Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s Sako Strapondeggtomy
What’s a Strapond🥚tomy? Find out here. It’s Paul Childerley’s test for rifle recoil. Put an egg between the rifle butt and your shoulder. If it breaks, you have a kicker. That’s one of the ways he tries out his new Sako S20 rifle, plus he takes it deerstalking. He got it a month ago […]
Coronavirus and the British gun trade
As coronavirus sweeps the UK, what’s happening to the gun trade? We’ve all seen the scenes in the US of people queueing up outside gun shops, eager to get their hands on weapons, ammo or both, in some sort of “end of times” precursor. In Britain, we’re not quite there… yet. Ben O’Rourke visits gun […]
On Test: Sako S20
Paul Childerley has been using the Sako S20 for a month and has shot more than 80 deer with it. It’s time for him to give his views on how it shoots and whether he likes it. â–¶ To go stalking with Paul, email paul@childerleysporting.co.uk â–¶ For the new Sako S20, visit Sako.fi This film […]
Legal battle over gamebird release – Fieldsports News, 18 March 2020
Here are the links: Legal battle over game-bird release – BASC website West of England Game Fair scrapped – Facebook Pandemic ends hunting early – Hunting Office website Northern Shooting Show shift – Northern Shooting Show website Owners warned about dogs attacking New Forest deer – Bournemouth Echo Culls save trees, says forestry chief – […]
Packham pushes grouse back into Parliament – Fieldsports News, 11 March 2020
Here are the links: Parliament to ponder driven grouse ban – again – Wild Justice press release BASC says no game bird deal with supermarket – Facebook Dachshund Maisie sweeps top Crufts prize – Facebook Thieves make off with Paul Childerley’s dog – Facebook Deer gets plastic bag stuck on head – Twitter Otter […]
‘Shot’ peregrine killed by car
When newspapers reported the death of a peregrine, they copied and pasted the press release from animal rights activists. It had been shot, they said. Ben O’Rourke visits Belper in Derbyshire and finds out that it had been run over. It may have had lead shot in it as well, but that could have been […]
Thermal sights: are they sporting?
Cai Ap Bryn and Tim Pilbeam go deerstalking with thermal. They know that it’s amazingly effective – but is it too effective? Join their debate and leave your answer in the comments below. â–¶ For Pulsar in the UK go to ThomasJacks.co.uk
Smoke, terriers and a fountain of rats
Rats, terriers, children, the elderly – throw them all into a farmyard and the rats won’t survive the encounter. See what happens when we join the Kent & Sussex Ratters. Find the Kent & Sussex Ratters on Facebook Kent & Somerset Ratters terrier portraits
Fieldsports Britain – Ratting Riot
One of the Kings of England named ratting as his favourite sport. It’s easy to see why. We’re out with the Kent & Sussex Ratters as they take apart an old farmyard. It’s a haven for rats, and their dogs work hard to despatch as many as they can. Plus we are deerstalking with […]
How Bullets are Bad for Birds – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 30
Roy Lupton really doesn’t like lead. He’s a falconer whose birds have suffered from lead particles in gralloch and even lead shot in rabbits. He talks to Chris Parish in the USA, who enjoys hunting/shooting sports, and who is also an environmentalist who captures Californian condors and monitors them for lead poisoning. Between them, they show […]
No refunds for German gunshow IWA standholders?
