Taylor’s Travels: the grey geese
Greylag and pinkfoot geese brave a 1,000-mile journey across wild seas to come to the UK every year in their hundreds of thousands. Countryside Alliance shooting director David Taylor goes to Easter Ross in the Highlands of Scotland to witness this spectacle, and to find out how shooters help conserve these birds. This item first […]
Airgun shooting, safety and ownership guide by Terry Doe
Want to shoot airguns? Here are a few tips from Airgun World editor and king of the airgunners Terry Doe. It’s a useful guide for anyone whether new to the sport or a national champion! Produced by AMTA, this film shows basic air rifle safety and awareness. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode […]
How to track down a man-eating lion
Faced with a man-eating lion, professional hunter Don Heath, tells us how he dealt with the disease-ridden cat. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 74.To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain74
How to tell if a buffalo is about to charge
Professional hunter Don Heath needs to be able to read the body language of dangerous game. In this film he talks us through incidents involving buffalo. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 73. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain73
How to tell if an elephant is about to charge
Professional hunter and ballistics expert Don Heath talks us through the body language of African game. His job is to make sure his clients don’t get killed and to teach other professional hunters how to stay cool when faced with elephant, lion and buffalo. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 77. To watch […]
Idleback Chair works at Bisley ranges
The Idleback Chair is comfortable – but does it provide the same accuracy as shooting prone? We ask GB fullbore target shooter Martin Watkins to check it out. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 97. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain97
World record longest shot at a clay pigeon
Twenty-times world champion George Digweed has set a new world record for shooting a clay pigeon. In front of the cameras from Fieldsports Channel, and using standard cartridges, he shot one at 130 yards. George pulled off the incredible shot at the Bisley Live shooting show. The record rounds off an incredible year for George, […]
Fox shooting and rabbiting with a Harris hawk
We pile on to Roy Lupton’s Argocat and head off with a rifle and Harris hawk. Both prove deadly this evening with foxes responding to the call and the birds hitting their targets time and time again. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 64. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain64
Stalking muntjac in Oxfordshire
We’re out in the early morning with top stalking agent Owen Beardsmore of Cervus UK and his client Mark Broadhurst. We are looking for muntjac on an estate in the Chiltern Hills of Oxfordshire. Owen explains how he looks after the deer in his care with salt and mineral licks. Keith Watson turns up to […]
Hunting Hares with a Golden Eagle
Roy Lupton is on the Kingsclere Estate in Hampshire with his golden eagle ‘Baby’ on the look out for brown hares. We work hard for our quarry but there is an awesome flight showing just how incredible these birds and this style of hunting can be. This item first appeared on Fieldsports Britain, episode 62. […]
Shooting British wild boar in the snow + Ford Ranger test
We are shooting wild boar and testing the Ford Thunder pick-up. Editor of Sporting Shooter magazine Dom Holtam is also ex editor of Performance Car magazine and also a deer warden in Sussex. We attend a roadside casualty before going onto Dom’s high seat to feed in the boar with apple pulp. We return later […]
NVQ for hunt staff
Hunt staff are taking an NVQ1 in animal care and health & Safety, backed by the Countryside Alliance and run by Haddon Training from Wiltshire. So what can a Government-sponsored course do for hunting folk? We join a lad from the Kimblewick Hunt who is on it. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode […]
How to pass your DSC1 Deer Stalking Certificate
We pick up tips from a group of deer stalkers on the National Gamekeepers Organisation DSC1 course. They get to learn about gun safety, rifle accuracy, deer habits and the law, a quarry identification test and questions about meat hygiene. For the last part, they visit a £3 million game processing unit on a private […]
Partridge shooting with tanks
As a thank you to the forces serving in Afghanistan, the shoot at Sedgeford Hall on the Norfolk coast invite the locally based soldiers as guests on a driven day. In return light dragoons arrive with a machine that’ll certainly put some birds up. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 64. To watch […]
How to cook sea bass on a barbecue
Game chef Mark Gilchrist cooks bass on an open fire in the British countryside. Also on the menu are homemade venison burgers and pigeon kebabs, all served with homemade tomato sauce. Meanwhile, Dom Holtam tests a pie iron from Bushwear to ensure the sausages are done to perfection. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, […]
Wildfowling in Scotland
We’re with the Wigtown Bay Wildfowlers Club learning about how they acquired land with help from the Wildlife Habitat Trust. Then we’re sharing a muddy hole with a young wildfowler and his father’s hammer gun. With a 40mph wind he makes the best shot of his life bringing down a pinkfooted goose that’s going like […]
