New World Record Mahseer? – Fishing Britain News
The headlines: – New world record for the rare chocolate mahseer – World record catfish – Great whites on the move – Two-mouth bream – Do hydropower turbines kill fish? – Serbian angler builds coal-powered backpack This item appears in Fishing Britain, episode 40. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/fishingbritain40 Sign […]
How to paint fishing
Artist Lawrie Williamson has an exhibition of his fishing paintings at the Panter & Hall gallery in London. He explains why fishing is such a good subject for painting and how he captures the ‘light behind’. For more about the exhibition, go to www.panterandhall.com This item appears in Fishing Britain, episode 40. To watch the […]
Pike on the Kennet & Avon Canal
Fishing on his home water, Martin Salter is after pike. Not so difficult, huh? Well it is when you are using tackle you would normally use in the foothills of the Himalayas after mahseer. See how he gets on… This item appears in Fishing Britain, episode 40. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fishingbritain40
Fishing Britain – Catching Pike with Mahseer Tackle
Martin Salter has a mahseer trip coming up – and he is keen to kit himself out. Not just that, he wants to catch fish with his new rod, reel and lures. There are no mhaseer in Berkshire, however, so he goes after the next best thing: pike. Helped by Allan Shephard at Sportfish and […]
On Test: FX Cutlas airgun
Darren Rogers takes the new FX Cutlas out after rabbits to see what this airgun can do. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 34. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads34
AirHeads – Hunting Rabbits with Airguns
AirHeads has rabbit hunting, kit tests, news and views this week. Darren Rogers is after rabbits with the new FX Cutlas, Roger Lait is looking at what you can do with an air rifle stock, Charlie Jacoby visits the airgun range at High Lodge shooting ground in Suffolk, and there is our usual round-up of […]
Fieldsports Britain – How to be a Shooting Journalist
Tim Pilbeam lives the life. He gets rifles to review, he gets to play with them, and people make decisions about shooting kit after reading his views online and in magazines. Thanks to the internet, you can do this too. Tim says how. That’s not all. Crow says why he likes his .17HMR more than […]
Best night vision for foxshooters
Sporting Rifle magazine expert Mike Powell selects the best night vision for foxshooting. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 282. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain282
Why .17HMR is better than .22
Andy ‘Cro Selecta’ Crow is lamping rabbits and explaining why he prefers his .17HMR to a .22LR. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 282. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain282
Best sporting rifles of 2015
Sporting Rifle magazine review Tim Pilbeam selects his favourite rifles for deerstalking and foxshooting from this year’s offering by the gun trade. Find out here what they are… This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 282. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain282
Fieldsports Britain – How the Antis Tried to Nobble a Nation
The antis deliberately set out to destroy hunting on Malta. They reckoned that if they got one European state to ban bird shooting, they could get all of them. Last weekend, they failed. Charlie Jacoby visits Malta to find out if the likes of Bill Oddie and Chris Packham are right – are the hunters […]
Super stealthy rabbiting
If you want to creep up on rabbits from the comfort of a vehicle, you need to go electric. Andy Crow doesn’t believe in electricity, especially not for rabbiting, so he is the perfect person to try out the new Mitsubishi Browning PHEV, a hybrid 4×4, and take it rabbit shooting. For more about the […]
Hunting in Malta – The True Story
The Maltese hunters won at the weekend. The antis lost their referendum to ban spring hunting by 50.4% to 49.6% – just 2,200 votes. It was one of the most gruelling anti-hunting campaigns of modern times. The ‘No’ side fielded sobbing TV presenters such as Bill Oddie and Chris Packham. The ‘Yes’ side just had […]
Should you take up reloading?
Mike Powell has mixed feelings about it – but he understands why people do enjoy reloading. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 281. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain281
Schools Challenge TV – The University Challenge 2015
It’s the University Challenge. Teams from across the country gather at the Oxford Gun Company gather to shot it out over a 100-bord sporting layout. Find out which university wins, and stay tuned to win a year’s subscription to sporting Shooter magazine. For more, visit www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk Sign up for our weekly email newsletter bit.ly/weeklyemail
New kit for pigeons over peas – it takes CrowHow!