IWA has not been answering emails about refunds, according to some standholders. After postponing the March event to September, organisers have now decided to scrap it completely. IWA became a casualty of coronavirus at the end of February 2020. The second biggest show of its kind in the world was postponed just before the gun […]
Shooting and Countryman Show, EventCity, Manchester, Saturday-Sunday 19-20 September 2020
UPDATE 15th September 2020: This event has been cancelled due to coronavirus. Come and see us at Manchester exhibition centre EventCity, which hosts the British Shooting & Countryman Show in September. Buy your tickets online, or call the ticket hotline on 0844 8737 332 Show dates: 19-20 September 2020 Show opens 9am (advance tickets) […]
Lead debacle continues – Fieldsports News, 4 March 2020 Fieldsports Channel
Here are the links Lead shot debacle continues Fcha.nl/leadban Government adviser says UK doesn’t need farms Daily Mail Labour’s wacky idea for farms FarmingUK.com Safari expert calls out Sir Randolph Fcha.nl/fieldsportschannelpodcast29 Hunt sabs ransack rabbit control group, steal ferrets – Facebook Warwickshire Hunt sab charged with assault – Countryside Alliance Ace angler Marina Gibson tackles […]
Gooseshooter vs antis
A few weeks ago we told you about Barry Swain’s difficulty in doing his pest control job due to persistent harassment from antis. Complaining to the police seemed to go nowhere. Despite messages from you viewers boosting his moral, Barry’s world is still a complicated one. Police are telling him one thing, while the farmer […]
Decoying pigeons in February (while babysitting)
Crow’s five-year-old grandson Regan joins him in the hide for a day on the pigeons. It’s babysitting Crow-style. Andy is sponsored by: Blaser Blaser-Sporting.com or Blaser.de Gamebore Gamebore.com Jack Pyke JackPyke.co.uk Click here for all our films with Andy
Poaching gangs hit Midlands farms
By Ben O’Rourke It looks like your typical English countryside with fields, hedges and woods stretching far in all directions. But this seemingly sleepy East Midlands region is being terrorised by poachers. Slicing the area in two is the A1, which allows easy access for gangs of young adults in four-wheel drives with dogs and […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow takes his grandson shooting
You can’t start them too young, says Crow. He takes his grandson Regan into the pigeon hide for a days decoying – and the lad loves it. Not only do we have pigeon shooting, this is the first week we unleash our new news editor. He revisits goose shooter Barry Swain, who has had more […]
Sir Ranulph Fibs – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 29
Sir Ranulph Fiennes is a much-loved national treasure – but when it comes to hunting tourism, he can’t help telling whoppers. Together with Eduardo Goncalves of the Campaign Against Trophy Hunting, he takes to the Sky News TV studio to try to encourage Boris Johnson to ban hunting overseas, even though that would harm […]
Try our IWA 2020 replacement service
Were you planning to showcase your kit at IWA? Why not try our IWA replacement service? Fieldsports Channel will come to you and make a series of simple, slick, professional videos of you or your staff showcasing your products. It will be just like your booth in Nuremberg but from the comfort of your own […]
On Test: Savage Arms 110 Lightweight Storm
Jason Doyle puts the Savage Arms 110 Lightweight Storm through its paces. He takes this rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor up into the Wicklow Hills in stormy conditions to try to take a sika hind. Find out how he gets on. For Savage Arms, visit SavageArms.com For more about Hornady’s ELD-X bullets, see our review […]
Stormy sika stalking – Fieldsports Ireland episode 18
Jason stalks sika hinds alone in the Wicklow mountains. It’s a not just test of kit and shooting but also his filming ability as he attempts to self-film the hunt in less than ideal weather. Then Jason hands the rifle to Daniel in even more savage conditions to stalk a mountain sika stag. Daniel’s girlfriend […]
Short Rifle Evolution Green
by Charlie Jacoby In a world where leaving lead fragments in your gralloch can earn you a frontseat in the falconers’ hall of hate, it’s time to swap out your old lead bullets for modern lead-free alternatives. But which materials actually kill deer? Well, RWS decided to have a go with tin. Presumably, RWS boffins […]
Where have all the rabbits gone? – Andy Crow and Jaf Jefferson – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 28
Andy Crow, Jaf Jefferson from the South Somerset Ferrets discuss the UK’s rabbit problem: there aren’t enough rabbits. Click here for Jaf’s YouTube channel. For more on disappearing rabbits, read this article in The Sun. For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For more of our films with Crow, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/andy-crow/ For more […]
Sporting gun technology with Blaser – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 27