Air rifle review S410 vs old BSA
Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam compares the old with the new, testing the power of the Air Arms S410F with that of an old BSA – a tool many of us would of started shooting with as kids. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 86. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain86
How to make cheap shooting sticks
Mark Gilchrist talks you through how to fashion yourself a new set of shooting sticks with some baling twine and a few poles from a garden centre. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 77. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain77
Hunting big cats in the UK
Using sheep as bait, Peter Carr goes in search of one of the big myths of the British countryside: are there leopards or lynx, beasts of Exmoor or Surrey panthers, roaming our wild places? He heads for Pembrokeshire where there have been more than a dozen sightings. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode […]
How to set up a quad bike for rabbit shooting
Mark Gilchrist shoots thousands of rabbits a year for farmers and landowners. He needs to be efficient at what he does and tonight he tells us how he likes to set-up and shoot from a quad. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 79. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain79
Fox charity dumps doxes in countryside
The Fox Project in Kent is letting foxes go next to a chicken run. It’s incredible how cruel animal welfare groups and animal rights people can be. Local foxshooter Roy Lupton is infuriated and imagine how the chicken owner feels. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 84. To watch the whole show go […]
Shooting rabbits from a combine harvester
Game chef Mark Gilchrist rides shotgun on Andy “Crowman” Crow’s combine harvester on the look-out for bolting rabbits. This new style of ‘driven game’ gives Mark and his Browning Maxus a good dusting. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 88. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain88
Lamping rabbits with Andy Crow and Mark Gilchrist
Mark Gilchrist has a Browning T-bolt .17HMR to play with and, with the help of Andy Crow, the pair are certainly making a dent in the local rabbit population. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 72. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain72
CENS ProFlex Digital ear protection
Shooters try out the CENS ProFlex digital ear protection system by Puretone. Commonwealth Games silver medallist Abbey Burton and Sporting Shooter gamechef Mark Gilchrist both give the technology a go. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 92. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain92
The Flurry Launcher
It looks like a flying saucer. In reality, it is a revolution in simulated game shooting. The Flurry Launcher is capable of firing up to 4 clays per second with a range of more than 200 yards. It really is the only credible alternative to driven game. Find out more at FlurryLauncher.com. This film first […]
Fieldsports Britain – Bernard Cribbins fishes and Roy Lupton shoots fallow
Actor and fieldsports enthusiast Bernard Cribbins is pushing a boat out for a good cause at a trout fishery in Oxfordshire. Roy Lupton is stressing about whether or not to shoot a fallow buck in the head. We reveal the high prices people will pay to shoot white or weird deer. And Helena Neraal explains […]
First and fastest Scottish grouse of 2011
It’s the fastest grouse off the moor in 2011. On the Glorious 12th August, we are on the Atholl Estates with chef and shooter Neil McGowan of East Haugh House Hotel. He has to get a grouse back into the kitchen in time for elevenses so it can become part of lunch. All he has […]
James Haskell learns shooting from John Bidwell
James Haskell has a shooting lesson from world champion shooter John Bidwell at the CLA Game Fair 2011. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 87. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain87
Triple Classic and World English Sporting 2011
Thanks to Blaser shotguns and Promatic traps, we cross the pond to the USA to see how well the British shooting contingent did at the Triple Classic 2011 clay shoot in Texas. Answer? Yee-blooming-haa! This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 80, 8th June 2011. To watch the whole programme go to www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNrYK0F8M2E Sign […]
Chatsworth wins Countryside Alliance award
HG The Duke of Devonshire explains why his home, Chatsworth, has won the 2011 Countryside Alliance lifetime achievement award. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 89. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain89
On Test: FLIR Scout
At last! An affordable (sort of) thermal imaging system. Now you can look beyond the trees to count your deer. Now you can see you fox coming long before it sees you. Sporting Shooter magazine editor Dom Holtam tries it out. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode 76. To watch the whole show […]
Beretta World 2011
Held at Meon Springs in Hampshire, the Beretta World Sporting Championships is now officially the UK’s biggest sporting clay shooting competition attracting nearly 1,000 entries. The competition has been running for more than 20 years and is a must for every serious Beretta sporting shooter. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 84. To […]
