Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s holiday hunt, episode 486
What do gamekeepers do in March? They go on holiday. For Paul, it’s a safari in the Eastern Cape, shooting plains game including a lovely
What do gamekeepers do in March? They go on holiday. For Paul, it’s a safari in the Eastern Cape, shooting plains game including a lovely
Masked hunt saboteurs will do anything to get a violent reaction out of people enjoying legal trailhunting. For a similar film, click here. After years
A carp fishery has spent a six-figure sum putting up two miles of 6ft high fencing to protect its fish from otters, reports The Freshwater
French farmers blame wolf attacks for the deaths of a more than 50 sheep and goats in a single night. The attack took place in
George Digweed takes gold at the South African Hunting Route Grand Prix. The competition took place at the Valley Gun Club, 16 to 17 March
In this week’s bulletin: ▶ Moorland gamekeepers get good headlines from report ▶ BBC makes promotional film for hunt saboteurs ▶ Hunt saboteurs ‘turn fox
2019 was a quiet year for product launches at the European gun trade show IWA. Many products had already had their ‘moment in the sun’
Roy Lupton is deerstalking with a brand new riflescope. It’s the Leica Fortis, just launched at IWA 2019. He is culling muntjac and roe
News is sponsored by Percussion Percussion-Europe.com ▶ Huntsman trolls sabs with brush ▶ White woodcock ▶ ICTSF World Sporting championships, Co Meath, 3-6 July 2019
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
Incredible close-up wild boar hunting action as a follow-up team takes to the marshes on an island off Sweden that’s being ravaged by the
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
Hunting takes us to some amazing places. Scottish deerstalker Niall Rowantree is in New Zealand, stalking the biggest red stag of his life and finding
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
For Fieldsports Ireland episode 7, Jason Doyle is out with a Brit. Matt Jarvis moved to Ireland from the UK because he loves shooting
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
The effervescent Tim Pilbeam has good days but he has bad days – and those bad days are down to Lyme disease, which he caught
Enjoy fantastic flights as falconer Roy Lupton flies his golden eagles on blue hares in Scotland. He has his #eaglecam set-up on the back of
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
In this week’s bulletin: News is sponsored by Percussion For a full news round-up, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/fieldsportsnews
We’re in Scotland after red hinds and the South-East of England after pigeons this week. It’s a combination of February sport and badly-needed wildlife control.
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
Roy Lupton is solving a pest problem this week. He has the latest Pulsar thermal kit plus an FX airgun, and he is out after
For Fieldsports Ireland episode 6, Jason Doyle is up before dawn to go wildfowling in Co Wexford. It is one of the oldest forms of
Charlie Jacoby looks out for new and spectacular hunting and shooting kit at the 2019 ShotShow, including: ▶ Winchester Extreme Point Copper Impact ammunition ▶
Black grouse are among the most popular gamebirds in Scandinavia, both for the hunt and for cooking afterwards. Game chef Cai Ap Bryn goes black
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,
We are hunting driven moose in Finland. In the latest in Cai’s Hunt & Cook series, he takes on a bull elk and then shows
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
Tough stalking in superb mountain scenery – Paul Childerley is shooting chamois during their rut. He is out with Peter Matjasic from WaffenlandTV, who wants
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