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 […]
Eight Fox Night
Super night hunter Roy Lupton and master night vision wrangler Darren Rogers are out after foxes around the shoots and lambing fields of Kent and Sussex. With the kit at their disposal, it turns into a good night. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 275. To watch the whole show go to […]
#globalhuntingsurvey – the results
More than 2,500 hunters took part in our global hunting survey this year and here is our video about the results. For the full report, go to Bit.ly/huntsurvey The survey contains all kinds of useful stuff if you are a brand – who buys what and where. If this helps you in your job, you […]
Fieldsports Britain – The 6ft fox
Roy calls a fox in to 6ft – ‘practically close enough to hug it’. He is using a Silva fox call from Australia. Meanwhile, Charlie’s out with a couple of foxshooters who have a dazzling array of calls but no foxes. They do have rabbits and a rimfire, all to the benefit of the championship […]
How to limber up before shooting
About to take part in a clay shooting competition. Here are a few simple exercises you can do to limber up, loosen your shooting muscles and help you focus on winning. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 274. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain274
Cold calling foxes
Roy Lupton is out in cold weather calling and shooting foxes. He manages to get one to come within 6ft of him. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 274. Watch the whole show on YouTube bit.ly/fieldsportsbritain274 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
On test: Browning T-Bolt
We’re out on a championship golf course in Oxfordshire with two lads charged with keeping down rabbits and foxes. Keen members of the Lamping Foxes Facebook group, they offer a wide range of tips for lampers including best lamps, best fox calls and , of course, they try out Browning’s rifles: a T-Bolt and an […]
Schools Challenge TV – Shooters’ Gym Workout
Shooters shoot straighter if they work on their shooting muscles. Sports fitness expert Nigel Patterson shows TSC Academy member Tom Scott where he needs to work in order to survive a gruelling 6-hour shoot. For more info, go to www.theschoolschallenge.co.uk
Claysports – Best British Clayshooters
A summer of clay competition action from 2015 kicks off with the English Open. See the best shots in the country slug it out for the title, learn their techniques, find out about claygrounds old (Bisley) and new (Eriswell), and uncover once and for all whether or not top shot Aaron Heading drinks strawberry frappuccinos. […]
AirHeads – Down on the Airgun Farm
It is a farm devoted to airgunning. Roger Lait visits Pete’s Airgun Farm in Essex. He is also there to roadtest his BSA Gold Star SE. Meanwhile, Phill Price is shooting doves on Andy Crow’s farm, Terry is offering advice on how to cook squirrel, HotAir News reveals that rabbits are leaving the countryside for […]
On Test: BSA Gold star SE
Top HFT shooter Roger Lait puts his Gold Star SE through its paces at Pete’s Airgun Farm in Essex. The new air rifle made in Birmingham is specially designed for Roger’s sport. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 30. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads30
Fieldsports Britain – Crow Hits The Pigeons
Crow’s on a mission to bring down pigeon numbers in Kent. He has new kit, a pigeon hide that would win an award at the Chelsea Flower Show and Ruby the dog ready to retrieve. We’re also in Yorkshire where William Powell offers pheasant shooting on a grouse moore – we find out if it’s […]
Snilesworth Estate – Pheasants on a Grouse moor
Fancy the reliability of pheasant shooting and the dynamics of a grouse moor? Why not try Snilesworth Estate? We are there in the snow to sample North Yorkshire Moors pheasant shooting at its finest. We are there thanks to William Powell, the one-stop shop for gameshooting. It owns a sporting agency, a shop and makes […]
Fieldsports Britain – Deer injured by dogs
When they set specially-bred dogs on deer in the south of England, they leave the countryside littered with hobbling, injured animals. The lurcher boys are not interested in the deer – just the chase. They give coursing a bad name. Paul Childerley takes Ginny Langton stalking after a Chinese water deer on his ground in […]
Ginny’s hunting deer
We are out with Ginny Langton and Paul Childerley after Chinese water deer in Bedfordshire. What was meant to be a cull stalking trip turns into an injured deer clean-up operation. The lurcher boys have been running their dogs, and it is up to Ginny to knock over a hobbling buck. This film was first […]
Pheasant shooting in a Mitsubishi Browning
Let’s go on a driven day in Oxfordshire. Driven game, that is. Why? We want to find out about the Browning soup-up job on the Mitsubishi range. As well as fast-action pheasant shooting, we are looking at the latest musthave accessory for the serious shooter: a custom shooting 4×4. This film was first shown in […]
Schools Challenge TV – How to get a job in shooting
How to you get a job in the gun trade? The fastest way to start is by working for your local gunshop. The Oxford Gun Company has started an apprenticeship scheme. We talk to the first person to take it up – and other young people who have jobs in the shooting industry. What does […]
Pigeon shooting: Andy’s new flapper
Andy and cousin Gary are out pigeon shooting and Andy is roadtesting a new kind of pigeon flapper. He claims it’s top secret – but the claim doesn’t last long. Watch the film to find out what it’s all about. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 273. To watch the whole show […]
Smile! You’re on AirHeads!
