Police gun grab – pest controller loses £’000s
Lewis Dedman returned home after an argument with his wife to find a police car in his driveway. Kent police had come for his guns. 12 months on and Lewis, a professional pest controller, is still with his wife – in fact they are expecting a second child – but he is still without his […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dirty crow shoot
Corvids are making a mess of George Lawrence’s dairy farm in Essex. Unlucky for them, he’s a bit of a hot shot with his Browning shotgun and Aimpoint Acro S-2 red dot sight. Professional pest controller Lewis Dedman is trapped in a Catch-22 after police grabbed his guns – and he’s losing ££ thousands. There’s […]
Police U-turn on online FAC forms – Fieldsports News, 8 May 2024
Here are the links: West Mercia Police backtrack on online certificate applications BASC Cumbria Police tackle backlog BASC Underwater film reveals pollution horror Twitter and YouTube Facebook lifts British Shooting Show ban Facebook Crackshot fights back against Facebook Facebook Medieval red squirrels carried leprosy Cell.com Young beater raises hospice cash JustGiving.com Conservationists block capercaillie release […]
English Open Sporting Championship 2024 – a mountain to climb
There is a mountain to climb at the 2024 English Open Sporting Championships – and that’s not just the slog up the steep valley at Doveridge Shooting Ground to the final stand at the top of the hill. James Bradley-Day has set the bar high early on, shooting a seemingly unbeatable high score of 117 […]
Red dot shotgun sight on crows
George Lawrence, a young dairy farmer from Essex, is having trouble with crows, rooks and jackdaws making a mess and eating the cattle feed. Now the birds are trying to nest above his pheasant pen, which could spread disease. Fortunately George is a good shot with his Browning shotgun, as he proved at the Aimpoint […]
Win a £250 simulated game day at Halston Hall – Fieldsports Extra, episode 323
You can win a peg on a sim day at Halston Hall in Shropshire in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we chat to crow-shooter George Lawrence, gun-grab victim Lewis Dedman and the CPSA chief executive Iain Parker. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade here Discovery […]
Roy of the roebucks
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFjyCPF3tms Roy Lupton is taking time out from breeding his falcons to shoot a roebuck for the freezer. He’s sporting a lustrous new goatee beard – which he can’t shave off or his birds won’t recognise him, and it will upset their breeding. He spots one roe, but doesn’t get set up in time, then […]
Yusaf departure ‘good’ for countryside – Fieldsports News, 1 May 2024
Here are the links: Scottish political chaos ‘could be good’ for countryside Countryside Alliance Refugee foxhounds head to France Hunting Kind Scottish land management pleas FieldsportsChannel.tv/tom-opre-the-last-keeper/ + YouTube Cartridge recycling success FWI.co.uk + HandMrecycling.co.uk + FieldsportsChannel.tv/how-to-recycle-shotgun-cartridges/ Falconry school takes off Dorset Echo Grey squirrels threaten £1.25 million red protection Daily Post Anglers toast record fish treble […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hairy hunter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=b7pl1MxTKDoRoy Lupton is after a roe for the freezer. He’s sporting a new beard, and he can’t shave for fear of putting off the birds – his falcons, that is. The British clayshooting season has started and we’re at the first of the majors: the Essex Masters. Terry Doe is introducing a young shot to […]
Hand pump, bottle or compressor: what’s the best way to fill your PCP?
James Head from Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot looks at the different options available for PCPs, and makes his recommendations for hand pump type, bottle size and whether to go cheap or expensive on your own compressor. For more from Crackshot, go to Crackshot.uk More on airguns here
Essex Masters 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOKjkcYa42g The Essex Masters is seen as ‘the big one’ that kicks off the UK’s Sporting competition circuit each year, attracting well over 1,000 shooters from all over the UK and beyond. The 2024 competition runs for a whole week, at Hepworth Hall near Halstead in Essex, culminating on 28 April. It is shot over […]
Win a £200 Discovery Optics riflescope – Fieldsports Extra, episode 322
You can win a £200 Discovery Optics riflescope in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we have a labrador retrieving a muntjac, Roy talks about his new beard, Helen Tinner discusses shooting photography and recipes, member Steven Houston says why a ‘predator shadow’ means Natural England won’t let him plant woodland, and there’s the unboxing of […]
Natural England stops woodland planting on a shoot
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8xpdr4 While it’s OK to plant trees in some places, it seems it’s not OK when you are planning to shoot in your wood. That’s what Steven Houston found when he applied to plant small copses on his land in Cumbria. Steven hoped to host small shoots on his farm by planting trees to provide […]
Fieldsports insurance top tip – shoot your gun safe
Do you have cash, gold, jewellery or a Picasso in your gun safe? Well, Ex Met Detective Inspector Ian Jensen has some words of advice to help you if the police arrive at your home to remove your guns. In some cases the officers may have little to no experience dealing with firearms and firearms […]
Fieldsports Britain – Shotgunner to rifle shooter
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v1mSmqv18nQWayne Martin is a shotgunner through and through – but now he wants to take up rifle shooting. He heads to Tim Pilbeam’s range to learn the moves. Meanwhile another shotgun shooter, Dan Thor, is getting some expert advice from airgun master Terry Doe on how to shoot off sticks. Fieldsports membership now comes with […]
How to vacuum-pack meat with Weschenfelder
Cai Ap Bryn is using a vacuum-pack kit from Weschenfelder to store the salt venison we showed him making in the previous episode. Save 15% on Weschenfelder vacuum-packing gear: use the code FS15 at checkout here Weschenfelder.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 752, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain752 Check out our game and venison recipes here:
Can a shotgunner shoot a rifle?
