Maltese poacher caught and convicted
Maltese hunters voluntarily did not hunt turtle doves this spring, with poachers facing large fines. The island’s hunters won a referendum on hunting two years ago. Since then, it has worked hard to stamp out illegal hunting. This film by local bird rights activist shows a poacher retrieving a stone curlew. He was later fined […]
Sussex Slam: Roebuck, Fallow Buck and Muntjac
Larysa Switlyk of US TV show Larysa Unleashed is after three species of deer in the south of England: a roebuck, a fallow buck and a muntjac makes a ‘Sussex Slam’. Stalker is Darren Phizacklea of Viscount Sporting. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 385. To watch the whole show go to […]
On Test: Aimpoint Micro S1 sight for shotguns
The people who make the famous red dot sight for wild boar have a new product comnig out. Aimpoint is developing a new sight for shotguns. We go to Mamima Jakt in Sweden to test it out. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 385. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain385
Fieldsports Britain – Too Good to Miss
Aimpoint has developed a new sight for a shotgun. Does it make you too good to miss? We are off to a clayground ‘laboratory’ in Sweden to find out. Plus Larysa Switlyk is back and she is stalking the ‘Sussex Slam’: roebuck, fallow buck and muntjac, with the help of Darren Phizacklea of Viscount Sporting. […]
Review: Oakedge Shooting Ground
We go behind the scenes at Staffordshire clayshootiung ground Oakedge. How do they set up the targets? We talk to Oakedge’s Paul Hodson. For more from this ground, go to oakedgeshootingground.co.uk This item appears in Claysports, episode 16. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports16 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter […]
Essex Masters 2017
It’s the first big clayshooting event of the British clay pigeon calendar. Join the action on a sunsoaked Essex Gun Masters 2017. For future Essex Masters, go to www.essexgun.com This item appears in Claysports, episode 16. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports16 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter www.fieldsportschannel.tv/register
Claysports – Clayshooting’s big opener
We are at the big event that starts the British clayshooting season. The Essex Masters 2017 takes place in glorious sunshine. Find out how the shooters get on. Meanwhile, we go to Oakedge Shooting Ground in Staffordshire to find how course setter Paul Hodson mixes it up. There is round-up, and presenter Peter Wilson gives […]
Distance shooting with air rifles
Paul Hodson wants to see how far he can break a clay with an airgun. 30 yards? 50 yards? 70 yards? more? Find out here. This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk Thanks to Oakedge Shooting Ground in Staffordshire www.oakedgeshootingground.co.uk/ It appears in AirHeads, episode 65. To watch the show […]
Airheads – New Olympic airgun sport?
It’s tipped as an Olympic sport – combining running and shooting, Target Sprint is picking up pace among athletics and target airgun clubs up and down the UK. We go to a training session with target shooting star Gorgs Geikie to find out what it’s all about. Meanwhile, Paul Hodson wants to find out how […]
Gun control group employs teddy bear
Toys get more regulation than guns. That, says the Illinois Council Against Handgun Violence, is why guns should be more restricted. It has brought out a film starring a handgun disguised as a teddy bear to make its point.
Airgun vs Rimfire
Tim Pilbeam is a powder hound. He likes guns that use cartridges with propellant. Chris Kemp works for airgun manufacturer Air Arms. So whose rifle is most effective round the farm? Spanish Mouflon Hunting Tim’s rifle is from Browning www.browning.eu Chris’s rifle is from Air Arms www.air-arms.co.uk For more films from Tim, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/tim-pilbeam/ […]
Early Season Roebuck
The roebuck stalking season is open. Charlie Jacoby heads to Cumbria with two US hunting TV stars: Larysa Switlyk and Lindsay Christensen. They are out after bucks on the Greystoke Castle Estate and other ground managed by Steve Pymm of Cumbria Wild Game. For Larysa Unleashed, go to www.larysaunleashed.com or www.youtube.com/user/LSwitlyk For Extreme Huntress, visit www.extremehuntress.com […]
Fieldsports Britain – Americans hunting British bucks
The quiet world of British deerstalking is shattered by the arrival of two noisy American deerhunters this week. Larysa Switlyk from US TV show Larysa Unleashed and Lindsay Christensen, winner of the 2017 Extreme Huntress Competition in the USA, go after roebuck in Cumbria in the opening week of the season. Meanwhile, in Sussex, Tim […]
RSPB’s dead eagle found alive and well
Masked officers from the RSPB have intruded on a Scottish estate looking for an eagle. The estate found it, and filmed it healthy and flying – but still the RSPB issued a release implying the estate had killed it. Laura Sorrentino, director of the North Glenbuchat Estate, Strathdon, Aberdeenshire, says: “We have been made aware today of statement […]
Who nicked my burger? Bloomin’ gulls
The seagull menace on Britain’s coastal resorts is getting out of hand. After being attacked by gulls in Eastbourne, we look at the options for pest controllers. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 383. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain383
Spanish Mouflon Hunting
Tim heads into the hills behind the Costa del Sol to go mouflon and wild boar hunting. It’s a great way to end a hard day’s relaxing on the beach. Next time you are on a Costa holiday, give it a try. Tim is sponsored by: Sauer www.sauer.de and Harkila www.harkila.com The guide who provided […]
Fieldsports Britain – Seagull Attack
Gulls divebomb David and our young reporter Alex as they brave the mean streets of Eastbourne carrying burgers. These birds are a menace! So what’s on offer if you want to get rid of gulls? You must not shoot gulls (apart from the lesser blackbacked gull). You can, however, prick their eggs and send up […]
VIP chicken protection squad
Foxshooter Paul Hodson gets together with friend Ryan Charlton for an evening’s foxshooting on a chicken farm in Leicestershire. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 382. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain382
Rifle shooting positions – a guide
Being and all-round shooter means learning to shoot from many different positions. When you need to shoot quickly, you must be accurate and you must also be able to judge the right position for the job. To demonstrate this, Tim Pilbeam sets a series of challenges for three useful rifle shots: Rifle Shooter magazine editor […]
Fieldsports Britain – The Rifle Kama Sutra
Find out about different positions – different shooting positions that is – in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain. Dom Holtam, Keith Poyser and a local farmer called Robbie learn which positions is best fro what shot on a course laid out by Tim Pilbeam. Meanwhile, Paul Hodson and Ryan Charlton are foxshooting in Leicestershire. ‘Hallo Charlie!’ has […]
Long-range Shooting: the Swarovski Optik Steel Gong Challenge
Where to professional hunters in Africa test their marksmanship? At the Swarovski Optik Steel Gong Challenge outside Durban. Held in March 2017, the challenge brings together the best shots in southern Africa. For more from Swarovski Optik, go to www.swarovskioptik.com This film is part of Fieldsports Africa, episode 7. Go to bit.ly.com/fieldsportsafrica7 Sign up for […]
Fieldsports Africa – African Hunting Ancient & Modern
It is the poor man’s elephant hunt. Dassies or rock hyrax are one of Africa’s unsung sporting quarry. These little animal’s closest relative is the elephant, so think of this as big game hunting on a small scale. Rich Leonard tries it out on a rocky part of South Africa that also has ancient cave […]
Sneaky rabbit hunt
Jamie Chandler has time for a crafty rabbit shoot without his wife finding out – and if he is quick. Ironically, he is on an errand to take her pet rabbit to the vet This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 64. To watch the show […]
AirHeads – Dove and guineafowl shooting
The deadly combo Rich Leonard and Jamie Chandler are out with their airguns in both hemispheres. Rich is targeting doves and guinea-fowl, while Jamie is after rabbits. Plus there is Hotair airgun news and the best airgun videos in Airstreaming. Doves: This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk Rabbits: This […]
African farm pest control
Where pigeons are a pest and pheasants a gamebird in the UK, in South Africa, it is all about doves and guineafowl. Rich Leonard is back on the prowl with his Air Arms S510 in Cape Province, South Africa. This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, […]
How did early man hunt rabbits? Animators answer…
Want to know how caveman hunted? The creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run reckon they have cracked it. Eddie Redmayne, the voice of Dug, takes a break from recording his lines to introduce a the new teaser trailer for Aardman Animations Early Man, which is in cinemas 2018 AD. And the scene they […]
Roy’s daylight fox
Foxes are after lambs and baby deer in England at this time of year – and Roy is after foxes. This time he is calling them in daylight, and using schools he picked up at the Aimpoint Academy in Sweden. Aimpoint www.aimpoint.com/ For Tikka rifles, visit www.gmk.co.uk For more films from Roy, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/roy-lupton/ […]
Shooter builds and fires punt gun
Shooter Bob Vogel has built a punt gun. It fires 11-ounces of shot using 650 grains of black powder, about the same as ten 12-bore loads.
