On Test: best copper bullets for deer
Firearms expert Andrew Venables has a guilty secret (innocent secret?). He prefers copper bullets to lead bullets. In this film, he puts copper bullets
Firearms expert Andrew Venables has a guilty secret (innocent secret?). He prefers copper bullets to lead bullets. In this film, he puts copper bullets
Meat damage is one of Andrew Venables’ primary reasons to move away from lead bullets. For him, the argument revolves around weight retention. “You’ve seen
Like every ethical hunter in the Western World, Andrew Venables wants a clean kill. The firearms expert reckons the bullet that does that best
In the 1990s, Andrew Venables was at a US gun show where a mini revolution was taking place. He had no idea at the
Jaf Jefferson takes his night vision out shooting. He is protecting a farmers’ lambs from hungry foxes. But when he comes across a vixen
Deer manager Paul Childerley has plenty of muntjac on his ground in Bedfordshire, and takes clients out to stalk them. He is an expert on
That bloke off #LoveIsland is out hunting down squirrels. Ollie Williams shows how knocking over a few greys helps bring back Britain’s native red
Paul Childerley and Jonny Muston pack an Air Arms S410 and an S510 to go rook shooting. It’s the time of year when young
Trophy hunting has saved the urial wild sheep. That’s the conclusion of environmentalist Billy Offland, who visited a game reserve in Pakistan to see
When foxes grab your newborn fawn, normally there is not much you can do. You’re a deer. But Roy is a Foxshooter, and when his
Cornish deer manager Ollie Williams is out after roebuck that are killing trees and destroying crops. He has a lot of deer on his
Like everyone, deerstalking guide Paul Childerley will get back to work eventually. But how will he guide clients when he can’t go near them? We
Survival expert Jonny Crockett talks through recipes for two notorious weeds. Jonny’s website is SurvivalSchool.co.uk
Browning kidnaps Fieldsports Channel! No, it’s not so terrible. Browning simulcasts it #athome vlog on its Facebook page and Fieldsports’ YouTube channel. Adrien Koutny
Charlie Jacoby’s bird table has lots of songbirds – but it also attracts rats and squirrels, and he wants them gone. He tries out various
UK deerstalker Paul Childerley heads to Hungary, where he is spoiled for choice. There are big bucks and huge red stags around every corner. The
Deer expert Niall Rowantree shows how to solve deer gralloch problems. His DSC2 student, Dr Cathy Mayne, has just shot a fallow doe and they
Game chef Cai Ap Bryn is hauling in brown trout and cooking them on an open fire. He is on a hunting trip with his
Deer manager Paul Childerley shoots a lot of Chinese water deer on his ground in Bedfordshire every year, plus he has stalking clients he takes
Steel has well-documented benefits and drawbacks for shooting pheasants and pigeons – but how about rabbits. Simon Whitehead tries out steel shotshells on ground game
Which is best? A big day decoying and shooting British woodpigeons or a monster day roost-shooting Argentinean doves? Andy Crow travels to Cordoba and
Dramatic footage of ferreting – and fun approach to the sport marks the South Somerset Ferreters’ YouTube channel. You should subscribe on YouTube. In this
Going for your daily walk? Bushcraft expert Jonny Crockett has a couple of plants you can pick and eat: lesser celandine or pilewort and centella
Deer expert Niall Rowantree discusses Scotland’s four deer species, two aliens and two natives, their natural history and how to manage them. Niall starts with
Deer manager Niall Rowantree is in the larder playing wildlife detective. He’s in the middle of assessing the health of the roe doe he’s just
Paul Childerley shows how to wash your scope and keep it in tiptop condition. Paul Childerley is sponsored by Zeiss www.zeiss.com To go hunting with
It’s shooting sports in the time of coronavirus. What’s going to happen to the 2020 gameshooting season? Chris Horne from GunsOnPegs and gamekeeper /
Ingredients 1.5kg venison bones 2 large onions 1 whole garlic bulb 4 celery stalks 3 carrots 2-inch piece of ginger 2-inch piece of turmeric 3
Paul Childerley has been using the Sako S20 for a month and has shot more than 80 deer with it. It’s time for him to
Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam go deerstalking with thermal. They know that it’s amazingly effective – but is it too effective? Join their
Roy Lupton really doesn’t like lead. He’s a falconer whose birds have suffered from lead particles in gralloch and even lead shot in rabbits. He
Crow’s five-year-old grandson Regan joins him in the hide for a day on the pigeons. It’s babysitting Crow-style. Andy is sponsored by: Blaser Blaser-Sporting.com or
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a much-loved national treasure – but when it comes to hunting tourism, he can’t help telling whoppers. Together with Eduardo
Jason Doyle puts the Savage Arms 110 Lightweight Storm through its paces. He takes this rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor up into the Wicklow Hills
Andy Crow, Jaf Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferrets discuss the UK’s rabbit problem: there aren’t enough rabbits. Click here for Jaf’s YouTube channel. For
Tim and David chat about the behind the scenes while on their moose hunt in Northern Sweden. Here’s the moose film For the British
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It is part two of Paul’s Portuguese driven hunt. He is on farmland in the heart of the country where he is protecting farms from
Finnish rifle and cartridge maker Sako says it has come up with a ‘new category’ in bolt-action rifles: Sako S20 is the first true hybrid
Paul Childerley travels to Portugal for a traditional montería. We are in the rural heart of the country, and wild boar are causing problems for
As she learns the ways of deer hunting, Carly Coates joins Paul Childerley. They are out after a Chinese water deer buck, a tiny
Cai Ap Bryn is following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror. He is shooting deer in the New Forest, set up by King William
Some fall over. Some run – even though they may both have been shot in the same place. Roy Lupton is out stalking fallow for
The Scottish Government is putting public safety at risk, and wasting tens of thousands of taxpayers’ pounds littering the countryside with fencing. It has shown
They destroy trees, they eat eggs and chicks in the nest, and they carry a virus that kills our native red squirrels. What kind of
The partridges are flying – and so is Andy Crow. He changes over his Blaser F16 12-bore for a 20-bore and keeps up with
Paul Childerley is looking after his ground in Gloucestershire. He was there the other day to shoot roe and ran into muntjac. This time he
Accidentally put a 20-bore cartridge down a 12-bore barrel and the result could be tragic. Andy Crow explains the risks.
How do birds fly in Ireland? Jason Doyle has a day with the Castle Fieldsports Syndicate in Co Offaly. See how he gets on. For
How good is the Aimpoint Micro H-2? Let’s find out on a driven hunt, using shotguns on close-range deer and rifles on boar. Aimpoint takes
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