Cai’s long-winded buck hunt
You’ll get the joke in the title when you watch the film. It took Cai Ap Bryn longer than usual to find a suitable fallow buck to shoot, thanks to ‘noises off’. Happily, his new rifle in .30-06 – a new bigger calibre in case he comes across wild boar – does the job. ▶ […]
Clouds of Irish Pigeons
It’s a hot day on standing barley and pigeons are coming in thick and fast. Jason Doyle sets up in the middle of the field – a position that has its own challenges. Find out how he gets on. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli M2 came from GMK GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from […]
Sligo Trout Fishing during Mayfly
The mayfly hatch in Ireland like nowhere else. Jason Doyle is fishing for trout with Brendan Sharkey in Sligo during the mayfly season, and looks at the single day of life this extraordinary insect has in fresh air. ▶ Contact Brendan Sharkey at Predator FishingIreland PredatorFishingIreland.com This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 1 Bit.ly/fieldsportsireland1 […]
Practise your Shooting on a Drone
What’s your lead when you are shooting different cartridges? You can find out by shooting a drone trailing balloons. Jason Doyle tries it out… just don’t shoot the drone. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli M2 came from GMK GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from Jack Pyke JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Enforcer Pigeon Decoys EnforcerDecoys.co.uk This item […]
Save Whiskey: Shoot Pigeons – Fieldsports Ireland, episode 1
It’s the first episode of our new show Fieldsports Ireland. Jason Doyle is out decoying pigeons over barley that’s destined for the Irish whiskey industry. Every pigeon he shoots saves someone somewhere a glass of malt. Unlike the UK, setting up in the middle of a crop is not a good way to shoot Irish […]
Fieldsports Britain – Roe Deer Calling Spectacular
It’s the roe deer rut. Equipped, as he is, with Luptonite, deerstalker Roy Lupton is able to bring in not just roe does and roe bucks but a surprised stoat with his buttolo call. Roy is being a ‘goldilocks’ stalker. He doesn’t want to shoot a buck that’s too small or one that’s going to […]
Roy calls bucks… and vermin
Want to see Britain’s prettiest deer? Go out with a deer stalker at the end of July and you will be treated to the sight of the roe rut, the time of year when roebucks show themselves and chase each other around as they compete for the attentions of roe does. Roy Lupton is able […]
How to shoot grouse – Smokin’ Targets Game Flavoured with Mark Winser
Champion shot Mark Winser explains how to shoot driven grouse, using the excellent grouse layout at Royal Berkshire Shooting School. ▶ The film is sponsored by Gamebore Gamebore.com ▶ We filmed it at Royal Berkshire Shooting School RBSS.co.uk ▶ For Mark Winser Coaching, visit MarkWinser.co.uk ▶ Click here for all of Mark’s films on Fieldsports […]
Pigeons over Rape Stubble
Jaf Jefferson is out on rape stubble that’s about to be redrilled. The farmer wants the pigeon numbers knocked back and Jaf’s the man for the job. Plus he has his own top tips for pigeon shooters. ▶ Jaf’s own YouTube channel ▶ Click here for all of Jaf’s films on Fieldsports Channel This film […]
Big Bag Days: are shooters being too greedy? – Fieldsports Channel Podcast episode 4
Charlie Jacoby chairs a panel at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2018 on driven pheasant and grouse shooting. On the panel are: Patrick Galbraith, editor, Shooting Times Simon Hart MP Mark Osborne, sporting agent and gunmaker, William Powell Sir Jim Paice, chairman, GWCT Questions and clarifications from the audience come from: Tim Bonner, Countryside […]
UK hunting channel breaks 100 million views – news release
With the traditional start of the UK shooting season on the Glorious 12th August (it will be on 13th August this year as 12th falls on a Sunday), shooting and hunting sports have never been so popular. UK-based Fieldsports Channel has joined the small and exclusive band of hunting/shooting TV channels around the world that […]
How to introduce pheasant poults to a shoot – Modern Gamekeeper #3
It’s started. Gamekeeper Paul Childerley has taken delivery of his pheasants on the shoot in Bedfordshire. Now he has to be Pheasant Supernanny and keep them happy and healthy. Modern Gamekeeper’s sponsors are: ▶ Marsdens MarsdensFeeds.co.uk ▶ Remington RaytradeUK.co.uk ▶ Shooterking Shooterking.co.uk ▶ Barnes VOR-TX ammunition RaytradeUK.co.uk ▶ To go shooting on Paul’s shoot, visit […]
Top tips on dog security
Thieves are targeting trained gundogs, says the organisation that helps put people back together with their kidnapped dogs. Doglost’s Jayne Hayes says what you can do to avoid being a victim of this crime. ▶ Visit DogLost.co.uk This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 453. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain453
Going deaf from shooting?
