Amputee Angler at the Penn Crouch Open
Andy Ford profiles one of the most remarkable fishermen of our time, The Amputee Angler, Ben Stoten, who is taking part in the Penn Crouch
Andy Ford profiles one of the most remarkable fishermen of our time, The Amputee Angler, Ben Stoten, who is taking part in the Penn Crouch
Fox control is more business than pleasure – but it can be a social occasion too. Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland and his friend George spend
It is episode 2 of Feral Mum, and Michaela has had the baby. Little Monica goes with her mum to Moravia to stay with her
Thousands of corvids are causing problems around the farm, so their namesake Andy Crow needs to reduce their numbers. In the hot weather the birds
Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland gets a call – a neighbouring shoot has caught a mink in a floating raft trap. It is part of a
Fieldsports Competition winner Francis Vickery and his mate Ben are setting off on a dream fishing expedition, going after tuna on Peter Hyde’s 41-foot boat
Essex gamekeeper Geoff Garrod is never happier than when he is shooting pigeons, but lately there have not been many in his area – even
It is one of the highlights of the flyfishing calendar: the Orvis Saltwater Fly Fishing Festival brings together anglers from all over the UK to
It is time for part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland’s pheasants to go to wood. We have followed some of these birds since they were eggs; now
Dan Thor is back on the pigeons near his home in Essex – but the birds are giving him the runaround. All week he has
With the 2026 harvest in full swing, we look at a traditional, fun and effective method of pest control – shooting foxes, rabbits and rats
More than 100 anglers in 36 boats gather in The Solent to compete in the 2026 Sea Angling Classic. For the past two years it’s
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbgTvT2AXes Niall Rowantree is trying every trick in the book to stay on top of the sika deer in the forestry blocks he manages. That
Charlie shares a peg on a sim day in Devon with a noisy shooter. It’s on the lovely Huntsham estate, organised by Keith Montague of
Layla McGuigan from the FAB Fieldsports Advice Bureau says what she has been advising members who are battling police firearms departments against certificate revocations and
Tim Pilbeam is out at first light with Will Close-Smith, after a summer roebuck. It’s an opportunity to try the new Swarovski dS gen III,
Part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland’s pheasant chicks are two weeks old, and it is time to fit them with bits – plastic U-shapes that prevent the
Nice or nasty? Andy Ford is at the 2026 Airflo Spring Invitational fly fishing competition to discover what works best, a carefully crafted imitation of
Andy Crow is foxshooting on some new ground, using a new Nocpix Bolt H50R thermal scope on his Blaser R8 .243, his old faithful polystyrene-and-glass
It’s like underwater falconry. Charlie visits the Yangtze River in China to find out how to keep and train cormorants to catch fish for their
The Wye and Usk have been great salmon rivers for thousands of years – but no longer. For Shaun Watkins, an angler who owns several
For part-time gamekeeper Kevin Copeland it’s the moment of truth. The chicks are hatching and need to be moved quickly into suitable accommodation – he
Tim Pilbeam and his friend Darren are out to shoot foxes on the Pevensey Marshes. The land here is an ecological jewel, and the ground-nesting
Wayne Martin is back after rabbits with his air rifle – but things don’t go to plan. A loose dog scatters the rabbits and pegs
Jaf Jefferson is enjoying the best of May shooting sports: rabbiting with his rimfire and shooting corvids that are coming in to a silage clamp.
It’s candling time at the rearing field. Kevin Copeland and his daughter Esme are using the traditional method of shining a light through the pheasant
Andy Ford and Rob Hughes are at Clywedog reservoir in Wales for the opening day of the 2026 trout season. There’s a howling wind and
When it comes to fox control Robert Bucknell wrote the book – literally. In this series he runs through the foxshooter’s year, month by month,
Spring is here, and across the country preparations are underway for the season ahead. For part-time keeper Kevin Copeland, this year is about more than
Essex gamekeeper and pigeonshooter Geoff Garrod is in clover– literally. He is shooting pigeons in a field of the stuff, after a winter when the
West Mercia Police has made up its own rules restricting Section 1 shotguns – that is shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than two cartridges,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_2qkYitt07c Spring crow shooting can be difficult. The birds are hungry but they have had a whole winter to build up wisdom and, today, the
Tim Pilbeam has been stalking fallow deer in the woodlands of Sussex and Kent using the ThermTec Oryx 650L thermal scope. He’s never shot a
Tim Pilbeam heads out with the ThermTec Oryx thermal scope to see how it performs outside of its typical night-time role. Guided by experienced local
Jaf Jefferson and Dean Smallwood come armed with PCP airguns and rimfire to Charlie’s Dad’s woodland in Somerset where, says Charlie, the squirrels have learned
The USA makes great guns. When it comes to some shooting sports, such as wingshooting and the African big five, Americans are irresistibly drawn to
Roy Lupton and cameraman David are limping along trying to reduce muntjac numbers to protect habitat and wildlife. Roy needs all his calling and tracking
Helen Tinner has shot plenty of deer with her .308 Browning X-Bolt. Having mastered the art of shooting stationary quarry, she is keen to stretch
Multiple world champion clay shooter Sam Green is sponsored by Browning and has shot the Ultra XS Pro for years. Now he has got his
It’s the moment Wayne Martin has been working up to for years. He is in a stand in Sweden, on his first continental-style driven boar
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
If Scotland doesn’t have a pig problem already, it’s not far off. Until recently Niall Rowantree had never seen a feral pig in the Highlands.
Jaf Jefferson and the South Somerset Ferreters have two days out after rabbits – the first in West Somerset by invitation, and the second on
Helen Tinner is cooking dinner, and she needs a deer for her freezer. She is out near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, with stalking guide
Andy Ford is out with fishing guide Ollie Johnson in search of an elusive chalkstream pike on a tributary of the River Test in Hampshire.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6z38_s5ZaY Clayshooting world champion Sam Green hosts a pheasant and partridge shoot day on a new shoot he is running in Norfolk. It’s a fun,
How good is steel shot compared to lead shot? In a ballistic experiment, Wayne Martin compares an ordinary 32g lead five-shot cartridge with a comparable
How does a walnut stock from Turkey or a Chinese thermal optic appear on the shelves in a UK gunshop? Edward King of UK distributors
It is a windy, moonlit night, and Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is out in the fields of Hampshire controlling rabbits with his FAC-rated FX airgun and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njdzvn6ZsJc Why do people hunt trophy stags in Scotland? Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree explains that it’s not about ego — it’s about ecology. Hunters