Fieldsports Britain – Shooting ‘Phigeons’
Andy Crow is out after pigeons this week – and he shows how a pest control day on pigeons can be great practice for pheasant shooting. Meanwhile, Charlie Jacoby is off to see how Zeiss make the finest red dots in the world – the illuminated dots that go into your rifle scope and light […]
How to be a Professional Hunter
The PH course at the Southern African Wildlife College is 18 months learning cool stuff like how to set up a leopard bait, conduct autopsies, build rifle-mount muscle memory, understand African ecology, shoot big bore rifles and see how you come out when you are put under intense pressure. For more about the course, go […]
Fieldsports Africa – Lessons in Dangerous Game
Want to learn how to be a professional hunter? Want to make 50 approaches to angry elephants and pick up tips on hanging a leopard bait? It’s all to be found at Southern African Wildlife College, plus there is Fieldsports Africa News, plus we are on a management impala hunt to remove an old ram […]
Fieldsports Britain – Training dogs on boar
Wild boar are tricky. You need a gun and you need a dog. The shooting side you can learn yourself. Here is how to train a dog to hunt a pig. Tim Pilbeam puts this into practice in the latest episode of Rucksack & Rifle. Meanwhile Matt from MPK Custom Calls has come up with […]
How to Hunt Boar
Tim Pilbeam is out after boar in Sweden. Find out how he uses dogs to bring them down. For more about Mamima Jakt, go to www.mamimajakt.se 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 354. To watch the whole show go to […]
Massive duck call
Mark from MPK Custom Calls has come up with the duck call that reach duck the other cannot reach. Find out how it works here. This item is sponsored by Seeland www.seeland.com and by Eley Hawk Bit.ly/eleyhawk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 354. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain354
Rutting Bucks for Larysa and Michaela
The girls are on tour – and they want to hit the bucks. Larysa Switlyk flies in to Prague to go to one of the Czech Republic’s top buck-hunting areas with local shooter Michaela Fialova. There’s shopping, there’s shooting – find out what else they get up to. This film was first shown in Fieldsports […]
On Test: Winchester Extreme Point ‘Deer Season’
Winchester designed a polymer-tipped bullet especially for whitetail deer that’s now available in Europe for roedeer. Charlie Jacoby goes stalking with Carl Harrison of Devon Stalking, and with the shooter with no hands Jamie Chandler to try it out on the range. Find out whether it measures up to softpoints for avoiding carcass damage. This […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roebuck Hunts
With the roebuck rut now over, we are stalking them in some of the best hunting locations in the world. We catch up with roestalkers in the English West Country and on the Continent. With the launch of Winchester’s new Extreme Point cartridge, Charlie Jacoby wants to find out the difference between polymer-tipped bullets and […]
FITASC Compak Sporting World Championship 2016
The World Compak Championship took place at EJ Churchill with over 400 shooters. We talk to Mark Winser, George Digweed and those behind the scenes to see what makes this course so challenging. This item appears in Claysports, episode 14. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports14 Sign up for our weekly […]
Olympic Zen
Fresh from their success in Rio we talk to Team GB medallists Steve Scott and Ed Ling as they give tips on how they prepare to tackle those high-pressure targets. From breathing techniques to mental strength they give us an insight into how they shoot. This item appears in Claysports, episode 14. To watch the […]
High Lodge hosts Laporte’s young shots
Top shooting school High Lodge in Suffolk, UK, hosts a team of talented young shots that have come together thanks to Laporte. We speak to their mentors and find out what is being done to develop these big talents. This item is sponsored by Laporte clay pigeon traps www.claypigeoncompany.co.uk This item appears in Claysports, episode […]
Claysports – Compak Shooting Glory
We are at the World Compak Championship at EJ Churchill where top sporting shots from around the globe look to end the season on a high. We speak to Olympic shooting medallists Steve Scott and Ed Ling about what makes them shoot straight. Plus we are at High Lodge where young shooters are honing their […]
How not to fall in the marsh, swamp or mud
Nick Horten from from Langstone Wildfowlers shows how he makes sticks that keep him upright on the marsh when he is wildfowling. It is the latest in our series ‘Wildfowling: The Dirty Secrets’. To contact Langstone Wildfowlers, go to www.ladwaca.com This item is sponsored by Seeland www.seeland.com by Benelli www.gmk.co.uk and by Eley Hawk Bit.ly/eleyhawk […]
Crow’s Fat Fallow Cull
The fallow bucks are wreaking havoc on Andy Crow’s crops. He is out to get them with a heavy barrelled Tikka T3 in .243 with Steiner Ranger optics, Stalon mod, and 70 grain Federal V Shok. For more about this kit, go to www.gmk.co.uk Andy says: “Please do not headshoot deer unless you are an […]
Unboxing and setting up a Sako 85
Paul Childerley has a new Sako 85. The deer manager from Bedfordshire unboxes it and sets it up to go stalking. For more about Sako, visit GMK.co.uk To go stalking with Paul, email paul@childerleysporting.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 352. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain352.
