Here are the links: Clayshooters ignored in loosening of lockdown restriction – Fcha.nl/new-lockdown-advice-ignores-shooting-sports Bradford man shoots grouse out of season – Fcha.nl/bradford-man-shoots-grouse-out-of-season Coalition calls
A surreal situation has emerged in Hong Kong. Wild boars are plaguing the city. They run through the streets, scaring locals and eating rubbish, often
Clayshooting organisation the CPSA has announced that clubs and grounds are now able to re-open. It rules that the government has given it the ‘necessary
Fresh controversy for officials at Bradford Council as a poacher takes advantage of lack of council management on local moorland and shoots birds out of
Grouseshooter George Winn Darley takes pride in the number of rare birds on his moor. However, for the past two years Natural England has been
Here are the links: Police take guns from persecuted Leeds pest controller Barry Swain Fcha.nl/shooter-arrested-threatened-abused/ Sea eagles ravage British lambs Fcha.nl/sea-eagles RSPB lashes out at
The Eat Game Awards 2019 are out. They include best shop, chef, pub and famers’ market. Among them, judges from gunmaker Purdey and BASC’s Taste
Just like British prime minister Tony Blair found with foxhunting, when you don’t understand what you are banning, your ban won’t work. Now Canada’s Prime
The civil servant at the heart of Natural England’s disastrous handling of the 2019 general licences crisis is the new chief executive of Natural England.
With most of the world under lockdown, there are tight restrictions on who can hunt or shoot and where – nowhere nore so than here
A hunter in South Africa has had a social media account deleted after complaints by antis. Jason Stone, who runs safaris across Africa, says Instagram
Farmers are complaining they are providing free food for the UK’s newly-landed sea eagle population. Birdwatching organisations that arranged the birds’ release on the Isle
Professional hunters in South Africa are asking for help as their livelihoods suffer during the lockdown. Salome De Villiers is organising the GoFundMe campaign in
Police were called to a Sikh temple in central California after reports of shots being fired in the direction of the compound. San Joaquin County
An online shopper was baffled when he couldn’t find a package after being told it was delivered. Martin Hind from Kent then checked his security
Cops with guns were searching the Kent countryside on Saturday morning after someone reported seeing a tiger on the loose. But it turned out to
Scottish authorities are investigating pollution in the River Leven in Fife. Anglers told the Courier newspaper that it’s killing off the salmon and could have
A run of negative media about wombat hunting has brought about a wombat hunting ban. The main populations of the common wombat are in the
Police are investigating after a red kite’s tag suddenly stopped transmitting. The RSPB claims the bird ‘may have been’ illegally killed. The RSPB was monitoring
A South African court has apparently released two men accused of poaching rhino horns. The suspects were arrested on Friday 24 April, caught with six
Bradford Council says horse trainer Sue Smith, wife of 81-year-old celebrity showjumper Harvey Smith, is ‘under investigation’ for mowing moorland in the middle of the
Grouseshooter James Mawle is one of the most passionate grouse conservationists in the UK. He takes Ben O’Rourke for a walk around his ground
Here are the links: Moorland mowing caught on camera – Fcha.nl/horse-trainer-under-investigation-for-baildon-mowing Gamekeepers stop wildfires – Fcha.nl/british-wildfire-season-2020 Vigilante villagers – The Guardian BASC backs Scottish government
Here are the links: Most pheasant shoots to go ahead – Fcha.nl/most-shooters-will-happen UK heads for record wildfire season – Fcha.nl/british-wildfire-season-2020 Rural groups blast RSPB over
The RSPB has come under fire again for agreeing to a plan to put a power plant on one of its nature reserves. The Statera
Finally, some good news. Most gameshooting will go ahead. A survey of more than 800 shoot owners, manager and gamekeepers across YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and
Here are the links: Wild Justice aims at Welsh general licences – Crowd Justice Shooters back NHS charity raffles: John Rothery, Jack Pyke, The Shooting
Since the coronavirus crisis started, the fieldsports community and farmers have been reaching out to help people with everything from free meat to moral support
Police in Dumfries and Galloway say a 64-year-old man has been charged with “a number of wildlife crime offences”. He is believed to be involved
The German federal government is allowing shooters to break the coronavirus lockdown and carry out wildlife control. According to German interior minister Horst Seehofer, ‘the
To shoot or not to shoot is the dilemma facing a game industry under lockdown. “No one knows whether to go ahead or
Packham’s bid to save woodland derailed – Daily Mail and Fcha.nl/hs2 Gamekeepers left out of coronavirus relief – Fieldsports News Rewilders’ tree plans will
At a time when panic-buying could potentially lead to social disorder, the government has decided to target the very people who protect the nation’s supply
DEFRA has asked a court to refuse Wild Justice’s request for a judicial review seeking to restrict gamebird releases. DEFRA has described the request as
Animal charities like to put up images of young wildlife, then demand money to ‘save’ them. But what does ‘save’ actually mean? Ben O’Rourke goes
Here are the links: Hunt sabs warned against breaking lockdown rules – press release Aussie guns and ammo sales ban Cops hunt for destructive moorland
The Scottish government is using the current C19 crisis to force rural businesses from farms and estates to gamedealers out of business. Using coronavirus payouts
The BBC figures on the numbers of grey partridges are wildly inaccurate. That’s the response from the GWCT to a programme on BBC Radio 4,
Here are the links: Coronavirus hits shooting – read our story Packham’s pandemic prediction backfires – Facebook Shooterking offers 500 protective suits for free
Need meat? Shooters can provide. With butchers and supermarkets across the country seeing panic buying, deerstalkers and pigeonshooters are offering free meat to the needy.
As coronavirus sweeps the UK, what’s happening to the gun trade? We’ve all seen the scenes in the US of people queueing up outside gun
Here are the links: Legal battle over game-bird release – BASC website West of England Game Fair scrapped – Facebook Pandemic ends hunting early –
Here are the links: Parliament to ponder driven grouse ban – again – Wild Justice press release BASC says no game bird deal with
When newspapers reported the death of a peregrine, they copied and pasted the press release from animal rights activists. It had been shot, they said.
Cartridge maker Lyalvale Express has joined Gamebore in reinforcing their statement a week ago they were told nothing about a planned lead phase-out out declared
Mixed reviews of our video exposing the poaching gangs terrorising farms in the Midlands. Some are revelling in the coverage, while others are complaining about
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
IWA has not been answering emails about refunds, according to some standholders. After postponing the March event to September, organisers have now decided to scrap
Here are the links Lead shot debacle continues Fcha.nl/leadban Government adviser says UK doesn’t need farms Daily Mail Labour’s wacky idea for farms FarmingUK.com Safari
A few weeks ago we told you about Barry Swain’s difficulty in doing his pest control job due to persistent harassment from antis. Complaining to
