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
Pest control with Paul Hodson
Out with the night vision: Paul Hodson runs a clay ground, is a keen foxshooter and, in this item, shows of his skills as an airunner, protecting a potato farm from rats. This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 61. To watch the show on […]
Shooting English creeks and mud
The Langstone lads are out after duck. It’s not perfect conditions for duck, but it’s good for learning about navigation by the stars and how to unload a semi-auto. For more about Langstone Wildfowlers visit www.ladwaca.com Clothes by Seeland www.seeland.com Cartridges by Eley Hawk Bit.ly/eleyhawk For calls, go to www.mpkcustomcallsandwoodwork.com This film was first shown […]
How the Aimpoint Sight Works
Roy Lupton goes to Sweden to find out about the Aimpoint rifle site, how it is the choice of both boar shooters and Norman Schwarzkopf’s personal security, how it works and how to sue it on shotguns. Visit www.aimpoint.com For the computer training sytem, go to www.marksman.se For the pop-up targets www.mrtargets.se For the Swedish […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy learns to shoot
Did you think Roy Lupton can shoot? Think again. The boffins at Aimpoint deconstruct his rifle and s shotgun technique – and rebuild him like the Six Million Dollar Man. While there, he finds out what;’s so great about Aimpoint. Meanwhile, the Langstone Wildfowlers have more ‘dirty secrets’, there is News Stump, Hunting Youtube and […]
Fieldsports Africa – Saving Wildlife
We are hunting Lechwe and saving Sable Antelope in this episode of Fieldsports Africa. Both activities have the same end result: more African wildlife. Chris Bolton is hosting an Australian shooter in the Eastern Cape, going out after a bull Lechwe. Meanwhile, Richard Leonard goes to a game farm to go behind the scenes of […]
Balmacaan Stalking #2
It is the second part of our deerstalking trip to Balmacaan in Inverness-shire. This time Lionel Neuville and stalker Daniel Logie have a 600-metre stalk on a deer, with a 200-yard shot at the end of it. To go stalking at Balmacaan, email Lachie Smith ls@highlandsporting.com For more from Browning, go to www.browning.eu For our […]
Hunting ‘Scottish Ibex’
Will it be a red stag or a billy goat? ‘Solway Stalker’ Colin Lockerbie offers both on his ground in Dumfried and Galloway. As part of his Stalking Success series, Paul Childerley is out with Colin to see what they can find. Paul uses a Sako rifle www.gmk.co.uk Clothing by Shooterking www.shooterking.com To go stalking […]
Fieldsports Britain – Solway Stalker
It’s all the glory of sport in Scotland this week. We are in the hills north of the Solway Firth looking for red stags and billy goats, and we are on an estate in Inverness-shire in search of more red stags. Paul Childerley goes out with ‘Solway Stalker’ Colin Lockerbie in Dumfries & Galloway. Shooter […]
Boat safety for wildfowlers
Go out in a sea boat and you want to avoid being un over by another bigger vessel. Here’s how Mark from Langstone Wildfowlers on the English south coast stays safe when he is wildfowling. For more about Langstone Wildfowlers visit www.ladwaca.com Clothes by Seeland www.seeland.com Cartridges by Eley Hawk Bit.ly/eleyhawk For calls, go to […]
How to do a Suspended Gralloch
Top stalker Paul Childerley shows how he does a suspended gralloch – the easiest and most hygienic way to gralloch a small deer. You need a knife and somewhere to hang it. Paul uses a Sako rifle www.gmk.co.uk Clothing by Shooterking www.shooterking.com To go stalking with Paul, visit www.childerleysporting.co.uk This film was first shown in […]
What Happens to Pigeons when you Change your Choke
It’s Andy Crow’s guide to decoying. How he sets his patterns, what kinds of cartridges he chooses and, crucially, what chokes he selects for his Beretta. 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 This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 357. To watch the […]
Fieldsports Britain – pigeon decoying explained
Ever wondered how Crow shoots so many pigeons? It’s down to how he decoys and how he shoots. Today he is out with his mate Justin,. He shows how he set up a decoy pattern for two hides, plus what kit he uses. And, as always, there is lots and lots of pigeon shooting. That’s […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting the Mighty Sheep
Don’t be fooled by the word ‘sheep’. Tim Pilbeam is up mountains in Spanish heat after craghopping Barbary sheep in this week’s episode of Fieldsports Britain. Plus there is a party of stalkers from gunmaker Browning stalking red stags on the Balmacaan estate in Inverness-shire. There is News Stump, there is Hunting YouTube, and we […]
Barbary Sheep Hunt
Tim Pilbeam is after sheep in Spain – Barbary sheep. It’s a tough mountain hunt. To go hunting in Spain, visit www.spanishunters.com For Sauer rifles, go to ww.sauer.de For Harkila clothing, go to www.harkila.com This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 356. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain356
Deerstalking at Balmacaan Estate, Inverness-shire
A team from gunmaker Browning are stalking red stags in the Highlands of Scotland. Stalker Jimmy Gibbs has a plan – but there are a bunch of people out to wreck his day. Find out what happens… To go stalking at Balmacaan, email Lachie Smith ls@highlandsporting.com For more from Browning, go to www.browning.eu This film […]
Jamie Saves Horses From Rabbits
The squirrels are stealing Jamie Chandler’s nuts. There is only one thing for the Hampshire airgunner to do. It’s out with the airgun and at ’em. This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 60. To watch the show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads60 Sign up for […]
HFT European Championship, Poland, 2016
Roger Lait captains the England Team in Poland as they compete in the European Hunter Field Target Championships. It’s the first time the rules and regulations of the HFT Masters have been adopted by another competition. Not all goes to plan, with gun issues and airport cock-ups but Team England makes some waves at this […]
AirHeads – Who is the best HFT shot in Europe?
Find out who the best airgun shot in Europe as we join the HFT World Championships 2016 in Poland. Meanwhile, Jamie has got to keep a pack of rabbits under control unless they break the legs of much-loved ponies. There is HotAir airgun news and Airstreaming, rounding up the best airgun videos on YouTube. It’s […]
How They Make the Red Dot in Your Scope
That little red dot – the illuminated reticle – has made riflescopes much easier to use. The technology behind it is staggering. We visit the Zeiss factory in Wetzlar, Germany, to find out how they make them – the finest red dots in the world. For more from Zeiss, go to bit.ly/zeisshunt This film was […]
Crow Hits the Pigeons over Wheat Stubble
Have a couple of hours to spare? When Andy Crow does, he gathers his gun and his decoys, and heads out to keep the pigeons under control. It is early autumn and today he sets up on wheat stubble. The pigeons come in high and fast, making it great practice for the pheasant shooting season […]
