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 & […]
Man-eating tiger caught
Indian villagers have captured a man-eating tiger after it mauled six people. The tiger became a maneater after escaping from the Pilibhit Tiger Reserve in Uttar Pradesh. After it killed a night watchman, locals formed a search party. They flattened sugarcane crops to make way for forest rangers riding elephants, who shot it with a […]
Moose saved from ice
This video shows the moment a moose that is stranded in the middle of a frozen lake is freed by ice-skating passers-by.
Giraffe saved from being stuck in fence
This video doing the rounds on Facebook has more than 700,000 views. It shows a giraffe stuck in a wired fence in what looks like a game reserve. Once cut free, the animal takes a while to get to its feet before it limps off into the distance to join other giraffes.
Crow’s secret new pigeon cartridges
Andy Crow has a hush-hush mission on this pigeon shooting outing. Of course, he is protecting the crops on his Kent farm from marauding pigeons – but more than that he is developing a new pigeon cartridge with shotshell company Gamebore. Find out how he gets on. Jack Pyke kit from www.jackpyke.co.uk Decoying kit from […]
Paul hunts trophy mouflon
Paul has been offered a trophy 75-80cm trophy mouflon in Hungary. They grow to more than 90cm here. He is on a recce to find out about the stalking on an estate he may offer through Childerley Sporting. Paul uses a Sako from www.gmk.co.uk He has a Zeiss V8 scope http:www.zeiss.com and Shooterking clothing www.shooterking.com […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting Hungary in the Snow
Paul Childerley is out in one of the most beautiful winter landscapes in Europe. He is after trophy mouflon in Hungary. The snow and ice may be lovely to look at, but it does not make the stalking easy. Meanwhile, Crow is complaining about the weather. He is shooting pigeons on the farm he manages […]
Gun control actress starts shooting
Gun control advocate Amy Schumer is starring in a film where she glamourises guns. The actress stars alongside Goldie Hawn as a madcap mother-daughter duo in Snatched, a kidnapping comedy. Schumer is on the Everytown Creative Council alongside Julianne Moore, Sarah Silverman and Rachel Drach. She backs increased background checks on gun sales.
Claysports Round-Up – clayshooting news
In Round-Up: CPSA Clay Shooter of the Year: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgsDG6kUHqg FITASC 2017 major championships: www.FITASC.com Sunseeker Boodles Cup will be held on 8th February at Royal Berkshire Shooting School: rbss.co.uk/shooting-school/the-sunseeker-boodles-cup-leaderboard/ The British Shooting Show: www.ShootingShow.co.uk This item appears in Claysports, episode 15. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports15
High birds and the Browning 725 ProTrap
Champion shot Josh Bridges is at Coniston Shooting Ground to give his tips on shooting targets from the high tower, plus why he likes the Browning 725 Pro Trap. For more about the Browning, go to www.browning.eu/promo/b725_pro-trap This item appears in Claysports, episode 15. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports15 […]
Dartford Clay Shooting Club Floodlit Shooting
There is something of the night about this kind of clayshooting. Find out how Andy Crow gets on, shooting in the dark. Visit www.DartfordClayShootingClub.com This item appears in Claysports, episode 15. To watch the whole show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/claysports15 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter www.fieldsportschannel.tv/register
Claysports – Shooting Clays at Night
Andy Crow is shooting clays under floodlights at Dartford Clay Shooting Club. How does this work? Find out at a Saturday night shoot. Meanwhile, top shot Josh Bridges discusses high birds and Brownings. Here are the links to the items: Dartford Clays Visit www.DartfordClayShootingClub.com Josh Bridges For more about the Browning, go to www.browning.eu/promo/b725_pro-trap Round-Up […]
Advertising’s best shot
It’s the world of shooting’s current favourite commercial. This film is an advert made by German health food manufacturer Doppel Herz showing off a product made to support healthy eyes. The scene filmed in a shooting range shows some remarkable results.
PETA’s fur fury over Warhammer
The global figure phenomenon Warhammer gained a little more interest that it planned with its latest release. The futuristic wargame played with figurines, has warriors and characters wearing faux fur and this has annoyed PETA. The animal rights group released a statement condemning the fake costumes and even asked the Warhammer CEO to ban the […]
Fox in a hen coop
What damage can a fox do in a chicken coop? #CartuchosArmusa posted this CCTV video.
