’ elephant hunting debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgCju1VxT5I TV presenter Piers Morgan ‘buggered up’ a chance to explain elephant management. While at the Good Morning Britain programme, he interviewed South African elephant hunter Ron Thomson. Now Thomson has lashed out at Morgan’s interview style. “He had an opportunity to teach all the people of Great Britain the facts about elephant management, and […]
Win a Spartan bipod – Fieldsports Extra #173
You can win a Spartan bipod, plus I hear from George Digweed and John Cavana about trespass, from Diggory Hadoke about a significant victory against the newspapers, and what do we have to do with GBNews? Click here for the Spartan Javelin Lite Click here for the Spypoint Link Micro LTE trailcam Click here for […]
As the Game Fair confirms it’s ‘Good to Go’, what can clay shooters look forward to?
The Game Fair team has confirmed that the event will be going ahead as planned, from Friday 23 to Sunday 25 July at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire – so what’s planned for clay shooters? EJ Churchill is running the clay line as in previous years, and will be staging a variety of open competitions where […]
Amber Hill confirmed for Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics
The British Olympic Association has announced Amber Hill as the fifth shooter selected to represent Team GB at the rescheduled Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Amber (pictured above) will compete in Women’s Olympic Skeet and joins the already selected team of Kirsty Barr (Women’s Olympic Trap), Matt Coward-Holley (Men’s Olympic Trap), Aaron Heading (Men’s Olympic Trap) […]
DTL beginner wins the English Championship after just three months shooting
Dan Hudson has only been shooting for three months – and took the English Open DTL Championship on Sunday with his first ever perfect score of 100/300. “To do it on a day like this, I’m ecstatic,” said Dan (pictured above with the trophy). “It’s still not sunk in.” Dan shoots a Browning Ultra XT […]
The Duke of Portland’s .303 double rifle by Daniel Fraser
He used it to shoot his 1,000th stag. Gunsmith Roy Martin and auctioneer Nick Holt talk about the Duke of Portland’s .303 double rifle by Daniel Fraser, which comes up at Holt’s June 2021 auction, estimate £10,000-15,000.
How to move a gun collection
Moving to a new home can be stressful. Moving a gun collection with you more so. Mary Berger from US removals specialist Roadway Moving says what to keep in mind from the get-go Comply with all laws for transporting guns Since guns can cause danger when used improperly, it’s important to follow all […]
Ruger Hawkeye Hunter 6.5 x 55 special edition
youtu.be/Djt9MrQ1dqM This Ruger Hawkeye Hunter is an intriguing mixture of traditional and modern – a hunting rifle with the time-tested Mauser style bolt-action and walnut stock, combined with Cerakote coated stainless steel and a 22 inch barrel threaded for a moderator. It’s available in the UK in a limited edition of just 20 rifles for […]
J Fairman ‘from Purdey’ pinfire
Gun expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk selects a J Fairman gun, a poor man’s Purdey, coming up at auction soon. He also looks at the idea of gunsmiths that added ‘from Purdey’ to their names. The Farman gun is a 19th-century pinfire hammergun with an unusual safety catch, part of the Captain Alan Marshall collection, […]
Fieldsports Britain – black is back
www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8WUCKiHX1s Black – in the shape of crows – is casting its shadow over a Devon dairy farm. Pest controller Tom Davies is ready to take them on in a pre-dawn decoying raid. Meanwhile some gamekeepers and shoot operators are worried about the effect covid is having on bookings for next season’s gameshooting. David Whitby, […]
There are too many elephants
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrGVrFBsIuQ by Ben O’Rourke “What people don’t understand about the elephant situation is this,” says Ron Thomson, sharing an experience from his decades of wildlife management in Africa. “Let me give you some idea. Imagine elephants doubling their numbers every 10 years, which has been going on for more than 60 years in Botswana. “Over […]
Gameshooting in 2021/22: what will it be like?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kd06nxjxkeU Following a tough shooting season in 2020/21, gamekeepers, shoot owners, operators and sporting agents are taking bookings for 2021/22. Some of them are being tougher about money upfront. Some report nervousness from shooters about losing deposits. Find Gwysaney Estate on Facebook More films about pheasant and partridge shooting:
Devon dairy farm crow shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRlhp7XHhSY Got a problem with crows? You need to set up your hide and decoys while it is still dark, and start shooting as they drop in to investigate. Tom Davies gets a full three hours of crow shooting on a Devon dairy farm ending at 8am before they work out what is going on. […]
