Hunting the Scottish hills: Ardnamurchan hind cull

Hunting the Scottish hills: Ardnamurchan hind cull

Charlie is out enjoying the Scottish hind cull. German ammunition company RWS, optics manufacturer Swarovski and gunmaker Merkel invite six hunting ‘influencers’ from across Europe to shoot 30 hinds at Ardnamurchan. Niall Rowantree is headstalker on the estate and he explains how management like this keeps the estate going. ▶ To go hillstalking with Niall […]

Fieldsports Britain – Scottish deer cull crisis

Fieldsports Britain – Scottish deer cull crisis

We’re hunting red hinds in the hills of Ardnamurchan in Scotland with stalkers from all over Europe. It’s exactly what Nicola Sturgeon and Boris Johnson hate. This week we look at the two-pronged political attack on deerstalking from the SNP and the Tory party. Nicola wants all the deer shot so she can grow trees […]

Boris widens trophy hunting attack to include UK deer

British 'trophy hunter'

The UK government has widened out its ‘trophy hunting’ consultation to include UK deer. It looks like Boris Johnson now plans to stop overseas stalkers from coming to the UK, as well as Britons going overseas to hunt. A spokesman for UK environment department DEFRA confirms that the new consultation will include deerstalking in the […]

What’s the best slingshot ammo for squirrels and pigeons?

What’s the best slingshot ammo for squirrels and pigeons?

Do you shoot lead or steel? 11mm or one of the smaller diameters? We get techie and bring out the ballistic gel, so Wayne Martin can solve the problem of the best ammo for birds and animals. For Wayne’s catapults, go to CattyShack.co.uk Click here for Phill Price’s airgun pellet test on this ballistic gel

Fieldsports Britain – A Mouth full of Meatloaf

Fieldsports Britain – A Mouth full of Meatloaf

Andy Crow is out to stop pigeons hitting a maize crop – and sometimes that means there’s nowhere to put the meatloaf. He is decoying and shooting pigeons with Frederic Hanner on a farm in Kent. Meanwhile, we ask the question: what’s the most effective catapult ammunition for shooting birds and animals? Wayne Martin tests […]

How to buy a gun for shooting pheasants

How to buy a gun for shooting pheasants

  Gunsmith and gunshop owner Dennis Stepney explains how to choose the right gun to go pheasant and partridge shooting. He shows how to select stock length, which barrel lengths are popular and why, and whether it is necessary to go for a single trigger and an ejector. He explains the pricing of good secondhand […]

Fieldsports Britain – all about shotguns for gameshooting

Fieldsports Britain – all about shotguns for gameshooting

  It’s everything (we reckon) you want to know about shotguns for pheasants, in this week’s show. Jason Doyle takes up Rizzini’s invitation to go shooting in Wiltshire, and finds out about the Italian gunmaker’s spectacular range of sporting guns. Meanwhile, gunsmith and Gunshop owner Dennis Stepney gives his honest appraisal on what to look […]

Precision Rifle Series part 2 – Fieldsports Ireland episode 15

Precision Rifle Series part 2 – Fieldsports Ireland episode 15

  The Americans come to Ireland to go shooting. Jason Doyle and his shooting partner Daniel O’Flaherty are back at the 1,000-yard range at Midland National Shooting Centre of Ireland (MNSCI) to take part in an international PRS match, the Guardian Copmpetition, against competitors from across the Atlantic. Plus Jason has had a pair custom […]

Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s rattling in the woods

Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s rattling in the woods

 Roy Lupton is out to thin the fallow bucks this week, and Paul Childerley has new thermal kit for shooting wild boar. It is big game management as Roy takes to the woods of Sussex and weaves his way through clever does and a bobtail fox before finding the rutting stand. Meanwhile, Paul is […]

Fabulous fallow buck cull

Fabulous fallow buck cull

Like hunting bucks? Managing a herd of deer requires subtlety and the ability to make quick decisions – decisions that can have long-lasting effects (as well as filling your freezer). Roy Lupton is stalking a fallow buck in the woods of the South of England. It’s the rut and he gets to use techniques including […]

