Wildlife counting wars: scientists vs gamekeepers
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0koIQQvX_M by Deborah Hadfield Is there a shake-up heading towards the world of wildlife counting? Since the 1980s, scientists have taken control of the job
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0koIQQvX_M by Deborah Hadfield Is there a shake-up heading towards the world of wildlife counting? Since the 1980s, scientists have taken control of the job
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFQ19LvUMFE Crow has his hands on new kit. German thermal company Liemke has bought out a range of spotters and scopes. Andy Crow takes them
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Muh_4sHfT-0 Paul Childerley is holding a pheasant shoot with a difference. As well as the driven birds on his Bedfordshire estate, his friends from Aimpoint
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OdYvNLjJ1o The Browning 525 has been around for years; it’s built a great reputation for having a solid, reliable action, and remains popular despite the
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdPSn1UTJAo It’s beaters’ day on a pheasant shoot in Hertfordshire, and there are still plenty of birds to reward everyone who worked so hard on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=soDi1lTEvHk Paul Childerley is after more than one for the pot. He is protecting crops and preparing the rabbits he shoots for the game dealer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr-waHqPGoo When Cai goes stalking, he’s like a walking gunshop. On a fallow stalk in Sussex, he loads up with gear and talks us through
youtu.be/IdSBQzMpaWE As Lord Zac Goldsmith tries to push through a ban on trophy imports to the UK, which would effectively be a ban on hunting
youtu.be/lTfYwBQU698 With just days until the British Shooting Show 2022 at the NEC outside Birmingham, organisers are working at full tilt. They have been hard
Lord Zac Goldsmith wants to ban trophy imports to the UK because he thinks it will help wildlife. He could not be more wrong, as
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7kGShoYaYQ How close are you to bringing home a deer for dinner? Helen Tinner does it, stalking a Chinese water deer on the Norfolk Broads
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uaq-gRXoas It’s a frenzied night of foxshooting for Doug Pocklington in Lincolnshire as the animals appear from everywhere. He has to be ready to turn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIM98TznHFc Charlie goes to ShotShow 2022 in Las Vegas to find empty stands and missing gun trade companies – the show is a victim of
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2xUGUurpo Crows, rooks and jackdaws are piling in to cattle feed on a farm in Sussex. A farmyard is a tricky site for a full-on
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmoHfhpWUEo Here are the links: Animal rights extremist switches sides over trophy hunting – Twitter Police fail UK shooters over gun certificates – Fieldsports News
Jodie Case is an owl nut. Representing the Owl Box Initiative, she brings an owl box to the stage of the Carter Jonas Game Fair
Josh McKeown from Braces of Bristol explains how a ballistic turret on your scope can help you take quick, accurate shots in the field, whatever
Paul is putting in the miles hunting ptarmigan and capercaillie in glorious Lapland. It’s tough going over wet terrain in a biting wind. That demands
youtu.be/4PNAEAqe3Lw Nathan Whitehead has used many different knives in his work as a stalker and deer manager, but he has no intention of changing now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_HVyOLFgIE Tim Pilbeam gets to go on one of the great driven hunts of his life. It’s like Disney has opened the door to the
The Tory politician pushing through the ban on trophy imports admits it is not in the Government’s timetable. Fears among animal rights extremists that a
youtu.be/bgJKA9BbggY Foxshooter Doug Pocklington uses Norma V-Max 58 grain factory ammo in his .243 Tikka rifle. He likes it because it’s accurate and effective, and
youtu.be/WMyNejO_u-c Foxshooter Doug Pocklington loves his .243 Tikka T3X Lite rifle. “They’re a good all-rounder,” he says. “They’re reasonably priced, accurate and reliable.” Doug says
