Enemies of shooting and the countryside – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 86
Charlie Jacoby is back in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre talking to Ian Coghill, who demolishes the RSPB’s People’s Plan for Nature, he explains the point of Aim to Sustain, which he chairs, and he spells out what the world of shooting should do to see off threats from the conservation industry. Buy Ian’s […]
Shooting farmyard feral pigeons with an air rifle
Instagram star Dan Thor goes back to his roots, shooting feral pigeons around the farmyard with an air rifle. The gun is a step up from his old break-barrel Weihrauch – it’s a fancy new Air Arms S510 fitted with a Hawke scope. The birds are proving tricky, and it’s difficult to see them clearly […]
Fieldsports Britain – Dan Thor goes feral
youtu.be/lla-28Vs1PY Dan Thor swaps his shotgun for an air rifle and goes after feral pigeons in a nostalgic stroll around the farmyard where his dad grew up. JP Gaudin, The Seated Gun, takes on high-flying pheasants at the stunning, family-run Leighton Long Mountain shoot in Mid-Wales. Plus Aim to Sustain’s Ian Coghill lays into the […]
Crispi boots – the stalker’s favourite
Crispi boots are a favourite with hill stalkers and others who want dry, comfortable feet after a hard day’s walking in all kinds of terrain and undergrowth. Jane Keen of Cluny Country Store explains why the boots are proving so popular. “We stock the Crispi Hunter boots, which have been called ‘hill slippers’ by some […]
Wales plans backdoor shooting ban – Fieldsports News, 15 November 2023
Here are the links: Wales backdoor shoot ban – BASC Fieldsports writer’s guns seized – X (formerly Twitter) Scottish snare ban – Scottish Land and Estates and ScottishParliament.tv Rural mobile phone coverage – Countryside Alliance New DEFRA Secretary – Countryside Alliance Game meat for homeless – The Guardian Namibia won’t sign treaty – Informante.web.na Avian flu […]
Airgun rat action with Terry Doe
Where there are chickens there are usually rats. That’s bad news for the owner of the fancy fowl, but great news for Terry Doe, former editor-in-chief of Airgun World, who has a load of new kit to deal with our pest problem. Unfortunately the quality of the image through the Infiray day/night scope and thermal […]
Fieldsports Britain – Cannibal rat shooting
youtu.be/EMRv2PJzOLQ It’s a thermal bonanza this week. Airgun supremo Terry Doe is shooting cannibal rats around the chicken coops with the aid of an Infiray thermal spotter. Plus Robert Bucknell and his foxing-mad gamekeeper John are trying out the latest thermal gear from Pulsar. We’ve also got an update on new thermal spotters from HIK […]
Thermal foxshooting masterclass with Robert Bucknell
Essex foxshooter Robert Bucknell has got his hands on the latest thermal kit from Pulsar – the Telos XP50 monocular, and the binocular Merger, both with a built-in laser rangefinder. Robert and his gamekeeper, John, have been giving the units a thorough test in the field. John, who shoots 100 foxes a year with his […]
Steel shot should not force you to sell your old gun
Yes, that’s Nigel Farage. An evening with the Blacker family in Cornwall sees local shooters (and Nigel) bring in their guns for assessment. Bill Blacker and his sons Jim and Matt are among the foremost gunmakers and gunsmiths in the UK, and they advise on how to save your old gun and use it with […]
HIKMicro Condor thermal viewer and Thunder thermal riflescope with optical zoom
If you want the very latest in thermal viewers and riflescopes at a sensible price, then HIKMicro’s latest products are worth a look – the Condor monoculars and the revolutionary Thunder, the first thermal riflescope with optical zoom. Join Dan Chart from Fieldsports Channel as he teams up with Hikmicro’s expert, Richard Ryan, for an […]
Magnificent driven game at Warter Priory
Fieldsports Nation member Pete Thompson enjoys an unforgettable day at Warter Priory in East Yorkshire, which he bought in our auction to support our legal battle with BBC presenter Chris Packham. The estate is famous for world-class driven game shooting, and has hosted royalty and world leaders. Head keeper Frank Croft explains how he’s not […]
Top-flight Welsh partridges
We’re shooting massive Welsh partridges on the Mighty Garth with Paul Childerley, Fieldsports Nation member Gary Froggatt, and shoot owner James Davies Cooke’s old mates from his days at Sparsholt. With the Welsh government attacking fieldsports at every opportunity, this could be our last chance to enjoy outstanding sport and wonderful hospitality in these stunning […]
RSPB targets pheasant pens – Fieldsports News, 8 November 2023
youtu.be/7qraCVBFyag Here are the links: RSPB targets pheasant pens – Scribehound.com Shoots attack United Utilities – UUConsultativePanel.co.uk Labour would stop badger cull – VetTimes.co.uk Trophy import ban is racist – DailyMail.co.uk Call to make trap-wrecking illegal – ScottishGamekeepers.co.uk Pie & pea fundraising supper – Facebook ‘Racist’ bird names changed – AmericanOrnithology.org US hunting and fishing […]
