Fieldsports Britain – Fox shot in central London
Simon Grimmer heads to central London to show how to shoot an urban fox without alarming the neighbours. The roebuck season is well underway, and we’re out with Tim Davies and Ollie Williams trying out the latest thermal tech. Ian Hodge talks traps for rats and other pests, and David has the news on the […]
How did animal rights extremists evolve? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 116
youtu.be/QHKVqqVci3I Charlie’s dad, Martin Jacoby, explains how the hunter-gatherers of 200,000 years ago slowly evolved into both sport hunters and animal rights activists. Find Martin’s book on Amazon Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
How to shoot an urban fox
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhiLEiQmso8 Pest controller Simon Grimmer has been called to deal with a troublesome fox in a tiny garden in central London. It’s a difficult and specialist job, but Simon has it all worked out. Using night vision, a moderated rifle and .22 subsonic ammo, he gets the job done efficiently and discreetly; the fox-loving neighbours […]
The best traps for rats and other pests
Traps are a popular way to get rid of rats and other pests in town and countryside. Ian Hodge of West Country shop Ian Hodge Fieldsports runs through some of the top selling types he offers, with a bit of advice about how to get the best results. Find Ian Hodge fieldsports at IanHodgeFieldsports.co.uk To […]
Roebuck stalking tech
The roebuck season has opened in the UK, and on separate West Country estates Tom Davies and Ollie Williams are both hoping to put a deer in the chiller. They are trying out some new tech to help with the job. Tom has Pulsar Merger thermal binos and a drone, while Ollie has a new […]
Fieldsports Channel to sue anti-hunting newspaper – Fieldsports News, 23 April 2025
Here are the links: Hunters take legal action against The Mirror – Mirror.co.uk Police recover stolen gundogs – BBC Sea eagle snatches lamb – Facebook Should hunting be a ‘protected belief’? – Hunting Kind Wildfire risk now ‘catastrophic’ – NFCC and The Guardian Botswana hunting ban documentary – YouTube Ammo vending machine ban – Denver Post and […]
Win a Browning rucksack – Fieldsports Extra, episode 373
You can win a Browning rucksack and a coolbag in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David wrestles with the news stump, Charlie’s dad Martin Jacoby talks about desertification, Ian hodge discusses traps and fox controller Simon Grimmer gets a call… from a fox. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual […]
Thermal drone deer counting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 115
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLK2TEMOfcE Ben Harrower from BH Wildlife Consultancy uses a thermal drone for a unique aerial view of how the six UK deer species populations, and our wild boar, are expanding and contracting across the UK. As part of our filming for ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, Ben covers all aspects of his work […]
Fieldsports Britain – Too late for Scotland’s reds
Experts warn that sika deer are replacing the iconic red deer of Scotland – and it’s too late to stop them. In the fourth and final part of our series, ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, we find out what that means for deer managers, forestry, and the wider environment. Staying with deer, we […]
Skeleton stock airguns: SMK CP2 vs Webley Nemesis X
Be James Bond on the rats. James Head from airgun specialist Crackshot talks through air rifles with skeleton stocks and compares two of the market leaders: the SMK CP2 with the Webley Nemesis X. For more from Crackshot, go to g.co/kgs/j9Sdc3b To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 803, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain803 More from Crackshot here:
Drone reveals rising deer damage – Fieldsports News, 16 April 2025
Here are the links: Deer damage the broads – EADT DEFRA bans SPA gamebird release – Gov.uk and BASC Wildfires rage on National Trust land – Facebook and also on Facebook Ratters offer bin strike help – YouTube and Telegraph Stalking Show success – Facebook NatureScot sends in shooters – NatureScot Foxhounds settle in at French kennels […]
Win booze and accessories – Fieldsports Extra, episode 372
You can win a bottle of Gun Label Spirits sloe gin plus two personalised cups to drink it, a personalised thermos and a cartidge pouch in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David says what he thinks of the Stalking Show, as does Cassandra Swanwick from Flint Clothing, and Niall Rowantree changes a wheel. This week’s […]
Dynamic Ladies tweed clay shoot
