Browning B725 Hunter Grade 5 vs Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition
Ian Hodge compares two classic modern game guns. The Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon 500 Years Limited Edition he is showing off is a 12-bore, multi choke gun with 28in barrels, 14½in stock and weighs 7lb 4oz. The Browning B725 Hunter G5 is the same spec but 2oz heavier. For more from Ian Hodge, visit IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk […]
Fieldsports Britain – Deer might fly
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0fMgADtKpMDeer recovery by drone: we’re out with government agencies looking up at the future of carcase extraction. Autumn foxing: Robert Bucknell’s foxshooting diary is back, with his advice for October. Fieldtester this week has Ian Hodge putting a Beretta up against a Browning, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in […]
More gameshooters must stand up and be counted – Fieldsports News, 7 October 2026
Here are the links: More gameshooters need to respond to consultation – Scribehound and DEFRA National Trail Hunting Day– FutureForHunting.co.uk Scotland backs gamekeepers’ roe cull – Glasgow Live Bredon School wins ISA title – ISASchools.org.uk Amber Jo Rutter wins gold – Instagram PETA in doodoo over royal puppies – GB News and Instagram Aussies call […]
Will it fly? Trialling drone deer carcase recovery
Is this the future for deer carcase recovery in the UK? We are at a drone deer extraction demo, where a £25,000 drone capable of lifting 100kg is flying a stag off the hill and into the back of a pickup. It’s the culmination of years of development between Forestry Land Scotland and Ben Harrower […]
Robert Bucknell’s foxshooting diary
When it comes to fox control Robert Bucknell wrote the book – literally. In this series he runs through the foxshooter’s year, month by month, explaining fox natural history and behaviour at each stage of the year, and how you can use this knowledge to give you an edge controlling foxes to protect vulnerable livestock, […]
