Spring pigeon decoying, with Geoff Garrod
Essex gamekeeper and pigeonshooter Geoff Garrod is in clover– literally. He is shooting pigeons in a field of the stuff, after a winter when the birds mysteriously disappeared for months. He is using his favourite Eley cartridges in his 5-shot FAC Browning Maxus. To find your nearest stockist of Eley cartridges, visit Eley’s dealer page […]
Fieldsports Britain – shooting pigeons in clover
www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8wIslACFqMGeoff Garrod is in clover – he is back on the pigeons, after a winter when the birds mysteriously disappeared for months. Gun licensing woes: one police force has taken the law into its own hands and banned semi-auto shotguns from FACs. And how tech is catching up on grey squirrels: soon they will have […]
West Mercia Police make new gun laws
West Mercia Police has made up its own rules restricting Section 1 shotguns – that is shotguns with a magazine capacity greater than two cartridges, which are considered an essential everyday tool for pest controllers and gamekeepers. Their reason? Section 2 shotguns are sufficient for pest control, and Section 1 guns could be more dangerous […]
Facial recognition for squirrels
Ian Glendinning is working on a way to wipe out grey squirrels, using artificial intelligence, facial recognition and contraception. He is designing a camera that can track individual squirrels that visit a feeder – and dispense the pill to them. Contact Ian via the Red Squirrel Survival Trust www.rsst.org.uk/ian-glendinning/ To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, […]
Scottish deer cull massive fail – Fieldsports News, 15 April 2026
Here are the links: SNP blew £135m on failed deer cull – TheFerret.scot RSPB advice could kill garden birds – RSPB Country people make the case for fieldsports – Gov.uk Health officials investigate Lyme disease – UKHSA Massive country sports auction in Cumbria – Mitchells Wildfires ‘demoralise’ National Trust – BBC Golden eagle release plan […]