Benelli Sp’Auto 2011
Held at the West London Shooting School, the Benelli Sp’Auto is the only Sporting shoot aimed exclusively at semi-automatic shotgun users. Specifically designed around the semi-auto, the event allows full use of the auto’s three shot facility. Stands are presented as either (a) three targets on the call of “pull” or (b) two targets on […]
Oxford Gun Company award-winning clay ground
The Oxford Gun Company won the 2011 Shooting Industry Awards for best clay-shooting ground. Doug and David Florent explain what makes the ground unique. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 82. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain82
Fishing for Heroes meets Project Healing Waters
In May 2011, UK charity Fishing For Heroes hosted the guys from American charity Project Healing Waters on a fishing trip around the south of England. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 78. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain78 Fishing for Heroes is a unique charity which specialises in the support […]
Mark Gilchrist shoots pigeons in Oxfordshire from an Idleback chair
Shooting magazine celebrity chef Mark Gilchrist tries out the Idleback pigeonshooting chair on a spring day pigeon shooting with Shoot Warehouse in Oxfordshire. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain68
George Digweed shoots crows in Sussex
George Digweed tries out the new Idleback pigeonshooting chair on a day in Sussex. This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 70. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain70
Pam Zaitz hunts deer in England
American TV host Pam Zaitz comes to the English Lake District to stalk native British red deer with stalker Jonathan Standing. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 52. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain52
Stalking fallow deer in the south of England
We’re out with Sporting Shooter editor Dom Holtam and his stalking partner Colin Hinkley. They are saving a farmer’s crops from a herd of fallow. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain episode
Shooting walked-up grouse
We enjoy a day’s grouse shooting in Cumbria over English pointers and setters. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 40. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain40
The famous Crowman shoots pigeons
Sporting Shooter pigeon expert Andy ‘The Crowman’ Crow is out protecting the Kent farm he manages from pigeons. We join him in the pigeon hide. This film first appeared on Fieldsports Britain, episode 69. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain69
TransK9 dog cages and dog transit boxes
Attention to detail has been a priority in the design and manufacture of all TransK9’s dog cages and dog transit boxes. Drawing on more than 25 years of experience in kennel management and design the firm from Scotland offers a range of maintenance-free kennel and dog transit products that offer not only excellent value but […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part six
A beginner gets to shoot: part six of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part one
Breathing, trigger control and follow-through: part one of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, long time stalker and published deer stalking author. This item first appeared in […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part five
Shooting using natural rests: part five of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part four
How to shoot sitting: part four of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers, the film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels, BAT Machine Co and HPS ammunition. Keith is an Imperial Meeting medallist, competition winner, “Expert” rated on statics by BSRC, […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part three
How to shoot kneeling: part three of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 51. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain51 The film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels www.riflebarrels.com BAT Machine […]
Ballistics tips with Keith Poyser, part two
Shooting positions: part two of the series by Keith Poyser of Bangs Bucks & Bullseyes on accurate field rifle shooting. Ideal viewing for deer hunters/stalkers. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 50. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain50 The film is sponsored by Lilja rifle barrels www.riflebarrels.com BAT Machine Co www.batmachine.com […]
Tales of a London poacher
We join Cleve Edmonston, author of Tales of a London Poacher, for a walk round the East End where he recalls his exploits with garden gun and airgun in the 1960s. This film first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 68. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain68
Alice Barnard on Countryside Alliance campaigning
We talk to the new chief executive of the Countryside Alliance Alice Barnard about politics and the future of foxhunting, as she goes to a Lincolnshire point-to-point. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain episode 66. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain66 For more on the Countryside Alliance visit www.countryside-alliance.org
