South Africa’s hunters unite in a fight for the future
South Africa’s wildlife management associations have joined forces so they have the clout to fight threats to their conservation work from foreign governments. They’re calling
South Africa’s wildlife management associations have joined forces so they have the clout to fight threats to their conservation work from foreign governments. They’re calling
Thinking of having a go at clay shooting? Great idea! It’s a fun and sociable sport that’s accessible to all – and easier to get
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAXZEd0r9c Tom Davies goes out foxshooting with Charlie Jacoby. The lambs on Dartmoor are big enough to fend for themselves, but stupid enough to get
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfqbJkLQzyU It’s a sunny spring day on the North York Moors and there’s a light breeze. We’ve managed to find a spot where we’re treated
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_zb6eZylw8 Here are the links:RSPB spams newspapers with hen harrier propaganda – News & Star and RSPB press releaseDozens of dogs seized from traveller site
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB79QCWBUYg Thirteen eager young shooters have shared in a fantastic £25,000 sponsorship package organised by top sporting shot Ben Husthwaite. The youngsters and their parents
Top British trap shooter Abbey Ling is making one final push to win a place competing for Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics this summer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2dQzLcgwY8 An example of British engineering at its best, Foley Specialist Vehicles in Essex takes the Land Rover 130 Defender and turns it into a
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IuoNf31Vybg It’s all about Prince Philip in #FieldsportsBritain this week. In our tribute to an outstanding countryman, we talk to the people who built the
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RIgkRH1Dj48 Here are the links:Delayed grouse shooting debate set for this month – GWCTSick greens bash Prince Philip – YouTubeBASC backs Yorkshire Post awards –
The Tokyo Olympics will definitely go ahead on 23 July confirms John Coates, chair of the IOC Coordination Commission. He was speaking as the countdown
Want to shoot alongside Britain’s top athletes in the Olympic disciplines of Trap and Skeet? Maybe you fancy your chances of being selected to shoot
Prince Philip’s death at 99, announced today by Buckingham Palace, brings to a close the life of a great countryman. A keen gameshot throughout his
Let’s remind the government who their friends are Are you a hunter, shooter or fisher who enjoys your sport in the UK? Please can you
youtu.be/FEm9cfrGDOQ Tim’s after fallow and Tom’s shooting roe. Tim Pilbeam is stalking fallow as the final outing in his grand copper bullet test: 350 deer
Here are the links: Greens con Scots on grouse – Facebook Moss grows better on burnt moors – Science Direct + GWCT + Daily Mirror
That difficult target which goes up, around and – well, if you haven’t shot it by then you’re in trouble. Or are you? FITASC world
youtu.be/ME9wnU8VKZw Do lead alternative bullets kill deer? Do they ‘pencil’? do they perform at range, do they mushroom? In this experiment, 15 stalkers from Sussex
www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6W4w0XYKCE Eduardo Gonçalves brought out three books in 2020 supporting his own Campaign to Ban Trophy Hunting and we have found someone who has read
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfR96OdxI4s Squirrels are about to double in number, so Tom Davies and Ollie Williams plan to purge local woodland in FieldsportsBritain this week. They are
www.youtube.com/watch?v=98bqSvhCykk Here are the links:Wildfires spread like, well, wildfires – C4PMC + Facebook + Facebook Northern Ireland mulls rabbit dog ban – Countryside Alliance Sheep worrying to
youtu.be/9hUHxq6ZqA0 Charlie Jacoby talks to James Field, who wrote the book, Of Hunters and Men: Some notes about hunting, Africa, and the future. Buy it
One glance at the Breda 930i will tell you it’s a top of the range semi-automatic shotgun made for competition clay shooting. Its distinctive looks
So you’ve got £5,000 to spend on a new shotgun – lucky you! What are you going to choose? Obviously you’ll want your new gun
Semi-auto shotguns have a lot going for them. They offer great value, along with smooth shooting and minimal recoil. A semi-auto is great for wildfowling
Stalking deer for sport in Scotland could be very different in a couple of years time: you may need a licence, you may be able
England’s government is considering a lead ban. That’s despite a voluntary phase-out by 2025 promised by shooting and countryside organisations last year. According to The
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k__0IrxvxUs by Ben O’Rourke “Change is possible for every single one of us,” says a quote on the Facebook page of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hd-FhXt8Nc We’re after deer with a carving knife in this week’s episode. Chef Pascal wants to shoot and cook a Chinese water deer, and he
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWObH-BTXo Here are the links: Scottish government review plans Deer Act reforms – Fieldsports News English government plans lead cartridge ban – Fieldsports News Packham
It’s a surprisingly common problem for shotgun shooters. They look down the barrels and see wear and pitting, and assume they have worn the barrels
BBC celebrity Chris Packham is accusing gamekeepers of “ruthlessly killing” hares on estates across the UK. The TV presenter made the comment in an article
If you are thinking of a hunting app, the two market leaders are Huntstand and MyFieldsports (called MyHunt outside the UK). Huntstand from the USA
www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEzejz03oFM What’s happened to Scotland’s wild places and its wild deer? Deerstalker Niall Rowantree takes a tour of the Highlands to find out. He visits
youtu.be/0OCXaIjt0B8 It’s taken four months, but the police have at last agreed that they will bring no charges against the deerstalkers in the Stag-in-Watergate scandal.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wf0TiK2QBjM As Scotland bans eagles from catching hares, is there hope for the ancient sport of falconry? Eagle falconer Roy Lupton says he hopes so.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_p9sibWHeY Here are the links:Cut carbon: go grouse shooting – Moorland AssociationPackham didn’t fake death threat letter, cops claim – The TimesAngling Trust challenges government
www.youtube.com/watch?v=INTg99oyVKE Predictions of doom and gloom have been hitting the headlines since the UK voted to leave the European Union in 2016. How many of
It’s the science behind hunting and shooting this week, as we look at stress in deer plus we have a barney over whether lead shot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8ESYdtbpu4 Here are the links:Police drop charges over ‘buzzard’ shoot – Yorkshire PostNational Trust slammed for deer cull – National TrustSGA seeks signatures for online
Fish Legal and the Angling Trust are taking DEFRA and the Environment Agency to court over river pollution for a second time. Together with the
On International Women’s Day, FSC4B catches up with Sam MacArthur, MD of the UK’s only wholly female owned and managed arms and ammunition company. Sam
youtu.be/Kck6o9YSg-Q It’s been more than 20 years since the Scottish Gamekeepers’ Association took to the streets of Edinburgh for a protest. The march in 2000,
Here’s a skill you never knew you needed. Tim Pilbeam shoots the feral doves – his mate Roy sexes them by blowing on their breast
youtu.be/QyRgSAyGkIA Here are the links:Webley Nemesis airguns stolen – Fieldsports NewsMountain hare law victimises birds of prey, says falconer – Facebook and Scottish Parliament petitionWildlife
youtu.be/Q8x-oAMh8aY With the protections you get from being a religion, one group of shooters wants to find 8,000 people who will agree to join the
If you are offered a Webley Nemesis Combo air rifle by a private seller, be aware it may be stolen property. Thieves are thought to
youtu.be/Qy4_YSM0WWE In this month’s Fieldtester show, we talk hearing protection. Tim Pilbeam and Roy Lupton get together with David to test what they can hear
www.youtube.com/watch?v=82LUqedcczs It’s squirrel time. Paul and Johnny are out after the pesky greys ahead of the songbird nesting season. They are shooting out the dreys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdQG9CK_W98 Tatiana Orosová (pictured below) is a hunter and conservationist. She is a former contestant on Extreme Huntress, the TV competition in the USA. She
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