MP to debate grouseshooting – Fieldsports News, 9 June 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aN5mD1a3k6w Here are the links:MPs to debate grouseshooting – Countryside AllianceWild Justice announces money-wasting legal move – Countryside AlliancePetition aims to send Packham packing – Change.orgFalconer forces Scotland to re-examine hare laws – Scottish governmentGovernment to bump up laws on livestock worrying – English governmentReports of gunshots lead cops to clay pigeon shoot – East […]
England Sporting team revealed for World Championships
The CPSA has revealed the shooters who will compete for England at the World English Sporting Championships at EJ Churchill on 6-11 July. Team captain is Martin Doughty, and the team includes three new caps: Will Fenner, Karl Hagan, and Fred Whitehurst. Seniors John Smith Karl Hagan Martin Myers Billy Baughan Richard Bunning (pictured above) […]
Leopard in a tree – Fieldsports Extra #172
You can win a cellular trailcam from Baileys Countrywear, plus I hear from a shoot owner about next season’s pheasants and the head of a South African shooting organisation about leopards. Click here for the Crosman 2300T Click here for the Spypoint Link Micro LTE trailcam Click here for the Vario Novo Natural, click here […]
Law-abiding gun owners targeted in changes to South Africa’s firearms act
“It’s a big fight, we are into this for the next two, three, four, five years. I can see that we’ll have to litigate because it’s all about private ownership and stuff like that.” Herman Els, director of the National Hunting and Shooting Association of South Africa, says the country’s gun owners are under attack […]
The medals keep coming for GB at the European Championships
Matthew Coward-Holley and Charlotte Hollands (above) have won silver at the European Championships in Olympic Trap Mixed Team. It comes a day after Matthew took the gold in senior men’s OT, winning the European Champion title. He is currently ranked no.3 in the world, and will be competing for GB at the Tokyo Olympics at […]
Another gold for GB’s Matt Coward-Holley – next stop Tokyo!
He’s done it again! Matthew Coward-Holley is the European Champion in Olympic Trap – and in less than a couple of months he’ll be shooting for GB at the Tokyo Olympics. The medals just keep on coming for the current World Number 3, with his third medal in just two months being a gold at […]
Fieldsports Britain – the wonderful .22-250 calibre
www.youtube.com/watch?v=55mTUzu-qVo If Paul Childerley had to take one calibre to a desert island for the rest of his life, it would be the .22-250. In Scotland, you can use it to shoot everything from rabbits to roe deer, and that’s what he does, showing the versatility of this round. Meanwhile, Tom Davies is in Devon […]
Hitting hunting in the financials
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sYFofXxdqzg by Ben O’Rourke In May 2021, I was buying some takeaway Thai food at a restaurant in York. When it arrived, I went over to the cashier to pay. On the table by the till was a white box with Sumup printed on it. I’d seen one of them before and had no problem […]
Can you use a thermal spotter for fish?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgBY6cjAqWs Tom Davies wants to check that the fish in his dad’s fishing lakes are all in the right lakes. Armed with sunglasses, a rod, an underwater camera and the latest £5,000 thermal spotter, he sets out to spot fish. For the Pulsar Accolade 2, visit Bit.ly/accolade2To fish at Hatchlands, visit HatchlandsTroutFarm.co.ukFor Snowbee, go to […]
Buck, bunny and crow hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LoRg5gL304 Home counties deer manager Paul Childerley is trying out his .22-250 on roebuck, rabbits and crows. He is in Scotland with Sergio Couto, where the .22-250 is legal for roe – and shows how effective the calibre is. This item is sponsored by Sako rifles (Paul shoots the Sako S20). Visit Sako.fiFind Paul on […]
Girls take top slots in Schools Pistol Champs
This season’s Schools Pistol Championships has come to a climax with a national final – and three top three seniors winners are girls. It was a close tussle for the podium positions, but it was the Cornish athlete Charlotte Hicks who took the individual title.After a few seasons out pursuing all her other sporting ventures […]
Fancy your own shooting ground? You’ll need a cool £3million
Park Lodge Shooting Ground in East Yorkshire is on the market with a £3m guide price. Set in approximately 55 acres 20 miles south of York, the ground is in a quiet rural area with good access to the M62. “Park Lodge boasts huge potential for investors to buy an iconic, established shoot offering an […]
Lucy Hall wins junior OT gold at the European Championships
Great Britain’s Lucy Hall showed nerves of steel to win gold in junior women’s Olympic Trap at the European Championships. The event went to a thrilling head-to-head battle between 17-year-old Lucy and Portugal’s Maria Ines Coelho de Barros. With the two neck and neck to the end, it all hinged on the final shot – […]
Air pistol and an emu – Fieldsports Extra #171
You can win an air pistol from Crosman, plus I hear from Paul Childerley and David, Richard Taylor and I meet Tom Davies’s dad’s emu. Click here for the Crosman 2300T Click here for the Peltor LEP-200 ear plugs For the Tonne of Letters campaign, visit Fcha.nl/writetoboris How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members […]
What a great claybusting Bank Holiday!