Wayne Martin is good with a shotgun – he proved that in our earlier film where he shot bolting rabbits on Gotland in Sweden. Rifle shooting is a whole new experience for him, and now he’s heading out to the Aimpoint Academy in Scandinavia. He visits Tim Pilbeam to learn the basics, and see if […]
Brewdog’s ‘Lost Forest’ flop – Fieldsports News, 24 April 2024
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YYyIGQzXWpY Here are the links: Brewdog’s lost forest Instagram Natural England block tree planting Fieldsports News Deer return to Gloucestershire park Twitter Facebook censors British Shooting Show Instagram Call to review wildlife law Horse & Hound New Zealand hunters face legal challenge FWF.net.nz South African poachers poison vultures MukurukuruMedia.co.za Illegal fishing spotted from space BBC […]
Win National Shooting Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 321
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the National Shooting Show on 11-12 May 2024 in Harrogate (we’ll be there). Plus we have more on our insurance – legal + public liability. Two hunting pundits, Dries van Coller and Ben Cassidy, say why their continents are best for wildlife, and Niall Rowantree […]
Police prise open gun safe – the full story
It was going to be an ordinary day for Phil Waymouth, picking up his son from school, spending time with him. Within 24 hours, he had been arrested and kept in a cell while police went to his house, apparently without paperwork, opened up his gunsafes with hooligan tools and seized his guns. He explains […]
First look – the revolutionary new Skout Epoch air rifle
Terry Doe is blown away when he gets his hands on the revolutionary new Epoch from Skout Airguns. The gun draws on the company’s 30 years of experience in the paintball market, to create an airgun like no other – it even talks to you. “It makes me happy that this airgun even exists,” says […]
RSPB wriggles over hen harriers – Fieldsports News, 17 April 2024
Here are the links: CA blasts RSPB over hen harriers Countryside-Alliance.org Hunting’s ‘prisoners of conscience’? BBC.co.uk PCC elections plea BASC.org.uk + BASC.org.uk/pcc-contact-page/ Wild Justice wins a year too late WildJustice.org.uk Partridge survey appeal GWCT.org.uk Richmond deer antler attack Twitter.com SCI celebrates return of black bear hunting SafariClub.org White tailed eagle chases red deer TV.vg.no To […]
Fieldsports Britain – Police smash ’n’ grab guns
The police went into his home when they knew he was out and opened his gun safes like tin cans. In the week we launch legal insurance to go with Fieldsports membership, we profile a shooter who had his guns seized in spectacular manner, following allegations against him by his ex wife. Phil Waymouth warns […]
Press release: hunting YouTube channel offers insurance
It’s a first. A YouTube channel now offers its viewers insurance. FieldsportsChannel covers its viewers if they have an accident with a gun, or covers their legal battle if the police come to seize their guns. The insurance is available to its supporters’ club, the Fieldsports Nation. FieldsportsChannel, which has 350,000 subscribers on YouTube, specialises […]
Win a sim game day priced at £250 – Fieldsports Extra, episode 320
You can win a day on a simulated game shoot on the Dorset/Somerset border. Patson Hill Farm usually charges £252 per gun and we have one up for grabs. Date for you to decide with the organisers of the day., Plus our insurance package is out – legal + public liability – and to introduce […]
Mitchells’ three-day country sporting sale, April 2024
www.dailymotion.com/video/x8wv8sk Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk talks to Charlie Jacoby about Mitchell’s three-day Country Sporting Sale on 17-19 April 2024 in Cockermouth, Cumbria. They discuss the joy of The-Saleroom.com and the future of gun sales at local and regional auctioneers. Click here for the lots they talk about. More auctions chats here:
Old v new thermal for rabbit shooting