The Dynamic Ladies dress up in their finest country clothing for their annual tweed clay shoot at the Surrey Shooting School. Find out more about the Dynamic Ladies Shooting Club at the website DynamicLadiesShootingClub.co.uk, and follow the club on Instagram and Facebook. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 802, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain802 More clayshooting here:
Anti-trailhunting MP arrested – Fieldsports News, 9 April 2025
Here are the links: League Against Cruel Sports boss arrested – Sky News UK uplands wildfires: Woodhead, Derbyshire – Facebook Staffordshire – ITV Northern Ireland – Sky News Galloway and East Ayrshire – STV Hampshire – Bournemouth Echo Cumbrian Coast – RailAdvent.co.uk Brewdog traps deer in ‘protected’ forestry – TheNational.scot NGO night shooting course – […]
Fieldsports Britain – Death of the 100m zero
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VM34v6DQk6UCharlie Jacoby is zeroing his deerstalking rifle with help from some Royal Marines snipers, and learning a better way than the old “inch high at 100 yards”. The Dynamic Ladies dress up for a smashing time at their annual tweed clay shoot. Niall Rowantree says how he gets the most out of thermal, and David […]
Zeroing an inch high at 100 – and why that’s nonsense
We’re debunking the rule of thumb that says you should zero your deer rifle one inch high at 100 yards. Charlie Jacoby visits the experts at Long Range Tactical and learns a different approach – which means he can aim his .308 dead-on at any distance from 24 to more than 300 yards. Find Long […]
Win a coat and a rifleshooting course – Fieldsports Extra, episode 371
You can win a day on a rifleshooting course in the West Country with Long Reach Tactical, plus a new Arktis hurricane coat, together priced at £200, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus Patch and Max from LRT say how they got started, Mhairi-Ann Troup discusses her Dynamic Ladies, and Michaela Fialová has a baby, […]
I launched a hunting YouTube channel
James Curson is one of a new generation of shooting YouTubers, learning how to use GoPros, Shotkams and drones to show what he loves best – all kinds of country activities from gamekeeping to gundog training, picking-up, pest control and deerstalking. Fieldsports Channel’s James Marchington visits him in his pigeon hide to find out what […]
Fieldsports Britain – YouTube for shooters
We spend a day in a Suffolk pigeon hide with a shooter who has launched his own YouTube channel. Charlie Jacoby is at a BASC gamekeeping conference in Devon, where his MP says we have to educate her fellow MPs about country sports. The roebuck season is open – we find out how to measure […]
Bird flu restrictions on gamebird release – Fieldsports News, 2 April 2025
Here are the links: Bird flu restrictions for SPAs – GWCT Labour plans heather-burning ban – The Guardian RSPB-managed moorland ablaze – Facebook Government land grab – Parliament.uk Sea eagle snatches lamb – Facebook Herts police says sorry for licensing delays – YouTube Air ambulance fundraiser – Midlands Air Ambulance Southdown clay ground mortar bomb […]
BASC’s big issues
BASC tackles the big issues facing shooting and conservation at its first Southern Gamekeepers’ Conference, attended by keepers and shoot managers, at the Great Fulford Estate in Devon. Local LibDem MP Rachel Gilmour speaks of her support for shooting and its importance to the local area, while Charlie Jacoby talks to the key speakers on […]
Win £280 wellies – Fieldsports Extra, episode 370
You can win the new Zermatt Wellington boots in your size from Le Chameau, priced at £280, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus James Curson gives his views on drones while pigeon shooting, Martin Parker and Gareth Dockerty from BASC talk about firearms licensing and lead shot, member Avian Sandercock gives his reaction, and Rachel […]
Fake shotgun certificate prompts review – Fieldsports News, 26 March 2025
Here are the links: Gun laws may be tightened – YouTube and BASC Cheshire Police want to be told you’re going shooting – Facebook Wild Justice cartoon is no joke – Facebook Malawi elephants scandal – DailyMaverick.co.za and Youtube Wildlife criminals go free – ARU.ac.uk Poachers’ dogs found in water butt – Facebook Family farm tax will […]
What’s in Niall’s sack? – Essential deer stalking kit
What kit does a professional deer manager take on every outing? Niall Rowantree goes through the contents of his Napier Roe Sack: gloves, knife, saw and more. Find out about the services Niall offers at Deerman.co.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 800, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain800 More with Niall Rowantree here:
Hide and seek roe
