Prince Philip dead at 99: shooting mourns loss of a great countryman
Prince Philip’s death at 99, announced today by Buckingham Palace, brings to a close the life of a great countryman. A keen gameshot throughout his life – with his wife HM the Queen often picking up behind him – he developed the Sandringham shoot into one of the premier wild bird shoots in the country, […]
We’re sending Boris a tonne of letters
Let’s remind the government who their friends are Are you a hunter, shooter or fisher who enjoys your sport in the UK? Please can you write a letter to Boris Johnson to say how much you enjoy it, and what you are looking forward to this season? We want a lot of letters to reach […]
Industry insights: outdoor and indoor events in times of Covid
Industry insights: outdoor and indoor events in times of Covid In this month’s industry insights interview we speak to The Game Fair managing director James Gower (JG) and John Allison (JA), British Shooting Show managing director to reflect on the impact on shooting sports businesses after a year of Covid turmoil. How did your […]
Merkel traditional double hunting rifle – not just for safaris
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdnwOgM0_1c The double rifle is a classic design, the pride and joy of any manufacturer’s product range – and this Merkel really is a beauty. “The only way really to make a double rifle is the traditional way, with craftsmen – and in the Merkel factory in Suhl they still retain the craftsmen and the […]
Fieldsports Britain – bucks, bullets and Buddhists
youtu.be/FEm9cfrGDOQ Tim’s after fallow and Tom’s shooting roe. Tim Pilbeam is stalking fallow as the final outing in his grand copper bullet test: 350 deer on the deck and only one runner. Meanwhile, it’s 1st April – the opening of the roebuck season in Britain – and Dartmoor deerstalker Tom Davies is out after cull […]
Green attack on grouse – Fieldsports News, 7 April 2021
Here are the links: Greens con Scots on grouse – Facebook Moss grows better on burnt moors – Science Direct + GWCT + Daily Mirror gets it wrong BASC gives SNP a way out for its disastrous deer policy – BASC Disposable barbecues start Easter wildfires – Facebook + Devon Live If you’re heading out […]
How to shoot loopers, with Sam Green
That difficult target which goes up, around and – well, if you haven’t shot it by then you’re in trouble. Or are you? FITASC world champion Sam Green explains his technique for shooting loopers. For Browning, go to Browning.eu Sam shoots a B525 Ultra XS Read our review on Fieldtester For lessons with Sam Green, […]
1st April roebuck stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iclumg4HqCM If you have been itching to get out on the roebucks, 1st April is the day you can do it in the UK. Pro stalker Tom Davies of Dartmoor Deer Services takes his old friend Mike Maslin for a look-around with a rifle to see what’s on his ground, and maybe to shoot one […]
Fallow buck shot with copper
What reaction does Tim Pilbeam get when he shoots deer with non-toxic rounds? Today, he is out after one of the 350 deer he and his team of stalkers are shooting over four months. He is stalking a fallow buck in Sussex. Tim’s copper bullets series Play Play Play Previous Next Our other films with […]
Seeland Hawker Advance jacket and trousers – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9H1xhbW4xc Cornish deerstalker Ollie Williams has been testing the Seeland Hawker Advance set of jacket and trousers – and he’s impressed. The Hawker Advance jacket is a technical shell jacket designed to withstand any weather conditions while being light weight and low noise. It has a windproof and waterproof Seetex membrane and taped seams. The […]
Leupold Alumina flip back rifle scope caps – review
Scope caps are a small thing, but they can make all the difference to a day’s deer stalking, as professional deer manager Mike Robinson explains. “I spent ten hours on the hill in Scotland, in driving rain all day long. At the end of the day, when I finally came to shoot the hind and […]
Deer & bullets – Fieldsports Extra #163
How do you tell if a buck is old or young at this time of year? plus the last knockings of Tim Pilbeam’s copper bullet test, the latest on the Buddhists and the rifle range, you can win deerstalking, and Charlie has had an idea. Thanks to Seeland for the prizes Find Dartmoor Deer Services, […]
Swarovski Z8i – the best all-round rifle scope for hunting?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=itN2Tftq2SE If you had to pick one rifle scope for every type of hunting, from driven boar to alpine chamois and everything in-between, what would you choose? For Fieldtester’s Tim Pilbeam, it would have to be the Swarovski 3.5-28×50 P. Why? “This scope does the lot,” he says. He’s been using it on a Merkel […]
Why backlinks are important
Why are backlinks important? This blog topic is arguably one of the most important topics to understand in order to grow your business and its presence online. We are a part of the digital era so it’s time to get on the band wagon of digital marketing, SEO and backlinks. These words might seem an […]
