Memories of coursing
Hare coursing – banned by Tony Blair in 2004 – might have been the first victim of the modern culture wars, but its enthusiasts can
Hare coursing – banned by Tony Blair in 2004 – might have been the first victim of the modern culture wars, but its enthusiasts can
Shooting woodcock and snipe over dogs is one of the great sports available in the British Isles. Calvert McKibbin and Luise Janniche head to the
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,
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyskuMA7r9g 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
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,
Darren Sherwood runs the Exmoor Game School with a mission to bring field-to-fork to the attention of schoolkids across the South-West. After 22 years as
Fieldsports Channel cameraman David’s video camera has survived all kinds of abuse over the years, but this trip was the final straw for his trusty
Think Cigar Smoking Hunter and you might imagine an old man in tweed with a box of Havanas. Not this one. He’s a 31-year-old electrician
Fences are an obstacle for deer, and an obstruction for deerstalkers. We are in glorious Scottish countryside in the far north of Caithness with François
Teams from around the UK compete for the biggest cash prize in competition flyfishing, the Greys Lochstyle Team Championship, fought on Scotland’s only freshwater lake
Roy Lupton and his team are flying their falcons at Vowley in Wiltshire, the UK’s only falcon racing centre. The birds compete to bring down
SAS veteran Nick Kitson is stalking in Hampshire with an old colleague, Kit Philp. They are keen to promote the campaign to stop lawfare-type prosecutions
Charlie Jacoby joins Fieldsports members for a wet and windy day honing their rifle shooting skills with the professionally-trained military snipers at Long Reach Tactical
Police swooped on well-known gamekeeper Scott Shuckford and took away his guns after a member of the public reported seeing a gun in his truck.
The world’s fastest and most accurate are battling it out at the second ever Precision Rifle Rimfire World Championships in Shropshire. Will it be the
There are more than 30,000 female shotgun shooters in the UK, and the number is growing all the time. Choosing the right gun to get
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlMpFNwaMI0 Kevin Copeland and his team of guns enjoy a fabulous goose flight on the opening day of the season. They set up the decoys
It’s the battle of the gamekeepers. Geoff Garrod and Paul Childerley are at EJ Churchill for the annual British Open .410 Championship. Paul has beaten
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_7MlOTvXXM Part-time gamekeeper Mike Sutton loves to see hares on his patch in North Yorkshire, but their numbers need to be controlled – to reduce
What makes a fallow head a trophy? Antony and Laurie from CIC explain the official scoring system used to measure fallow buck antlers. From main
It’s an epic 80-minute battle. Watch top tuna angler Mark Nelson go up against a 300lb fish off Falmouth in Cornwall in one of the
Roy Lupton might have been stood up by cameraman David during the height of the rut, but he’s not giving up. He’s heading out to
Game chef José Souto is back out with pigeon supremo Geoff Garrod, on the Essex estate where Geoff is the gamekeeper. It’s a scorching hot
Different deer – different techniques: hunting roebuck in the UK is different to hunting whitetail in the USA. Brian Pitell and Ashley Frederick from Safari
Niall Rowantree knows there is a fast‑approaching feral pig crisis threatening Scotland. He travels to Germany to find out what a successful management plan looks
Like the proverbial swan, the World English Sporting Championship may be gliding serenely across the water – but underneath there’s frantic paddling going on. We’re
There are three foxes behind the farmhouse and Jaf wants to shoot them. They are a threat to next season’s lambs. Jaf and Murray are
The World English Sporting Championship returns to EJ Churchill in Buckinghamshire for 2025. Around 1,800 shooters have come from far and wide to shoot the
No shoot is complete without a nip of sloe gin. We talk to Nick Radclyffe of Foxdenton to discover what goes into making a delicious
We are at the glorious Sandricourt estate outside Paris, shooting driven pheasants, English style, with the new Browning 825 as the gunmaker celebrates the 100th
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4U_ru0LwVM The Sea Angling Classic 2025 was another nailbiting match, this time with £65,000-worth of prizes on offer. Run by @worldOFanglingspirit it took place out
Catch dogfish, conger – anything that lives on the bottom of the sea. Charlie Jacoby joins Fieldsports member Christopher Bryde to go reef fishing off
Nicole Moore wants to take up airgunning for live quarry. Happily, John Peake from her sponsor Fortis Clothing is an airgunning nut. Today he is
Andy Crow is after pigeons on what is set to be the hottest day of the year so far, so he needs to think carefully
You couldn’t make it up. Darren Easton struggled to renew his certificates because Cambridgeshire Constabulary’s online form kept kicking him out, and he was stuck