Trailhunters hit back at Starmer ban plan – Fieldsports News, 1 April 2026
Here are the links: Starmer lashes out at trail hunters – Countryside Alliance and Gov.uk Antis fear Starmer will allow most hunting with hounds – The Times and YouTube How to respond to Starmer ban on snipe and duck shooting – Respond to the consultation by 17 May 2026 by emailing WildlifeManagementAndCrime@defra.gov.uk with the subject title […]
Stalking with the ThermTec Oryx 650L
Tim Pilbeam has been stalking fallow deer in the woodlands of Sussex and Kent using the ThermTec Oryx 650L thermal scope. He’s never shot a deer using thermal technology before so he’s looking to test it first in daylight. In this film he talks through some of the main features of this ThermTec unit, including […]
Tim’s thermal deerstalking journey
Tim Pilbeam heads out with the ThermTec Oryx thermal scope to see how it performs outside of its typical night-time role. Guided by experienced local stalkers, we set out on a series of outings in the South East, hoping to take a fallow buck before the end of the season. Watch our review of the […]
How to finance your new airgun
Eric Irish explains how to buy your dream airgun on the cheap – by trading in your old airgun and by using financing. For more from Crackshot, visit Crackshot.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 853, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain853 More from Crackshot here:
Flying squirrels in Somerset
Jaf Jefferson and Dean Smallwood come armed with PCP airguns and rimfire to Charlie’s Dad’s woodland in Somerset where, says Charlie, the squirrels have learned to fly. Dean is using two airguns: a Brocock Bantam Sniper HR and a Weihrauch HW100 KT, both sub 12ft/lb in .177. Jaf’s spotter is the HIKMicro Lynx LH19 3.0. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Night shooting dry run
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNLuAFUR9ikTim Pilbeam is learning about the challenges of night-shooting deer, starting in daylight with the Thermtec Oryx thermal scope. Have grey squirrels in Somerset evolved and learned to fly? We ask the experts. Eric Irish from Crackshot explains how you can afford a new airgun, with trade-in deals and finance. Plus David has the news […]