It’s Roy’s warning to young hunters. Shooting has had a terrible effect on his hearing. Here’s what he is doing about it. ▶ To get in touch with Mumtaz Nakyi of Essex Hearing Care, email enquiries@essexhearingcare.co.uk ▶ Click here for all of Roy’s films on Fieldsports Channel This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain […]
Fieldsports Britain – The Pheasants Arrive
The pheasants have arrived at Paul Childerley’s shoot. He gets busy settling them in to their new home and starting preparations for the pheasant shooting season in a couple of months time. Meanwhile, Roy is going deaf – and it’s shooting that’s to blame. He looks into what to do about it – and how […]
Fieldsports Britain – After-Work Bucks
Just how easy is it to go stalking? Al Khametov shows how, from a standing start in the centre of London, he can end his day with a bumper evening of three roebucks. Meanwhile, Cai Ap Bryn is on pest control duty with the help of BSA, trying out the Defiant Bullpup. And Charlie previews […]
Get Started in Deerstalking
Are you in a city? Do you know that you are less than an hour from guided deerstalking? – one of the best fieldsports around. Al Khametov works in London. He heads home to Surrey in the evening and then goes out to stalk deer. In the long evenings of high summer, the roebucks are […]
On Test: BSA Defiant Bullpup
Cai Ap Bryn tries out the BSA Defiant Bullpup for accuracy (he shoots up a Fieldsports Channel share certificate) and for pest control. It’s a compact PCP designed to be discrete yet keep you on target. ▶ For from BSA, go to BSAGuns.co.uk ▶ Cai’s website is GameAndFlames.com ▶ Click here for all of Cai’s films […]
Niall Rowantree and all things deer – FieldsportsChannel Podcast ep03
Niall Rowantree is the subject of episode 3 of the Fieldsports Podcast. Niall is the man behind our successful series A Year in the Life of Red Deer, and he and David are now filming The Scottish Sporting Year, a new series that covers all kind of wildlife management in Scotland and takes Niall as […]
How to shoot on-report pairs – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
You get the first shot right, but you are already keyed up for the second, which you know is going to appear on report. Champion shot Ben Husthwaite gives his tips on how to remain cool and give that second clay everything you gave the first. ▶ Ben Husthwaite is sponsored by Gamebore cartridges ▶ […]
How to use a walking stick as a shooting stick
A good stick and long pockets is all you need – not because you need to pay for anything, but because Niall Rowantree has a technique for putting your stick in your pocket to make the ideal rifle rest for a standing shot. ▶ For more about Blaser in the UK, visit Blaser-Sporting.com ▶ For […]
Squirrels with a .22-250
Can you have too much gun when you’re shooting squirrels. Gamekeeper Paul Childerley says he has to use a .22-250 because he cannot get close enough to them to use a rimfire or 17HMR. He takes us on squirrel shooting outing on his ground in Bedfordshire, UK. Paul Childerley is an ambassador for: ▶ Zeiss ▶ […]
Fieldsports Britain – Drive-by Squirrel Shooting
Paul Childerley has to deal with pesky squirrels – and they are at such long ranges that he has to use a rifle he normally reserves for small deer. It’s a problem many gamekeepers will know. Meanwhile, Niall Rowantree has a top tip for anyone wanting to shoot off a crook. And Ben Husthwaite has […]
Welsh Government wants to close down pheasant shooting
The Welsh Environment Minister has written to Natural Resources Wales (NRW) stating that the Labour Government in Wales “does not support commercial pheasant shooting or the breeding of gamebirds”, because of “ethical issues”. If the Welsh Government pushes through a law on this, it will mean the end of famous shoots such as Brigands and […]
Fieldsports Britain – Foxing Amongst Frogs
Roy Lupton is out on the marshes tidying up foxes before the partridge poults arrive – and all to the accompaniment of Europe’s largest frog. Happily, it’s not just the frogs that croak. Cai Ap Bryn is doing his bit for game meat, showing how to cook whole roe deer on a barbecue. He has […]
Roy’s partridge protection racket
Roy Lupton is out with rifle and night vision to protect the as-yet undelivered partridge poults from the local foxes. If he gets his shots in early, the partridges will do well when they arrive in a few weeks time. It is a shoot on marshland in the South-East of England – and it’s a […]