What do you do with your old thermal kit when you upgrade to the latest gear? You could sell it on – but Essex farmer and foxshooter Robert Bucknell has a better idea. He can still find a use for the old stuff where, even if outdated, it’s still good enough for some jobs. Today, […]
AGN Technology airguns on test at Oakedge Shooting Ground’s airgun range
Shooting Sports UK has a shop at Oakedge Shooting Ground in Staffordshire, which caters for every type of shooter including airgunners. As well as the clay shooting, there’s a six-lane airgun range which you can hire by the hour or by the day. Matt Clay walks us through the facilities and demonstrates three models from […]
How to make salt venison bagels
Cai Ap Bryn of Game & Flames is curing a venison haunch with Weschenfelder’s curing salts, then serving it up in delicious toasted bagels. Use the code FS15 to get 15% off these Weschenfelder products: Salt Beef Me Up Kit – Weschenfelder.co.uk/salt-beef-me-up-kit.html Salt Beef Cure – Weschenfelder.co.uk/salt-beef-cure.html To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 750, visit […]
New ‘partner surveys’ for gun owners – Fieldsports News, 10 April 2024
Here are the links: Partners to rule on their loved-ones’ guns BBC.co.uk Green minister orders ‘slaughter of innocents’ DailyMail.co.uk + Facebook Hen harrier numbers on the up BBC.co.uk Pesky squirrel killed Twitter Stop releasing seals, say anglers Angling Times + Facebook SCI to sue US government over elephants Instagram South Africa to sell rhino horn to Asia […]
Improve your Cornish holiday with a simulated game day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=89QajRY-L4M Ollie Williams is running his first ever simulated game day on his family estate in Cornwall. It’s a great way to spice up your next West Country holiday. We take the opportunity to try out the latest shotgun from Browning, the 525 Composite, and compare it with some Kemen guns at ten times the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cornish cream
www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3RmdQujt3Q We’re trying out the new Browning 525 Composite at Ollie Williams’ first simulated game day on his family estate in Cornwall. Robert Bucknell makes good use of an old Pulsar thermal sight, shooting rabbits inside the fence around an arboretum. Matt Clay from Shooting Sports UK is showcasing three PCP airguns from the Czech […]
Win pheasant and stag cushions and tablemats – Fieldsports Extra, episode 319
You can win homeware including a tablemat and coaster set for four and two cushions, all from artist Sami Tutch and together priced at more than £150. Plus we have Ollie Williams talking about his heritage, Robert Bucknell on fencing and we have the man behind the Countryside Academy, Steve McGuigan. This week’s prizes and […]
Swarovski STC and ATC 17-40x compact spotting scopes
Traditional spotting scopes are heavy, bulky, and need a tripod to give the best results. Swarovski has launched two new lightweight, compact spotting scopes, the STC and ATC, with 17-40x magnification. Cluny Country’s Robbie Shedden says this means you can have high magnification on the move, transforming your stalking experience. More information at ClunyGuns.co.uk More […]
Fieldsports Britain – squirrel feeder of despair
Jaf Jefferson builds an industrial-sized feeder so he can make a dent in the squirrel population. Gunmaker Steve Horton has a new lead alternative – Hortonium. He visits Tim Pilbeam to show how it works on targets, pattern plate and clays. Cluny Country’s Robbie Shedden presents Swarovski’s latest lightweight spotting scopes. We’re raffling a shotgun, […]
Ditch lead shot now say shooting groups – Fieldsports News, 3 April 2024
Here are the links: Shooting organisations committed to lead-free future AimToSustain.org.uk Gun trade honours top gunmakers Gunmakers.org.uk Hampshire dead hares arrest Facebook Trail hunting cop wants law changed Devon Live + Twitter Hampshire gunshop to close after 100 years Facebook Scottish hate crime law won’t protect gamekeepers Legislation.gov.uk Hollywood actor hunts driven boar SBS.com.au + Facebook […]
Hortonium – the best lead alternative yet?
