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 about Browning guns see Browning.eu […]
Don’t go ‘nuclear’ with thermal deer control
www.youtube.com/watch?v=khlu2bcZC5U Scotland faces big changes in the way it manages deer. The government wants the animals gone, and is introducing nightshooting, thermal shooting and removing the season for stags. Deer managers are taking a more sensible approach. Niall Rowantree looks at the modern deerstalking toolkit, what damage deer do, and how to deal with that […]
Fieldsports Britain – Scotland’s deer meister
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jak0zBZLWf4 On a block of forestry in the eastern Highlands, Niall Rowantree explains the changes that are underway for deer across Scotland. He shows deer damage and says how he plans to adopt the new rules on deer management and stalking. It’s a grim time for deer and other animals in Scotland. In its zeal […]
Squirrel burger squabble – Fieldsports News, 30 August 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LICVhZIjCc Here are the links: Squirrel burger criticism drives Gareth nuts – Nation.Cymru + Daily Post UK tuna on the table for first time in 80 years – Fishing News Government must see sense on British trophy ban bill – IUCN Scotland considers snare ban – Scottish Government Police investigation into Packham goshawk sniffgate continues […]
GL43: what went wrong? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 77
DEFRA’s crisis over general licences is helping to kill the rural vote for the Tories. Charlie Jacoby had two chats with BASC staff Gareth Dockerty, Ian Bell and Dr Marnie Lovejoy on the stage at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre in July 2023. Between them, they explain what GL43 is, how the system of […]