Maltese hunters voluntarily did not hunt turtle doves this spring, with poachers facing large fines. The island’s hunters won a referendum on hunting two years
Toys get more regulation than guns. That, says the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, is why guns should be more restricted. It has brought out
Masked officers from the RSPB have intruded on a Scottish estate looking for an eagle. The estate found it, and filmed it healthy and flying – but still
The seagull menace on Britain’s coastal resorts is getting out of hand. After being attacked by gulls in Eastbourne, we look at the options for
You will have to start a running race by shouting ‘bang’. The EU wants to force member states to ban or license blank firing pistols.
Want to know how caveman hunted? The creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run reckon they have cracked it. Eddie Redmayne, the voice of
Two hunting YouTube stars have been nicked for poaching. Ricky Mills, aged 37, and Jimmy Duncan, 25, make the Hunting in the Sticks show, that
Russians are taking a robust view of their wolf population. An MP in the Yakutia region, home to 12,000 wolves, is backing a plan to
An international plan to make beaver trapping more humane is to have a knock-on effect to UK stoat traps. Bureaucrats started work 20 years ago
A shooter has saved a deer tangled in netting. Colin Asquith from Yorkshire freed the roebuck and posted the video on Facebook, saying: “My good
Shooter Bob Vogel has built a punt gun. It fires 11-ounces of shot using 650 grains of black powder, about the same as ten 12-bore
One of two ‘bachelor’ lions that killed nine cattle and a donkey in Zimbabwe has been killed. The animal was shot at Hurungwe West during
The Government has changed its advice that all British gun-owners should be reported to the police for terrorism. It released a leaflet called Action Counters
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An hog hunter in the USA shot a pregnant feral pig and found one of the piglet fetuses had one head, two torsos and eight
RWS 10.3×68 rifle cartridge Hunters in the mountainous Swiss canton of Graubünden have relied on the effectiveness of 10.3mm calibres for the past 150 years.
Do you smack, correct or punish a gundog when you are training it? Do you train only with rewards and treats? Is a working dog
Everyone’s getting in on the eaglecam act. Following our video made with a camera on the back of an eagle, GoPro itself has released one.
A journalist from Jordan is under fire for vermin control. A video of Hayam Awad killing endangered striped hyena cubs has gone viral. It shows
The Fox and Wild Dog Bounty is underway in Victoria, Australia. Collections commenced on 6 March 2017. The collection period for the fox and wild
Elephant poacher Boniface Matthew Maliango had evaded arrest many times. Now, Tanzania’s top elephant poacher, made notorious in the film The Ivory Game and nicknamed
A fox caught in a hen coop in Russia stays perfectly still. The owner gently encourages the hens to leave while he eyeballs the animal.
A Norwegian man who caught a mouse thought he was doing it a favour by letting it go. The mouse makes it only part of
Now that’s a fish – and that’s an angler. Florida resident Norma Respess caught this video of an alligator walking across a golf course with
Gamekeepers and mountaineers in Scotland are uniting to oppose plans that would see thousands of acres of trees planted. The Scottish Gamekeepers Association (SGA) and
2016 was an annus horribilis for BASC’s headquarters operation at Marford Mill in Wrexham – but there has been no satisfactory explanation of what went
A New York City lawyer is out to get a local fire brigade over squirrel hunting. The Holley Fire Department in Louisiana faces a court
What happens when you fire a 50-cal rifle at bulletproof glass? YouTuber Edwin Sarkissian finds out in this film, which has gone viral. For those who can’t
There are just a few days left to enter the Countryside Alliance and Champagne Pol Roger’s photo competition. For the third consecutive year, the national
Scottish shooters are reeling – but not to music. They have been slapped with two pieces of bad news in the last week. In one,
An image of a dead feral cat in a trap has led to death threats for one pest controller. Sam Wood from Wisconsin, USA, says
The Orkney stoat eradication project has reported its results: two stoats caught. It reveals the Scottish Natural Heritage programme to be among the most dismal
As our video shows, if you want red squirrels in the UK, you have to get rid of greys. The grey squirrel, imported from the
Pest controller Bruce Lindsay Smith has removed one of the biggest wasp nests of his career. It was one of two he had to deal
How to deal with writhing pythons? what’s the best call to bring in a lusty buck? Should we repeal the Wildlife & Countryside Act? Find
A dog has died after dog thieves ran over her. On Monday evening (20 February 2017) at 11.30pm, a dog-thief or thieves broke into the
When Alfie Oldring was shot in the stomach in an accident in a pigeon hide, he thought his shooting association insurance would pay out for
The News Stump from Fieldsports Britain, episode 377, with links: Indian villagers capture man-eater Poachers kill white lion Squirrel cyber attacks A Saudi prince flies
Hunt sabs in balaclavas frightened women and children at the Ashford Valley Tickham Hunt in Kent. Police were called to Hole Park, Rolvenden, after masked
The Home Office is proposing a massive and unjustified hike in firearms licensing fees for approved shooting clubs, museums and those dealing in prohibited weapons
BBC TV presenter Chris Packham’s impartiality is in question again after he called for a weedkiller ban. The NFU wants clarification from the BBC about
Suspected illegal hare coursers have abandoned an estate car in a Yorkshire field. North Yorkshire Police tweeted: We’ve recovered this in Gateforth, Selby, after being
Thieves in a travellers’ camp in Kent shaved a dog and gouged out it’s microchip to disguise it from its owner’s. Tina and Graham Denning
Hard cash just got harder for vegans. The new £5 notes contain a kind of animal fat called tallow. Some vegans refuse to handle them.
Bowhunting poachers broke into an exotic animals ranch in Kansas and shot several animals, including some kept as pets. The owner of of Dodge City
Gun rights advocates have marched on the California state capital building in Sacramento. They say that the state’s gun control measures infringe their rights as
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has launched a review into the land it manages. The organisation says it wants to looks into animal welfare and safety concerns.
A walker was “horrified” when she saw dogs running off of a lead attacking a herd of deer, leaving three of them dead. Debbie Ticehurst
An orange alligator has taken social media by storm. The Trumpigator’s orange skin makes it look like the US President.
Fieldsports Channel’s Eaglecam film is breaking records for views. Footage taken from a camera mounted on an eagle gives the viewer the feeling they are
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