Eaglecam#2 – Fieldsports Channel News
News is sponsored by Baleno www.baleno.com – here are the links: Eaglecam#2 www.fieldsportschannel.tv/yet-another-eaglecam/ BASC’s annus horribilis www.fieldsportschannel.tv/what-went-on-at-basc-last-year/ Jordan hyena killer www.fieldsportschannel.tv/28002-2/ Aussie fox bounty www.fieldsportschannel.tv/fox-bounty-resumes-in-australian-state/ Gamekeepers and mountaineers unite www.fieldsportschannel.tv/scottish-gamekeepers-and-mountaineers-unite-over-tree-plan/ Fire brigade squirrel slam www.fieldsportschannel.tv/fireman-face-legal-fight-over-squirrel-hunt/ For a full news round-up, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/fieldsportsnews
New hunting kit at IWA 2017
RWS 10.3×68 rifle cartridge Hunters in the mountainous Swiss canton of Graubünden have relied on the effectiveness of 10.3mm calibres for the past 150 years. Rimfire Peabodys developed during America’s civil war as well as Vetterli and Martini stalking carbines developed after 1867 were the predecessors of the 10.3x60R – and remain to this day […]
Should you punish your dog? #Crufts controversy
Do you smack, correct or punish a gundog when you are training it? Do you train only with rewards and treats? Is a working dog like a gundog a different proposition to a pet dog? Instructors do ‘not use or promote any adversive training methods or techniques’ The Kennel Club Opinion is divided – and […]
Yet another #EagleCam
Everyone’s getting in on the eaglecam act. Following our video made with a camera on the back of an eagle, GoPro itself has released one. The Burkitshi people of Mongolia are a dwindling community of eagle hunters. They fly them on foxes. GoPro strapped one of its camera to an eagle and let it loose […]
Tanzania jails ivory’s ‘The Devil’
Elephant poacher Boniface Matthew Maliango had evaded arrest many times. Now, Tanzania’s top elephant poacher, made notorious in the film The Ivory Game and nicknamed ‘The Devil’, has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
Fox caught with the hens
A fox caught in a hen coop in Russia stays perfectly still. The owner gently encourages the hens to leave while he eyeballs the animal. Find out if they all make it! (OK – they do)
Shortlived mouse
A Norwegian man who caught a mouse thought he was doing it a favour by letting it go. The mouse makes it only part of the way across the road in the town of Hov.
Gator on the golf course
Now that’s a fish – and that’s an angler. Florida resident Norma Respess caught this video of an alligator walking across a golf course with its catch.
How to cape deer
Paul Childerley shows how to skin a deer in preparation for a full head mount by a taxidermist. For Sako rifles, go to GMK.co.uk For Shooterking clothing, go to Shooterking.co.uk Email Paul at paul@childerleysporting.co.uk Click here for more of our films with Paul This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 379. To watch […]
Fieldsports Britain – Montería Action
Olé. Roy Lupton is off to Portugal to try a montería – one of the speciality driven hunts. He is putting Leica optics to the test, plus he visits Leica’s factory to see how this classy glass is manufactured. Meanwhile, Zeiss aficionado Paul Childerley has a Chinese water deer on the ground and he wants […]
50-cal vs bulletproof glass
What happens when you fire a 50-cal rifle at bulletproof glass? YouTuber Edwin Sarkissian finds out in this film, which has gone viral. For those who can’t wait for the end… the bullet goes straight through.
