Pig farm corvid epidemic
Helen Tinner is out with Nick Elsdon from Anglia Sporting, on a pig farm with a massive corvid problem. Nick does his best to put
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Helen Tinner is out with Nick Elsdon from Anglia Sporting, on a pig farm with a massive corvid problem. Nick does his best to put
George Lawrence, a young dairy farmer from Essex, is having trouble with crows, rooks and jackdaws making a mess and eating the cattle feed. Now
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NMuBDaqy_s Matt Turley is showcasing his big new idea. What Sikorsky did for the helicopter, Matt is doing for crow shooting. Behold: the crowcopter (also
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uj8GMcDEl4k When crows, rooks and jackdaws hit the cattle feed, this Sussex farmer calls in Tristan Surgey. Tris explains how he decoys the corvids –
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nl2xUGUurpo Crows, rooks and jackdaws are piling in to cattle feed on a farm in Sussex. A farmyard is a tricky site for a full-on
Updated 23 March 2022 This page shows advice by country: England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland After two years of shambles, general licences across the UK
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qkptDjlVSnk Matt Turley asks Dan Thor to join him on his pig farm crow shooting duties in Somerset. First of all, up go the decoys
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRlhp7XHhSY Got a problem with crows? You need to set up your hide and decoys while it is still dark, and start shooting as they
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LoRg5gL304 Home counties deer manager Paul Childerley is trying out his .22-250 on roebuck, rabbits and crows. He is in Scotland with Sergio Couto, where
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4bK0rGaog Fieldsports Nation member Jon Reed is a shooting sportsman from West Cornwall. Charlie risks falling off the edge of the world by driving down
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZARiKh4oCg Matt Turley and Nigel White are shooting corvids over drilled barley. All three species on the pest list in England are dropping in and
Rooks and pigeons are hitting a maize crop. With the cost of feed, Paul Childerley is especially keen to shoot a few of them, so
It’s Exmoor high-bird shooting but without the expense. Matt Turley and Nigel White are decoying corvids and pigeons on the edge off one of
Fieldsports Nation member Alex Sorisi so liked the look of Matt Turley’s crow shooting set-up, he asked if he and his sister would have
Matt Turley is back – and this time he is shooting crows, rooks and jackdaws over an orchard. He is protecting the apple crop
Do you have old, out-of-shape pigeon decoys? Do you have anything even vaguely crow-shaped you can use instead? You can use it to make your
Matt Turley and Nigel White know how to put on a good day. It’s 100-200 birds and it only costs £20 for the day.
Fieldsports Channel shareholder and member Nigel Appleton has got a problem. Corvids (jays, jackdaws and others) are killing the songbird chicks in his garden. Plus
Paul Childerley and Jonny Muston pack an Air Arms S410 and an S510 to go rook shooting. It’s the time of year when young
After the general licences debacle, it’s time for Crow to get back to day-to-day pest control on the farm. Today, he has jackdaws on the
Andy Crow has one more chance to shoot the jackdaws and keep them off his bean crop. The jackdaws are digging up and eating the
Hooded crows (grey crows in Ireland) are coming into a farmer’s shed and stealing cattle feed – but they are wily. In the latest of
Paul Childerley becomes ‘The Childernator’. The working gamekeeper is protecting his cover crops from corvids and even doing good work as a goose scarer. Plus
Crows are hitting the newly-drilled barley. So, Andy Crow is out to hit the Crows. He shows how he decoys these wily birds and how
Jaf Jefferson is having a tough morning’s shooting. The decoy pattern is set, but he cannot connect with the rooks and pigeons. he takes his
Jackdaws are damaging the crops and farm manager Andy Crow is going to do something about them. He packs his pigeon-shooting kit – with a
It’s a big day shooting corvids with Mark Winser and Andy Crow. They take one end of the cattle farm each. This film was first
Rachel Carrie and Mark Winser join Andy Crow for a day on the corvids. It’s pest control a-go-go as Rachel fields her new secret weapon,
Jamie Chandler is out after corvids and pigeons, pest controlling on a Hampshire farm. It’s not a big bag day, but he is big on
Paul Childerley and Darren Rodgers are rook shooting. It’s the time of year when the young branchers are traditionally shot to make rook pie. This
Rooks are ravaging a farm in Somerset. Time to call in the South Somerset Ferreters. Don’t worry – they are leaving their ferrets at home
Hunter Gatherer is back. Mark Gilchrist and girlfriend Natalie are on a date where Mark is (romantically) showing how to shoot rooks and crows. And
Throughout his career world champion shot George Digweed MBE has been promised big bags. Few have delivered. However, Andy Crow knows he’s got huge numbers
Pest control has its magic tricks. When it comes to reducing corvid numbers, Roy Lupton has a trick up his sleeve for attracting the attention
It’s a red letter day on the crows for Andy. He’s been watching the numbers build and now it’s time to take advantage. Andy explains
A d v e r t i s e m e n t
We’re after crows, rooks, jackdaws and magpies, protecting livestock feed from the thieving birds, and our shooter Stuart Williams from Kendal in Cumbria is using
The Norwegian film maker and survival expert is in the UK to meet game chef Mark Gilchrist who has promised him some new hunting experiences.
George Digweed tries out the new Idleback pigeonshooting chair on a day in Sussex. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 70. To
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