Rhino darting, with Dr Kevin Robertson
Here’s what it’s like to shoot a rhino from a helicopter. We hunters are fighting the war against poaching on every level, from government, through on-the-ground conservation programmes, to education. Southern African Wildlife College trains the professional hunters and wildlife rangers of tomorrow. Join the class as they do a rhino shooting practical, with a […]
Big Buff Hunt
It is one of the most exciting hunts you can do. African PH Clinton van Tonder takes an American client, Richard Burns, out after Cape buffalo in South Africa. Using Hornady’s Dangerous Game series of ammunition – expanding and hard bullets – they stalk into a group of these incredible animals, with the aim of […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hairy Brigands Pheasants
Among driven pheasant shooters, Brigands is widely named top British shoot. We follow high pheasant specialist Ross Neville as he shoots premier league drives, including Tommy’s and Waterfall. We are also enjoying the more sedate sport of roe stalking this week, with Byron Pace and Louise Gary after a buck in Scotland, while Owen Beardsmore […]
High Pheasants: Brigands Shoot
Are these the most challenging pheasants in the UK? Ross Neville thinks so. He is at the Brigands shoot in Wales, on two of its most famous drives, Tommy’s and Waterfall, among others. Plus he is trying out those classic high pheasant guns: a pair of Miroku MK60s. For more about the Miroku MK60 shotguns, […]
On Test: Mauser M12
The Mauser M12 has rapidly become one of the most popular sporting rifles in the UK. We take two versions of it out after roe deer. Byron Pace accompanies journalist Louise Gray who is using his Mauser M12 Impact for a buck in Scotland (back in the summer). Top stalker Owen Beardsmore takes Rupert Blackwall […]
Fieldsports Africa – Two of the Big Five
We are hunting rhinos and buffalo in this episode of #FieldsportsAfrica. Dr Kevin Robertson is after the rhino with a dart gun, as part of conservation efforts by the South African Wildlife College. We get spectacular footage from helicopters of the rhino hunt. Meanwhile, back on the ground, we are after buffalo in Limpopo Province, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fast French Boar
Reach in and touch your inner Obelix. That’s what Tim Pilbeam is doing, stalking wild boar in France. Of course he uses a rifle, not magic potion, but the effects are the same on the boar. Meanwhile, there’s the first in our series The Beating Line, about what beaters do, following three generations on the […]
The Beating Line: What’s It All About?
We are out with three generations of beaters from the same family: Jack, Richard and Peter Smith are father, son and grandson. It’s the first in our series about beating, and the youngest, Jack, explains what beating is all about. In the second film, we meet dad Richard. He explains why he loves going beating […]
Boar Hunting in the Sologne
Tim Pilbeam stalks wild boar in the Sologne, one of the great hunting regions of France. He is out with JP Bourgneuf and Désirée Lantz. To go hunting with JP and Désirée, visit www.wildboar-hunting-france.com Contact Tim Pilbeam at tim@rucksackandrifle.co.uk For more about Steyr’s rifles, go to www.steyr-mannlicher.com For the Zeiss binos Tim is using, go […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow’s Challenging Game Day
They are some of the most challenging pheasants that Andy Crow has seen. He is at the Upperwood Estate in Yorkshire, where pheasants and partridges are driven off high moorland. He is shooting with a team of guns invited by Jack Pyke. Meanwhile, David and Sam Pomeroy are Dorset fox shooters with a duck-guzzling fox […]
High Pheasants: Upperwood Estate
Close-up, slow-motion photography reveals just how much lead a high pheasant needs, as Andy Crow goes shooting in Yorkshire on of the UK’s specialist high-pheasant shoots, Upperwood Estate. It is a Jack Pyke day – and he is there to shoot the Jack Pyke catalogue, too. Expect banter. Crow is shooting at the Upperwood Estate, […]
Dorset Foxshooter
There’s a big, fat fox taking ducks on a shoot, and other foxes congregating in the lambing fields. It all means work for Dorset foxshooter David Pomeroy and his son Sam as they do their rounds with a rifle after dark. David Pomeroy’s kit is: Blaser R8 Professional Success www.blaser-sporting.com Pulsar spotter from www.thomasjacks.co.uk Armasight […]
Vinnie’s new shooting vehicle