Nightshooting wild boar with thermal

Nightshooting wild boar with thermal

Paul Childerley is in Hungary using thermal imaging kit to track down wild boar at night. He is using the Pulsar Helion to protect blueberries. ▶ For more about Sako, visit Sako.fi ▶ For Sako rifle accessories on Amazon, visit Amzn.to/2ltJeyd ▶ For Sako’s UK distributor, go to GMK.co.uk ▶ Paul wears Shooterking clothing Shooterking.co.uk, […]

Hunters ride to the rescue of YouTube’s #TeamTrees

Hunters ride to the rescue of YouTube’s #TeamTrees

YouTubers from hunting and shooting channels are lending their support to top YouTubers’ efforts to plant 20 million trees. A group of 600 YouTubers including Pewdiepie and Mr Beast have launched an initiative to plant trees under the hashtag #teamtrees. Read the story on The Verge, Mashable and Wired. As well as donations to the […]

The RSPB – Britain’s new gamekeeper?

The RSPB – Britain’s new gamekeeper?

 The RSPB wants to get a job as the nation’s gamekeeper. It looks like it wants to get rid of all the other gamekeepers, too. At its AGM on Saturday 26 October 2019, Kevin Cox, chair ofthe RSPB Council announced that the organisation would be reviewing its policy on game bird shooting and ‘associated […]

Fieldsports Britain – fabulous pheasants among friends

Fieldsports Britain – fabulous pheasants among friends

You can’t beat the banter on a shoot day. Andy Crow, Jason Doyle and Charlie Jacoby head to Bedfordshire for the Jack Pyke pheasant shoot at Paul Childerley’s place. Expect laughter, tears, and watch David shoot (with commentary from Crow). That’s the fun part of this week’s show. David is on the News Stump and […]

Want to save giraffes? Buy them

Want to save giraffes? Buy them

Anti-hunters are good at whingeing about hunting tourism, which provides most of the money for wildlife conservation in the developing world. But will they put their hands in their pockets to save giraffes by buying them, in the same way that hunters do? That’s the challenge from the Nordic Safari Club. NSC communications officer Jens […]

Is a Midland Game Fair rescue underway?

Is a Midland Game Fair rescue underway?

One of the companies connected with the organisers of the Midland Game Fair may be saved by its lenders or investors in a ‘pre-pack administration’. Meanwhile, creditors are worried they will receive no payment for providing services to the show and other country shows, which include the Lowther Show, Highclere Country Show, Sussex Country Show […]

Fieldsports Britain – Roy clatters his antlers

Fieldsports Britain – Roy clatters his antlers

It’s the best way to get a reaction from a rutting fallow buck at this time of year. Roy Lupton takes a pair of old antlers into the woods of the South-East of England and bangs them together to see what bucks are about. We also bring you top advice on how to deal with […]

Hunting the start of the fallow rut

Hunting the start of the fallow rut

Roy Lupton is out stalking fallow bucks at the start of the fallow rut. He calls them by clattering fallow antlers together, which draws them out of their woodland hideaways. Find out how he gets on. ▶  Click here for more about the Leica Fortis scope ▶ Click here for all of our films with […]

Liverpool’s attack on shooting sports – Fieldsports Channel News, 16 October 2019

Liverpool’s attack on shooting sports – Fieldsports Channel News, 16 October 2019

Here are the items Mayor of Liverpool attacks shooting sports – Fieldsports News Boris Johnson wants to ban hunting tourism – Fcha.nl/boris Stop Chris Packham in Yorkshire – Contact Simon Grace via Facebook Buzzard found shot in North Yorkshire – police press release Angus Glens estate for sale – The Courier newspaper Antis want Duke of Kent ban – Daily Record […]

Boris Johnson’s hunting ban

Boris Johnson’s hunting ban

UK prime minister Boris Johnson plans hunting bans that threaten all shooting sports. His first move, with DEFRA minister, animal rights activist and fellow old Etonian Zac Goldsmith is to try to end overseas ‘hunting tourism’ by UK citizens. In the Queen’s speech in October 2019, Johnson confirmed his plans to put an end to […]

Shooting hero Rachel Carrie – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 18