Squirrels and Eagles on this episode of our airgun show AirHeads. James Marchington is hunting down squirrels in a wood with the help of a nutty bait station. Our creature of the night Darren Rogers is testing the NiteSite Eagle on his FX Bobcat in his efforts to control rats. Then there is Airgun World […]
On Test: NiteSite Eagle
Night vision supremo Darren Rogers is throwing everything at trying to shoot rats that move so much soil, he thought it might be badgers. He uses stealth cams/GoPro/ thermal and the IR illumination pumped out of the powerful NiteSite Eagle. For more about the NiteSite Eagle, go to www.nitesite.com/products/scope-mounted/eagle This item appears in AirHeads, episode […]
Nick My Nuts – how to set up a squirrel bait station
James Marchington heads out in the woods to show how to set up a grey squirrel bait station. Attract them in and you can shoot them! This item is sponsored by airgun manufacturer BSA Guns www.bsaguns.co.uk This item appears on AirHeads, episode 29. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads29
Fieldsports Britain – Britain’s Biggest Cocks
We are in search of Britain’s biggest cock pheasants. Andy Crow reckons he is in with a chance with a four-pounder (1.84kg) he shot on a shoot in Kent. The average fully-grow cock pheasant weighs 3lb. More pheasants in Bedfordshire, where Paul Childerley is holding a walked-up day. One gun reveals that pheasant shooting is […]
Fast-action rough shooting
Woodcock, pheasants and squirrels: you never know what’s going to turn up on a walked-up shoot, nor where it is going to come from. We are out with Paul Childerley on a day he has organised in Bedfordshire. It keeps guns on their toes. Maybe that’s why one of them says rough shooting reminds him […]
Beaters’ day: shoot all you can
Andy Crow is enjoying a driven pheasant shooting day in Kent and posing the question: how heavy is Britain biggest pheasant. He shoots a four-pounder (1.84kg) which he reckons is in with a chance. It is beaters’ day so the aim is to shoot as many birds as possible… This film was first shown in […]
Fieldsports Britain – Park Foxes
A town centre deer park is a haven for foxes – especially one that hasn’t seen a foxshooter for more than a year. Roy is out with night vision, thermal and a mission to bring numbers down. We are also calling in duck with MPK Calls on Langstone Wildfowlers’ stretch of coast in the south […]
Fox Trouble Shooter
Roy Lupton is on vermin patrol in a deer park in Kent. With night vision and thermal, he has to shoot carefully in among herds of deer and public footpaths. He is using the Guide IR510. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 270. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain270
How to Call Duck
We’re learning to call duck and geese with the guys from MPK Custom Calls. We are on Langstone & District Wildfowlers’ club land on the Hampshire coast. This item appears in Fieldsports Channel, episode 270. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain270
Schools Challenge TV – Discovery Sport Launch
Schools Challenge TV this week is devoted to cars – in particular one car. The new Land Rover Discovery Sport. If you want to launch the perfect shooting vehicle to shooting people, where do you do it? A shooting ground, of course. Stratstone has come to the Oxford Gun Company with a fleet of dazzling […]
AirHeads – Roy on Rats
A packed AirHeads this week – six items in our airgun magazine show. Roy Lupton is shooting rats with night vision; James Marchington and Charlie Jacoby are hunting squirrels including a trophy (!) squirrel, Andy Crow and Phill Price are trying out oldfashioned feather darts, David Wright has the latest airgun celebrity launches from the […]
On test: Pulsar DFA 75 night vision
Rats are a problem chez Roy Lupton. Our night vision expert Darren has sent Roy some of his kit from Thomas Jacks. He has the Guide IR and the Front mounted Pulsar DFA 75 on his scope. He’s also got the additional battery pack fitted on the side. See how he gets on. This items […]
Fieldsports Britain – The Deer that Loves Hunting
Meet Owen. He’s a young red stag who thinks he is a beater. Raised by the shoot, he joins the beating line at the Mornacott Shoot in Devon and then pops down to meet the guns for a drink. Apart from a moment during the rut when he decided to mount one of the guns, […]