Vinnie Jones has a new shooting vehicle. The Hollywood actor, former footballer and keen shooter made this video himself as he went to pick it up from Stuart Brown Body Repairs, which did the work on it. An incredibly detailed job, it took two years. Based on a 1995 Land Rover Defender and a Sperrin […]
Fast action ferreting
The South Somerset Ferreters are back in action, with loads of dogs – but do they have enough ferrets for a monster of a rabbit bury? They are ferreting a hill that is a honeycomb of rabbit holes. For more films with the South Somerset Ferreters, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/south-somerset-ferreters/ Find them on Facebook at www.facebook.com/groups/143234755731581 […]
Roy calls a fox and a buck
With the fallow buck rut taking place haphazardly across Roy’s ground, it’s a challenge to call a buck. Roy Lupton has a morning’s stalking, and tops it off by calling in foxes. For more films from Roy, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/roy-lupton/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 415. To watch the whole show […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fallow Buck Rut
Roy Lupton is back where he shot a huge buck last year. The fallow buck rut is once again underway, so the perfect time of year for Roy to put his calling skills into practice. He calls in fallow bucks and follows it up calling in foxes. Meanwhile, the South Somerset Ferreters are faced with […]
Hampshire Macnab
Every area has its own Macnab. In Hampshire, says Keith and Gavin from local sporting agent Glorious Game, it’s a roebuck, a partridge and a trout, all in one day. Roy Lupton gives it a whirl. To go shooting with Keith and Gavin, visit GloriousGame.com For high-res still pictures from the day, visit www.flickr.com/photos/fieldsportschannel/albums/72157662131680168 For […]
Lighting up the bunnies
Roger Lait has his hands on more thermal spotting kit and scopes from Pulsar. Tonight he is using it to keep down the rabbit population in his home county of Essex. For more about Pulsar night vision, go to www.thomasjacks.co.uk For more films from Roger, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/roger-lait/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports […]
Zeiss Conquest V6 riflescope – review
This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 414 The revolutionary new riflescope the V6, shoots long ranges, says Zeiss. We take it to West Wales to try it out with members of the British gun trade, plus Paul Childerley and Andrew Venables. For more from Zeiss, visit Zeiss.co.uk/hunting For WMS Firearms Training, go […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roe, rod and redleg
We have a challenge. Can Roy shoot redleg partridge, a roebuck and catch a trout all in one day? If he can, he has achieved the Hampshire Macnab. We follow him as he tries to achieve it. Meanwhile, Zeiss has brought out a long-range version of its new V6 scope. It invites the gun […]
State Government of Texas releases bird hunting forecast
The State Government of Texas remains an example to us all. It has released a 2017 Bird Hunting Forecast via Texas Parks & Wildlife. According to the film on YouTube, it’s a ‘season of plenty’ for upland bird hunters this year thanks to lots of rain and a mild summer. It adds that hunting in […]
Painting commissioned for Gamekeepers in need
Holt Auctioneers has commissioned a painting of a dog for one of its charity shoots. The artist, Aengus Dewar, posted a film of him creating the drawing of, ‘Sandringham Sydney’, who is probably the Queen’s most famous Labrador, on his YouTube channel. The shoot was held in aid of the Gamekeepers’ Welfare Trust (GWT). The […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fallow Cull
It’s everything you need to know about managing one of our most common deer, in this episode of #FieldsportsBritain. Fallow deer were released all over England to provide sport for kings and noblemen. Now it is up to deer managers to ensure the herds stay healthy. In Part 1 of ‘A Year in the Life […]
A Year in the Life of Fallow Deer
Human-animal conflicts hit the headlines as Britain becomes more crowded, and there’s no animal in Britain as big or as conflicting as deer, writes Alex Howell. In urban parks in the summer, they are placid and approachable. The autumn brings dark nights, increased risk of collision with animals and – intoxicated by the deer rut […]
How to shoot teal – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
