Police delay firearms licensing as livestock and wildlife suffer
by Deborah Hadfield Daniel Holmes from Bodmin Moor in Cornwall submitted his gun certificates renewal applications on January 2022. His firearms and shotguns certificates were due to expire on 13 March 2022. He put in his renewals seven weeks before his certificates’ expiries. Devon & Cornwall police firearms licensing department told him that, had he […]
Four-fox night with a thermal riflescope
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wu1r00vFQqIWith the silage cut, it’s the perfect time to go foxshooting. Youngsters are appearing and are easy to target. Tom Davies explains his strategy and shoots foxes. Tom runs Dartmoor Deer Services Find the Pulsar Thermion 2 LRF XP50 Pro scope on Kitfinder More on foxes:
Vinnie Jones’ massive charity shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tV1R0KsyuZ4 Vinnie Jones raises more than £50k by holding a charity shoot. The Hollywood star and former footballer wants to give back to the English countryside. The shoot at Six Mile Bottom benefits CALM, the GWT and the NGO. The son of a gamekeeper, Vinnie spends as much time as he can shooting and fishing, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Vinnie v Crowie
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JEcOAA8-EKU Vinnie Jones brings together shooters from all over the country for his charity shoot at Six Mile Bottom. Among them is Andy Crow, and also there is Helen Tinner and Katie Hargreaves. It’s quite the Fieldsports Channel get-together. Thanks to Vinnie stardust, it raises £50,000+ for charity, and it answers a crucial question: who […]
Zac Goldsmith’s last days as Minister for Animal Rights – Fieldsports News, 20 July 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IhcOJz7tAlM Here are the links: Zac Goldsmith makes dog law by letter – Fieldsports News Former MFH Mark Hankinson wins webinar appeal – Fieldsports News Complaints spark BBC investigation into Countryfile show – The National + Daily Express Amber Hill breaks Richard Faulds’ record – Claysports Loch’s David v Goliath fish farm victory – Insider […]
Former MFH Mark Hankinson wins webinar appeal
The former director of the Masters of Foxhounds Association did not break the law when he told other hunts how to avoid being beaten up by hunt sabs. Mark Hankinson was found guilty in October 2021 of using two training webinars hosted by hunting’s governing body to explain how to stay away from antis. Now […]
‘Animal sentience’: how Michael Gove and George Eustice get it wrong
BBC radio wants Charlie to debate sentience, consciousness, empathy and, if animals display these, should we be banned from shooting them? So Charlie goes to see his dad. Martin Jacoby says the first problem that most people face in this debate is a failure to understand the language.
Zac Goldsmith makes dog law by letter
A government minister is trying to make law by letter. In what’s likely to be his last days in office, DEFRA minister Lord Zac Goldsmith is announcing rules that reflect his animal rights agenda, and that are not on the statute book. In a letter to an MP, Goldsmith claims that electronic collars are to […]
BBC celebrates Amber Hill’s shooting success
The BBC, not noted for its shooting sports coverage, is hailing Amber Hill’s achievement in Changwon, South Korea. The 24-year-old Olympic Skeet shooter won silver in the ISSF World Cup, making her the most successful GB shooter ever in ISSF events. Her 11 World Cup medals puts her one ahead of the previous record holder, […]
How to buy guns at sealed bids auctions
Gun expert Diggory Hadoke from VintageGuns.co.uk talks to Charlie Jacoby about what some serious collectors consider to be the arse end of the auctions market – the sealed bid sales run by Holt’s auctioneer. He explains how to play the system to your advantage and, therefore, grab a bargain. More on auctions here:
