Fieldsports Britain – Get ready, McBoar are coming
We’re going full-boar this week: feral pigs are booming in Scotland. Niall Rowantree goes to Germany to learn how to manage them. Plus a rewilder teams up with a gamekeeper to create a pheasant shoot with a difference, and David has all the latest news on the news stump. It’s all in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain […]
Is Scotland wild boar ready? – Germany’s tactics revealed
Niall Rowantree knows there is a fast‑approaching feral pig crisis threatening Scotland. He travels to Germany to find out what a successful management plan looks like, plus he brushes up against the big-predator debate. Would lynx release in Scotland be a success? German hunters reveal all. For more information about the HIKMicro range head to […]
Shotgun licensing tightened – Fieldsports News, 6 August 2025
Here are the links: New shotgun rules – Gov.uk Online Safety Act hits gunshops – Gov.uk UN protection for fieldsports – HuntingKind.com BASC starts legal action against Natural England – BASC RSPB wants cash for curlews – RSPB Terrier club rescues Sherlock – Facebook Schöffel Countryside Awards – YouTube Zoo feeds pets to predators – […]
Rewilder works with gamekeeper – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 126
Benedict Macdonald is the author of Rebirding and founder and director of Restore. He is working with Charles Whitbread’s Southill Estate in Bedfordshire, which combines a mix of grey partridge shooting and arable. Benedict and Southill gamekeeper Paul Dunn explain how ‘restoring’ nature and shooting can work together, including restoring wetlands and reintroducing beavers. They […]