Wild Meat Wedding – Hunt and Cook
With 100 hungry mouths to feed with venison, Cai Ap Bryn barbecues whole deer – and shows how. ▶ Cai Ap Bryn is sponsored by Sauer and Blaser Clothing Blaser-Sporting.com ▶ For a lovely piece of venison from John Murray, visit JohnMurrayButcher.co.uk ▶ Cai’s website is GameAndFlames.com ▶ Click here for all of Cai’s films on […]
How to stand when shooting – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
Your shotgun won’t point in the right direction unless you get your footwork right. Champion shooter Ben Husthwaite explains the correct posture for shooting. ▶ This item is sponsored by Gamebore ▶ For more from the clayground, visit Sporting Targets ▶ Ben’s website is BenHusthwaite.com ▶ For all of Ben’s films on Fieldsports Channel, click here […]
Deerhunting Guide Skills
Top deerstalking guide Paul Childerley has a new assistant. He teaches young Sam the dark arts of being the perfect deer guide on a muntjac stalk in the South-East of England. ▶ For the new Zeiss rangefinder, visit Bit.ly/zeissrangefinder ▶ Paul’s clothing is by Shooterking Shooterking.co.uk ▶ For Sako rifles, visit Sako.fi ▶ For Pulsar, go […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s Deerstalking Padawan
Becoming a deerstalking guide for Paul Childerley Sporting is tougher than Jedi training. Paul is out after muntjac with his young apprentice Sam, and puts him through his paces, playing the tough client. There’s more education from Ben Husthwaite. He shows how to place your feet so you can shoot straight. Posture is everything. And […]
Keepers praised for Saddleworth wildfire response
The wildfires raging across Saddleworth Moor in Yorkshire sparked a rapid response from the area’s gamekeepers. Helping firefighters with equipment and logistics, staff from local shooting estates were among the first on the scene, which is on land owned by United Utiliites and managed by the RSPB. In this video, one of the keepers, Richard […]
Namibia bans trophy shots on Facebook
It looks like Namibia is banning trophy photos on social media. Wildlife populations in Namibia are booming thanks to hunting. However, the country is scared of the negatve publicity that trophy photos generate in the wider media. This letter is from the Namibia Environment and Tourism Department, and demands big game hunters do not post […]
Fieldsports Britain – Sweltering Sport
As the sun beats down on England, Andy Crow is out to protect his spring rape crop from pigeons with decoys and shotgun. Ben Husthwaite explains what clays do when they take flight, showing how to hit them side on and flat on. And Charlie Jacoby is across the Irish Sea at the Irish Game […]
How clay pigeons behave in flight – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
Side on, front on, what the clay does should help you decide how to take the shot. Champion shooter Ben Husthwaite explains how to read clay pigeons. ▶ This item is sponsored by Gamebore ▶ For more from the clayground, visit Sporting Targets ▶ Ben’s website is BenHusthwaite.com ▶ For all of Ben’s films on Fieldsports […]
Irish Game Fair
The 2018 Irish Game Fair at Shane’s Castle, Co Antrim, is an introduction to sport in Ireland. A feast of dogs, shooting, countryside and lifestyle, it is worthy of its 40-year history. Charlie Jacoby goes along to enjoy the fun of the fair. ▶ For more about the Irish Game Fair, go to IrishGameFair.com This […]
Decoying over spring rape – Crowhow
Andy Crow is out with his shotgun. Oilseed rape is vulnerable to pigeons and the Kent farm manager is decoying them to prevent crop damage. Find out how he gets on. Andy is sponsored by: ▶ For more about Blaser’s F16 shotgun, go to Blaser-Sporting.com ▶ For Gamebore’s Clear Pigeon and bespoke Andy Crow shells, […]
Vinnie films with his own rifle
Most actors who use guns in films get issued them by an armourer. Not Vinnie Jones. Gamekeeper’s son Vinnie is filming London Calling – and he gets to use his own rifle, a WInchester 44. The film is about British businessmen laundering money via oil in the Appalachian region of the USA. It is filming […]
Fieldsports Channel Model Shoot
Our shop needs some good looking models. We made the plea – #AnyoneButDavid – and the Fieldsports Channel audience stepped up to stop David reigniting his modelling career. Here’s how Carlos Carubia photographed Jenna Gearing and Ryan Wood, the new faces of our merch. ▶ Visit the Fieldsports Channel shop FieldsportsChannel.tv/shop ▶ For Jenna, visit […]