Birmingham gunmaker Steve Horton has come up with an alloy, made to a secret recipe, which he says is the best non-toxic alternative to lead in ammo. He has named it Hortonium. He visits Tim Pilbeam’s range in Sussex, and brings along some rifle and shotgun ammo loaded with his new material to try out […]
How to build the ideal squirrel shooting set-up
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jUFf7nGr9RI First it was the ‘bird-table of doom’, where Charlie lures in rats and squirrels to meet their doom, so he can protect local songbird populations. Now he has industrialised, enlisted the help of Jaf Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferreters and set about ridding a whole wood of grey squirrels. Jaf builds a feeder […]
Gun trade honours its own in London Proof House ceremony
The Worshipful Company of Gunmakers has issued new certificates honouring the work of the UK’s top gunmakers. In the first ceremony of its kind, held at the London Proof House, the master and officers of the Gunmakers, which received its royal charter in 1637, handed out certificates to the cream of British gunmaking. In one […]
Win a deer-sighting gadget – Fieldsports Extra, episode 318
You can win a gadget that will help you shoot the right animal. Called the Lost Scoute, it’s priced at £65. Plus we have Tim Pilbeam talking about cartridge innovation, the Worshipful Company of Gunmakers honours the cream of the gunmaking world, and Rifleman Firearms pushes the boat out for rimfire shooters. This week’s prizes […]
Fieldsports Britain – Tricky pigeon decoying
youtu.be/6BH94ggFTM4 Dan Thor has huge flocks of pigeons around his home in Hertfordshire, but decoying them is going to be tricky with so much food available – and he’s having gun trouble too. Charlie goes fishing for snook in the Mangroves of the Florida Everglades with a Fieldsports Nation member who lives there. Plus we’re […]
How to shoot pigeons with a gun that doesn’t fit
Dan Thor is out on the pigeons near his home in Hertfordshire. It’s a lovely warm spring day, the birds are decoying well, and he’s shooting a stunning Browning 525 Exquisite. Trouble is, the gun is made to standard off-the-shelf dimensions – and Dan is not. Can he adapt his gun mount and manage to […]
Fishing the Everglades for snook
Fishing livebait for snook off Marco Island in the Gulf of Mexico takes rare skill. Captain Chris Broome has that skill. He shows how to do it – and the catch speaks for itself. Plus you get to watch wildlife in one of the USA’s most spectacular wilderness areas, the Florida Everglades. Find Chris Broome […]
Scottish grouse law is ‘ruinous’ – Fieldsports News, 27 March 2024
youtu.be/QsipGADjYFw Here are the links: Scotland licenses grouse moors ScottishLandAndEstates.co.uk Can grouse shooting survive? Countryside-Alliance.org and Gov.Scot Scottish deer management consultation Bit.ly/deer2024 African countries slam trophy ban bill AfricaHunting.com + DailyMail.co.uk + NewZimbabwe.com + Survation.com + DailyMail.co.uk + NewZimbabwe.com + Chassons.com Markhor hunter’s US$181,000 will fund conservation Dawn.com GL45 gamebird release rules improved Gov.uk Farmers’ tractor protest in Westminster Instagram Aussie […]
Win Stalking Show tickets – Fieldsports Extra, episode 317
You can win tickets to the Stalking Show, which takes place on 13-14 April 2024 at Staffordshire Showground. Plus we have Dan Thor getting hot while out decoying pigeons, and Niall Rowantree has an appeal to anyone interested in Scottish deer. This week’s prizes and other links:Tom’s Targets Stalking Show tickets Need legal help with a hunting, […]
Deerstalker’s peace offering to dogwalker
www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBN1Vp_xbfM If stalking deer in the busy south east of England weren’t hard enough, sometimes you have to contend with dog walkers, either legitimately on your ground, or those who feel they have a right to roam away from designated footpaths. Often it is a friendly affair but sometimes it requires patience, education and venison […]
Fieldsports Britain – get orf my land
Fieldsports Britain – get orf my land www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBWjuWB0Wb8 Cai Ap Bryn deals with a dogwalker while out deerstalking. Nicole Moore gets into wildfowling with Holbeach Wildfowlers in the East and Charlie Byrne is after a black-powder 8-bore goose with Devon Wildfowlers in the West. Anglers are revolting: we join 100 locals led by riverkeepers in […]
Formula 1 boss joins Southern Water protestors
Saj Rahman and Andy Ford Southern Water’s pumping station at Fullerton in Hampshire, on the banks of the River Test, dumps millions of gallons of raw sewage into the UK’s most famous chalkstream. Locals say they’ve had enough. On 18 March 2024, organised by two local riverkeepers, they were joined in a protest of more […]
Servicing your gun: how the pros do it – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 90
www.youtube.com/watch?v=09LCP1DVIcE It’s the job that many of us put off, sometimes for weeks, a few for months, a handful for several seasons. John Spary and Joe Hocking are gunsmiths: the ones who get to clean, check, repair and occasionally pick up the pieces of our guns. They explain what goes into a gun service, plus […]
Spartan Javelin bipod: preview
www.youtube.com/watch?v=08HyzCGrZBE The Spartan Javelin is a modern take on the bipod for your rifle. Ryan Charlton of distributors Highland Outdoors explains that it’s lightweight, slips in a pocket, adjustable, and with its magnetic attachment system it’s quick and easy to deploy. Find out more at Highland Outdoors