Shooting hero Rachel Carrie – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 18

Vegetarians and the climate change movement: shouldn’t they be hunting? With climate change at the top of the agenda and vegetarians arguing that meat-based agriculture is part of the problem, some say vegetarian diets are actually doing more harm than good. At the Game Fair Theatre 2019, Rachel Carrie explores the options. Click here for […]

Mayor’s hunting show ban – Fieldsports Channel News, 9 October 2019

Mayor’s hunting show ban – Fieldsports Channel News, 9 October 2019

 Here are the links British Shooting Show ban – Fieldsports News Antis won’t save black rhino – Facebook Zac Goldsmith to drive through foreign hunting tourism ban – Parliament TV Animal rights activists his abattoirs Antis ‘pre-beat’ game shoots – Facebook Grousemoors good, says science – PDF Anti-shooting doctors refuse to approve gun licences […]

The Chinese try Scottish deerstalking – and they love it

The Chinese try Scottish deerstalking – and they love it

He Li is a target shooter and he has been on a few lowland stalks. This is his first time on the hill in the Highlands of Scotland. It is the red deer rut and he is looking for a stag, guided by professional deerstalker John Dodd. ▶ To go stalking with John, visit ProHuntLtd.co.uk […]

Chamois with Swarovski

Chamois with Swarovski

The beautiful mountains around Swarovski’s optics factory are alive with chamois. The numbers are large enough that they need to be managed. Albert has worked as a professioanl hunter for Swarovski for decades. He takes professional deerstalker Darren Phizacklea out to try for one. Plus Darren gets to try out Swarovski’s new dS riflescope. Click […]

Fieldsports Britain – Hunting High in the Hills

Fieldsports Britain – Hunting High in the Hills

Two kinds of hunting in this week’s show: professional stalker Phiz Phizacklea is out in the Austrian Alps after chamois. Meanwhile, a newcomer to deerstalking tries his luck with pro stalker John Dodd in the Highlands of Scotland after a red stag. In Austria, here are plenty of animals – the problem for Phiz is […]

British Shooting Show Liverpool banned

British Shooting Show Liverpool banned

 First it was hunting tourism they didn’t like, now it’s legal gun ownership. After successfully banning the British Shooting Show Liverpool from taking place in 2020, the Mayor of Liverpool, Joe Anderson, made it his mission to ban gun shows and game fairs across the UK. Announced last week, the British Shooting Liverpool was […]

Wet weather sika stalking – Fieldsports Ireland episode 14

Wet weather sika stalking – Fieldsports Ireland episode 14

The best way to test hunting kit is to use it in the worst weather. Jason Doyle takes to the hills in a downpour to try out a trio of American tools for his new series, Stalking Success Ireland. He has a Savage Arms 110 High Country in .270 with Hornady ammunition and a bag […]

Jeremy Wade faces his River Monsters – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 17

Jeremy Wade faces his River Monsters – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 17

Jeremy Wade’s series River Monsters has crossed the divide. It appeals to anglers and non-anglers alike. At the Game Fair Theatre 2019, he talks about his new book: How to Think Like a Fish. Jeremy’s website is JeremyWade.co.uk To buy his book, visit Amzn.to/2KUyp25 ▶ Join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a month gets you […]

Majestic Swedish Moose Hunt

Majestic Swedish Moose Hunt

Tim Pilbeam is on the hunt of a lifetime. He is after Swedish elk, doing it with some of Sweden’s leading elk experts, a helicopter, three kinds of elkhound, and all of it backed by Aimpoint and 3M Peltor. ▶ Aimpoint is at aimpoint.com ▶ 3M Peltor is at www.3m.com  

Fieldsports Britain – Outstanding Helicopter Elk Hunt

Fieldsports Britain – Outstanding Helicopter Elk Hunt

In this week’s show we’re flying into the wilds of northern Sweden to hunt elk. We join ‘moose virgin’ Tim Pilbeam as he trains at the Aimpoint Academy before joining seasoned moose hunter Jens Kjaer Knudsen for a trip of a lifetime. Using three different breeds of elk hound, we experience four seasons in a […]