It is the target that catches the clay shooter unawares. It should be easy. Top clay shot Ben Husthwaite shows how to make it easier. This item is sponsored by Gamebore For more from the clayground, visit EJChurchill.com Ben’s website is BenHusthwaite.com For all of Ben’s films on Fieldsports Channel, click here This film was first […]
Farmer drives at hunt sabs with quad bike
An angry farmer drives at a hunt saboteur with his quad bike – while shouting “get off my land”. Violence erupted as West Midlands Hunt Saboteurs in black balaclavas tried to disrupt the Atherstone Hunt on Saturday 14 October. The farmer, dressed in green John Deere overalls, drives a quad bike up to three men […]
Violent sweary antis attack hunt supporter
Hunt saboteurs Paula Lamont (red rucksack) and Emily Hepburn / Fox (red hair) from @Bedsandbuckssabs found guilty of assault on Charlotte Tyers, shown in this video, and fined more than £2,000. In 2015, Paula Lamont, then aged 37, from Hertfordshire, was among a group of antis found not guilty of aggravated trespassing at Redhill Magistrates […]
Fieldsports Britain – Stonking high birds
Where do the world’s top driven pheasant shooters go? The answer is Wales. Shoots such as Brigands and, this week’s feature, Llechweddygarth, are providing birds of incredible height and speed. We join Ross Neville as he enjoys a day of spectacular shooting. Meanwhile, we go behind the scenes at a Somerset shoot to join a […]
High pheasants: Llechweddygarth
Probably the highest pheasants in the UK: Ross Neville goes to the incredible Llechweddygarth in Wales, which is on top of its game. The shoot includes Gris Mountain, perhaps the UK’s top pheasant drive. For more about the Miroku MK60 32in pair, visit www.browning.eu To go shooting at Llechweddygarth or one of Robert’s other shoots, […]
High-fiving foxshooters
Two shooters from Somerset are on fox patrol around a shoot when they come across a foxshooting field of dreams. Find out how Stephen Phillips and Olie Curtis get on. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 412. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain412
Hunters save trapped deer
Three men took time out of their hunting trip to save a deer trapped in a fence. The men were hunting in Texas and found the animal, believed to be an axis deer, hung up on a fence. One of the men films as the other untangle it and it runs off into the bushes.
Wild Boar: global problem and solution
Tim’s gaucho Carlos looks grimly at the little pile of bones in front of him, writes Alex Howell. “Between last month and this month we lost about 20 sheep. It is predominately lambs, but for the farmer it is a big loss,” he says. Carlos has a problem. He has to control what is rapidly […]
How to shoot crossers – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
Right-to-left or left-to-right, what’s the best way to shoot a crossing clay pigeon target? Top shot Ben Husthwaite explains. This item is sponsored by Gamebore For more from the clayground, visit EJChurchill.com Ben’s website is BenHusthwaite.com For all of Ben’s films on Fieldsports Channel, click here This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 411. […]
Running Boar Hunt
Here’s hunting so-fast-so-furious: Tim Pilbeam is chasing down wild boar on horseback in Argentina, where they lassoo them and shoot them. He calls it the most exciting hunt he has been on. It is the latest in his Rucksack & Rifle series. To go hunting boar on horseback + doves, water buffalo and axis deer, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Lassooing Wild Boar
Tim Pilbeam is chasing down wild boar again in the thick scrub of northern Argentina. This time, the idea is to lassoo the pig before shooting it. That way’s you don’t lose it in the brush. And that means Tim has to learn to lassoo. It’s more fast-paced Rucksack & Rifle action as Tim gets […]
New hunting video awards 2017 – enter now
At last: an awards for hunting videos on YouTube. Fieldsports Channel is on the judging panel of The Monocular Video Awards 2017. Sponsored by Blaser, Sitka and Garmin, the most public votes for your video wins you a Blaser R8 Professional Success rifle worth £2,200. The second most public votes wins a Garmin VIRB 360 […]
On Test: Gamo Maxxim Elite
Gamo has brought out a semi-auto springer airgun. Jamie Chandler tries out the Gamo Maxxim Elite. For more about Gamo, visit www.gamo.com This film was first shown in AirHeads episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/airheads68
Egyptian Goose Pest Control with an Airgun
It is August and Richard Leonard has a new pest control problem on the farm in South Africa’s Eastern Cape that can be solved by airguns. He is out after Egyptian geese and the largest African waterfowl, spur-winged geese. Richard uses an Air Arms S510. Richard is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to […]