For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For more of our films with Blaser, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/gun-and-tackle-trade/blaser/ Here is the film on our website: Fcha.nl/fieldsportschannelpodcast27 For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For all of Charlie’s films on Fieldsports Channel, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/charlie-jacoby/ How to listen to our podcasts: Â
Tim Pilbeam talks moose – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 26
Tim and David chat about the behind the scenes while on their moose hunt in Northern Sweden. Here’s the moose film For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For more of our films with Tim, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/tim-pilbeam/ For all of David films on Fieldsports Channel, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/david-wright/ Sign up for our […]
Top comedy instagrammer #brucesshooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 25
He’s the man behind Drop Bear, the L.E.S.B.I.A.N shooting device and almost naked shotgun techniques. Now he’s here to tell the naked truth. He’s @BrucesShooting Visit Instagram.com/brucesshooting For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For all of Charlie’s films on Fieldsports Channel, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/charlie-jacoby/ How to listen to our podcasts: Â
Gun magazine editor Peter Moore talks guns in the UK – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 24
Peter Moore edits Shooting Sports magazine, one of the UK’s top gun magazines. The British Shooting Show is a gun show. But surely the UK banned all guns? Not at all. Guns and shooting are thriving. For more from Pete, visit Gunmart TV For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For all of Charlie’s […]
Airgunning doyen Terry Doe – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 23
You know Terry Doe – Airgun World editor, pundit, punner and practically a strawberry punnet in his own right – talks carp, the Romany life, wordplay and the meaning of life. For the British Shooting Show, go to ShootingShow.co.uk For all of Charlie’s films on Fieldsports Channel, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/charlie-jacoby/ How to listen to our […]
Ollie Williams from Love Island spills the beans – FieldsportsChannel Podcast episode 22
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Wild boar monterÃa driven hunt – part 2
It is part two of Paul’s Portuguese driven hunt. He is on farmland in the heart of the country where he is protecting farms from both wild boar and red deer. The Portuguese like to do their annual pest control in a single day’s driven hunting, lots of guns and dogs, and keeping the animals […]
Lead shot: behind the ban
If you are giving up lead, the three contenders for your shotshells are steel, tungsten and bismuth. All these materials have their advantages and disadvantages. If you are giving up plastic wads or ‘cups’, you can only use bismuth. Both tungsten and steel are delivered in plastic cups. There are other disadvantages, too, including the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Lead’s Dead, Baby. Lead’s Dead
In the week the shooting organisations call for a five-year phase-out of lead shot + plastic wads + plastic cartridge cases, Charlie Jacoby goes behind the headlines to find out what shooters are thinking, what the evidence is, and how the organisations are reacting to the pummelling they are getting online. It’s also the week […]
Royal gundog trainer tragedy – Fieldsports News, 26 February 2020
Here are the links: Royal gun dog trainer tragedy – Daily Mail Daily Star attacks top deerstalker – Daily Star Top deerstalker hits back – blog Packham badger blowback – Twitter Storm-battered badgers stand their ground – Daily Mail and Twitter Veggie company bans claims for meat meals – BBC Deer harass Highlanders – Press […]
New Sako S20 Rifle – First Look
Finnish rifle and cartridge maker Sako says it has come up with a ‘new category’ in bolt-action rifles: Sako S20 is the first true hybrid rifle. Designed with the active outdoorsperson in mind, the modular structure adapts to changing lifestyles which, says Sako, will future-proof the S20. One of the features of S20 is the […]
Lead shot ban shock
If you are giving up lead, the three contenders for your shotshells are steel, tungsten and bismuth. All these materials have their advantages and disadvantages. If you are giving up plastic wads or ‘cups’, you can only use bismuth. Both tungsten and steel are delivered in plastic cups. There are other disadvantages, too, including the […]
DEFRA kicks general licences down the road – Fieldsports News, 19 February 2020
Here are the links: General licences reissued on temporary basis Fcha.nl/generallicences Boris Johnson renews promise for ban on hunting trophy imports – Mirror Defra holds firm on releasing game birds – BASC Hunt monitor launches stone at rider’s face – Twitter Sea eagles ‘destroy livelihoods’ in Scotland – Herald Scotland League Against Cruel Sports targets […]
Wild boar monterÃa driven hunt – fast action
Paul Childerley travels to Portugal for a traditional monterÃa. We are in the rural heart of the country, and wild boar are causing problems for farmers, ploughing up fields and crops. The let go large numbers of dogs and set the boar running. See how he gets on. â–¶ To go hunting with Sergio, visit […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s Pesky Portuguese Pigs
How do we deal with a pig problem in Portugal? Release the hounds and shoot the pigs. That’s what Paul Childerley is doing as he joins a wild boar monterÃa driven hunt on farmland in the centre of the country. That’s not all. We are at the British Shooting Show at the NEC, talking to […]
Countryfile goes pro-shooting – Fieldsports News, 12 February 2020
Here are the links: Countryfile backs countrysports – BBC RSPCA supports unsustainable salmon farming – The Times and YouTube Charity Commission slams National Rifle Association – press release Eagle suffers from satellite tag – Facebook Guinea fowl slow Lyme disease – news story Social media site for shooters RackNLoad.com Livestock farmers face rise in theft […]
Shooter arrested, threatened, abused
Barry Swain is a pest controller from Yorkshire who has paying clients who help him shoot. He had a job for a farmer to clear out a large number of Canada geese. They shot some geese and he posted the photo of the result on Facebook. It had lots of ‘likes’ from his friends. Imagine […]
Carly and Paul stalk Chinese water deer
As she learns the ways of deer hunting, Carly Coates joins Paul Childerley. They are out after a Chinese water deer buck, a tiny deer found in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire. Her last outing was after Scottish red stags, so this is a much tighter shot and needs practise. Paul puts her through her paces […]
Fieldsports Britain – Small Deer Hunt
We have hunting and hunting harassment in this week’s show. Carly Coates continues her deerstalking education as she tries for a Chinese water deer with Paul. They are stalking in Bedfordshire. Meanwhile Barry Swain, a goose shooter from Yorkshire, finds himself and his family bullied and attacked by anti-hunters, the BBC and even his […]
More legal threats to general licences – Fieldsports News, 5 February 2020
Here are the links: General licences trouble Fcha.nl/generallicences Scottish deer massacre Fcha.nl/deer-are-dead-long-live-trees ‘Unsafe’ shooting range allegation – Evening Standard Huntsmen found not guilty – press release Country Food Trust smashes fundraising target – fundraiser page Countryfile Live northern show canned – BBC Avery slams BBC for promoting game meat – Twitter Coronavirus is an excuse […]
How to sell 30 million pheasants
Every gameshooting season in the UK, around 30 million pheasants are shot. Many go to supermarkets and the catering trade, and some go home with the shooters, but it can be hard to find a market for the birds. Animal rights activists from the League Against Cruel Sports call the whole world of shooting a […]
Deerstalking and donating venison
Cai Ap Bryn is following in the footsteps of William the Conqueror. He is shooting deer in the New Forest, set up by King William as a hunting forest in 1079, and he is donating some of that venison to Dom’s Food Mission on the streets of Hastings, not far from the famous 1066 battle. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Game Meat Special
It’s healthy, locally-sourced and delicious, and it is coming to a town near you. Cai Ap Bryn is shooting deer to feed the hungry, and Aimee Blakey looks at how the Country Food Trust is able to put 30 million pheasants on the nation’s plates. There’s a game meat revolution underway, and it is led […]
‘Safari guide will wound big cat so I can shoot it,’ claims journalist
Bild magazine in Germany says it has uncovered the dark side of canned hunting. A Bild magazine journalist wrote this story after visiting the Jagd & Hund hunting show in Dortmund this week. The story claims that professional hunters are offering to injure big cats in order to make them ‘safe’ for hunting tourists to […]
DEFRA faces general licences + trophy hunting perfect storm, Fieldsports News, 29 January 2020
Here are the links: DEFRA general licences and trophy hunting chaos – trophy hunting consultation Kids try for schools pistol championships Issy Bailey’s Instagram British Shooting Show tickets Pheasant ready meals firm launches in Yorkshire – Daily Mail Wildlife activist tribute act sparks hunt anger – Daily Mail and Mark Avery blog Sabs spray huntsman’s […]
Out shooting with BASC chairman Eoghan Cameron
What’s the future of lead ammunition? Is hen harrier persecution everything the antis say it is? BASC chairman Eoghan Cameron explains where BASC stands on these issues, all on a family pheasant shoot day in Scotland’s Angus Glens. â–¶ For the full interview with Eoghan, watch it on the BASCfilms channel on Youtube ‎▶ For […]
Gameshooting with a world champion: Sam Green
FITASC world champion James Green is out shooting pheasants near Peterborough in the English Fens. He is sharing a peg with a friend, James, and shows how he coaches guns while they are on shoot days. â–¶ For the Browning B15 that Sam is using, go to JohnMBrowningCollection.com â–¶ To go shooting with Sam, […]