Fieldsports Britain – Headshooting Deer – when do you do it?
It’s a difficult question this week. Andy Crow wants the deer dead. There is a band of marauding fallow bucks on his crops. He is in a highseat to wait for them. This is not a hunting sport – this is a cull. He headshoots deer in this situation because it drops them on the […]
How to call in roebuck
John Tobin has animal magnetism. A lot of it may be to do with the instrument tucked in his pocket – but it’s what he does with it that counts. We’re a week into the roe deer rut and we’re out in 1,000 acres of farmland just south of Guildford on the Surrey/Hampshire borders. He […]
Calling in muntjac deer using a buttolo
So do muntjac respond to the call? We are in Bedfordshire with Muntjacstalker.com to find out. They have plenty of the Britain’s smallest deer on their ground including some medal bucks. But will these fascinating deer throw caution to the wind and come looking for love? This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 99. […]
Tim Pilbeam is Seeking Sika
In the latest of our Rucksack & Rifle series, Tim Pilbeam is in Inverness-shire with Lachie Smith looking for a sika stag. It is autumn and the stags are spooky and hard to get to. Find out how he gets on. This film is sponsored by Harkila clothing and Sauer rifles For more about Harkila […]
Scottish pheasant shooting at the Aberarder estate
We join a party of guns at the Aberarder shoot in Inverness-shire for a day’s driven pheasant and partridge. It is a beautifully-kept estate run by an enthusiastic team. The guns – all of them from Texas – have a wonderful day ahead of them. If you would like to go shooting at Aberarder, contact […]
Roebuck stalking in Inverness-shire
Creeping up on roebuck in Scotland, were out with top deerstalker Lachie Smith. He looks after some ground near the Monadhliath Hills – scrubby, lumpy and perfect for roe. He shows us lowland deerstalking sport, even though were on the Highlands. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 4.