Shooting magazine editor Paul Austin is stalking the low ground around Gordon Castle on the River Spey. We’re here for the launch of Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle, and guided by outfitter Sergio Couto. Paul gets onto a nice roe buck. It’s hit, but we can’t find it in the thick forestry plantation – so […]
Antiques Rod Show – shock valuation
Charlie Jacoby has more trout rods than he could use in a month of Sundays. Time to grit his teeth and have a clearout – but is his old tackle worth anything, or just fit for the bin? He catches up with Gerald Spiers of the Devon School of Flyfishing for some expert advice. Find […]
Fieldsports Britain – 800 episodes and still stalking
www.youtube.com/watch?v=oyS0xYqaVGQIt’s our 800th episode, and this week we call in the deer hound to track a Scottish roe. Charlie Jacoby gets a surprise when an expert values his collection of antique fly rods. Niall Rowantree reviews a roe sack, James Marchington turns his attention to fishing films with Hooked on YouTube, and David is on […]
Win £390 of dogfood – Fieldsports Extra, episode 369
You can win a six-month subscription for one dog of Rude Dog Food raw food priced at £390 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus David mucks about with Sporting Gun editor Paul Austin and flyfishing instructor Gerald Spiers sets me straight on trout fishing tackle. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance […]
Cheshire venison is Grand National hot pick
Horse racing fans flock to Aintree for the Grand National and, for the ultimate entertainment, they’ll be dining in Paul Askew’s restaurant there, The Art School, where star-of-the-menu is local venison, supplied by Fieldsports Channel’s very own Steve McGuigan. Top chef Paul is visiting Steve’s larder to see for himself how deer are handled and […]
Yildiz vs ATA shotguns, with Ian Hodge
Two of the top Turkish makes, Yildiz and ATA, are taking the UK shotgun market by storm. Ian Hodge from Cornwall and online gunshop Ian Hodge Fieldsports runs through their pros and cons. For more from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to G.co/kgs/pZowhG6 To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 796, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain796 More from Ian […]
Police common-sense fail
Yorkshire gamekeepers James and Jono were astonished to be confronted by armed police, complete with helicopter, while heatherburning on the Upperwood estate on the edge of the Peak District. It turned out a member of the public had complained about them safely shooting a magpie earlier in the day – claiming he had been shot […]
Police minister lies about gun licensing – Fieldsports News, 19 March 2025
Here are the links: Policing minister misleads MPs – Facebook and Judiciary.uk Deer ‘damage waterways’ – Broads-Authority.gov.uk (pdf) Hen harrier brood management trial ends – NaturalEngland.blog.gov.uk Packham ‘Glenn Massacre’ spoof – YouTube Fallow eat brambles – BesJournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com Wildfowling marsh for sale – LambertAndFoster.co.uk Elephant hunts make jumbo profits – VOANews.com Hunting influencer’s wombat furore – YouTube […]
Fieldsports Britain – Magpie gun grab
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t1-hs8RVLkcArmed police pounce when Yorkshire gamekeepers shoot a magpie. We investigate who is at fault. Venison is on the menu at the Grand National, courtesy of our very own Steve ‘Competition’ McGuigan. Plus Ian Hodge chooses between two budget-friendly Turkish O/U shotguns, Yildiz and ATA, and David has the news on the news stump. It’s […]
Win tickets to the Stalking Show – Fieldsports Extra, episode 368
You can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Stalking Show, 12-13 April 2025 at Staffordshire County Showground, in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus we look at the subjects of this week’s main story – gamekeeper James Crowther who had his guns seized by police. Steve McGuigan, talks about launching a venison business […]
Hunting Ethics by Nick Fox – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 114
youtu.be/VHE3xLhT2Uw Nick Fox has been working on this book all his life. The hunter, zoologist and falconer has brought out Hunting Ethics: A Personal Journey. In this podcast with Charlie Jacoby, he talks about different elements of the book, including why it is innate within us to hunt – and governments can’t ban hunting. Buy Hunting […]
Fieldsports Britain – New rifle and glass
Scottish sport in grand style: Charlie Jacoby is stalking red hinds with Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle – and staying in a castle. Tom Davies is foxshooting, crashing quads and finding a chainsaw. Hunting YouTube with James Marchington is back as an occasional series and David has the news on the news stump. It’s all […]
Kite APC Stabilized binoculars – suitable for Parkinson’s?
