What is a Multiplier Reel?
Saul Page and George Cunningham explain how the multiplier reel works and what the main features are when you are looking for the one that suits you. They explain the internal workings, adjustment, build quality and operation in this week’s Fishing Britain Gear Guide. This item is part of Fishing Britain episode 27. To watch […]
Fieldsports Britain – Musical Fallow Buck Stalking
Lots of stuff gets in the way of a deerstalking – but we think this week’s one should get a special award. Cai Ap Bryn is trying to thin out the fallow bucks on his ground… but someone else is using his fields for something else. It’s never easy but you have to play the […]
Roy’s Talon Knife from Emberleaf
Falconer Roy Lupton wants to commemorate one of his favourite birds. He does it by commissioning Emberleaf Knives to create one of their masterpieces, using the birds’ talons. In this film, he goes to Emberleaf’s workshop to unbox and get a first look at the result. ▶ What is Emberleaf? ▶ For more from Emberleaf, go […]
Cai’s long-winded buck hunt
You’ll get the joke in the title when you watch the film. It took Cai Ap Bryn longer than usual to find a suitable fallow buck to shoot, thanks to ‘noises off’. Happily, his new rifle in .30-06 – a new bigger calibre in case he comes across wild boar – does the job. ▶ […]
Clouds of Irish Pigeons
It’s a hot day on standing barley and pigeons are coming in thick and fast. Jason Doyle sets up in the middle of the field – a position that has its own challenges. Find out how he gets on. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli M2 came from GMK GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from […]
Sligo Trout Fishing during Mayfly
The mayfly hatch in Ireland like nowhere else. Jason Doyle is fishing for trout with Brendan Sharkey in Sligo during the mayfly season, and looks at the single day of life this extraordinary insect has in fresh air. ▶ Contact Brendan Sharkey at Predator FishingIreland PredatorFishingIreland.com This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 1 Bit.ly/fieldsportsireland1 […]
Practise your Shooting on a Drone
What’s your lead when you are shooting different cartridges? You can find out by shooting a drone trailing balloons. Jason Doyle tries it out… just don’t shoot the drone. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli M2 came from GMK GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from Jack Pyke JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Enforcer Pigeon Decoys EnforcerDecoys.co.uk This item […]
Save Whiskey: Shoot Pigeons – Fieldsports Ireland, episode 1
It’s the first episode of our new show Fieldsports Ireland. Jason Doyle is out decoying pigeons over barley that’s destined for the Irish whiskey industry. Every pigeon he shoots saves someone somewhere a glass of malt. Unlike the UK, setting up in the middle of a crop is not a good way to shoot Irish […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roe Deer Calling Spectacular
It’s the roe deer rut. Equipped, as he is, with Luptonite, deerstalker Roy Lupton is able to bring in not just roe does and roe bucks but a surprised stoat with his buttolo call. Roy is being a ‘goldilocks’ stalker. He doesn’t want to shoot a buck that’s too small or one that’s going to […]
Roy calls bucks… and vermin
Want to see Britain’s prettiest deer? Go out with a deer stalker at the end of July and you will be treated to the sight of the roe rut, the time of year when roebucks show themselves and chase each other around as they compete for the attentions of roe does. Roy Lupton is able […]
How to shoot grouse – Smokin’ Targets Game Flavoured with Mark Winser
Champion shot Mark Winser explains how to shoot driven grouse, using the excellent grouse layout at Royal Berkshire Shooting School. ▶ The film is sponsored by Gamebore Gamebore.com ▶ We filmed it at Royal Berkshire Shooting School RBSS.co.uk ▶ For Mark Winser Coaching, visit MarkWinser.co.uk ▶ Click here for all of Mark’s films on Fieldsports […]
Pigeons over Rape Stubble
Jaf Jefferson is out on rape stubble that’s about to be redrilled. The farmer wants the pigeon numbers knocked back and Jaf’s the man for the job. Plus he has his own top tips for pigeon shooters. ▶ Jaf’s own YouTube channel ▶ Click here for all of Jaf’s films on Fieldsports Channel This film […]
Pheasant Feeder Ratting
This week Darren is out to show a gamekeeper just how effective air rifles are for pest control. Using the Photon XT on top of his FAC FX he gets shots of the rats using thermal, IR and the Photon. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 27. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads27 […]
Squirrels Look Out!
James Marchington is back on his permission with his break-barrel Crosman, but first he is playing with a present that Father Christmas put in his stocking. Who’d have though Santa was so keen on zeroing. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 27. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads27
Big Bag Days: are shooters being too greedy? – Fieldsports Channel Podcast episode 4
Charlie Jacoby chairs a panel at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2018 on driven pheasant and grouse shooting. On the panel are: Patrick Galbraith, editor, Shooting Times Simon Hart MP Mark Osborne, sporting agent and gunmaker, William Powell Sir Jim Paice, chairman, GWCT Questions and clarifications from the audience come from: Tim Bonner, Countryside […]
Ask Tel – Sporting shot or cull shot?