Trade secrets: choosing steel for knifemaking
Master knifemaker Alan Johnson how to choose the right steel for your knife. He runs Danum Blades in South Yorkshire, the home of British steelmaking, comparable with Solingen in Germany for its knife making heritage. ▶ For Danum Blades’ range of hunting knives, visit DanumBlades.co.uk – prices from £250 of visit its YouTube channelHere is […]
350+ deer shot: the biggest test of non-lead hunting ammunition – Fieldtester, episode 7
youtu.be/ME9wnU8VKZw Do lead alternative bullets kill deer? Do they ‘pencil’? do they perform at range, do they mushroom? In this experiment, 15 stalkers from Sussex to Scotland shoot more than 350 deer and catalogue the results. It is the biggest single field-test of non-lead ammo in the world. They took the shots from 25 metres […]
Debunking the Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 41
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W4w0XYKCE Eduardo Gonçalves brought out three books in 2020 supporting his own Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting and we have found someone who has read them. Charlie Jacoby talks to Jens Ulrik Høgh from the Nordic Safari Club #debunkingcbth Here are the problems with just one of the books: Killing Game – The Extinction […]
Two-day squirrel hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=waFCS9VkFaQ How do you make a noise like a squirrel? Find out as Tom Davies and Ollie Williams head into woodland to carry out a grey squirrel cull. Find Tom on Facebook and Instagram For Ollie, visit CornishSportingAgency.com or Instagram Here are more films with Tom and Ollie:
Fieldsports Britain – dreys and greys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfR96OdxI4s Squirrels are about to double in number, so Tom Davies and Ollie Williams plan to purge local woodland in FieldsportsBritain this week. They are out after the grey menace in woodland in Devon. Plus we are debunking the Campaign Against Trophy Hunting’s literature with big game hunter Jens Ulrik Høgh and Charlie chats to […]
Wildfire season gets going – Fieldsports News, 31 March 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bqSvhCykk Here are the links:Wildfires spread like, well, wildfires – C4PMC + Facebook + Facebook Northern Ireland mulls rabbit dog ban – Countryside Alliance Sheep worrying to carry £40k fine – Police videos on Facebook: 1,2,3 Kidnapped dogs found – Sussex PoliceQuorn Hunt in the soup – ITVColonel David Hancock MBE – DavidHancockonDogs.comIrish deer chief is animal rights […]
Leupold VX6 HD 4-24×52 rifle scope – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qrp9gwp5sSk A good quality rifle scope is important to Mike Robinson in his role as a professional deer manager – and he’s more than happy with his Leupold VX6 HD 4-24×52. In fact he has two, one on each of his 6.5mm Creedmoor chambered rifles. “Particularly when deer are under pressure, I’m shooting in the […]
Author interview: James Field – ‘Of Hunters and Men’
youtu.be/9hUHxq6ZqA0 Charlie Jacoby talks to James Field, who wrote the book, Of Hunters and Men: Some notes about hunting, Africa, and the future. Buy it on Amazon here:
Pilbeam The Thinker – Fieldsports Extra #162
Pilbeam The Thinker – Fieldsports Extra #162 Roetex slings are at Roetex.com Thanks to Seeland for this week’s prizes How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your answer in the description below the film. For those of you who joined the Fieldsports Nation direct through our
Breda 930i semi auto competition shotgun – review
One glance at the Breda 930i will tell you it’s a top of the range semi-automatic shotgun made for competition clay shooting. Its distinctive looks
Cluny Guns: Best hunting rifles for under £1,500
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qgOYSAydME You want to buy a rifle and you’ve got a budget of £1,500. There’s plenty to choose from in that price range, so some
How to choose the best airgun pellet
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M_wS6ZIZXI What’s the best pellet to use in your airgun? Johnny Muston from R&K Stockcraft says it’s all about accuracy, and that means there are
Ian Hodge: Best shotguns under £5,000
So you’ve got £5,000 to spend on a new shotgun – lucky you! What are you going to choose? Obviously you’ll want your new gun
Why Mike Robinson uses these Hornady bullets
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTwPP8DTlMY Ammunition choice is critical to Mike Robinson. He’s a deer manager, and wants to achieve reliable, quick, humane, one-shot kills on the deer he
Mike Robinson’s stalking knife – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zK8305bQnTU After your rifle, scope and binoculars, one of the stalker’s most important pieces of equipment is a knife. There are hundreds to choose from,
Best fox shooting set-up under £1,200
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlGyx1WExB0 You don’t need to spend a fortune to get set up for fox shooting, but it helps to have a bit of expert advice.
Biggest-selling semi-auto shotguns
Semi-auto shotguns have a lot going for them. They offer great value, along with smooth shooting and minimal recoil. A semi-auto is great for wildfowling
Deer Act shake-up horror for Scottish sporting estates
Stalking deer for sport in Scotland could be very different in a couple of years time: you may need a licence, you may be able
English government plans lead cartridge ban
England’s government is considering a lead ban. That’s despite a voluntary phase-out by 2025 promised by shooting and countryside organisations last year. According to The
Buddhists try to shut down rifle range
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k__0IrxvxUs by Ben O’Rourke “Change is possible for every single one of us,” says a quote on the Facebook page of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche,
Roe, rifles and reloading
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMjfbicpoaQ Mark Singlehurst spent lockdown opening a gunshop after covid pressed the pause button on his catering business. It has already had a run of
Venison from field to fork
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNu4Zp-vbwg Do you fancy a culinary outing after Chinese water deer? They are said to be one of the best venisons available. Chef Pascal thinks
Fieldsports Britain – top chef’s hunt-and-feast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hd-FhXt8Nc We’re after deer with a carving knife in this week’s episode. Chef Pascal wants to shoot and cook a Chinese water deer, and he
Scottish deer law shake-up – Fieldsports News, 24 March 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWObH-BTXo Here are the links: Scottish government review plans Deer Act reforms – Fieldsports News English government plans lead cartridge ban – Fieldsports News Packham
GRS Hunter Light rifle stock – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUgvh-_rF7E GRS have forged a great reputation among rifle shooters worldwide for their CNC machined, hand finished rifle stocks. GRS stocks are renowned for their
MDT XRS Chassis crossover rifle stock – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8EidVeyC_A A modern precision rifle chassis system offers the ultimate in accuracy, but it might be a step too far for the traditionally minded rifle
Why do shotgun barrels wear out?
It’s a surprisingly common problem for shotgun shooters. They look down the barrels and see wear and pitting, and assume they have worn the barrels
Government calls for lead ban – Fieldsports Extra #161
Click here for more about the Peltor LEP-200 ear plugs Roetex slings are at Roetex.com or watch our film below – and Geoff’s website is ChilternVenison.co.uk Mark Crudgington’s quick guide to complaining about three lead shot government ‘facts’: ‘50,000- 100,000 Wildfowl die each year due to ingesting pellets lead from used pellets’: the problem with this
Why pay more than necessary for a rifle scope?
You can spend a large sum of money on a high end scope, but will it actually put more meat in the freezer? Of course
Merkel Helix Speedster rifle – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpvof0aELQw “This isn’t just the fastest gun in the west – this is the fastest gun in the world!” says Andy Norris from Merkel distributors
GPO Rangeguide 2800 10×50 rangefinding binoculars – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2iTcSYZTr4 Every deerstalker needs a good pair of binoculars, but until you’ve tried rangefinding binoculars you might not know just how useful they can be.
Gamekeepers committing ‘hare genocide’, claims Packham
BBC celebrity Chris Packham is accusing gamekeepers of “ruthlessly killing” hares on estates across the UK. The TV presenter made the comment in an article
Woox Furiosa rifle chassis – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXRXpZOelJc When you take accuracy seriously, only the best will do – and the Furiosa chassis from Woox is reckoned to be one of the
FORM rifle stock – review
Many people have turned their hand to making rifle stocks over the years, but few have got it right, and been able to produce them
Remington 700 Sporter rifle – review
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eoaywkd6hvA The Remington Model 700 rifle is legendary. First produced in 1962, nearly 60 years later it’s still in production, with an unparalleled reputation for
Huntstand vs MyHunt/MyFieldsports: battle of the hunting apps
If you are thinking of a hunting app, the two market leaders are Huntstand and MyFieldsports (called MyHunt outside the UK). Huntstand from the USA