Andy Crow has a bag full of new kit to take pigeon shooting. He has just planted his peas and the pigeons are feasting. He is hoping for a bag of 200 pigeons – but only if the kit does its jobs. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 280. To watch the […]
AirHeads – Pellet Punch-Up
Anything you want to know about air rifles, AirHeads is a packed show this week. Roy and Darren are out after rats with night vision and a new scope. Meanwhile, Phill is testing the power of pellets. There are superbly stuffed squirrels in news and the squirrels in Airstreaming are fairly stuffed too. Here are […]
Professor Phill’s Pellet Power Pendulum
Airgunner editor Phill Price has a new way of measuring the power of airgun pellets. Find out how – and how useful it is – here! This item appears in AirHeads, episode 33. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads33
Fieldsports Britain – Catapult Karate
It’s a kind of martial art. If you can hit a Polo mint at 20 metres in under 30 seconds, maybe you have got what it takes. Charlie Jacoby goes to the beating heart of British catapulting – the UK championships – to find out more about modern techniques and top catty tech. He meets […]
Best Foxshooting Lamps
What do you take out lamping? Sporting Rifle foxshooting expert Mike Powell has strong views, not just on which lamps but whether you need a lamp at all. Find out what he recommends. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 280. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain280
UK Catapult Championships 2015
Who is the best catapult shot in Britain? The best of the best get together to shoot it out. Stars including Gamekeeper John, Keith Dighton, Jumbo, Skipman and more than 100 other competitors ping it out for the 10m title, the 20m title, the Welsh championships – and who can win £300 by busting a […]
New Motor: Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV ‘Browning’
Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam used to edit Performance Car magazine. Not a lot of people know that. So we tell him to forget all that nonsense about throaty V8s and think stealth, because when you are out shooting, silence can be deadly. He reviews the new Mitsubishi Browning Outlander PHEV. For more about this […]
How the German Army is stopping Lyme Disease
We are off to Belgium to look at a new fabric that is going to stop the spread of Lyme Disease and even malaria. The armies of Europe have commissioned materials that put off the bugs that carry these diseases – and that’s good news for deerstalkers the world over, who also suffer from these […]
Fieldsports Britain – Tick Tech and Top Trucks
Hunters and shooters get the best new technology in their kit – and this week we showcase two of the best of the best: deerstalking clothing which gets rid of the bugs and ticks that carry disease, and a 4WD vehicle quiet enough for you to be deadly on rabbits and foxes. We find a […]
Best foxshooting calibres
What is the best round for a fox? Sporting Rifle magazine expert Mike Powell names the six bullets he would take to a desert island (if it were over-run with foxes). Find out what they are here – and find out why he includes a .22 airgun pellet. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode […]
How to avoid Lyme Disease
Deerstalkers are hit hard by Lyme Disease. It’s an illness that can change your life, and it is carried by ticks. We go out after muntjac deer on the Cornbury Park estate in Oxfordshire with new anti-tick clothing by outdoor clothing company Rovince to see what can be done to stop this disease in its […]
Claysports – Olympic Shooting Gloryhunters
It’s British clayshooting’s TV show: whatever clay discipline you shoot, this is the show for you. This episode we’re looking at the race for places at Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020, we find out what tactics to use when you shoot a flush; there are some great shopping ideas for father’s Day, Brody Woollard bravely […]
AirHeads – Airgun Hunting in HD
It’s our airgun show, AirHeads, and this episode is all about pushing the limits of airgunning. Darren Rogers has the one and only Eagle Eye HD video recorder in the country, which he is using on a rat and squirrel hunt. Roger Lait starts off his series about the ABC of HFT, showing how to […]
Hawking Rabbits with a Redtail
Roy Lupton has a lot of hunting on his mind: He is out to shoot a fox, and he also plans to hawk rabbits with a red-tailed hawk. Follow him for a night-time of sport. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 278. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain278
On test: Eagle Eye scope cam
Darren Rogers has his hands on the Eagle Eye. It’s the only one in the country, and it promises HD footage of what he sees through his scope. Find out how it works here. This film was first shown in AirHeads, episode 32. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads32
New air rifle setup – ‘The ABC of HFT’
It’s the first of a new series where airgun shooter Roger Lait introduces us to competitive airgunning. Over the coming weeks Roger will take us through scope set-up to pellet weighing, all to prepare to get stuck in and involved with the fast-growing sport of HFT. In this episode he explains how to look after […]
Fieldsports Britain – Meet the New Terrier… it’s a Bumblebee
What a pile of different sporting activities in this week’s show! Roy Lupton is out with rifle and red-tailed hawk after rabbits and foxes, Mike Powell explains how to bait foxes, and Charlie Jacoby is with his dad trying to catch mice in a hairnet by using bumblebees to flush them. That’s not all. There […]
Ferreting Mice with Bumblebees
Charlie Jacoby and his dad set about bolting mice by using bumblebees as ferrets. It’s an indoor and outdoor sport you can use on house mice and field mice – but you need to make sure you get that bumblebee right! This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 278. To watch the whole show go […]