Fieldsports Britain – Packham, partridges and high pheasants
youtu.be/KZGFG8pBJfA Our legal battle with Packham is over – we explain what it all means. We’re shooting top flight Welsh partridges with Paul Childerley, Fieldsports Nation member Gary and the Sparsholt massive. Plus it’s a win-win at Warter Priory. Pete Thompson, another Fieldsports Nation member, helps fund our legal battle and enjoys a world-class driven […]
Tony Blair’s fox welfare shame – Fieldsports News, 1 November 2023
youtu.be/chaNCIGyQyA Here are the links: Hunting ban ‘a failure’ says Rural Wrongs book – Fieldsports News Durrells rewild grousemoors – Durrell.org New UK gun auction house – LonsdalesAuctioneers.com Australia feral horse cull – Independent.co.uk Norwegians want to shoot more lynx – Nrk.no GWCT lapwing study – GWCT.org.uk BASC deer carcase tips – BASC.org.uk CA advice […]
Airflo Fishing Open Championship 2023
Andy Ford is off to Rutland Water where the country’s top reservoir trout specialists are battling it out over two days for the title of Airflo fishing open champion. Plus there’s controversy: should the competition be catch-and-kill or catch-and-release? The anglers decide… For more on AirFlo fishing competitions, including the results of this one, go […]
Hunting Irish sika with wonky noses
Paul Childerley is in the Wicklow hills battling the Irish weather to get onto a sika stag in the rut. He’s keen to experience the eerie whistling and argy bargy that make this a magical time of year in these awe-inspiring mountains. After a lung-busting climb and some close calls, Paul finally gets the opportunity […]
Jeremy Wade from River Monsters – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 85
youtu.be/uTrOvmL3vyA Jeremy Wade from TV’s River Monsters makes two visits to the 2023 Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. He talks to Charlie about his early life fishing, his favourite kinds of fishing and his definition of ‘sporting’ fishing. Click here for more clips from the series. For more ways to listen to this, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast85 […]
Fieldsports Britain – stormy sika stalk
Paul Childerley is in the Wicklow hills battling the Irish weather and treacherous terrain to get onto a sika stag in the rut. A team of young guns try out driven pheasant shooting in Devon – and they’re not paying a penny. Trout anglers vote on whether to knock catch-and-release on the head. Jeremy Wade […]
Young shots’ free pheasant day
Ashtree Shoot in South Devon has found a brilliant way to get youngsters into shooting. It gives up an early-season day for its own guns so it can invite two dozen newbies to give the sport a go. The set-up is simple. Guns double up on pegs, shooting every other drive, and mentors including pro […]
New lead ban proposals – Fieldsports News, 18 October 2023
Here are the links: HSE consultation on lead ammunition – BASC Game assurance scheme joins Aim to Sustain – BASC Norway urges fish farmers to shoot tuna – SalmonBusiness.com Sea eagles ‘out of control’ – FWI.co.uk Council’s anti-vegan fightback – Countryside Alliance Capercaillie scientists scapegoat voles – ForestryAndLand.gov.scot New coins to feature endangered wildlife – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Fallow for the freezer
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZtcfBJISLno Cai Ap Bryn’s freezers are running low after a hectic summer serving up venison at high profile events like the Game Fair at Ragley. Now he’s after a fallow buck to replenish his stocks of healthy wild meat. Meanwhile, Charlie is in Africa, hunting wary hartebeest with the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School, and […]
How to track a hartebeest with a loo roll
youtu.be/mmEs8VDu_O4 Charlie is on a plainsgame hunt in South Africa with the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School, where he has trouble with hartebeest and learns a new technique for tracking wounded game… toilet paper. You can learn to be a PH, or go hunting with the students, at the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School Watch […]
Cai goes shopping for a fallow
youtu.be/xAySiZL8ACI Cai Ap Bryn’s freezers are running low after a hectic summer serving up venison at high profile events like the Game Fair at Ragley. Now he’s after a fallow buck to replenish his stocks of healthy wild meat. For more information about the Bergara range of rifles – head to ArtemisOutdoorsUK.co.uk Cai Ap Bryn’s […]
Formula One’s Ross Brawn on clayshooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 83
Ross Brawn, managing director of one of today’s biggest spectator sports, Formula One, and a keen shooter, chatted with Charlie Jacoby in the Game Fair Theatre in July 2023. They talked about how to re-establish clayshooting to international greatness. This podcast is brought to you by the British Shooting Show, the UK’s largest gun show, […]
Sako 90 vs 85: what’s the difference?
