The European government has pushed through a ban on lead shot over wetlands, leaving pro-shooting groups…
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Scottish government lashes out with grouseshooting restrictions
The Scottish government has lashed out at grouseshooters with a raft of measures designed to restrict…
New gun bans heading to the UK – Fieldsports News, 25 November 2020
Here are the links: England faces new round of gun bans. Take part in the…
Boris’s new lockdown dates cock-up
Planning to go shooting in England on Wednesday 2 December? First the government said…
Princess Diana’s family gun for sale
Do you want to buy Princess Diana’s shotgun? It’s a good quality .410 by Curry of…
Waders for Real: saving wading birds
Ben O’Rourke “We’ve learnt a lot through working with the GWCT about how we approach…
Prosecutors don’t allow shooters to smile or frown – Fieldsports News, 18 November 2020
Here are the links: CPS stops Barry Swain assault case – Fieldsports News Beefy Botham batters…
Battery sets off bullet in pocket
A rabbit-shooter in Essex had a shock when a rifle cartridge went off in his pocket.…
Sabs’ hunt leak video scandal is fake news
Updated 26 November 2020 Sabs have been celebrating after claiming on 13 November 2020 to expose…
British Shooting Show announces 2021 dates
The British Shooting Show is going ahead next spring. The NEC is still unable to…
Stag shot in water – social media storm
You see a herd of deer running into water, as if someone is driving them. A…
Python hunters: the daring duo who caught Florida’s biggest snake
Ben O’Rourke Driving round in pick-up trucks shining powerful lights in bushes is not everybody’s…
New general licences in England for 2021 – Fieldsports News, 11 November 2020
Here are the links: New general licences in England – Fieldsports News Did antis hit newspaper…
Jackdaws don’t take songbird eggs, says government
Because government scientists can’t prove they cause harm, you are no longer allowed to protect your…
Antis fake grouseshooting poll
Antis may have used internet ‘bots’ to change a newspaper grouse-shooting poll from overwhelming in favour…
Lockdown stops driven game shoots – Fieldsports News, 4 November 2020
Driven shooting to be banned during English lockdown – Fieldsports News Hunting Office falls in…
Rules for shooters and deerstalkers during November lockdown
Bad news for shoots: driven game shooting should cease on Thursday 5 November and is expected…
Will Boris shut shooting in England?
It’s hard to imagine being more socially-distanced in a sport than one gunshot away from the…
Irish government lockdown coursing ban attempt
Ireland’s minister for heritage, Darragh O’Brien, has called on coursing clubs to release hares caught up…
English government caves in to Packham over pheasants
The English government is to ban pheasant release on around 10% of the countryside unless under…
Irish greens use lockdown to ban shooting sports
The Irish government has banned game shooting and deerstalking due to ‘level 5 lockdown’ in the…
RSPB’s £74,000 cirl buntings
What’s the going rate for saving a songbird? The RSPB successfully persuaded one local council it…
Boris buddy backs sab trespass – Fieldsports News, 28 October 2020
Here are the links: Goldsmith urges government not to criminalise trespass – Daily Telegraph Owners devastated…
Gundog stolen from car at Exmoor shoot
Thieves took a black labrador from a car parked at an Exmoor shoot. Marg…
Antis fake Attenborough Facebook page to push propaganda
Veteran BBC nature programme host Sir David Attenborough appears to have lashed out at hunting tourists,…
Grouse moor burning – the true story
Channel 4 News made a one-sided and bitter attack on moorland conservation in a news…
Welsh shoots face ‘firebreak’ ban – Fieldsports News, 21 October 2020
Here are the links: Lockdown loses Welsh shoots £1 million+ – Cambrian Birds Coronavirus lockdown…
Swarovski bets on field of view with NL Pure hunting binoculars
Swarovski’s new binoculars have an amazing field-of view, great quality glass at an eye-watering £2,370.…
Boris buddy calls for terror acts against hunts and shoots – Fieldsports News, 14 October 2020
Here are the links: Civil servant turned activist calls for ‘taking back the countryside’ –…
RSPB ‘self-isolates’ from shooting community with demanding gamebird review
Ben O’Rourke The RSPB is threatening to call for a ban on gamebird shooting if…
Difficult questions for the RSPB before ‘virtual’ AGM
How come the RSPB gets to accept government and National Lottery grants for conservation work…
Grouse shooting biased report – Fieldsports News, 7 October 2020
Here are the links: Channel 4 steps up anti-shooting campaign with mindless muirburn ‘scoop’ –…
Will Boris’s biodiversity boost work?
Ben O’Rourke The UK’s wildlife is in danger and needs protecting, says Prime Minister…
The fight for Welsh rook-shooting – Fieldsports News, 30 September 2020
Here are the links: High Court allows BASC to join general licences review – Fieldsports…
Channel 4 News attacks grousemoors
If you watched Channel 4 News on the evening of Monday 21 September 2020, you may…
How to make your shoot covid safe
One thing that the sport of shooting knows all about and that’s safety. Like thousands…
Councils pay to get rid of ‘rare’ seagulls
Ben O’Rourke In the ancient ballad Scarborough Fair, a man tells his ex-girlfriend, who…
TV News grouseshooting contempt – Fieldsports News, 23 September 2020
Here are the links: Channel 4 News targets moor managers in rule-breaking report – YouTube Channel…
Giant London fox shot
Vermin controllers have shot an unusually large fox on a south London golf course. Ross Vanner…
Northern Irish council signs off red squirrel death warrant
Councillors at Ards North Down Borough Council are to let grey squirrels breed, even though that…
Packham and sabs step up action as badger culls begin
BBC TV host Chris Packham is criticising the government for extending its badger culling. The celebrity…
Bream wars in the Norfolk Broads
Ben O’Rourke “The whole project about Hoveton Great Broad is about restoring clear water, using…
Newspapers give shooting a kicking – Fieldsports News, 16 September 2020
Here are the links: Media targets grouse shooters – Mirror Packham promotes fieldsports magazine –…
New anglers flock to UK fishing festivals
Fishing events in the UK report great turnouts as the sport welcomes 100,000 new anglers (government…
Sab says hunt uses horses ‘as weapons’ – Fieldsports News, 9 September 2020
Here are the links: Sab says hunt horse put him in hospital – Facebook Anti-badger cull…
Hen harriers having ‘fantastic year’, with record-breaking fledglings
In the north of England, 60 hen harrier chicks fledged this year – the most since…
How the RSPB persecutes gamekeepers
Ben O’Rourke A few years ago, two gamekeepers, a policeman and a man from a…