Airheads – Huge Goose Hunt with Airguns
It’s our airgun show AirHeads: Richard Leonard is after Africa’s largest waterfowl as part of a, literally, huge pest problem on the farm in the Eastern Cape. Meanwhile, Jamie Chandler is trying out the new Gamo Maxxim Elite – it is a semi-auto springer. There is HotAir airgun news and the best airgunning videos on […]
Wild boar bites Japanese pensioners
A wild boar has spread havoc in a peaceful residential area in southern Japan by attacking a man in a wheelchair, biting two pensioners and charging into a motorbike and a car. The boar which was on the loose for eight hours in Sasebo city, was stopped by a man with a golf club before […]
Prince William’s favourite charity tackles poaching
Prince William’s favourite charity is promoting an anti-poaching operation in the Serengeti. United for Wildlife is a collaboration between seven of the largest field based international conservation organisations and The Royal Foundation. The Singita Grumeti reserve in Tanzania was set up by American billionaire and hunting lodge owner Paul Tudor Jones. A new film on […]
Shooters and birdwatches team up to fight poaching in Lebanon
Shooters and birdwatchers have come together to try to stop the slaughter of dozens of birds of prey in Lebanon. Calling themselves the ‘bird guards’, an international team of bird conservationists teamed up with local pro regulation hunters and birdwatchers to carry out anti-poaching operations. They witnessed the shooting of more than 100 protected birds […]
‘Rocrow’ drone trains birds of prey to hunt
We are with Roy Lupton as he gets his hands on the Rocrow falconry flight trainer. He uses it to train his birds of prey to chase and bring down their quarry. But what exactly is Rocrow? The company, which is based in West Wales, has been involved in falconry science since 1968. Its staff […]
How to set up Pulsar XP50 Trail thermal night vision
The pheasant shooting season is underway and gamekeepers are under pressure to keep fox numbers down. Paul Childerley tries out a new thermal scope from Pulsar, the XP50 Trail, with the help of Johnny Muston from R&K Stockcraft. Paul Childerley is best known on Fieldsports Channel for his deer stalking but he also runs a […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fighter Falcons
Incredible footage of falcons hunting and in flight as Roy Lupton teaches his birds of prey to hunt by using a specially-designed drone, called a Rocrow. These birds will be able to take these skills into the hunting field and use it to knowck down birds and animals for real. Meanwhile, Paul needs to go […]
Scottish sporting rates – new tax for Scotland
From 1 October 2017, SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon will mount a new attack on Scottish sporting estates. Her years of forcibly buying their land, shooting their deer, poisoning their salmon, and briefing against them and the people they employ to manage Scotland’s landscape have failed. She has not ‘driven the foreigners out of Scotland’, nor […]
A lad’s first stag
A young stalker is out after a red stag for the first time. He is stalking at the Ardnamurchan with Niall Rowantree of West Highland Hunting. Rifle is a Blaser R8 and scope and binos by Swarovski. This film is sponsored by Swarovski and Blaser. For more about Blaser, go to www.blaser-sporting.com For Swarovski’s range […]
Fieldsports Britain – Scotland
A young lad on his first stalking trip has a stag in his sights. In this week’s #Fieldsports Britain, we look at why Scottish stalkers and gamekeepers are the heroes of Scottish tourism. Plus we look at what Scotland First Minister Nicola Sturgeon is doing to destroy their work. It’s all about Scotland – and […]
Axis Deer Hunt in Argentina
Axis deer are a pest to farmers in northern Argentina. In the latest in his Rucksack & Rifle series, Tim Pilbeam has come from the UK to hunt them, a trip which starts with him paddling a canoe up a South American river. To go hunting axis deer + doves, water buffalo and wild boar, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Tropical Deer Stalking
Tim Pilbeam leaves his comfort zone of fallow and roe stalking in England to pick up Rucksack & Rifle and paddle up a river in Argentina in order to hunt axis deer. It is an extraordinary hunting experience for him, both the tropical landscape and the thick scrub where the animals hide out. Back in […]