Hunting Irish sika with wonky noses

Paul Childerley is in the Wicklow hills battling the Irish weather to get onto a sika stag in the rut. He’s keen to experience the eerie whistling and argy bargy that make this a magical time of year in these awe-inspiring mountains. After a lung-busting climb and some close calls, Paul finally gets the opportunity for a shot…

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Counting deer with a thermal drone

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Top-flight Welsh partridges

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Hunting Irish sika with wonky noses

Paul Childerley is in the Wicklow hills battling the Irish weather to get onto a sika stag in the rut. He’s keen to experience the eerie whistling and argy bargy that make this a magical time of year in these awe-inspiring mountains. After a lung-busting climb and some close calls,

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How to call in rutting moose

Swedish Lapland still has wild places, and that’s where Paul Childerley is headed with his guide Robert Magnstrom. We first met Robert when he took us capercaillie hunting in the snow. It was then he promised us a return trip to call in moose in the rut. Over the past

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How gamekeepers use thermal

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British Open .410 Championship 2023

youtu.be/6CFe3U7d4Zw It’s Battle of the Gamekeepers at the 2023 .410 British Open Championship. Geoff Garrod from Essex goes up against his squad mate Paul Childerley from Bedfordshire. See who wins – and see who wins overall (clue: Olympic gold medallist Richard Faulds is shooting it this year).   For more

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