Clay Connections
Rob Ward-Dutton and Simon Sutton run a business-networking-fun-shooting club called Clay Connections. Currently in the North-West of England, they have ambitions to expand it across
Rob Ward-Dutton and Simon Sutton run a business-networking-fun-shooting club called Clay Connections. Currently in the North-West of England, they have ambitions to expand it across
Kevin Copeland needs to reduce the fallow deer population on his patch of East Sussex, and especially a mutant strain that is throwing up murder
It’s a great family day out. A group of dads have brought along their kids with rifles to try to pot a pig for the
Firearms licensing delays don’t just frustrate shooters, they hurt the sport and businesses like shops and grounds. We visit Sporting Targets in Bedfordshire – one
Are they designed to catch fish or hook anglers? Andy Ford is investigating the art of flytying at the British Fly Fair International 2026. Find
Gun owners don’t have to have third party public liability insurance, but for the small cost of cover insurance broker and certificate holder Chris Tebbit
The end of the shooting season sees the hard work of beaters rewarded. Those who want to – and who catch the eye of the
Roy Lupton and cameraman David are limping along trying to reduce muntjac numbers to protect habitat and wildlife. Roy needs all his calling and tracking
It wasn’t so much a debate, more a pile-on. In Westminster Hall on Monday 23rd February 2026, 24 MPs from across the political spectrum spoke
Helen Tinner has shot plenty of deer with her .308 Browning X-Bolt. Having mastered the art of shooting stationary quarry, she is keen to stretch
When Morgan Myers decided to help a sick young badger he found close to his home, he had no idea it would lead to a
British coursing enthusiasts are heading west. At the 100th National Coursing Meeting at Clonmel in Ireland, there’s a stake for English-owned dogs. It is attracting
In the first case of its kind, former gamekeeper Racster Dingwall pleaded guilty at York Magistrates Court to conspiring to commit wildlife crime. The RSPB
Multiple world champion clay shooter Sam Green is sponsored by Browning and has shot the Ultra XS Pro for years. Now he has got his
Shooters often feel the firearms licensing system is stacked against them, but what does it look like from the other side of the fence? We
James Head from Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot answers the most common questions about airgun law: Do I need a licence to buy an
The St Hubertus Cup is the UK’s ultimate test of HPR – hunt-point-retrieve – dogs and their owners. We are at the Abbeystead Estate in
When Powys police started asking shooters to provide drug tests as part of their shotgun and firearms certificate applications, it sent shockwaves through the world
It’s the moment Wayne Martin has been working up to for years. He is in a stand in Sweden, on his first continental-style driven boar
Deer manager Paul Symons gets an unusual request: there’s a deer in distress at a Plymouth police station, and please can he come and deal
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_XFi5–ObSw Keir Starmer’s animal welfare strategy could shut down dog rescues – we hear from the Cheshire Sighthound Rescue Charity which gives rescued greyhounds, whippets
The Wildlife Trusts plan to buy the 9,500-acre Rothbury estate in Northumberland so they can turn it into a haven for wildlife. Writer and scourge
We are back out with Owen Runackles from the Cumbria Country Sports YouTube channel. This time we are after night-time foxes with a .243 fitted
Co Kerry in Ireland is the world’s ultimate woodcock destination. Some stop off and over-winter elsewhere on the way. A lot make it – and
Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree has shot more deer than most people have had hot dinners – In this interview during the red hind cull
If Scotland doesn’t have a pig problem already, it’s not far off. Until recently Niall Rowantree had never seen a feral pig in the Highlands.
Jaf Jefferson and the South Somerset Ferreters have two days out after rabbits – the first in West Somerset by invitation, and the second on
Helen Tinner is cooking dinner, and she needs a deer for her freezer. She is out near Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk, with stalking guide
Andy Ford is out with fishing guide Ollie Johnson in search of an elusive chalkstream pike on a tributary of the River Test in Hampshire.
The Westminster government wants to ban trail hunting. We are out with the Vale of White Horse hunt on Ladies’ Day to see what really
Hare coursing – banned by Tony Blair in 2004 – might have been the first victim of the modern culture wars, but its enthusiasts can
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_EIiG7ba1I Shooting woodcock and snipe over dogs is one of the great sports available in the British Isles. Calvert McKibbin and Luise Janniche head to
We are on a young farmers’ shoot near Colchester in Essex. Charlie Morton has invited his agri-mates to come and enjoy his family’s pheasant and
John Myhill has a dream – a dream to go deerstalking with a stylish ‘kipplauf’ rifle. Here’s how he bought one, prepared it and took
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaFWy_ph1Ls Airgunning stocking-filler ideas from James Head at Devon and online airgun shop Crackshot. Visit Crackshot.online More from James and Crackshot here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S6z38_s5ZaY Clayshooting world champion Sam Green hosts a pheasant and partridge shoot day on a new shoot he is running in Norfolk. It’s a fun,
How good is steel shot compared to lead shot? In a ballistic experiment, Wayne Martin compares an ordinary 32g lead five-shot cartridge with a comparable
Owen Runackles, Cumbria Country Sports on YouTube, is out after rabbits with a .22 rimfire. He is trying out the latest Pard day-night scope, the
Hog hunting tactics: equipment and approach for night operations Feral hogs have become one of the most destructive invasive species across the southern United States,
We are shooting driven pheasants on the slopes of the lovely Bredon Hill, near Pershore in Worcestershire, with Ray Foster-Morison, who won an auction to
How does a walnut stock from Turkey or a Chinese thermal optic appear on the shelves in a UK gunshop? Edward King of UK distributors
youtu.be/D6ZE8T1iRHc The last slipper at the Waterloo Cup came to the Carer Jonas Game Fair Theatre in 2025, 20 years after the last meeting at
It is a windy, moonlit night, and Cattyshack’s Wayne Martin is out in the fields of Hampshire controlling rabbits with his FAC-rated FX airgun and
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Njdzvn6ZsJc Why do people hunt trophy stags in Scotland? Professional deer manager Niall Rowantree explains that it’s not about ego — it’s about ecology. Hunters
Gamekeeper Paul Childerley is on a busman’s holiday. Usually running his own driven pheasant, partridge and duck shoots in the south of England, today he
After a wet and wild day’s stalking on the Isle of Mull, Tim Pilbeam is back out after a stag with the Steel Action rifle
Harrogate looked like it wasn’t going to get a northern shooting show in 2026 – until a couple of standholders stepped up and said they
Dan Thor is excited to be back on the pigeons after an unusually quiet summer. He is out with his friend Dean @essex_hunter_ and there
After years of filming hunters and never pulling the trigger himself, Fieldsports Channel’s David Wright swaps his camera for a rifle and takes the Proficient
Peter and Mike set off to attempt the first ever Dorset Macnab: Fur, Feather and Bluefin tuna in a day. Storm Amy scuppers their plans,