Army cooks game meat – Fieldsports Channel News
Here are the links: Hunt sabs www.fieldsportschannel.tv/huntsman-pranks-sabs/ Famous Grouse www.fieldsportschannel.tv/famous-grouse-backs-grouse-shoot-ban-charity/ Dead deer www.fieldsportschannel.tv/deer-killed-by-bottle/ Mighty kick www.fieldsportschannel.tv/recoil-film-goes-viral/ News is sponsored by Baleno www.baleno.com
Hare fights back
This video of a brave hare fighting of a large bird of prey has gone viral. The clip doing the rounds on Facebook via newsflare.com shows the bird coming down trying despatch the hare. However, it does not expect the hare to put up a fight-back – with the old one-two.
Headmaster who likes shooting
West Rise is no ordinary primary school. The Sussex school welcomes kids from ages seven to 11, and teaches them the usual math and French – and shooting. Find out why the headmaster of West Rise thinks this is a good idea. Visit www.westrisejunior.co.uk Watch Channel 4’s film: www.youtube.com/watch?v=McGynHspkos This film was first shown in […]
How a field trial works
Paul Childerley is hosting a field trial – and Andy Crow joins him to help put birds on the ground for the dog handlers. Find out how a field trial works. Paul Childerley’s website is www.childerleysporting.co.uk For more of our films with Paul go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/paul-childerley/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode […]
Warter Priory driven pheasants
They are some of the best pheasants in the country, and Ross Neville is in Yorkshire to see whether he and the Browning B15 are up to the task of tackling them. Find out more about the B15 at www.JohnMBrowningCollection.com For Warter Priory go to www.facebook.com/warterpriory/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain […]
Fieldsports Britain – Super High Birds
The last of the season’s stratospheric pheasants: we are at Warter Priory in Yorkshire with high-bird specialist Ross Neville to enjoy some spectacular shooting. Also, as the pheasant season draws to a close in the UK, we visit a field trial on Paul Childerley’s shoot in Bedfordshire. And we go to the school in Sussex […]
Hunt master’s rude joke goes wrong
The perils of talking to antis: mobile phone footage captures the moment a hunt master tells a female activist he’d ‘quite like to s***’ her after she confronts him. Charles Carter, 33, was filmed telling the 41-year-old mother-of-four she was ‘very pretty’ before asking for her number and saying: ‘Can I take you to bed […]
Chinese Water Deer Double
Paul Childerley, Cai Ap Bryn and Johan ‘Trigger’ Solheim are stalking the field margins of Bedfordshire in search of Chinese water deer, perhaps the UK’s most extraordinary deer species. Find out how they get on. For Sako rifles, go to www.gmk.co.uk For Shooterking clothing, go to www.shooterking.com Paul’s website is www.childerleysporting.co.uk Ben’s work is at […]
Catching Rabbits with Goshawks in Scotland
Roy Lupton is in Scotland flying his goshawk on rabbits over pointers. It is fast-action sport – and a beautiful combination of man, dog and bird working together. For more films with 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 374. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain374
Fieldsports Britain – Fancy a Chinese?
It’s a deerstalking double as Paul Childerley takes Cai Ap Bryn and Johan ‘Trigger’ Solheim out after Chinese water deer. They are stalking these fascinating little deer in the South of England. That’s not all. enjoy the thrills and spills of catching rabbits with a goshawk in Scotland. Roy Lupton is working his bird over […]
Nicked! The thief at the gun show
A suspect has been caught on camera allegedly stealing a Trijicon scope and American Defense MFG mount at the ShotShow in Last Vegas. Standholder American Defense Manufacturing announced its gratitude to local police for their help in arresting a man suspected of stealing the kit. They sent out a Facebook post on Wednesday asking for […]
RSPCA condemns pest control
A video which shows lads and their terriers keeping the streets of Liverpool clean from rats is the new target of animal rights activists at the RSPCA. A film on YouTube, called Liverpool Rats, shows dogs ripping into rats in a deserted Liverpool back street. A group of men can been seen guiding the dogs […]
Headshots: what makes rabbits boing?
Jamie Chandler investigates what makes animals including rabbits and squirrels jump in the air when you shoot them in the head. This item is supported by BSA. For more, go to www.bsaguns.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 63. To watch the show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads63 Sign up for the AirHeads newsletter. Go to […]
Dove hunting with airguns
Rich Leonard is after doves on a farm in Cape Privince, South Africa, armed with his Air Arms S510. This item is supported by Air Arms. For more, go to www.air-arms.co.uk It appears in AirHeads, episode 63. To watch the show on YouTube, go to bit.ly/airheads63 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter www.fieldsportschannel.tv/register
AirHeads – African Dove Control
Rich Leonard has his Air Arms S510 on dove patrol in South Africa. He is controlling these pest birds on a farm in the Cape. Meanwhile, BSA man Jamie Chandler wants to know why rabbits and other animals jump in the air when you shoot them in the head. He gets all scientific on us. […]
Elk test: why not to brake in snow
Dash cam footage shows an impressive near miss with four moose. Canadian James Levesque is driving on Highway 631 in northern Ontario when four moose abruptly appear on the roadside. As he approaches, two of the moose move towards the road, making it nearly impossible for him to avoid a collision. According to The Weather […]
Rhino War: Fieldsports Africa special report
Piet Warren looks at the carcase of his latest dead rhinos and says resignedly: “Live rhinos are worth only a third of dead rhinos. If you are worth more dead than alive, you will die.” This dead iconic African animal is yet another reason why the trade in rhino horn must be legalised. Conservationist and […]
How to Reload Your Own Ammunition
Expert deerstalker Roy Lupton shows the kit and the techniques you need to reload your own rifle ammunition, from start to finish. For more info about the kit Roy is using – Tikka in .25-06, Stalon Mod, Federal Ammo and Steiner Optics – go to http;//www.gmk.co.uk For the RCBS press, go to www.rcbs.com This film […]
Elkhound at Work
The Swedish work their elkhounds on a variety of big game. Tim Pilbeam is out to shoot wild boar flushed by an elkhound in Sweden. For Sauer rifles, go to www.sauer.de For Harkila clothing, go to www.harkila.com For more about Mamima Jakt, go to www.mamimajakt.se This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 373. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting Boar with Hounds
We are flushing wild boar with dogs this week. Tim Pilbeam is in Sweden to find out how they do it. Meanwhile, Roy Lupton uncovers the mysteries of reloading, and Beth Silvester gets an interview with a rhino farmer, who says how to end rhino poaching. Here are the links to the items: ▶ Tim on […]
Pigeons over January Rape
Mark Winser joins Andy Crow to shoot pigeons on the farm in Kent. The birds are coming in hard on the oilseed rape crop and the two top shots bag 160 of them in a banter-filled morning of shooting. Plus they wreck our drone. Jack Pyke jacket with new camo pattern from www.jackpyke.co.uk Decoying kit […]
On Test: Browning B15 Beauchamp
Top clay shot Josh Bridges tries out the new Browning B15 ‘Beauchamp’ on the Bolton Hall shoot in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley. The 2016 World Junior Compak Champion usually uses a Browning 725 Pro Trap for both his competition and game shooting, so this is an unusual departure for him as he takes on high-flying north […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow & Co Pigeon Shooting
What happens when you put two of the UK’s top shooting characters in a pigeon hide? You get a wrecked drone, a bad haircut, a great deal of abuse and 160 dead pigeons. Andy Crow and Mark Winser are protecting oilseed rape crops in Kent, and trying out new kit from Jack Pyke and Gamebore. […]
On test: Sako Quad
In the latest ‘Federal on the farm’, Andy Crow takes his Sako Quad and two different cartridges out into the field to see what works best no rabbits in which part of the farm. Crow’s Sako Quad rifle set-up comes from www.gmk.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 371. To watch the […]
Foxshooting in a Football Stadium
Roger Lait is off to an undisclosed fotball stadium to shoot foxes. Happily he has the latest Pulsar kit from Thomas Jacks. Find out how he gets on. Roger uses a Pulsar Apex XD75 on the smaller rifle and he films with a Pulsar Quantum XQ50 recording onto the Yukon MPR. for more, go to […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fox Between the Goalposts
Roger Lait is off to one of the UK’s top football clubs to shoot the foxes. We all know foxes like football. And we all know football clubs employ foxshooters. This is the first time anyone has been allowed behind the scenes at a premiership ground to see how they control foxes. Meanwhile, out in […]
Hunting at Eriksberg
Hunters and wildlife watchers both love the Eriksberg estate in Southern Sweden. You can go there to drink in nature with a pair of binos, or with the addition of a rifle. Charlie Jacoby finds out how they manage some of Europe’s biggest wildlife. For Norma’s ammunition, visit www.norma.cc For more about Eriksberg, go to […]
