Game bird patrol: summer solstice fox stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwbx5CBOidk Paul Childerley is out to protect his ducks tonight. It’s been a big year for foxes and he has the latest thermal kit from HIKMicro to help him. Plus HIKMicro’s Paul Hodson explains what to look for in a thermal scope and spotter. For more from HIKMicro, visit EliteOptical.co.uk Find Paul on Facebook […]
Fieldsports Britain – foxshooting ‘thermology’
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb7jHtiJgyU Armed with the latest thermal kit, Paul Childerley is out after foxes. He has to protect his ducks this year (pheasants are rare birds) and he has help from thermal manufacturer HIKMicro. Meanwhile, Sir Jackie Stewart holds a clay competition and explains why he chose motor-racing over shooting as a career. And Roy Lupton […]
Sir Jackie Stewart Classic – a DTL shoot with a difference
youtu.be/VgTsk2aCtoI by James Marchington Legendary Formula One racing driver Sir Jackie Stewart OBE was a top international clay pigeon champion, sponsored by Eley cartridges, before he took up motor racing. So when he created the Sir Jackie Stewart Challenge, to celebrate his life and raise funds for the charity Race Against Dementia, he insisted on […]
Falcon racing – what is it?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=NCqL_-PhJek Roy Lupton is producing some of the finest racing machines known to man. His falcon breeding programme is for the Middle Eastern falcon racing market – and it is a sport that’s taking off (literally) in the UK, too. He explains what it’s about. For more, visit Vowley.com More falconry:
Scots government pushes for hound ban – Fieldsports News, 22 June 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCa5xm1REfI Here are the links: Scottish foxhunting ban plea – Fieldsports News Anger as Great Yorkshire Show cancels hounds parade – Daily Telegraph Southwest gun grab victim’s court date delayed – Fieldsports News + GoFundMe Last winter saw largest ever UK avian flu outbreak – Fieldsports News UK hunting trophy ban private member’s bill – […]
Scottish foxhunting ban update
by Deborah Hadfield The Scottish Countryside Alliance is appealing to the Scottish government not to ignore its evidence during the passage of the Hunting with Dogs Bill. The bill is making its way through committee stages at Holyrood.In its current form, it will have the greatest impact on landowners who rely on hounds to flush […]
Bird flu update – effect on 2022/23 UK shooting season
by Deborah Hadfield Bird flu is bad news for game farmers and shooters who face a dire season ahead. There were more than 100 recorded cases of avian influenza in the UK during the winter of 2021/2022. As reported in Fieldsports News, outbreaks of avian flu in the UK and France have pushed up the […]
FORM Rifle Stocks – factory film
youtu.be/pTpz9Fx5j80 How does FORM Rifle Stocks make its custom stocks and grips for rifles, airguns and handguns? Peter McGregor, who founded the Devon-based company in 2017, explains the process, and talks about what FORM can do to make a great gun better. More from FORM Rifle Stocks here:
Police plan to price shooters out of gun certificates
Exeter Crown Court could set a nasty legal precedent in October 2023. If Devon deerstalker Andrew Andrew loses his gun certificate appeal, police throughout the UK could revoke certificates without reason. In August 2021, Andrew had his firearm and shotgun certificates renewed. A few days later, armed police came to his house at night and […]