How to fix your rifle to shoot out to a mile
With long-range shooting technique and a few techie tweaks, Andrew Venables and the guys from Mauser get a cheap rifle, a Mauser M18, to shoot to 1,000 metres, and then its only slightly more expensive cousin, a Mauser M12, to shoot to 1,500 metres. ▶ To find out where to buy a Mauser M18 or […]
Fieldsports Britain – the 1500m shot
Here’s how to add a few bells and whistles to your rifle (plus some technique) so you can confidently shoot a target out to 1,500 metres. We take a couple of perfectly ordinary Mauser rifles to the mile-long ranges of West Wales and get firearms expert Andrew Venables to talk us into the target. It’s […]
Crowman, David, Charlie and friends – FieldsportsChannel Podcast ep02
Let’s go behind the scenes at Fieldsports Channel with episode 2 of the Fieldsports Podcast (here brought to life on YouTube with a little light filming). ▶ Charlie talks about his career as almost being a trained mime. ▶ David reveals his connection with a sticky mess in the back of an ice-cream truck and […]
David Wright interview – FieldsportsChannel Podcast ep01
How did Fieldsports begin? How did talented ITV News Producer David Wright end up on the Fieldsports News Stump? And what gives him the drive to film from behind the shoulders of great hunters and shooters, and tell such entertaining and informative stories? The answers are here: nearly 40 minutes of chat with the man […]
How to shoot FITASC – Smokin’ Targets with Ben Husthwaite
FITASC rules – including how to bring the gun up – are notoriously easy to get wrong. Champion shot Ben Husthwaite shows how to get them right. ▶ This item is sponsored by Gamebore ▶ For more from the clayground, visit Sporting Targets ▶ Ben’s website is BenHusthwaite.com ▶ For all of Ben’s films on Fieldsports […]
Rifle skills
150 people came to the The Blaser/Mauser/Sauer/Minox skills day at Braces’ range just south of Bristol. They learned about how to shoot off sticks, how to adjust the turret on a scope, how to shoot running boar and they shot clay pigeons with Andy Crow. And it was all free! For more about the products […]
Crow shoot
Paul Childerley becomes ‘The Childernator’. The working gamekeeper is protecting his cover crops from corvids and even doing good work as a goose scarer. Plus he has a new Remington semi-auto to play with – and it has a devastating effect on the jackdaws. Modern Gamekeeper‘s sponsors are: ▶ Marsdens MarsdensFeeds.co.uk ▶ Remington RaytradeUK.co.uk ▶ Shooterking […]
Fieldsports Britain – Gamekeeper at work
Paul Childerley has to shoot the corvids off his cover crops or there will be nothing for the game birds to eat. He decoys them in to his new Remington semi-auto. Meanwhile, Ben Husthwaite talks through FITASC techniques and shows why he is a champion. Plus we are at the Blaser/Mauser/Sauer/Minox rifle skills day to […]
Marsdens Feeds factory film
Here’s what to feed your pheasants. We go behind the scenes at Mardens Feeds to find out what goes into their sacks of game bird feeds. They deliver 1.4 million of them to gamekeepers a year, so they must be doing something right. ▶ For Marsdens, go to MarsdensFeeds.co.uk Modern Gamekeeper‘s other sponsors are: ▶ […]
How to raise falcon chicks
Roy’s falcon chicks are hatched and growing – and behaving just like velociraptors. He tours the raptor maternity ward and shows how to bring on young falcons and goshawks. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 445. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain445
Fieldsports Britain – how to supercharge pheasants
Ever wondered what makes pheasants fly so well? Is it the dogs? The beaters? Well, gamekeepers might say it is the feed. In the first in our new series Modern Gamekeeper, gamekeeper Paul Childerley visits the Marsdens Feeds factory to find out what supercharges his birds. Staying on birds, Roy Lupton is raising several clutches […]
Southern fried venison steak – Hunt and Cook Recipes
Cai Ap Bryn shows how to cook a southern fried venison steak on an open fire, with paprika, chilli, parsley, ground coriander, black pepper, salt and rosemary. ▶ This item is sponsored by Sauer Rifles and Blaser Active Outfits. Visit Blaser-Sporting.com for more ▶ For Cai’s cookery, go to GameAndFlames.com ▶ For more films from […]
