Airlines try to price guns off flights
Flying guns is becoming more difficult. Following a mass of restrictions imposed by European airlines in 2018, there are new changes to the transport of
Flying guns is becoming more difficult. Following a mass of restrictions imposed by European airlines in 2018, there are new changes to the transport of
Tim Pilbeam tries out a new kind of red stag stalking. He travels to Portugal with Sergio Couto to see what kind of deer hunting
Tim Pilbeam’s Rucksack & Rifle series sees him travel all over the world. David Wright and Tim Pilbeam talk about their experiences wandering the world
He is up before dawn and home after dusk, then there are the long nights of fox shooting: a gamekeeper’s work, at this time of
With dramatic red stags and challenging tahr, New Zealand offers a paradise for the both deer management and hunting enthusiasts. Scottish stalker Niall Rowantree is
Professional deer manager Paul Childerley goes outside his comfort zone, stalking kudu in South Africa. He is using the new Sako 85 Carbon Wolf and,
Andy Crow is out to mop up the pigeons on his farm with the help of top clay shot Hannah Gibson. She has not decoyed
Shooting’s popularity in the UK is growing. Following a significant downturn in certificate numbers after the Dunblane massacre in 1996, both gun owner numbers and
An American state has a fast way of filling up mountain lakes with fish. They drop them by plane. Utah’s Division of Wildlife Resources, which
The Government has seen off a small group of MPs – Karin Smyth, Louise Haigh, Vicky Foxtrot – who tried to sneak in a ban
Roy’s on a major gooseshooting trip to Sweden with Aimpoint and the amazing Gustaffsons, where 50-bird days are minimum. He hooks up with YouTube channel
▶ Grouse moor sabs in Swaledale ▶ Badger cull farmers get death threats ▶ Baileys Shooting and Country Wear opens shop ▶ Jamaica calls on bird
This week: the massive stags of New Zealand. We are looking at deer hunting and management all over the world thanks to our sponsors. In
Lots of stuff gets in the way of a deerstalking – but we think this week’s one should get a special award. Cai Ap Bryn
It’s the first episode of our new show Fieldsports Ireland. Jason Doyle is out decoying pigeons over barley that’s destined for the Irish whiskey industry.
It’s the roe deer rut. Equipped, as he is, with Luptonite, deerstalker Roy Lupton is able to bring in not just roe does and roe
Charlie Jacoby chairs a panel at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2018 on driven pheasant and grouse shooting. On the panel are: Patrick Galbraith,
The pheasants have arrived at Paul Childerley’s shoot. He gets busy settling them in to their new home and starting preparations for the pheasant shooting
Just how easy is it to go stalking? Al Khametov shows how, from a standing start in the centre of London, he can end his
Niall Rowantree is the subject of episode 3 of the Fieldsports Podcast. Niall is the man behind our successful series A Year in the Life
You get the first shot right, but you are already keyed up for the second, which you know is going to appear on report. Champion
Paul Childerley has to deal with pesky squirrels – and they are at such long ranges that he has to use a rifle he normally
The Welsh Environment Minister has written to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) stating that the Labour Government in Wales “does not support commercial pheasant shooting or
Roy Lupton is out on the marshes tidying up foxes before the partridge poults arrive – and all to the accompaniment of Europe’s largest frog.
Your shotgun won’t point in the right direction unless you get your footwork right. Champion shooter Ben Husthwaite explains the correct posture for shooting. ▶
Becoming a deerstalking guide for Paul Childerley Sporting is tougher than Jedi training. Paul is out after muntjac with his young apprentice Sam, and puts
The wildfires raging across Saddleworth Moor in Yorkshire sparked a rapid response from the area’s gamekeepers. Helping firefighters with equipment and logistics, staff from local
It looks like Namibia is banning trophy photos on social media. Wildlife populations in Namibia are booming thanks to hunting. However, the country is scared
As the sun beats down on England, Andy Crow is out to protect his spring rape crop from pigeons with decoys and shotgun. Ben Husthwaite
Side on, front on, what the clay does should help you decide how to take the shot. Champion shooter Ben Husthwaite explains how to read
Most actors who use guns in films get issued them by an armourer. Not Vinnie Jones. Gamekeeper’s son Vinnie is filming London Calling – and
Here’s how to add a few bells and whistles to your rifle (plus some technique) so you can confidently shoot a target out to 1,500
Let’s go behind the scenes at Fieldsports Channel with episode 2 of the Fieldsports Podcast (here brought to life on YouTube with a little light
How did Fieldsports begin? How did talented ITV News Producer David Wright end up on the Fieldsports News Stump? And what gives him the drive
Paul Childerley has to shoot the corvids off his cover crops or there will be nothing for the game birds to eat. He decoys them
Ever wondered what makes pheasants fly so well? Is it the dogs? The beaters? Well, gamekeepers might say it is the feed. In the first
It’s the stand that reduces champions to also-rans. However, the rat-in-a-pipe is not a ‘lucky’ target, says Ben Husthwaite. In the latest of his clay
Ben Husthwaite shows how to shoot one of the trickiest targets in shooting: a rat in a hole. The clay emerges from the pipe and
The British Deer Society AGM covered the big issues facing wild deer in the UK, including chronic wasting disease, ticks, hybrids, government policy and the
In the latest of his clay pigeon shooting masterclass series, champion shot Ben Husthwaite talks a shooter, Dave, through the process of shooting quartering clay
Ben Husthwaite speaks out: how come anyone can be a shooting instructor? what can the CPSA do better? what’s the point of pattern plates? (don’t
We’re out after a fallow buck for the pot with Cai Ap Bryn in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. The game chef plans a steak supper –
Cub scouts from the Hawes Cubs pack learned about grousekeepering on a visit to the Bolton Castle estate. The cubs visited the shoot in the heart
A rare white roebuck is living quietly in the Czech Republic. The albino buck is on the hunting ground of Fieldsports Channel viewer Folkert van Hoogevest.
It’s the last episode in our series A Year In the Life of Fallow Deer. We are out with Phis Phizacklea looking not just at
Everyone’s hunting British bucks. Paul Childerley is out on his ground in Gloucestershire, looking for cull roebucks. On the other side of England, Jason Doyle
Did animal rights activists stage the death of Fred? On 15th February 2018, BBC presenter Chris Packham released a film on YouTube suggesting that a
A new BBC documentary legitimises and glamourises hunt saboteurs. BBC Three joins a group of masked thugs and tries to make them look good. The
We’re managing crows and roebuck in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. In the south of England, Andy Crow is thinning the crow numbers, which are coming in
Where rabbits are on the down, lamb kills are on the up. Roy Lupton is out to shoot the starving foxes that want to feed