Sako rifles have always been known for their quality. Robin Shedden of Cluny Country Guns fondly remembers his Sako 75, which would put bullets into a thumbnail sized group at 180 yards every time. “That’s what you’re getting with Sako: quality,” he says. Since then we’ve seen the Sako 85 and now the 90, so […]
How to call in rutting moose
Swedish Lapland still has wild places, and that’s where Paul Childerley is headed with his guide Robert Magnstrom. We first met Robert when he took us capercaillie hunting in the snow. It was then he promised us a return trip to call in moose in the rut. Over the past 15 years he has worked […]
Fieldsports Britain – difficult moose
Paul Childerley returns to Swedish Lapland to hunt moose in the rut with the new Sako 90 Peak in .300 Win Mag. His guide Robert Magnstrom uses a roll of kitchen flooring to carry his grunts across vast areas of uninhabited wetlands – but will the moose be impressed? Meanwhile Ollie Williams enjoys a day […]
Gamekeeper anger at politicians – Fieldsports News, 11 October 2023
Here are the links: Scottish gamekeepers sick of being ‘pawns’ – Scottish Gamekeepers Association Call for change to proposed Scottish snare ban – Scottish Land and Estates Wales snare ban in force – Welsh Government, BASC North Yorks police investigate shot buzzard – Facebook post Trout for the table? Spanish hunters go digital – EU […]
Brimpsfield Park Estate game shoot
Ollie Williams enjoys a day at Brimpsfield Park Estate in Gloucestershire. It’s a 350-bird mixed pheasant, partridge and duck driven shoot over four drives. For Eley-Hawk, visit EleyHawkLtd.com For Brimpsfield Park Estate, contact Ben Hughes at Bruern Game Supplies, which you can find on Facebook and Instagram – or visit the Brimpsfield Park Estate page […]
Webley & Scott Pro Comp: an affordable competition clay gun
What do you have to spend on a new shotgun for serious clay competition? £2,000? £2,500? That was the entry level price, but now there’s a contender at little more than half the cost, and with a good solid British name to boot: the Webley & Scott Pro Comp. Dan Bibb of Shooting Sports UK […]
What’s the right shotgun for a left-hander?
You are left-handed, so you need a left-handed gun, right? Not necessarily, says Robin Shedden of Cluny Country Guns. Several of the big shotgun manufacturers offer their guns in left-handed versions, but those aren’t always fully left-handed, he explains. The left-handed Berettas and the Blaser F16 are built on right-handed actions, and fitted with a […]
Trail hunt ban defeated – Fieldsports News, 13 September 2023
Here are the links: Trail hunt ban defeated – Countryside Alliance RSPB accuses gamekeepers – Daily Mail Scottish businesses reject bill – Yahoo Thieves hit clay ground again – JustGiving appeal page Prince Harry charity buys 2,000 rhinos – African Parks Saltwater fly festival – SaltwaterFlyFishingUK.com Clock ticking for capercaillie – GWCT press release Rimfire […]
Fieldsports Britain – Thermal poult protection
youtu.be/14unHSCsVn0 Gamekeepers are busy protecting their vulnerable young birds from foxes, poachers and more – and thermal is a vital and versatile tool. Paul Childerley and his team take the latest thermal kit from Zeiss out on their rounds to see how it performs.Meanwhile Ollie Williams heads to Scotland to experience a thrilling high partridge […]
How gamekeepers use thermal
Keeping their birds alive and well is every gamekeeper’s priority – and the biggest threat to their pheasants, ducks and partridges is foxes. Thermal technology gives keepers the tools to outwit such a cunning predator. German optics company Zeiss has just released a range of thermal spotters and a front mounted add-on for a riflescope. […]
Ollie Williams takes on Aikengall’s extreme partridges
Ollie Williams is excited to shoot at Aikengall & Monynut, not far from Edinburgh. It’s famed for showing high partridges in stunning Scottish scenery. Ollie is shooting his favourite side-by-side, and Eley VIP Game cartridges, with 32g of no.5 shot. He takes a while to find the right lead on the high, fast birds. Meanwhile […]
Tier One Quick Detach scope mount
Tier One are renowned for their precision Monomount scope mounts – but what if you want to swap your scope to another rifle? Their new quick-detach mount is the answer. “It’s got all the bnefits of the Monomount,” explains Ryan Charlton of distributors Highland Outdoors. “It’s made from a single piece of 7000 series aluminium […]
How to get shooting permission