Scouts go shooting
10,000 scouts turned up at the Essex International Jamboree in the summer of 2016, and they queued up to go shooting. Scouting and shooting go together well. The Scout movement is all about providing kids with new experiences. Browning provided the guns and BASC ran the coaching. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain […]
Fallow and Fox Shooting Combo
Fallow bucks are in season and foxes are easy to shoot. Andy Crow hosts Dominic Holtam from Sporting Shooter and long-range shooting specialist Ulf Lindroth from THLR.No on the farm he manages in Kent. Crow is using a heavy barrelled Tikka T3 in .243 with Steiner Ranger optics, Stalon mod, and 70 grain Federal V […]
Roy Calls in the Bucks
It’s a long hot afternoon after roebucks. Roy is calling them in, looking for the right cull animal to shoot. He discusses technique, both for calling and for stalking. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 351. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain351 Roy’s using a Buttolo call to bring in […]
Fieldsports Britain – Foxes, Roebuck, Fallow, nothing is safe
Foxshooting is easy, roebucks are rutting, the fallow buck season is open, and the Scouts Jamboree has gone nuts for shooting (in a good way). There is grouse in the News Stump and Hunting YouTube even touches on wild boar and wildfowling. It’s close to the whole quarry list on this week’s Fieldsports Britain, as […]
Fieldsports Britain – Digweed Shoots Grouse
George Digweed shoots grouse, Roy Lupton goes after mountain hares with golden eagles, and we enjoy all the sport and action on a sporting estate in the Angus Glens for a whole year. It’s our seventh birthday episode (we launched Fieldsports Britain on the Glorious Twelfth of August 2009) so sit back and enjoy Scotland […]
A Year in the Life of a Grouse Moor
We follow the work on a Scottish sporting estate for a whole year – shooting grouse, then pheasants, catching hares with eagles, watching nature at its most wonderful, block cocks lekking and breathing life into the landscape. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 350. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain350
AirHeads – Jamie goes nuts for squirrels
How to feed in squirrels and shoot them with an air rifle. That’s Jamie Chandler’s mission for the week, with the help and hindrance of farmer Tom. Meanwhile, our night vision specialist Darren Rogers is out after rabbits with a new thermal sight. Plus there is HotAir airgun news and Airstreaming rounding up the best […]
On Test: Optix Identifier 60 thermal sight
Our lord of the dark arts Darren Rogers tests thermal night vision on rabbits. The Optix Identifier 60 thermal sight sits atop his FX Impact. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 59. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads59
Feeding in Squirrels to Airguns
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 This film was first shown in Airheads, episode 59 To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads59
Fieldsports Britain – Roy is Shooting Foxes
Why do you see grey partridges? Because someone is shooting the local foxes. Roy Lupton is out on Kent marshland to shoot the young foxes that have left their dens and are feasting off ground nesting birds as they search for new territories. That’s not all. The NRA Shotgun League at Bisley is not a […]
Roys Marshland Foxes
Grey partridges are thriving on this area of marshland in Kent, but only because Roy Lupton is controlling the foxes. The job tonight is clearing up cubs. This item appears on YouTube in Fieldsports Britain, episode 349. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain349
NRA Shotgun League
It is not a shotgun sport you’d usually see at a shooting ground. The NRA Shotgun League sees 130 shooters take part in an action packed two-day match in Surrey. We cover the loud and fast-paced event at the National Rifle Association in Bisley, we talk to the shooters and find out what it is […]
HM The Queen’s Prize 2016 – NRA TV, episode 2
The Queen’s Prize at the Imperial Meeting 2016 saw more young shooters than ever before take part. Thousands of target rifle enthusiasts came to Bisley in Surrey to shoot that and other matches. But was it a young shooter who won? Find out here. That’s not all. We cover the McKinnon, and we look at […]
Wildfowling decoy top tips
In this episode of ‘Wildfowling: The Dirty Secrets’, Nick Horten from from Langstone Wildfowlers shares a homemade design which prevents his decoys from getting in a right old mess – plus he has a simple method of retrieving decoys when the water is too deep or dangerous to start wading out. To contact Lanstone Wildfowlers, […]
Attack dogs save Africa wildlife
