Deer gralloch – how to manage mistakes
Deer expert Niall Rowantree shows how to solve deer gralloch problems. His DSC2 student, Dr Cathy Mayne, has just shot a fallow doe and they
Deer expert Niall Rowantree shows how to solve deer gralloch problems. His DSC2 student, Dr Cathy Mayne, has just shot a fallow doe and they
Game chef Cai Ap Bryn is hauling in brown trout and cooking them on an open fire. He is on a hunting trip with his
Deer manager Paul Childerley shoots a lot of Chinese water deer on his ground in Bedfordshire every year, plus he has stalking clients he takes
Which is best? A big day decoying and shooting British woodpigeons or a monster day roost-shooting Argentinean doves? Andy Crow travels to Cordoba and
To shoot or not to shoot is the dilemma facing a game industry under lockdown. “No one knows whether to go ahead or
Dramatic footage of ferreting – and fun approach to the sport marks the South Somerset Ferreters’ YouTube channel. You should subscribe on YouTube. In this
Going for your daily walk? Bushcraft expert Jonny Crockett has a couple of plants you can pick and eat: lesser celandine or pilewort and centella
Deer expert Niall Rowantree discusses Scotland’s four deer species, two aliens and two natives, their natural history and how to manage them. Niall starts with
Deer manager Niall Rowantree is in the larder playing wildlife detective. He’s in the middle of assessing the health of the roe doe he’s just
Coronavirus has changed the shape of spring and summer events. Game fairs are moving dates. The Royal Windsor Horse Show is to ‘go virtual’. Here’s
Ingredients 1.5kg venison bones 2 large onions 1 whole garlic bulb 4 celery stalks 3 carrots 2-inch piece of ginger 2-inch piece of turmeric 3
Paul Childerley has been using the Sako S20 for a month and has shot more than 80 deer with it. It’s time for him to
When newspapers reported the death of a peregrine, they copied and pasted the press release from animal rights activists. It had been shot, they said.
Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam go deerstalking with thermal. They know that it’s amazingly effective – but is it too effective? Join their
Rats, terriers, children, the elderly – throw them all into a farmyard and the rats won’t survive the encounter. See what happens when we join
Mixed reviews of our video exposing the poaching gangs terrorising farms in the Midlands. Some are revelling in the coverage, while others are complaining about
IWA has not been answering emails about refunds, according to some standholders. After postponing the March event to September, organisers have now decided to scrap
UPDATE 15th September 2020: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus. Come and see us at Manchester exhibition centre EventCity, which hosts the
A few weeks ago we told you about Barry Swain’s difficulty in doing his pest control job due to persistent harassment from antis. Complaining to
Crow’s five-year-old grandson Regan joins him in the hide for a day on the pigeons. It’s babysitting Crow-style. Andy is sponsored by: Blaser Blaser-Sporting.com or
By Ben O’Rourke It looks like your typical English countryside with fields, hedges and woods stretching far in all directions. But this seemingly sleepy East
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a much-loved national treasure – but when it comes to hunting tourism, he can’t help telling whoppers. Together with Eduardo
Jason Doyle puts the Savage Arms 110 Lightweight Storm through its paces. He takes this rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor up into the Wicklow Hills
It is part two of Paul’s Portuguese driven hunt. He is on farmland in the heart of the country where he is protecting farms from
Paul Childerley travels to Portugal for a traditional monterÃa. We are in the rural heart of the country, and wild boar are causing problems for
Barry Swain is a pest controller from Yorkshire who has paying clients who help him shoot. He had a job for a farmer to clear
As she learns the ways of deer hunting, Carly Coates joins Paul Childerley. They are out after a Chinese water deer buck, a tiny
Every gameshooting season in the UK, around 30 million pheasants are shot. Many go to supermarkets and the catering trade, and some go home with
Cai Ap Bryn is following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror. He is shooting deer in the New Forest, set up by King William
What’s the future of lead ammunition? Is hen harrier persecution everything the antis say it is? BASC chairman Eoghan Cameron explains where BASC stands on
 FITASC world champion Sam Green is out shooting pheasants near Peterborough in the English Fens. He is sharing a peg with a friend, James,
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Some fall over. Some run – even though they may both have been shot in the same place. Roy Lupton is out stalking fallow for
The Scottish Government is putting public safety at risk, and wasting tens of thousands of taxpayers’ pounds littering the countryside with fencing. It has shown
Gary Rawlings takes his sport to South Africa. He is a British bowhunter – which is a banned sport in the UK, so he goes
They destroy trees, they eat eggs and chicks in the nest, and they carry a virus that kills our native red squirrels. What kind of
The partridges are flying – and so is Andy Crow. He changes over his Blaser F16 12-bore for a 20-bore and keeps up with
Paul Childerley is looking after his ground in Gloucestershire. He was there the other day to shoot roe and ran into muntjac. This time he
How do birds fly in Ireland? Jason Doyle has a day with the Castle Fieldsports Syndicate in Co Offaly. See how he gets on. For
How good is the Aimpoint Micro H-2? Let’s find out on a driven hunt, using shotguns on close-range deer and rifles on boar. Aimpoint takes
The Scottish government is not minded to ban grouse-shooting, says a source, following publication of a government report [PDF] into grouse-shooting by Professor Alan Werritty.
It’s a big year for shooting sports in the UK parliament. Newly-elected prime minister Boris Johnson will rule on whether we can go pigeon shooting,
Paul Childerley has a special call he has not revealed on Fieldsports Channel before. All of his deerstalking friends have their secret techniques, but Paul’s
The 12 December 2019 election night was an excellent night for hunting and shooting, as three out of four target antis lost their seats, and
How do you get the most from a small deer in the shortest possible time? Paul Childerley shows how to butcher a Chinese water deer,
A seven-year legal battle between two gundog trainers has come to an end. At its heart is the question whether you can physically discipline your
Carly Coates promised herself she would go back to stalk deer at Glen Etive in Scotland. The estate that featured in the Harry Potter Deathly
Andy Crow shows what an amazing sport driven wild boar shooting is. He is not a complete newbie, but he knows what he needs. As
The red stags are roaring in Ireland. Jason Doyle is after one – and he is in line for a close encounter. Find out what
Paul Childerley’s shoot in Bedfordshire takes pride in it birds, both in the air for its guests to shoot, and in plastic wrapping, to sell