Hunting ‘rare’ capercaillie with a Blaser drilling
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDp6t3Kgo_s Niall Rowantree is in Swedish Lapland to shoot capercaillie over Finnish spitz. Plus he tries out a Blaser D99 drilling in 7×57, and he looks at why the RSPB has failed to reintroduce the capercaillie to Scotland where, in Sweden, they hunt and eat them for lunch. For the Blaser D99, visit Blaser.de […]
Fieldsports Britain – shooting the world’s biggest grouse
www.youtube.com/watch?v=50j800QOEoM The world’s biggest grouse, capercaillie, were abundant in Scotland within living memory. Since then, a combination of hopeless management by the RSPB and a change in climate has wiped them out. Niall Rowantree goes to Swedish Lapland where they are doing well – so well that the locals hunt and eat them. He finds […]
Why does the conservation industry want to kill off African wildlife? Answer: cash
youtu.be/KU-11RVVDwQ by Deborah Hadfield The role of trophy hunting in conservation and the economic survival of communities in Africa is in the spotlight. A new film produced by South African film producer Phillip Hattingh focuses on Namibia. The inspiration for his documentary The Eco Colonialists – an Exposé came back in 2020 when, in the […]
Great value shotguns for clays and game 2022
youtu.be/Cm-q9ucYsiY You want a stylish, well-made shotgun that handles well and looks good – but you don’t want to spend a fortune. What do you buy? Dan Bibb from Shooting Sports UK recommends you take a look at the Zoli range of over-and-unders. “Zoli isn’t a brand that’s as well known in the UK as, […]
HM Queen’s sporting gun salute – Fieldsports News, 21 September 2022
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AUCgsLwyT4 Here are the links: HM Queen’s funeral gun salute – Facebook + Twitter Police face criminal investigation over Plymouth shooting – Independent Office for Police Conduct Police whistleblower sacked over gun claims – Employment Tribunals [PDF] Lord Goldsmith sacked as environment minister – Guardian Packham firebombing ‘hit job’ claims – Mirror Countryside Alliance Awards open […]