‘Ban hunting tourism,’ says Boris – Fieldsports News, 2 October 2019

‘Ban hunting tourism,’ says Boris – Fieldsports News, 2 October 2019

 In this week’s news: Boris Johnson cracks down on hunting tourism – The Times Two British Shooting Shows in 2020 ShootingShow.co.uk Antis frightening hunters – Facebook Animal rights grabs Extinction Rebellion – website Arsonists hit ‘farmer of the year’ – Farmers’ Weekly Belvoir Hunt keeps its Boxing Day meet – Grantham Journal EBay bans […]

670-metre shot on an impala – African Hunter episode 3

670-metre shot on an impala – African Hunter episode 3

True South African wildlife management in this month’s African Hunter. Eugene Etsabeth from Nonya Safaris in Limpopo Province, South Africa, shows off proper long-rangeshooting. He tries a 670-metre shot on an impala, using a custom Howa 6.5 Creedmoor and Lapua scope. He also has a problem with a sterile bull red hartebeest – and he […]

Sako Gamehead Pro on test on deer

Sako Gamehead Pro on test on deer

  What are the best bullets for roebuck? Paul Childerley tries out Gamehead Pro cartridges from ammunition manufacturer Sako after a roebuck in the south-east of England, plus he visits the Sako factory in Finland to see how they are made. It is the latest in his Stalking Success series. The Gamehead cartridge is Sako’s […]

Foxshooters go partridge shooting

Foxshooters go partridge shooting

What happens when a load of precision dark-ops fox shooters put on tweed and a tie to go on a driven partridge day? That’s what a team from the FoxstoppersUK Facebook group did at a shoot in Derbyshire. We went along to see how they did. ▶ For FoxstoppersUK on Facebook, go to Facebook.com/groups/1301339626588471/ ▶ […]

Fieldsports Britain – Roebuck Bullet Test

Fieldsports Britain – Roebuck Bullet Test

Paul brings his new bullets home from the Sako factory to try them out on British roebuck. He has a cull buck to take in the south-east of England and the Sako Gamehead Pro could be just the job. Meanwhile, the partridge shooting season is underway. In an unusual twist, Charlie joins a group of […]

Rook shooting banned in Wales

Rook shooting banned in Wales

The Welsh government has banned the shooting of several birds under new general licences. Due to come into force on 7 October 2019, there are also new restrictions on shooting carrion crow, magpie, jackdaw, rook, jay, Canada goose, collared dove and wood pigeon. These are the changes to bird species on the new general licences: […]

A box full of fat September woodpigeons – Crowhow

A box full of fat September woodpigeons – Crowhow

Andy Crow takes time off farmwork to shoot a basket of wood pigeon to give to David, who is hosting a woodpigeon barbecue. The wind is tricky but it’s all about relief for the Crowman, who has been almost solidly on agricultural machinery for the last three months. He builds a hide on a stubble […]

Fieldsports Britain – Crow’s pigeon happy place

Fieldsports Britain – Crow’s pigeon happy place

Combine-harvesting is both rewarding and mental torture for Andy Crow. He is getting the crops in – but he is seeing clouds and clouds of pigeons hitting his fields and, there he is, trapped in a cab. Step forward Fieldsports Channel. Our cameraman Carlos drags him from the combine and puts him in the pigeon […]

General licences chaos is coming back – Fieldsports News, 20 September 2019

General licences chaos is coming back – Fieldsports News, 20 September 2019

In this week’s news: New general licences survey Bit.ly/defrasurvey Calor Gas gives £5,000 to LACS – website Gloucestershire shooters winning the ‘boar war’ RSPCA kills shoot turkey – news story Findhorn Bay wildfowling – Facebook and YouTube Animal Liberation Front releases partridges – press release Shooter saves fish from poachers French approve bird trapping American […]

RSPCA kills much-loved shoot turkey

RSPCA kills much-loved shoot turkey

A turkey that lived semi-wild on a shoot was impounded by the RSPCA and then killed. Camilla the turkey became the mascot of a shoot near Bristol. Something of a celebrity with locals and shoot members, a concerned member of the public found her on the roadside and reported her to the RSPCA. Not wishing […]

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