You know Summer has arrived when clay shooters are out enjoying the sport in glorious sunshine – and what a fabulous Spring Bank Holiday of shooting we’ve just had! Orston Shooting Ground staged an excellent Clay Shooting Classic over three days, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. The event had a great atmosphere, with a busy trade […]
iRay Clip CH50 thermal clip-on for your rifle scope – review
youtu.be/LfHUuOj9f1w The iRay Clip CH50 is a thermal device you can clip on the front of a regular daytime rifle scope to turn it into a thermal scope – ideal for switching from daytime hunting to night-time pest control, without the need to change scopes and re-zero. As well as the ability to simply clamp […]
Amber Hill wins bronze at the European Championships
Great Britain’s Amber Hill has won bronze at the European Shooting Championships in Croatia. It’s the latest in a string of successes for Amber, who is currently ranked number one in the world, and will be shooting for GB at the Tokyo Olympics in July. The European Championships were Amber’s last international competition before Tokyo. […]
How to hit a tricky target through trees, with Sam Green
FITASC world champion shot Sam Green explains how to hit a tricky quartering-away target that’s flying through trees, and below the shooter’s feet. “There’s a lot going on with this one,” he says – but following his advice on hold point and line, it can be killed consistently.
How to shoot down on a clay target, with Sam Green
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YH6olDCU-JU The clay is flying fast, between trees and shrubs, and below your feet. You are on a platform above it. How do you approach a target like that? FITASC world champion shot Sam Green explains. For Browning, go to Browning.eu Sam shoots a B525 Ultra XS Read our review on Fieldtester For lessons with […]
Pine martens: good or bad for the countryside?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQ7H6sdawWk by Ben O’Rourke “If I were going to choose somewhere to radio track pine martens, I wouldn’t have chosen this,” says Craig Shuttleworth, who’s researching pine martens for Bangor University. “This terrain is a nightmare. The animal can go underground. Sometimes I come in and it takes me ages and I could have found […]
Dark Scottish buck stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1cuDAomm3yo Home counties deer manager Paul Childerley is on his first roestalking trip north of the Border. He is in Aberdeenshire with Sergio Couto of SerCout Wild Harvest, looking for bucks. Not much deerstalking last year means they are thick on the ground. Find out how they get on. This item is sponsored by […]
Fieldsports Britain – Childerley’s Highland adventure
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k65krscCcU It’s the 600th episode of Fieldsports Britain, so we have made it a good one. Paul Childerley is stalking roebucks in Aberdeenshire with Sergio Couto – and it’s roe deer soup on Sergio’s ground – lots of animals. News ed Ben O’Rourke tells the story of the pine marten and its reintroduction across the […]
Blair hunting ban ‘a failure’
Tony Blair’s foxhunting ban didn’t help the fox. That’s the conclusion of a new book, which shows up the failure of Blair’s 2004 Hunting Act. Two decades after Blair announced his bill to ban foxhunting, writer Charlie Pye-Smith and animal welfare campaigner Jim Barrington set out to find out whether the law met its animal […]
Sea eagles grab lambs – Fieldsports News, 26 May 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EaSj1N61ZvU Here are the links:Scotland drags feet on sea eagles – Scottish Farmer + Press & JournalAnimal rights extremists block McDonald’s distribution centres – Instgram + BBCVandals take down high seats in Norfolk – InstagramHen harriers missing from RSPB reserve – FieldsportsChannel.tv/geltsdaleBrown bears shot dead after escaping zoo – BBCLapwings lost after badger attack – […]
Antis and phones – Fieldsports Extra #170
You can win hearing protection from Peltor if you fill out our form, plus I talk to the former head of the League Against Cruel Sports, David has a plan, and one of our clients gets a phone call. For the Leupold rangefinder, go to Bit.ly/rx1400 Click here for the Peltor LEP-200 ear plugs For […]
English Open Sporting Championships 2021 – Claysports, episode 18
youtu.be/ogCCNsn3KUk Claysports TV is back. We report from the first major championship of 2021, the CPSA English Open Sporting at Barbury, where Richard Faulds fights in horrendous conditions for a title he hasn’t held for 13 years. It’s a thrilling head-to-head battle with Richard Bunning. Here are the links to the event, day by day:
Another gold for Matt Coward-Holley!
