Irish radio show hosts have attacked a caller who revealed he enjoys hunting. The consumer watchdog…
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Fieldsports News, 23 January 2019
In the news this week: Packham plans to be rude to royal family British Shooting Schools…
Shot Show 2019
Charlie Jacoby looks out for new and spectacular hunting and shooting kit at the 2019 ShotShow,…
Hunting TV 2019: the viewing revolution
The must-read list of YouTube channels is out. Thanks to the view-counting on YouTube, we now know…
Shoot criticised for disposing of breasted pheasant carcases
Shooters are turning on each other over a film showing dumped birds. But Cotesbach Game Farm…
Fieldsports News, 10 January 2019
Chris Packham says hunt ban doesn’t work Jeremy Paxman begs Britain to stop buying farmed salmon…
Computers to replace shooters at school
A 100-year-old rifle and pistol shooting club on England’s south coast is seeking new premises. Fareham…
Urban deer cull riles Irish antis
The Irish government has had to defend a deer cull. More than 30 wild deer from…
Scottish Government bumps up cruelty to foxes
Using two dogs to hunt foxes is more cruel than using a pack. That’s the advice…
Dallas Safari Club steps up its conservation work
Dallas Safari Club is bumping up its conservation work. During its 2019 convention and expo in…
Namibia’s NGOs hit back at anti-hunting call
Namibia’s top ecologist has hit back against a letter in the Guardian newspaper against trophy hunting.…
Beer celebrates Beaufort Hunt mastership
There’s a new beer to celebrate one of the best-known hunt masters in the country. The…
National Trust bows to antis at Long Mynd
The National Trust has cancelled trail hunting for the South Shropshire Hunt at the Long Mynd.…
Packham says hunt ban doesn’t work
BBC TV presenter Chris Packham says that neither the law banning hunting with hounds nor the…
£22,000 fine for poaching
An Amish man has been fined £22,000 and jailed for 60 days for poaching. Junior L…
Spanish fox torturer found
A Spanish hunter who was filmed while he chased and tortured a fox has been identified.…
Car overturns to avoid pheasant
A car overturned in the Cotswolds after the driver tried to dodge a pheasant. The driver…
Fox attacks baby in Norway
A fox has attacked a baby in Norway. After hearing his 10-month-old son Sander shrieking, Bjørn-Milliam…
Outrage at Packham CBE
The countryside has turned to social media to express its outrage that animal rights activist and…
Antis try to hit Larysa with the ‘estate rifle exemption’
Larysa Switlyk is back in the news. After posting a picture of a goat, she shot…
French to re-start ‘presidential hunts’
French president Emmanuel Macron says he could reinstate the tradition of presidential hunts at the Château…
Conservationists slam Corbyn for being anti trophy hunting
The reality of the benefits of trophy hunting is hitting home among the readers of the…
Antis gear up for Boxing Day 2019
It may be months until Boxing day – but already the UK’s Boxing Day hunt meets…
Record-breaking air rifle shot
How does a brilliant match air rifle shot achieve those scores? Watch as a British junior…
New rifle range for UK’s South-West
Rifleman Firearms in Somerset, UK, is close to finishing its new indoor rifle range. The building…
Belgian rangers busted for exotic deer moneymaker
Belgium has charged two government officials for breeding, releasing and then shooting muntjac deer. Two forest…
Deer manager local councillor under fire
Antis are targeting a local councillor in Wales who is studying deer in New Zealand. They…
British Government’s kill orders on rare birds
The UK government has issued licenses in the last three years to shoot at least 40…
Iowa puts hunting on the school curriculum
You can learn hunting and shooting at school in America. Iowa Department of Natural Resources runs…
New record whitetail?
There may be a new world record whitetail deer. Keith Szablewski of Illinois (below right) shot…
Fieldsports News, 12 December 2018
In News this week: Did hunt sabs chase foxhound on to busy road? Green politician admits…
Did antis kill this hound?
Hunt saboteurs may have chased a foxhound on to a busy road where it was hit…
‘Hunting ban does not work,’ says Green politician
A Green member of the Scottish Parliament admits that the ban on hunting with hounds is…
Antis’ plan to turn grousemoors into housing
Chris Packham’s Revive group has struck its first blow against Scottish grouse shooting, and it is…
Daystate hits 40
British airgun manufacturer Daystate celebrates its 40th birthday. At a party at the Royal Armouries Museum…
Saudi’s first hunting exhibition
Saudi Arabia held its first falcon and hunting exhibition in the capital Riyadh last week. More…
Poacher Facebook bust
Rangers in the USA are using social media to bust poachers. In West Virginia, until you…
Fieldsports News, 5 December 2018
An MP has written to the Home Secretary after an airgun shop opened in his constituency.…
Vinnie’s grandson takes up shooting
There’s a new Jones out shooting. Hollywood actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones’s grandson Harry joined…
#WeKnowWhereTheDucksAre
Australian shooters face a duck ban, because Australian scientists are too incompetent to find any duck.…
Shooters pay for wader conservation
Shooters are protecting more wildlife habitat. A Humber wildfowling club has secured a £100,000 loan to…
Prince William speaks out against poaching
Prince William has, once again, lammed into the illegal wildlife trade. A new film, The Last…
The Frontline Walk, with Chris Green
On the centenary of Armistice Day, fieldsports enthusiasts join the Frontline Walk to raise money for…
US state uses dogs to scare bears
When someone in Nevada, USA, reports a bear – perhaps an animal going through their trash…
Maneater of Maharashtra hunted down
A six year-old tigress that killed 13 people in western India has been shot. A forestry…
Anti hunt death threats after TV star says hunting is ‘murder’
Eamonn Holmes’ description of a hunt as ‘murder’ provoked a mass of death threats against hunters…
Mystery disease kills British hares
Hares are being found dead of disease across the UK. The lead scientist on the outbreak,…
UK gun laws strand hunters across Europe
Hunters heading to Scotland with firearms are being prevented from boarding flights – and airlines are…