The RSPB – Britain’s new gamekeeper?
The RSPB wants to get a job as the nation’s gamekeeper. It looks like it wants to get rid of all the other gamekeepers,
The RSPB wants to get a job as the nation’s gamekeeper. It looks like it wants to get rid of all the other gamekeepers,
You can’t beat the banter on a shoot day. Andy Crow, Jason Doyle and Charlie Jacoby head to Bedfordshire for the Jack Pyke pheasant shoot
Anti-hunters are good at whingeing about hunting tourism, which provides most of the money for wildlife conservation in the developing world. But will they put
One of the companies connected with the organisers of the Midland Game Fair may be saved by its lenders or investors in a ‘pre-pack administration’.
This is our chat with a former police intelligence officer, who was in charge of researching animal rights activists. He explains their organisation, and how
It’s the best way to get a reaction from a rutting fallow buck at this time of year. Roy Lupton takes a pair of old
We are not helpless when antis attack our shoots, our hunts or our birds and animals. A former police intelligence officer offers his armoury of
Here are the items Mayor of Liverpool attacks shooting sports – Fieldsports News Boris Johnson wants to ban hunting tourism – Fcha.nl/boris Stop Chris Packham in Yorkshire
UK prime minister Boris Johnson plans hunting bans that threaten all shooting sports. His first move, with DEFRA minister, animal rights activist and fellow old
Vegetarians and the climate change movement: shouldn’t they be hunting? With climate change at the top of the agenda and vegetarians arguing that meat-based agriculture
Here are the links British Shooting Show ban – Fieldsports News Antis won’t save black rhino – Facebook Zac Goldsmith to drive through foreign
Two kinds of hunting in this week’s show: professional stalker Phiz Phizacklea is out in the Austrian Alps after chamois. Meanwhile, a newcomer to deerstalking
First it was hunting tourism they didn’t like, now it’s legal gun ownership. After successfully banning the British Shooting Show Liverpool from taking place
The best way to test hunting kit is to use it in the worst weather. Jason Doyle takes to the hills in a downpour to
Jeremy Wade’s series River Monsters has crossed the divide. It appeals to anglers and non-anglers alike. At the Game Fair Theatre 2019, he talks about
In this week’s show we’re flying into the wilds of northern Sweden to hunt elk. We join ‘moose virgin’ Tim Pilbeam as he trains at
In this week’s news: Boris Johnson cracks down on hunting tourism – The Times Two British Shooting Shows in 2020 ShootingShow.co.uk Antis frightening hunters
Barrister and former BASC chairman Peter Glenser QC is one of the best people to end up next to on a shoot lunch. At the
True South African wildlife management in this month’s African Hunter. Eugene Etsabeth from Nonya Safaris in Limpopo Province, South Africa, shows off proper long-rangeshooting. He
Paul brings his new bullets home from the Sako factory to try them out on British roebuck. He has a cull buck to take in
The Welsh government has banned the shooting of several birds under new general licences. Due to come into force on 7 October 2019, there are
Orvis ambassador and angling guide Marina Gibson explains why she felt the need to launch the Northern Fishing School recently, based at Yorkshire’s Swinton Estate.
Combine-harvesting is both rewarding and mental torture for Andy Crow. He is getting the crops in – but he is seeing clouds and clouds of
In this week’s news: New general licences survey Bit.ly/defrasurvey Calor Gas gives £5,000 to LACS – website Gloucestershire shooters winning the ‘boar war’ RSPCA kills
A turkey that lived semi-wild on a shoot was impounded by the RSPCA and then killed. Camilla the turkey became the mascot of a shoot
Bibby Curtis lost her spaniel Amo at the Midland Game Fair. They were joyfully reunited earlier this year. She tells her story at the Game
A turkey that lived semi-wild on a shoot was impounded by the RSPCA and then killed. Camilla the turkey became the mascot of the Redhill
The new trend of ‘skeletonising’ rifles has reached Ruger. Maker of probably the most customised rimfire in the world, Sturm, Ruger & Company introduces a
In this week’s news: Scotland wild mammal consultation – website UK consultation on firearms licensing – website Perruque buck (it’s a fallow, not a roe
This is an example of professionalism and efficiency. Roy Lupton leads a team of stalkers as they reduce numbers in a fallow deer herd. He
What does FACE do? Hunters’ representation in Europe has a new head, David Scallan. At the Game Fair Theatre 2019, he spells out his mission.
The London-based Daily Mirror, Evening Standard and Sun have lashed out at children who go on hunting holidays. The news websites put up photographs of
In this week’s news: RSPB’s birdcrime report Capercaillie heads for extinction thanks to RSPB – blog Wales plans to stop some pest bird control Gamekeeping
Niall Rowantree doesn’t just hunt deer. He also manages herds of feral goats on his native Ardnamurchan peninsula in Scotland. And one thing that’s notable
Hunting and shooting usually wins in Parliament, it mostly wins among the civil service, but it is being torn apart in TV studios. At the
When your hunting season is only six months long what do you do during the summer to keep your skills up to scratch? How
What to do about great big aliens tearing up the countryside? New Zealand’s government says it has a problem with a Himalayan goat species. Niall
Former TV presenter, national newspaper columnist and founder of the Countryside Restoration Trust Robin Page does not tolerate fools or antis. At the Game Fair
This month’s episode offers some of the finest big game hunting in South Africa: roan antelope, nyala and buffalo. Hoyt Bows ambassador Dani Hill is
Roy’s out foxing in this week’s show, and Charlie’s out the back of the Bird Fair tent with Chris Packham. It’s a tough night for
TV wildlife presenter Chris Packham says he is not against shooting birds. On stage with fellow members of birds rights pressure group Wild Justice, the
Are hunting and shooting popular? They certainly are, if Fieldsports Channel’s tenth birthday is anything to go by. We round up 10 years of filming,
Mass trespass of grouse shoots is underway, as antis in black balaclavas take to the moors to try to stop shooters enjoy the Glorious 12th.
A small group of bedraggled League Against Cruel Sports supporters in Bradford, West Yorkshire, city centre, protesting against grouse shooting, were hampered by pro-shooting campaigner
A disease that has jumped from rabbits to hares briefly led to a ban on coursing in Ireland. Following the first confirmed case of type
World champion shot Ben Husthwaite on how to plan the ‘incoming chandelle’. His technique for the incomer is almost the opposite of his technique for
Here’s why holidaymaking deerstalkers should shoulder the deer cull in the UK. Just as the Scottish government plans to hire professional deer shooters, Tim Pilbeam
What will the 2019 grouseshooting season be like? In this short, sharp podcast, Duncan Thomas reveals the prospects for grouse to Charlie Jacoby on stage
Your Scottish sporting week should be matched with a great gun. THE place to shop for them is the Gleneagles gun auction in Perthshire. Gun
Top shot Ben Husthwaite takes his Shotkam out after the ‘going-away chandelle’ on the clay ground. He reveals his techniques for shooting one of the
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