Shooting Girl with an Afro, Nicole Moore, has a knack for getting shooting permission. She has hundreds of acres to shoot and stalk over near her home in Norfolk. It’s not just luck – she has a plan, and she works hard at it, using her people skills learned at work over many years. She […]
British Open Sporting Championships 2023
Browning shooter Sam Green tops off a dazzling season by winning the British Open Sporting Championship with superb shooting at Garlands, where Steve Lovatt has set a typically tricky course that includes a new trap that flings clays at 100mph. While we’re there, we talk to Eley’s Tony Bromwich about the best cartridges to use […]
Best value thermal deals for airgun and rifle shooting
Thermal gear has come a long way, and prices have dropped to the point where it’s a realistic choice for many airgunners and fox shooters. So what do you get for your money, and which is the best deal for you? Ian Hodge of Ian Hodge Fieldsports runs through the options, and picks out some […]
RSPB hypocrisy row – Fieldsports News, 6 September 2023
Here are the links: RSPB accused of hypocrisy – Countryside Alliance Scotland must protect its rural economy – BASC Europe rethinks protection of wolves – The Guardian Meet the new shadow DEFRA secretary – LabourList South Africa hunters’ vital role in conservation – SA Conservation Imperative on YouTube Trail cam company does support pest control […]
Cheap and quirky .410s are a blast to shoot
Everyone loves the little .410 – and why wouldn’t you? The guns are quirky and fun to shoot, and they’re cheap as chips. OK the ammo costs a little more than a 12 bore, but who’s counting when you’re smashing clays or controlling pests with a gun that’s so satisfying to own and use? Dan […]
Christensen’s FFT lightweight mountain rifle
A big heavy rifle is fine for the range, but what if you’re walking the hills all day and still need to take a precise long shot when the opportunity presents itself? That’s where the Christensen Arms Ridgeline FFT really shines. It’s a lightweight, precision bolt-action rifle, available in a wide range of calibres from […]
The Vorn SR10, a hip pack that’s also a shooting platform
youtu.be/slekeV41hbY There’s enough to carry when you’re out stalking or doing vermin control – so anything that can do two jobs at once is a bonus. That’s the idea with the Vorn SR10 hip pack. It’s a practical 10-litre waist pack with plenty of space for all your gear. Plus it provides a stable platform […]
Who is the best sporting clayshooter in the world?
Who is the best sporting clay shooter in the world? Maybe the legendary George Digweed? Or Olympic gold medallist Richard Faulds? Perhaps one of the top American shooters, like Anthony Matarese. We’re about to find out, because the world’s best shots are at the EJ Churchill shooting ground in Buckinghamshire to battle it out for […]
Maven RS4 5-30×56 riflescope
Click here for 10% discount offer for Fieldsports Channel viewers – use the code FSTV at checkout by James Marchington Ryan Charlton from Highland Outdoors, which imports the new RS4 5-30×56 scope from Maven Optics in Wyoming, USA, says why he likes it. “The company’s philosophy is founded on no-compromise optics for hunting the back […]
How to find the best pellet for your air rifle
youtu.be/bfEA-6_QZGU To get the best out of your air rifle, you need to find the pellet that works best in your gun. Some air rifles seem to ‘like’ some pellets – and not like others. James Head, from Devon-based airgun shop Crackshot, heads to the range above the shop to try a selection of pellets […]
GPO Passion ED 8×32 binoculars on test
As a keen rifle shooter and deer stalker, Ryan Charlton of Highland Outdoors has used a lot of binoculars, and he’s particularly impressed with the latest offering from German Precision Optics: the GPO Passion ED 8×32. The first thing that catches his eye is the packaging. “It’s all recyclable, which is in line with GPO’s […]
Best scope for airgun hunting 2023
What’s the best scope to put on your airgun for hunting, and maybe a bit of HFT competition? James Head, from Newton Abbot, Devon, and online airgun specialists Crackshot UK, says that two models stand out as the most popular in 2023: the £279 Hawke Airmax, and the £295 MTC Copperhead. They’re both packed full […]
Night vision & thermal showdown – Fieldtester, episode 13
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldYBCDAp6qk It’s the ultimate test of thermal and day-night riflescopes. We’ve brought together the experts, and we’ve got £38,500 worth of the latest high-tech kit to put through its paces, with scopes ranging from £700 to £4,500. Will the most expensive scopes come out on top? Can the budget models hold their own? There’s only […]