Tricky question… Airgun World and Airgunner editor-in-chief Terry Doe says it like it is for the sporting shot. Out after pests and vermins, when is airgunning sport and when is it culling? This item appears in AirHeads, episode 27. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads27 Sign up for our weekly email […]
Stalking squirrels
James Marchington is walking and stalking with his airgun. He is hunting squirrels… This item appears in AirHeads, episode 26. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads26
Airgun Bloopers
We’ve had a laugh making AirHeads in 2014. Here are the silly outtakes, the behind the scenes stuff. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 26. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads26
Ask Tel – Best Drink to Accompany Squirrel
Tricky one for the editor-in-chief of Airgun World and Airgunner magazine this week: what’s the best drink to go with squirrel? This item appears in AirHeads, episode 26. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to Fcha.nl/airheads26 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter Fieldsports Channel.tv/register
UK hunting channel breaks 100 million views – news release
With the traditional start of the UK shooting season on the Glorious 12th August (it will be on 13th August this year as 12th falls on a Sunday), shooting and hunting sports have never been so popular. UK-based Fieldsports Channel has joined the small and exclusive band of hunting/shooting TV channels around the world that […]
How to introduce pheasant poults to a shoot – Modern Gamekeeper #3
It’s started. Gamekeeper Paul Childerley has taken delivery of his pheasants on the shoot in Bedfordshire. Now he has to be Pheasant Supernanny and keep them happy and healthy. Modern Gamekeeper’s sponsors are: ▶ Marsdens MarsdensFeeds.co.uk ▶ Remington RaytradeUK.co.uk ▶ Shooterking Shooterking.co.uk ▶ Barnes VOR-TX ammunition RaytradeUK.co.uk ▶ To go shooting on Paul’s shoot, visit […]
Top tips on dog security
Thieves are targeting trained gundogs, says the organisation that helps put people back together with their kidnapped dogs. Doglost’s Jayne Hayes says what you can do to avoid being a victim of this crime. ▶ Visit DogLost.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 453. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain453
Going deaf from shooting?
It’s Roy’s warning to young hunters. Shooting has had a terrible effect on his hearing. Here’s what he is doing about it. ▶ To get in touch with Mumtaz Nakyi of Essex Hearing Care, email enquiries@essexhearingcare.co.uk ▶ Click here for all of Roy’s films on Fieldsports Channel This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain […]
Fieldsports Britain – The Pheasants Arrive
The pheasants have arrived at Paul Childerley’s shoot. He gets busy settling them in to their new home and starting preparations for the pheasant shooting season in a couple of months time. Meanwhile, Roy is going deaf – and it’s shooting that’s to blame. He looks into what to do about it – and how […]
Fieldsports Britain – After-Work Bucks
Just how easy is it to go stalking? Al Khametov shows how, from a standing start in the centre of London, he can end his day with a bumper evening of three roebucks. Meanwhile, Cai Ap Bryn is on pest control duty with the help of BSA, trying out the Defiant Bullpup. And Charlie previews […]
Get Started in Deerstalking
Are you in a city? Do you know that you are less than an hour from guided deerstalking? – one of the best fieldsports around. Al Khametov works in London. He heads home to Surrey in the evening and then goes out to stalk deer. In the long evenings of high summer, the roebucks are […]
On Test: BSA Defiant Bullpup
Cai Ap Bryn tries out the BSA Defiant Bullpup for accuracy (he shoots up a Fieldsports Channel share certificate) and for pest control. It’s a compact PCP designed to be discrete yet keep you on target. ▶ For from BSA, go to BSAGuns.co.uk ▶ Cai’s website is GameAndFlames.com ▶ Click here for all of Cai’s films […]
Parakeet shooting leads the news – HotAir
HotAir is our airgunning news service and this week it’s our own story that’s leading the news. Our film about shooting parakeets has ITV, the Mirror, the Daily Telegraph and the London Evening Standard hot under the collar. Here’s the latest. Plus: ☆ Visually impaired shooting grand prix ☆ PyramidAir shooting comp ☆ Extreme Benchrest […]
More bad news for Mr Squirrel
James Marchington may have parakeets on his mind, but there is still a horde of squirrels out to grab the food from his bird table. Using his airgun, he shows how he deals with them. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 25. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads25
Shooting Parakeets in London
We are out after ring-necked parakeets which have been stealing fruit in the London suburbs. The film appears on AirHeads bit.ly/airheadstv episode 24, the popular fortnightly airgun TV show on YouTube. Ring-necked parakeets and monk parakeets are newly on the ‘general licences’, which lists pest birds. The government had to rush in the general licences […]
On Test: Night Master ATOM night vision
Night Vision guru Darren Rogers has got his hands on one of the first ATOM compact night vision units off the production line. It’s a chance for him to field-test it before they hit the shelves. After a quick demo to show how easily the ATOM fits to the back of a scope Darren copes […]
Squirrel steals GoPro – HotAir Airgun News
The headlines this week: Scott Country sign deal with American NV company Sheriff gets wrong end of missile Bench Rest 2014 Sun shines on Ronnie Sunshines. And squirrel goes nuts for GoPro This item first appeared on AirHeads episode 24. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads24
Lasers for Rats
On test, we have the Laserware ND-100 Glacier, a piece of kit best used for rabbiting or foxshooting, but Charlie wants to try it out on rats. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 25. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads25 The Laserware ND-100 Glacier is £299 from www.laserware.co.uk
Stinky Fishing – beachcasting bait tips
On Samphire Hoe along the Kent coast, Saul Page (our Master Baiter) is doing a spot of fishing using light gear and some seriously smelly spray-on additive. Finding out which flavour of Stinky Stuff will have the Lynx effect on the unsuspecting wrasse and pouting that are swimming between the rocks around this large flat […]
Ask Terry – Best starter calibre
The Editor-in-Chief of Airgun World and Airgunner magazines pronounes on the best starter calibre for young airgunners. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 24. To watch it on YouTube, visit bit.ly/airheads24 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter bit.ly/weeklyemail
Ask Tel – How can airgunners stop the rot?
