Deer Act shake-up horror for Scottish sporting estates
Stalking deer for sport in Scotland could be very different in a couple of years time: you may need a licence, you may be able to use a shotgun and night vision as well as a rifle, there could be yet another massive reduction in deer numbers and, if you are a landowner, you may […]
English government plans lead cartridge ban
England’s government is considering a lead ban. That’s despite a voluntary phase-out by 2025 promised by shooting and countryside organisations last year. According to The Daily Telegraph, the Environment Agency doesn’t think the phase-out is moving quickly enough. According to a media release, the agency and the Health and Safety Executive will spend the next […]
Buddhists try to shut down rifle range
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k__0IrxvxUs by Ben O’Rourke “Change is possible for every single one of us,” says a quote on the Facebook page of Lama Yeshe Losal Rinpoche, abbot of Kagyu Samye Ling Monastery in Eskdalemuir. The compound has been there since the 1960s, just before the CIA stopped backing the Dalai Lama and America’s China strategy turned […]
Roe, rifles and reloading
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uMjfbicpoaQ Mark Singlehurst spent lockdown opening a gunshop after covid pressed the pause button on his catering business. It has already had a run of successes holding reloading courses and has become a magnet for rifleshooters – both deerstalkers and foxshooters – in the Vale of Belvoir where it is located and beyond. He talks […]
Venison from field to fork
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNu4Zp-vbwg Do you fancy a culinary outing after Chinese water deer? They are said to be one of the best venisons available. Chef Pascal thinks so, and that’s why is out stalking one with Paul Childerley – and then cooking it afterwards. The menu For more from Chef Pascal, go to ChefPascal.co.ukFind Paul on Instagram.com/paulchilderley […]
Fieldsports Britain – top chef’s hunt-and-feast
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Hd-FhXt8Nc We’re after deer with a carving knife in this week’s episode. Chef Pascal wants to shoot and cook a Chinese water deer, and he goes out with deer manager Paul Childerley to do just that. Meanwhile, Fieldsports Nation member Mark Singlehurst has had to pause his catering business during lockdown and, instead, has opened […]
Scottish deer law shake-up – Fieldsports News, 24 March 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QrWObH-BTXo Here are the links: Scottish government review plans Deer Act reforms – Fieldsports News English government plans lead cartridge ban – Fieldsports News Packham accuses gamekeepers of ‘hare genocide’ – Fieldsports News Huntsmen cleared of illegal fox chase charges – Devon Live Cops seize dozens of dogs from suspected pet thieves in Suffolk – […]
