Niall Rowantree is in Swedish Lapland to shoot capercaillie over Finnish spitz. Plus he tries out a Blaser D99 drilling in 7×57, and he looks at why the RSPB has failed to reintroduce the capercaillie to Scotland where, in Sweden, they hunt and eat them for lunch.
- For the Blaser D99, visit Blaser.de
- You can hunt here, too. For more about shooting and fishing in Swedish Lapland, go to HeartofLapland.com and Jockfall.com
- For Niall’s work on wildlife management in Scotland, go to Deerman.co.uk
- How the RSPB is killing off Scotland’s capercaillie – Fieldsports News
More films with Niall:

Future of deer with Niall Rowantree and Prof Rory Putman – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 102
youtu.be/1gSl6iHEEyM Deerstalker and wildlife manager Niall Rowantree talks to deer biologist Professor Rory Putman about the remarkable sika deer, as part of our filming of

A Year in the Life of Sika
Sika deer have become firmly established in the UK following escapes from private collections, but due to their secretive nature their success has largely gone

New Chinese hunting tech: HIKMicro experience 2024
Future hunting tech: Niall Rowantree and David head to HIKMicro HQ in China to see for themselves the exciting new technology we’ll be using for

Why reindeer click with the Sami
Did you know that reindeer’s back legs click when they walk? Scottish deer manager Niall Rowantree is in Swedish Lapland learning all about Santa’s little

Don’t go ‘nuclear’ with thermal deer control
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khlu2bcZC5U Scotland faces big changes in the way it manages deer. The government wants the animals gone, and is introducing nightshooting, thermal shooting and removing

Niall Rowantree and the thermal deerstalking debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d0QSSuIxfIc Will thermal optics revolutionise deerstalking? Deer manager Niall Rowantree has his doubts, as he explains on the range, showing off his ideal set-up for