It’s time for airgunners to step up the PR campaign for their sport. The editor-in-chief of Airgunner and Airgun World magazines says we need to present ourselves to the public better. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 23. Visit bit.ly/airheads23 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
Squirrel’s last nut… airguns
It’s Grey Power vs the power of a BSA sub 12ft/lb airgun. Wave after wave of grey squirrels are coming through James Marchington’s garden. It’s up to him to shoot them all. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 23. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads23
Niall Rowantree and all things deer – FieldsportsChannel Podcast ep03
Niall Rowantree is the subject of episode 3 of the Fieldsports Podcast. Niall is the man behind our successful series A Year in the Life of Red Deer, and he and David are now filming The Scottish Sporting Year, a new series that covers all kind of wildlife management in Scotland and takes Niall as […]
How to shoot on-report pairs – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
You get the first shot right, but you are already keyed up for the second, which you know is going to appear on report. Champion shot Ben Husthwaite gives his tips on how to remain cool and give that second clay everything you gave the first. ▶ Ben Husthwaite is sponsored by Gamebore cartridges ▶ […]
How to use a walking stick as a shooting stick
A good stick and long pockets is all you need – not because you need to pay for anything, but because Niall Rowantree has a technique for putting your stick in your pocket to make the ideal rifle rest for a standing shot. ▶ For more about Blaser in the UK, visit Blaser-Sporting.com ▶ For […]
Squirrels with a .22-250
Can you have too much gun when you’re shooting squirrels. Gamekeeper Paul Childerley says he has to use a .22-250 because he cannot get close enough to them to use a rimfire or 17HMR. He takes us on squirrel shooting outing on his ground in Bedfordshire, UK. Paul Childerley is an ambassador for: ▶ Zeiss ▶ […]
Fieldsports Britain – Drive-by Squirrel Shooting
Paul Childerley has to deal with pesky squirrels – and they are at such long ranges that he has to use a rifle he normally reserves for small deer. It’s a problem many gamekeepers will know. Meanwhile, Niall Rowantree has a top tip for anyone wanting to shoot off a crook. And Ben Husthwaite has […]
Browning Owners’ Club day at Oxford Gun Company 2010
Forget what you say about your gun – here’s what your gun says about you. We’re at the Browning Owners’ Club day at Oxford Gun Company to meet shooting enthusiasts as they meet their manufacturing heroes. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 23. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain23
Carp and barbel with Jan Porter
We’re groundbaiting and stalking carp and barbel at Bishops Bowl Fishery in Warwickshire with Jan Porter, one of the top coarse anglers of today and the face of Shimano angling kit. This film first appeared on Fieldsports Britain, episode 26. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain26
Run-up to the Bredon Fete
Picture a school open day and you might imagine prize giving for pupils or perhaps a coconut shy. Not at Bredon School in Gloucestershire. Its open day has become one of the foremost schools clayshooting events. Here are the organisers talking about what to expect at the 2010 fete. This film first appeared in Fieldsports […]
Bredon Fete 2010
The famous Bredon Fete in Gloucester. It’s not just a school open day… it’s a mini game fair! We were there to capture the fun. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 24. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain24
Deerstalking with Keiron Cunningham
We go after red hinds on the Cheshire/Staffordshire border with rugby league legend and St Helens Captain Keiron Cunningham. We also try out a fabulous new underground range. And we get our hands on Zeiss’s new range of uber-scopes. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 22. To watch the whole show go to […]
Welsh Government wants to close down pheasant shooting
The Welsh Environment Minister has written to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) stating that the Labour Government in Wales “does not support commercial pheasant shooting or the breeding of gamebirds”, because of “ethical issues”. If the Welsh Government pushes through a law on this, it will mean the end of famous shoots such as Brigands and […]
Prince Charles’s Trout
We try for a fish on the River Dart in Devon. It’s some of the best-value trout fishing in England and it is available thanks to the Duchy of Cornwall Estate, owned by HRH the Prince of Wales. But do we get one – or has His Royal Highness had the lot? This item first […]
Funding the Great British shooters of tomorrow
Need money to take your shooting career forward? You need to talk to the Olympic Clay Target Shooting Foundation. Launched here on Fieldsports Channel, it is raising funds which will be invested in supporting talented athletes within the Olympic Clay Target Shooting disciplines in ways that significantly impact international performance and increase the probability of […]
