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Hunting at Eriksberg
Hunters and wildlife watchers both love the Eriksberg estate in Southern Sweden. You can go there to drink in nature with a pair of binos, or with the addition of a rifle. Charlie Jacoby finds out how they manage some of Europe’s biggest wildlife. For Norma’s ammunition, visit www.norma.cc For more about Eriksberg, go to […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting the Scottish Hills
Run an estate in Scotland and it’s not all summer grouse, salmon and stags. In the winter, you have to bring down hind numbers on the hill. That’s what Niall Rowantree is doing at Ardnamurchan, with help from Sporting Shooter editor Rebecca Green, Shooting Gazette editor Will Hetherington and the folk from Blaser Rifles. Find […]
Scottish Stalking
It’s time for the Ardnamurchan hind cull. Niall Rowantree is up the hill with Robert Sajitz and Alexandra Baur of Blaser, Sporting Shooter editor Rebecca Green and Shooting Gazette editor Will Hetherington. For Blaser’s R8 rifle, go to www.blaser-sporting.com To go hindstalking at Ardnamurchan, visit www.westhighland-hunting.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode […]
Bloopers 2016
Work with people like Roy, Crow and the rest, and it’s not all going to go according to plan. And it doesn’t. Here is where we mucked it up in 2016. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 369. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain369
Shooting Rhinos on the Run
Tricky shot, a running rhinoceros. The Southern African Wildlife College is darting them in order to tag them and check their health. it is all part of South Africa’s attempts to conserve dwindling stocks of these cornerstone animals. For more about Aimpoint, go to www.aimpoint.com For the work of the Southern African Wildlife College, visit […]
Fieldsports Britain – Battle for the Rhinos
We are hunting and shooting rhinos from helicopters – not to kill them but to drug them, health-check them and tag them. It is one of the ways the South African Wildlife College – with the help of gun sight manufacturer Aimpoint – keeps the species going against attempts by poachers to kill them all. […]
Fieldsports Africa – Up Close with Big Game
Go bowhunting and you need to get close to animals. In Africa that means many times the excitement. Go bowhunting and you also need to be sure of your shot. That means practice and the best quality bow tech. Richard Leonard goes behind the scenes of a buffalo and lechwe bow hunt to find out […]
Charlie’s Driven Hunt 360
We’ve gone 360! Immerse yourself in a driven big game hunt in Germany. Join Charlie in the stand for the highs and lows of a driven hunting day, in the Zeiss Media Hunt 2016. For more about the Victory V8 scope and SF binos, visit www.zeiss.com/sports-optics For the new Sauer 404 Synchro, go to www.sauer.de/en/products/bolt-action-rifles/sauer-404/sauer-404-synchro-xt […]
Fast Action Wild Boar
It is driven hunting at its finest. Paul Childerley is on the Zeiss Media Hunt on the Laubach estate in Hesse, Germany. he tries out the new Zeiss Victory SF binoculars and the Zeiss Victory V8 scope. If you are thinking of buying binos like Paul’s, we found these prices for the Zeiss Victory SF […]
Scottish Woodcock Shoot
When the rest of Europe freezes in winter, woodcock head for the west coast of the British Islaes where the gulf stream keeps the land warm and allows them to probe in the mud for worms. That makes the west coast – from Cornwall through Wales and Ireland to the Scottish Highlands and Islands – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Woodcock
Three days of fabulous woodcock shooting in the Highlands of Scotland, all packed into our lead item on #FieldsportsBritain this week. Charlie Jacoby is out with Blaser to look at the new F16 shotgun, plus Will Hetherington from Shooting Gazette magazine and Rebecca Green from Sporting Shooter. It’s a bumper year for woodcock on Scotland’s […]
What to Wear out Shooting?
