Shooting wild boar at close quarters needs quick reactions and a big red dot in your red dot sight. Working with injured wild boar follow-up
Suffer from the cold? Suffer no more, for Harkila is to offer a heated vest. Worn under your jacket, it is battery powered and, crucially,
Launching summer 2019, Hunt Magazine is a new bi-annual publication. In common with many new hunting magazine launches in recent years, it aims to be collectible.
The government in Botswana is considering a substantial reform to the country’s wildlife management policy. Included in the reform is the re-opening of hunting on
UK gamekeeping colleges are keeping their students up to date with YouTube channel Fieldsports Channel, which specialises in films about hunting and shooting. A survey
Probably the maddest horse race in the country, more than 60 horses signed up for the Ledbury Hunt’s Golden Button challenge on Saturday 23 February
Two of Sweden’s biggest food companies have pulled out of a vegetarian food fair. The decision by Ica and Axfood follows news that volunteers at
Where local newspapers used to post details of hunt meets and hunt balls, now they post details of anti-hunt demonstrations. This from the Hastings Independent
In this week’s bulletin: Packham aims ‘Wild Justice’ at shooters School bows to animal rights death threats Anti hunt extremists turn to dognapping Dog mauls
Austria is outraged after a dog mauled a deer on a ski slope. The dog attacked and injured the deer near the village of Ebene
Antis are stealing foxhounds and holding them captive. This hound called, appropriately, Drama, was returned to the Crawley & Horsham Hunt after hunt staff reported
A school in England has cancelled an event with a local hunt after children received death threats from antis. The Leadon Vale Basset Hounds were
Chris Packham is joining the fight against wildlife crime. He has launched a new non-profit company, called Wild Justice, dedicated to bringing wildlife criminals to
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An American hunter has set a record for a markhor hunt. He paid the highest amount yet paid – US$110,000 – to hunt Pakistan’s
In this week’s bulletin: Plus: ▶ Liveline radio show attacks hunter ▶ ‘Persectued’ hen harrier found alive and well ▶ Blaser launches R8 in .22LR ▶ Denmark builds ‘pig-proof’
It has been a bad week for animal rights extremists. One group wants to stop pest control at a supermarket, others are calling for an
Irish radio show hosts have attacked a caller who revealed he enjoys hunting. The consumer watchdog show Liveline encourages callers to complain about poor service.
In the news this week: Packham plans to be rude to royal family British Shooting Schools Pistol Championships BritishShooting.org.uk/article/1554 Shooter anger over bird carcase dumping
Charlie Jacoby looks out for new and spectacular hunting and shooting kit at the 2019 ShotShow, including: ▶ Winchester Extreme Point Copper Impact ammunition ▶
The must-read list of YouTube channels is out. Thanks to the view-counting on YouTube, we now know how many people watch them and where they rank
Shooters are turning on each other over a film showing dumped birds. But Cotesbach Game Farm in Leicestershire, which is the one burying the carcases,
Chris Packham says hunt ban doesn’t work Jeremy Paxman begs Britain to stop buying farmed salmon Gamekeepers clear fly tipping Bereleigh Shoot noise pollution case
A fox went on the rampage in a couple’s home. It left such a mess they thought they had stumbled on a murder scene. Malcom
by Charlie Jacoby You see your animal through your binos, you shoot, it drops out of sight. Now Swarovski has come up with binos that
A 100-year-old rifle and pistol shooting club on England’s south coast is seeking new premises. Fareham Rifle & Pistol Club fought eviction from its base
The Irish government has had to defend a deer cull. More than 30 wild deer from the herd in Dublin’s Phoenix Park were culled in
Using two dogs to hunt foxes is more cruel than using a pack. That’s the advice to the Scottish Government in its own review on
Dallas Safari Club is bumping up its conservation work. During its 2019 convention and expo in Dallas, USA, it brought together a group of top-level
Namibia’s top ecologist has hit back against a letter in the Guardian newspaper against trophy hunting. Dr Chris Brown, chief executive of the Namibian Chamber
There’s a new beer to celebrate one of the best-known hunt masters in the country. The Flying Monk Brewery, which is based in the Beaufort
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The National Trust has cancelled trail hunting for the South Shropshire Hunt at the Long Mynd. It has bowed to pressure from the League Against
BBC TV presenter Chris Packham says that neither the law banning hunting with hounds nor the League Against Cruel Sports’ hunt monitoring scheme is working.
An Amish man has been fined £22,000 and jailed for 60 days for poaching. Junior L Troyer, aged 43, of Ohio, USA, entered pleas of
A Spanish hunter who was filmed while he chased and tortured a fox has been identified. The Civil Guard in the Spanish province of Huesca
A car overturned in the Cotswolds after the driver tried to dodge a pheasant. The driver had attempted to swerve around a pheasant in the
A fox has attacked a baby in Norway. After hearing his 10-month-old son Sander shrieking, Bjørn-Milliam Angell found a mangy fox in the baby’s cot.
The countryside has turned to social media to express its outrage that animal rights activist and BBC TV presenter Chris Packham is to be made
Larysa Switlyk is back in the news. After posting a picture of a goat, she shot on Islay in Scotland, the presenter of American TV
French president Emmanuel Macron says he could reinstate the tradition of presidential hunts at the Château de Chambord (pictured), south of Paris. There is speculation
The reality of the benefits of trophy hunting is hitting home among the readers of the left-wing Guardian newspaper. After the Guardian orchestrated a campaign
It may be months until Boxing day – but already the UK’s Boxing Day hunt meets are under threat from animal rights activists. Antis are
How does a brilliant match air rifle shot achieve those scores? Watch as a British junior air rifle shooter breaks a national record. At a
Rifleman Firearms in Somerset, UK, is close to finishing its new indoor rifle range. The building will open in February 2019, will have five firing
Belgium has charged two government officials for breeding, releasing and then shooting muntjac deer. Two forest rangers, one from the Nature and Forest Agency and
Antis are targeting a local councillor in Wales who is studying deer in New Zealand. They say James Evans, pictured here with prime minister Theresa
The UK government has issued licenses in the last three years to shoot at least 40 problem bird species, including rare and endangered birds. A
You can learn hunting and shooting at school in America. Iowa Department of Natural Resources runs a hunter’s education programme alongside its apprentice and mentor
There may be a new world record whitetail deer. Keith Szablewski of Illinois (below right) shot what could be a record-setting buck during the first
In News this week: Did hunt sabs chase foxhound on to busy road? Green politician admits ban on hunting with hounds doesn’t work Chris Packham’s
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