Fieldsports Africa – African Night Vision Hunt
We are out with Matt Dubber hunting porcupine, hares and small antelope. Using night vision, Matt and Rich Leonard are in the Eastern Cape on a hunt to provide meat for the braai. plus we talk to one of the world’s top big game hunters, Dr Kevin Robertson of Southern African Wildlife College. And Beth […]
Wildlife Trusts (reluctantly) call for grey squirrels to be shot
As our video shows, if you want red squirrels in the UK, you have to get rid of greys. The grey squirrel, imported from the US in the 19th century, carries the parapox virus which is deadly for reds. As a result, it has devastated the native British red squirrel. Now the wildlife trusts across […]
Bolt-Action Rifles: the Last 100 Years
Charlie Jacoby is off with his son and two cousins – all of them descendants of World War I sniper Major Hesketh-Prichard – to find out about the rifles used in the trenches. WMS Firearms gives them a ‘historic firearms’ day that tracks the story of the bolt-action rifle from before the First World War […]
Fieldsports Britain – Man Shot in Pigeon Hide Accident
Alfie Oldring started his day looking forward to a day’s pigeon shooting. He ended it in hospital, fighting for his life. His pigeon-shooting buddy accidentally shot him in the stomach. But Alfie’s problems were only just starting. His injuries were barely covered by his shooting association insurance. Fieldsports Channel reporter Alex Howell looks at this […]
Shooting accidents – when insurers don’t pay out
When Alfie Oldring was shot in the stomach in an accident in a pigeon hide, he thought his shooting association insurance would pay out for temporary injury or loss of earnings. He was wrong. Here is what five shooting organisations cover: BASC: Permanent injury, not temporary injury The insurance package that comes with BASC membership […]
Fieldsports Britain News
The News Stump from Fieldsports Britain, episode 377, with links: Indian villagers capture man-eater Poachers kill white lion Squirrel cyber attacks A Saudi prince flies falcons by jumbo Buck runs and sheds its antlers News is sponsored by Baleno
Behold: the Trumpigator
An orange alligator has taken social media by storm. The Trumpigator’s orange skin makes it look like the US President.
Catching hares goes viral
Fieldsports Channel’s Eaglecam film is breaking records for views. Footage taken from a camera mounted on an eagle gives the viewer the feeling they are riding on its back as it stoops on and catches mountain hares in Scotland. Roy Lupton came up with the camera mount and put it on his eagle. It is […]
#Eaglecam 1
Roy is up the Scottish hills with two golden eagles to help bring down mountain hare numbers – and to try out the #eaglecam he has designed. It goes on the back of the eagle allowing the viewer literally to ride on the back of an eagle when it makes a kill. The mountain hare […]
Fieldsports Britain – Riding on the Back of an Eagle
Eagles catch hares: Roy takes his golden eagles out after mountain hares in Scotland. With #eaglecam, a camera mounted on the back of one of his eagles, it is some of the most incredible hunting footage you will have seen. Meanwhile, Charlie is in Wales trying to shoot the Welsh pigeon. There is News Stump […]
Pigeon shoot (just the one)
Ryan Dawson of Cymru Hunters and Nick Richards of British Shooting Services ask Charlie Jacoby up for a day’s pigeon shooting in South Wales. Unfortunately, that’s what it turns out to be…. one pigeon! To go shooting with Nick Richards, visit www.BritishShootingServices.com Cymru Hunters is at www.youtube.com/channel/UCoJKiSijOrB2139No97sITA Nick’s buys his cartridges from Merlin Field & […]