www.youtube.com/watch?v=quKhlKs8Guc Local shooter Doug Pocklington goes out after foxes with night vision and thermal. He talks through his kit, his technique – and how, sometimes,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oq0lRyMgdks More and more people are heading into the countryside with professional guides in order to shoot themselves a deer for dinner. We follow photographer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qakHmR1sk88 Katie Hargeaves used to stick to a plant-based diet. Then she discovered venison – wild, sustainable, low food miles, and she is entirely in
RUAG have introduced two new rimfire models to the UK – the Bergara BMR. This one is the steel action model; there’s also a Carbon
youtu.be/k7m2W2ugfi4 RUAG have introduced two new rimfire models to the UK – the Bergara BMR. This one is the Carbon model; there’s also a Steel
DEFRA secretary George Eustice has put out a joint press release with animal rights extremists. Marking a lurch to the animal rights agenda in government,
by Deborah Hadfield and Charlie Jacoby Shooters in Dorset, Devon & Cornwall say the police are punishing them as a kneejerk reaction to a shooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uY0D0RdGxRA When Storm Awen blew through in November 2021, it took trees and powerlines with it. On the front line, with firecrews and the Army,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JoH1kTn__g In the third of our series of expert rifleshooting tips, Josh McKeown from Braces of Bristol shows the fundamentals of technique that will make
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D-uVRqHsME Tim Pilbeam has a new toy – and he tries it out on fallow deer. Swarovski has brought out a new super-scope. The dS
Wellies are essential in the countryside, but you want different types of welly boot for different situations. Fieldsports Channel’s Jason Doyle runs through the Jack
youtu.be/ACGvk1SRLhc The Jack Pyke Hybrid Jacket is a lightweight quilted jacket that’s ideal for general use outdoors, either as part of a layering system or
youtu.be/UCmqafPmj1Y Farmer and pigeonshooter Andy Crow loves his Jack Pyke boots. “I wear them every day of the year,” he says. “They’re so comfortable, I’d
youtu.be/ku-u6kY9YOQ The Jack Pyke Rifle Rucksack is purpose-designed for the stalker who wants a simple, practical way to carry everything you need for a day’s
youtu.be/iRBD3XuvqE0 Jack Pyke are continually researching and developing new products and designs, and their English Oak camouflage pattern, designed specifically for the British countryside, has
youtu.be/dfGCxjFeEBY The Jack Pyke Ashcombe Technical Fleece Jacket is a very versatile garment. It’s thin enough to wear under a jacket or smock, but it’s
youtu.be/zVsdRUvpOvs When you’re outdoors all day, you need a jacket that won’t let you down, whatever the weather. Fieldsports Channel’s Jason Doyle is a big
youtu.be/t22LlR84VJQ Jack Pyke’s Weardale is a stylish knitted jacket that’s ideal for casual wear or in the field. The combination of softshell contrast panels and
When you need to remain totally unseen, you need 3D camouflage – just look at the intricate ghillie suits used by police and military snipers.
youtu.be/2Q-U8pO9C3Y The fleece gilet has become a country classic – it’s a versatile piece of clothing that’s at home in the field, out shopping or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5l99gb6wwI James Davies-Cooke runs the beautiful Gwysaney Estate in North Wales. Today, he asks guests including Johnny Carter from TGS Outdoors and Garry Doolan from
www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_cu1xJIFkA Jason Doyle is out after a fallow buck in Yorkshire. He explains his stalking technique, and when and why he puts a shot under
CZ has launched a new generation of bolt-action centrefire rifles, the CZ 600 range, with a unique modular design that offers improved reliability, durability, ergonomics,
Zeiss has launched its latest generation of V8 rifle scopes, with outstanding optical performance and featuring the world’s finest illuminated red dot which covers less
youtu.be/zr3IxByMZuI Leica and Pulsar head to Braces of Bristol’s rifle range to talk about their new night vision and thermal scopes and spotters. Mark Karn
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ciTZos778MA Some of the most high-profile shots in the country come together for a Jack Pyke shoot day at the Upperwood Estate in the Peak
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcruzbbhQAo In early November 2021, antis had their day in front of MPs on the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. The Government in England
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