Top Tips for Baiting Foxes
Sporting Rifle foxshooting expert Mike Powell on how to bait foxes, and how to check on their habits afterwards. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 278. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain278
Schools Challenge TV – TSC Oxford 2015: shoot off
It’s the first major competition of the Schools Challenge year. TSC Oxford 2015 saw more than 200 under-21s gather to shoot it out for a series of prizes culminating in a £12,000 car, which will be awarded in December. Bredon School and RAU Cirencester were neck and neck. Find out who won in this week’s […]
Fieldsports Britain – Blackcurrant Bunnies
We are helping Ribena by shooting rabbits this week. Cai Ap-Bryn his his rifle and night vision out in the blackcurrant farms of Kent. Down in Devon, Mike Powell explains what makes the perfect fox box, and Roy Lupton has seen the light! – well, the light given off by his African eagles compared to […]
One Man and his Night Vision
Cai ap Bryn has his night vision parked on his rifle to shoot rabbits in and out of blackcurrant crops. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 277. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain277
Eagles through the thermal imager
Roy Lupton uses his thermal imager to see the difference between a cold-weather eagle and two warm-weather eagles. There’s hardly any heat loss from the golden eagle, but the crowned eagle and Martial eagle show up white. It shows why you may need to heat your aviaries. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 277. […]
Fox boxes, with Mike Powell
Sporting Rifle magazine expert Mike Powell runs through what makes the ideal fox box, for waiting out for a fox, how it works and how to stop foxes from working out what it is. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 277. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain277
Hunting hares with golden eagles – fantastic flights
We’re hunting hares on farmland in Lincolnshire with Eagle falconer Roy Lupton and his friends. The first days provides some stunning footage of a hare which turns and faces the incoming eagle, escaping the razor sharp talons with perfect timing. There are plenty of other impressive flights and eventually the golden eagles find their quarry. […]
Fieldsports Britain – My What Big Teeth You Have, Grandma
It’s Europe’s biggest gun trade show. the Fieldsports Channel team lands in Nuremberg, spreads out and sees what’s interesting. Sporting Shooter magazine editor Dom Holtam meets a wolf 23-times world champion clay shot George Digweed is wowed by the scale of it all Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg explains how he came to shoot seven wild boar […]
Hunting Royalty @ IWA 2015
The IWA shooting trade show in Nuremberg has gun launches, wolves and even royals. We look at all three, starting with a wolf kept as a pet, moving on to the star of Hunters Videos’ Wild Boar Fever films, Prince Franz-Albrecht zu Oettingen-Spielberg, who takes us behind the scenes. Browning is launching a new trap […]
How to call foxes, with Mike Powell
Sporting Rifle magazine expert Mike Powell runs through his fox calling techniques and the fox calls he cannot live without. The calls Mike is showcasing are: * Wam Fox Call www.wamfoxcall.co.uk/ * Best Fox Call www.bestfoxcall.co.uk/ * Nasher www.facebook.com/pages/The-Nasher-FOX-Caller/250720201747009 also available from Best Fox Call * Faulhaber Hen Call www.bestfoxcall.co.uk/product/faulhaber-hen-call-from-best-fox-call/ * Fox Pro Spitfire www.bushwear.co.uk […]
Schools Challenge TV – How to buy your first shotgun
Here is how a gun shop works out the best shotgun for you – by taking into account your height, your build and your shooting ability. The experts at the Oxford Gun Company explain the rules and unravel the mysteries of selling shotguns. For more, visit www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk
Country House Pheasants: Shaftesbury Estate
We are on Lord Shaftesbury’s estate in Dorset to enjoy a day’s driven pheasant and partridge shooting. It’s an eclectic mixture of guns including the head of the World Pheasant Association, the former chairman of the Salmon & Trout Association and the lady who runs the Tweedy Chicks. We hear from the Earl and his […]
Pigeon decoying with lofting poles
Andy Crow is out with his cousin Gary after pigeons feeding on the remains of a maize field. It’s a bitterly cold day and Andy talks through the reasons for using high rise decoys plus the most efficient way of shooting as a pair in one hide. It’s all about team work and timing. This […]
AirHeads – The FAC Episode
Airguns should be more than 12 ft/lb. That’s the conclusion of Episode 31 of AirHeads. Roger Lait makes the case for the ‘FAC’ airgun. Phill Price shoots a BSA .25 calibre in FAC. Plus there is HotAir News and Airstreaming showcasing the best of airgunning on YouTube. Here are the links to the items: Roger […]
Party Political Broadcast from the FAC Party
Roger Lait explains why he shots FAC airguns – and why you should too. It’s like a party political broadcast! This item appears in AirHeads, episode 31. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads31
On test: BSA R10 in .25 FAC
Airgunner magazine editor Phill Price looks at a BSA .25 calibre FAC airgun – the R10. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 31. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads31
Fieldsports Britain – High Tech Hunting
Roy Lupton and Darren Rogers are out after foxes with every piece of high-tech kit we can muster: night vision, day vision, thermal, handheld calls, electronic calls, state-of-the-art rifles and cartridges. So how do they get on? Is it a techie triumph or are they all the gear and no idea? That’s not all. We […]