Charlie asks his dad, Martin Jacoby, to review the Kite APC Stabilized binoculars and say whether they are suitable for people suffering from Parkinson’s disease, as he is. More optics reviews on Fieldtester
Wildfires rage despite ‘rewetting’ – Fieldsports News, 12 March 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K-77NW0qf8o Here are the links: Upland wildfires blamed on ‘rewetting’ – Facebook and c4pmc.co.uk Nathan Hales wins clayshooter of year – Instagram Scotland deerstalking courses surge – Parliament.scot and ShootingAndHuntingAcademy – use discount code SCOTT25 Game Assurance scheme closes – AimToSustain.org.uk Police drone catches poachers – YouTube Sporting dogs triumph at Crufts – BASC Crackshot draw raises […]
Browning X-Bolt 2 and new binos launch test
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycJQhzbgOuw Charlie Jacoby is at the imposing Gordon Castle beside the River Spey for the launch of Browning’s new X-Bolt 2 rifle. Sergio Couto has laid on a feast of Scottish sport, with salmon fishing, roe and red stalking. Charlie has a long day on the hill trying to get within range of a hind, […]
Upturned quadbike, five foxes and a chainsaw
Another quiet evening on Dartmoor… pest controller Tom Davies is meant to be going out after foxes, but things go wrong for him on a stalking trip. When he does get to go out, there are hungry foxes everywhere – and it’s the start of the lambing season. Plus, he finds an unexpected bonus in […]
WIn a Ghillie UK Hill Loch shirt – Fieldsports Extra, episode 367
You can win a Ghillie UK Hill Loch shirt priced at £75 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus hill stalker Bob Scott talks heather and Charlie’s dad, Martin Jacoby, who has Parkinson’s, reviews image-stabilised binoculars. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with insurance go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/membershipAnnual members can upgrade hereGroup membership at £80 per person hereFieldsports […]
Fieldsports Britain – Pocket rocket gundogs
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7buaYg-gQXU The rocket-fuelled cocker is a firm favourite on the shoot, but these lively little spaniels can apply their skills in other areas too, from agility tests to sniffing out bombs. Plus Charlie is stalking roe and Chinese water deer with Fieldsports member Mark Froggatt in Cambridgeshire, and we draw the winner of a £1,700 […]
More than a working dog: the cocker
Most shoots have at least one cocker spaniel either picking up or in the beating line. In this episode of our series More Than a Working Dog, trainer Sean Brown from Petsercise shows how the characteristics of this rocket-fuelled gundog can apply to a host of situations beyond the field. And, for those who don’t […]
Armed sabs attack hunt – Fieldsports News, 5 March 2025
www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VAXrluFj8E Here are the links: Sab thugs attack hunt – BehindTheMasks.co.uk Europe lays out lead ban timetable – ec.europa.eu John Rigby’s 250th birthday – YouTube Guernsey mulls squirrel shelter – Facebook Poachers kill 35 Kruger rhinos so far this year – ChiefAlbertLuthuliNews.co.za Elephant release group defunded – Fieldsportschannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast99 Purple Heart vet shoots big black bear […]
How hunters are solving Cambridgeshire’s deer problem
Mark Froggatt stalks deer on farms in Cambridgeshire. He is one of a small band who go out after roe deer and Chinese water deer, which anyone crossing the Fens can see in herds out among the crops. He takes Charlie Jacoby out after both species. To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 797, visit […]
Teresa Dent CBE from the GWCT – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 113
youtu.be/JKX8exmYtq4 Teresa Dent CBE led the Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust as chief executive for 22 years. In the spring of 2025, she retires. In July 2024, she came to the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre to talk about the trust’s work, and the difficulty of producing science that politicians can use. Other ways to […]
Day-night scopes head to head: HIK Micro Alpex vs Pard DS35
James Head from Devon and online airgun centre Crackshot compares two of his best-selling day-night scopes, the similarly priced HIK Micro Alpex and Pard DS35, and explains which one he would choose and why. Find Crackshot at Crackshot.uk To watch all of Fieldsports Britain, episode 797, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain797 More from Crackshot here:
Win an Olight Osight red dot sight – Fieldsports Extra, episode 366
You can win an Olight OSight red dot sight priced at £160 in this week’s Fieldsports Extra. Plus dog trainer Sean Brown talks about neutering, member Mark Froggatt says What He Wold Like To See Done, and the GWCT’s Teresa Dent CBE says what expasperates her. This week’s prizes and other links:For membership now with […]
Ratting action with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack
Last month we were with Sam Green in Norfolk for a driven pheasant and partridge day. Now we’re back at the shoot for a different kind of sport – ratting with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack. We start at the piggery buildings, then move on to compost heaps and game covers. The dogs ‘mark’ […]
Scotland wants to cull deerstalkers – Fieldsports News, 26 February 2025
Here are the links: Scotland could halve deerstalker numbers – News.stv.tv Rubbish keeps fox numbers high – GWCT LACS tears itself apart in High Court – The Times Wales announces greyhound racing ban – Countryside Alliance YouTube channel gives away deerstalking – YouTube Police shoot stag near school – Instagram and Facebook Wolf attacks horses – […]