Gameshooting in the UK has a strong sense of fashion, believe it or not. Here is what to wear if you are asked pheasant or grouse shooting. Edward King explains what clothese to wear. It is the latest episode in our ‘Shoot Curious?’ series. This item is sponsored by: Gamebore cartridges www.gamebore.com AYA guns www.a-s-i.co.uk […]
Hunting Model
Crow is looking good as he shoots pheasants with Childerley Sporting in the English Home Counties. The reason? He is modelling the new range of shooting clothing from Jack Pyke. Look out for the catalogue soon. This item is sponsored by: UK Shoot Warehouse www.ukshootwarehouse.co.uk Jack Pyke www.jackpyke.co.uk Gamebore www.gamebore.com Beretta www.gmk.co.uk For more about […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pheasant shooting: Crow puts on a tie
Crow is modelling shooting clothing – and where better to do that than a shoot? He is out with Paul Childerley in Bedfordshire, trying not to out-shoot his neighbours. Meanwhile, Edward King is back (yes, we let him back) to talk about the right clothing to wear on shoots. And Tim Pilbeam is explaining straight-pull […]
Straight-Pull Rifle Test
Top rifle review Tim Pilbeam has a Merkel Helix, a Blaser R8 and a Browning Maral to play with as he runs through the pros and cons of straight-pull rifles generally and these models in particular. Browning recently relaunched its hunting blog here bit.ly/browningblog For Blaser, go to www.blaser-sporting.com For Merkel, visit www.merkel-die-jagd.de This film […]
Media Release: #YouTubeRewind 2016 – a massive year for hunting+shooting sports
It’s a good time to be a hunter on YouTube. While YouTube Rewind – best videos of 2016 showcases the top kids of the YouTube generation, YouTube is making waves across the whole of video entertainment. It’s the go-to place for specialist consumer shows, especially niche sports shows where the sport isn’t tied up with […]
Swiss Ibex Hunt
Mario Theus of Palorma Hunting has come up with a stunning new series on YouTube about hunting ibex in the Swiss Alps. Charlie Jacoby goes to visit him in his mountain home and hear how the film came about. Mario’s website is www.palormahunting.ch/ Mario’s first ibex hunting film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aNEZwoMmG4 This film was first shown in […]
‘Furry’ Good Foxshooting
Andy Crow is out after foxes for a local shoot. In the latest in the series ‘Federal on the Farm’, he has some new toys to play with, including ATN night vision binoculars. He shows what makes a good fox pelt, and he highlights the damage caused by people crashing through barriers to go lamping […]
Guns & Cartridges
Going gameshooting in the UK? Don’t know what to bring by way of guns and cartridges? This film is for you. Edward King lays it on the line about what kind of shotgun to bring and how many cartridges. It is the latest episode in our ‘Shoot Curious?’ series. This item is sponsored by: Gamebore […]
Highland hind cull
Niall Rowantree is in the middle of the red hind cull (female red deer) at Ardnamurchan in the Highlands of Scotland. Robert Sajitz from German riflemaker Blaser goes to join him on a culling expedition to a small estate. Find out more about West Highland Hunting at www.westhighland-hunting.co.uk For the Blaser R8 rifle, go to […]
Fieldsports Britain – Glorious Scottish Deerstalking
We are hunting deer in Scotland with Blaser rifles. The hind cull is underway in Ardnamurchan and Niall Rowantree has asked Robert Sajitz from Blaser to help bring down deer numbers on an estate off an estate in this part of the Highlands. That’s not all. It’s a packed programme this week as Andy Crow […]
Stoke Mandeville Paralympic Airgun Range
British shooters have been winning medals at the Paralympic Games since 1976. We visit the next generation of Paralympic hopefuls at Stoke Mandeville. This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 62. To watch the show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads62 Sign up for our weekly […]
Airgun Multi Pest
Jamie Chandler is out after a Hampshire triple – a squirrel, a dove and a rabbit – with his BSA Ultra XL This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 62. To watch the show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads62
AirHeads – Airgun hunt on land, tree, and air
Jamie wants to shoot a ‘Churchill’ – a bird that flies, an animal in a tree and an animal on the ground. Today he is after a collared dove, a rabbit and a squirrel. Plus we join the GB Paralympic shooting team at its range at Stoke Mandeville Hostpital. There is HotAir airgun news and […]
Frome & District Pistol Club
Frome & District Pistol Club in Somerset, UK, has a new range, thanks to support from the NRA. Charlie Jacoby watches shooters put it through its paces.. For more about the NRA, go to www.nra.org.uk You can also go to these Facebook pages: www.facebook.com/NRAShotgunLeague/ and www.facebook.com/NRAHandgunLeague/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode […]
Training Eagles to Catch Prey
If you think a golden eagle is big, wait until you see an African crowned eagle. Roy Lupton’s friend Sang from South Korea has one and together they are teaching it to catch big game. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 365. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain365
Hunting Badgers
Badgers are the countryside’s vacuum cleaners. They tidy up a lot of wildlife. Left unchecked, however, and they can suck up the rug with the dust. Sweden has an active management programme for badgers carried out by local hunters. Tim Pilbeam joins them on a badger hunt. This item appears on YouTube in Fieldsports Britain, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Badger Shoot
We are shooting badgers in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. Tim Pilbeam goes to Sweden to see how they manage badgers and conserve local wildlife. Meanwhile, Roy Lupton is training an African crowned eagle – somewhat bigger than his golden eagle. And Charlie Jacoby visits Shepton Mallet in the South-West of England to look at a new […]
Dogs on shoots
You are going on a British gameshooting day. But can you bring your gundog? In the latest in his Shoot Curious series, Edward King gives his tips on how to make sure your dog is a success. This item is sponsored by: Gamebore cartridges www.gamebore.com AYA guns www.a-s-i.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports […]
Medical packs for hunters
Are you equipped to deal with a bullet or knife wound in the field? Many hunters do not prepare for the worst case scenario even though we are often miles from a village or town often in darkness and carrying some pretty dangerous kit. The Swedish hunting association Svenska Jägareförbundet – with help from companies […]
What makes a perfect pheasant shoot day?