GB’s Matt Coward-Holley has done it again! Hot off the back of winning gold in mixed trap pairs at the Lonato World Cup, the Tokyo Olympian has won gold at the Italian Open Green Cup. After shooting 121 in qualification, a score in the final of 47 was enough to put him on top of […]
Richard Faulds wins English Open Sporting Championship
Richard Faulds (above right) is the new English Open Sporting champion after winning a gripping super-final battle in atrocious conditions at Barbury Shooting School in Wiltshire today, Sunday 23 May. Faulds made his intentions clear from the start, shooting as no.1 in the first squad to tackle the testing course, and posting a tremendous 112 […]
English Open Sporting day 4 – new names on the leaderboard
Big scores were posted at the English Open Sporting Championship today, Saturday 22 May, putting several new names on the leaderboard. The weather was much better than the previous two days, no doubt contributing to impressive performances from top shots like Jamie Gutteridge, Chris Orrin, Tim Webster, Sam Upton and Jason Turner. Top score of […]
English Open Sporting day 3 – Winser makes the top six
Defending champion Mark Winser shot the English Open Sporting Championship today, Friday 21 May – and scraped into the top six despite shooting in horrible wind and rain. With the weather due to improve, and some big names still to compete, he’s unlikely to make it into the six-man super final on Sunday afternoon, however. […]
Blowing up barrels – Fieldtester, episode 8
youtu.be/S9NUs580-j0 In this episode of Fieldtester we push shotguns barrels to the limit. Using real ‘in the field’ scenarios, we stuff the barrels with soil, sand, cartridge wads, ice, water and one of the most commonly discussed issues, a 20-bore shell accidentally inserted in front of a 12-bore shell. We also get a little carried […]
iRay Rico RH50 thermal riflescope
youtu.be/Bx8E3eUZCzg When you’re serious about pest control, only the best will do – and iRay’s flagship Rico RH50 riflescope offers outstanding quality. “I’ve used just about every unit that’s available, and this is the best image I’ve seen on a thermal riflescope so far,” says Ryan Charlton from distributors Highland Outdoors. It has a 640 […]
Faulds still leads after day 2 of English Open Sporting
Richard Faulds’ score of 112 ex 120 still leads the field at the English Open Sporting Championship, under way at Barbury Shooting School in Wiltshire. Faulds made his score on Wednesday 19 May, shooting in the first squad of the competition. Day 2 of the event brought challenging conditions, with a stiff wind and plenty […]
iRay E3n thermal spotter
youtu.be/x0EJjq02hOU iRay UK offer a range of thermal spotters and scopes – their E3n featured here is an entry level spotter, priced at £1,169.95. It’s pocket sized with a compact and handy design, and offers serious performance with a typical battery life of around seven hours. “This model has a 384×288 pixel sensor, a 50Hz […]
iRay TL35 thermal rifle scope
youtu.be/YE7ZtKUx3Dk The iRay TL35 might look and handle like a regular daylight rifle scope – but inside is cutting edge thermal technology, allowing you to shoot day or night even in bad weather conditions such as heavy fog and rain. “It’s super simple, lightweight and easy handling,” says Ryan Charlton of UK distributors Highland Outdoors. […]
Scottish dead red deer horror – Fieldsports News, 19 May 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSyGZbocMX8 Here are the links:Scottish unborn red calf massacre – Facebook + Twitter + Evening StandardDEFRA plans minimum numbers of animals – DEFRAVine & Craven hit in online leak – Hunting LeaksGovernment restricts gamebird release sites – DEFRAPackham turns attentions to game meat – FacebookAfrican community leaders talk up trophies – Resource AfricaTeam GB confirms […]
Semi-auto fast shooting – Fieldsports Channel record
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiDAu2CnRWc Do you want to set a Fieldsports Channel record? How many shells can you load into a standard two-shot magazine semi-auto and shoot down range in under ten seconds? If you can do more than 12, send us a video and we will feature you in our show. Imagine the glory 🙂 Send your […]