The Southern African Wildlife College on the edge of the Kruger National Park in South Africa is trying out a new method to stop poachers. Beagles pick up their scent, foxhounds chase them and Belgian malinois are flow in by helicopter to attack them. We find out more. For more about Aimpoint visit www.aimpoint.com For […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting Poachers with English Foxhounds
We are learning how to catch poachers with English foxhounds, beagles and Belgian malinois. It is the new way to protect rhinos in South Africa – and an interesting diversion for anyone who thought foxhounds should only be used for foxes. Meanwhile, we have more wildfowling ‘dirty secrets’ – this time about decoys. Plus there […]
Gunmakers at the Game Fair 2016
Gunmakers’ Row at the Game Fair 2016 at Ragley Hall in Warwickshire is going to be exceptional. Atkin Grant & Lang is showing off its new sporter. And there are classics remade by Boss & Co and by John Rigby. We talk to the gunmakers who are going. For more about the Game Fair, go […]
Black Wildebeest Hunt
Our bouncing Czech Michaela is hunting by day and night. In her day sights is a black wildebeest, one of Africa’s most important prey animals. At night with a lamp she is after spring hares. Michaela is hunting with Inkulu Safaris www.inkulu.com For more about Michaela, go to www.michaelkashunting.com This film was first shown in […]
Fieldsports Britain – Michaela does Africa
There’s no tiring out Michaela. She’s back in Africa after wildebeest and the closest thing Africa has to a kangaroo, spring hares. That’s not all. With the Game Fair just a week away, we are previewing Gunmakers’ Row, News Stump features #PokemonGo, and Hunting YouTube is long on deer. It’s your weekly fieldsports fix: it’s […]
Claysports – FITASC World Championships, Italy 2016 – full report
It’s the shoot that sorts the men from the boys, the wheat from the chaff, indeed the ambassadorial chocolates from the cheap toffees. The FITASC World Championship at Piancardato in Umbria, Italy, sees multiple US and UK winners. We talk to Derrick Mein, George Digweed, Mark Winser and Richard Faulds as they take part in […]
Best wildfowling dog breeds
Nick and Matt from Langstone Harbour Wildfowlers have strong views about what makes a good wildfowling dog and how to train them. Here are their tips. This item is sponsored by Seeland. www.seeland.com And by Eley-Hawk Bit.ly/eleyhawk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 346. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain346 […]
July Pigeon Patrol
Andy Crow is hosting young shot extraordinaire Brody Woollard for a day’s shooting. They are trying to keep the pigeons from raiding Crow’s crops of lucern and barley. For more about Beretta, go to www.gmk.co.uk For UK Shoot Warehouse, visit www.ukshootwarehouse.com For Gamebore cartridges, go to www.gamebore.com For Jack Pyke clothing, visit www.jackpyke.co.uk This film […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pigeonshooting with Crow and Brody
Andy Crow and Brody Woollard get together to save two fields from the same spot. The pigeons are coming in to lucern and fallen barley, and the Jedi and his young Padawan have to shoot back-to-back to stay on top of them. Meanwhile, the Langstone Harbour wildfowlers are back with top tips on wildfowling dogs. […]
Foxshooting – Six in a Night
Roy Lupton is out with the rifle and Dronepro night vision after foxes. It turns into a bumper night. Plus meet the menagerie he is protecting: baby deer and birds of prey. Ah, cute! This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 345. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain345
Hound Trailing
Who owns the fittest dogs? The hound trailers of Cumbria reckon it is them. Their foxhounds race a 10-miles aniseed trail in just 30 minutes, and the people who do it are passionate about it. Would your dog be able to compete? Find out here. The Hound Trailing Association publishes its meets online at www.houndtrailing.org.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s Foxing Rehab
Roy’s been under pressure recently. He has been breeding his goshawks and peregrines, he has a yearling buck living at home in Kent and another fawn in a cage in the kitchen. All the time, there are foxes circling, waiting for their chance to strike. Before he boils over, it’s time to take the rifle and […]
Clays on the Brain: pre shot routine TIMING
Henry Hopking offers more useful clay shooting advice. This time it’s on getting the timing right – not of the shot but of your pre-shot routine. It sounds simple but you have to put the work in. For more from Henry, go to www.GetTheMentalEdge.com Clay coach Ed Solomons’ website is www.edsolomons.co.uk This film was first […]
How They Set Up Double Trap at Rio 2016
Wonder how they set up Double Trap clayshooting for the Olympics? How do they make each clay pigeon fly exactly the same as the one before it? Here are the answers… This item is sponsored by Laporte clay pigeon traps www.claypigeoncompany.co.uk This item appears in Claysports, episode 12. To watch the whole show go to […]