It is driven hunting Andy Crow-style. He is on a driven day in the South-East of England with his cousin Gary. It’s bright and cold – perfect for filming some screaming birds. Crowhow is sponsored by UK Shoot Warehouse www.ukshootwarehouse.co.uk Clothes from Jack Pyke www.jackpyke.co.uk Black Gold cartridges Gamebore www.gamebore.com Crow shoots a Beretta EELL […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow’s big pheasant day
Crow’s on his first big pheasant shoot of the 2016/2017 season. It’s a bright, clear day, and the birds are flying high. What’s challenging him is the amount of new kit he has been sent to wear, waggle and wave. Also, he has his cousin Gary in the peg next to him. Expect high-bird action […]
Food and drink at shoots
You are going on a British gameshooting day. But what do you eat and drink? In the latest in his Shoot Curious series, Edward King offers his advice. This item is sponsored by: Gamebore cartridges www.gamebore.com AYA guns www.a-s-i.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 363. To watch the whole show go […]
On test: goose decoys
Wildfowler Nick Horten is looking at innovation in wildfowling this week. There is a new range of self-inflating, easy-to-carry goose decoys – the Sillosocks – plus he has a top tip for clearing your barrel when it gets blocked on the marsh. For more about Langstone Wildfowlers visit www.ladwaca.com For decoys go to www.ukshootwarehouse.co.uk Clothes […]
Wild Boar Shoot Training
Tim Pilbeam is learning about charging boar, running boar and high seat boar. In his new outing in the Rucksack & Rifle series, he goes to Mamima Jakt in Sweden on a boarshooting course, and then puts his new skills into action for real. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 363. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Swedish boar hunt
Tim Pilbeam is on a technically perfect boar hunt. He has been trained on boar by Swedish experts Mamima Jakt. They’ve put him in front of simulated charging boar, he’s shot bouncing clays with his Sauer 303 to simulate driven game and now they’ve put him in a high seat to shoot one for the […]
How to tip the Gamekeeper
Don’t be intimidated by the funny way shooters tip keepers. Here is what to do if you are asked on a driven bird shoot in the UK. And how much should you tip? Is it £20 + £20 per hundred birds? Is it £70 for a loader? Leave your comments below. This item is sponsored […]
Driven Fox and Fabulous Fallow
For eight years, Roy has been stalking up to one of the finest fallow bucks he has seen in the UK – and letting it go. Is it time for him to shoot the ten-year-old animal? It’s a question as old as hunting itself. For more about Aimpoint sights, visit www.aimpoint.com This film was first […]
Crow’s Autumn Pigeon-Shooting Tips
Andy Crow wants to protect his maize crop from pigeons – and he is also lookg forward to a big day as he has seen birds settling on the fields in recent weeks. But suddenly they are more interested in beechmast. Here is how he copes. Decoying kit from UK Shoot Warehouse www.ukshootwarehouse.co.uk Clothes and […]
Fieldsports Britain – Shooting Pigeons on the Beech
Andy Crow is shooting pigeons and Roy Lupton is on a driven wild boar hunt plus stalking in to a monster fallow buck in Sweden. Andy sets up the decoys as normal – but he faces the problem that the birds are feeding on beech mast, which is making them difficult to attract. Roy’s problem […]
Looking after Dorset’s Sika Deer
We are stalking sika stags in the rut. Keith Emery is a man with a mission. He loves deer, he feeds deer and he shoots deer. Keith lives in South Dorset next to one of the biggest concentrations of sika deer in the world. It is the sika rut and so a good time to […]
When deer management gets personal
Anyone who manages a deer herd is doing it because they want the best for those animals – but sometimes it gets personal. Roy Lupton has known one particular fallow buck for eight years. Is now the right time to take him? This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 361. To watch the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Rut Fest
It’s out with the rifle as deer ruts are underway all over Britain. We look at this year’s sika rut in Dorset with the help of deer manager Keith Emery. And Roy Lupton is clattering his antlers as he comes face to face with one of the fallow bucks of his lifetime. Plus there is […]
Pistol Shooting is Back – NRA TV, episode 3
Pistol shooting is back. the opening of the Cheylesmore Range at Bisley means Team GB pistol shooters can practice in the UK – and we will send a team to the #Tokyo2020 Olympics. Meanwhile, lovers of classic firearms come together for the 2016 Trafalgar meeting at Bisley, taking part in more than 200 competitions over […]
How to Call in Fallow Deer
You clatter antlers together – that’s how. Roy Lupton shows the secrets of fallow buck calling during the fallow rut, and brings the deer in close This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 360. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain360
Fieldsports Britain – Roy Clatters His Antlers
It’s a short sharp Fieldsports Britain this week: Roy is calling fallow deer in the South of England, and a lad in the North of Scotland tries for a salmon, a stag and a grouse. Find out how they both get on – and pick up tips on how to call fallow bucks during the […]
AirHeads – Rat and Chips – Airgun Night out
Paul Hodson is out to protect a potato store from rats. But have the rats had their chips? Find out on this episode of AirHeads, the airgunning TV show. Meanwhile, the shooter with no hands, Jamie Chandler, has the new BSA Ultra XL on test. He tries it out on pests in Hampshire. There is […]
On Test: BSA Ultra XL
Jamie Chandler puts the new BSA Ultra XL through its paces by attempting a Hampshire triple: a squirrel, a pigeon and a rabbit. This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk This film was first shown in AirHeads episode 61. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads61
