Glorious Twelfth delivers the grouse – Fieldsports News, 16 August 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0gkAndIQFY Here are the links: Glorious 12th beats off protests and weather – Independent + NGO + Countryside Alliance BASC submits de-banking evidence to FCA – BASC Last call for gun ownership survey – government survey Natural Resources Wales ‘acts against nature’ – Fieldsports News + Change.org Water quality ‘disgrace’ as 90% of UK rivers […]
£26,000 rifle – Fieldsports Extra, episode 285
The Poke Packham Auctions page is up and top lot is a £26,000 Merkel rifle, built and specially engraved for an international exhbition. Thanks to Viking Arms for donating it. It’s week two of the beautiful custom knife prize draw from Danum Blades priced at £325. Plus, Ed Swales shouts out for the Fieldsports Nation, […]
Big bag days – yes or no? – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 75
www.youtube.com/watch?v=t30FXnWxGn8 It’s Shooting Times editor Patrick Galbraith versus sporting agent Mark Osborne in this one-hour debate at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre 2023. The GWCT’s Roger Draycott provides the voice of reason and host Charlie Jacoby tries to stop them from fighting about the topic on stage. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Wasp sting won’t stop Geoff Garrod shooting pigeons
www.youtube.com/watch?v=30AmBHQyK_0 Gamekeeping legend Geoff Garrod has a pigeonshooting problem. He wants to go out decoying today but he walked into a wasp in the pheasant pen this morning and it stung him in the eye. Find out how he gets on protecting crops on his shoot in Essex. For Geoff’s Browning Maxus 2, visit […]
Aerial roebuck reaction
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhzcGoTOXGM What does a roebuck reaction to the call look like from the sky? Incredibly, we filmed one of four bucks we shoot on this trip to Scotland from above, plus we position the drone behind the deer when Paul takes the shot. It’s all part of a roe stalking trip to Aberdeenshire, famous for […]
Fieldsports Britain – roe rut hunt from the air
www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9ucLfxb4-w Paul is on a roebuck cull day in Aberdeenshire. It’s the roe deer rut and the animals have just one thing on their minds – so much so that one of them doesn’t notice David filming right above it. Meanwhile, Geoff Garrod is out on the pigeons in Essex, despite a nasty wasp sting […]
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 […]
‘Debanking’ the gun trade – Fieldsports News, 9 August 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UQmUi_rvUA Here are the links: Jeremy on the Hunt for de-bankers – Sky Gamekeeper slams Scottish government over deer cull policy – SGA Fieldsports Channel in the headlines – Mail on Sunday Are you ‘Best in the Field?’ – BASC Southern Water faces criminal charges – Fish Legal Cormorant licence bid by Welsh angling legend […]
Win a custom knife priced at £320 – Fieldsports Extra, episode 284
We are giving away a beautiful custom knife by Danum Blades priced at £325. Plus, we have Paul Childerley and Sergio Couto laughing at David, and advice on what do when police approach you in the pigeon hide from Geoff Garrod. Oh yes – and more on Packham.This week’s prizes and other links:Tom’s Targets Toms-Targets.ukFind […]
DEFRA failure: GL43 and gamebird release
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa99-n1tJ30 The anger in the countryside is palpable. It came to a head at the 2023 Game Fair, when Tory MPs lined up to criticise DEFRA, not Labour. DEFRA secretary Thérèse Coffey didn’t even turn up (we replaced her with a cauliflower). Meanwhile, Labour environment spokesman Daniel Zeichner was surprisingly positive about shooting sports. Click […]
Fieldsports Britain – Vinnie does the Game Fair
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yo_spEywQss Vinnie Jones says it’s time to stand up for fieldsports. He was at the 2023 Game Fair at Ragley Hall, where the hunting and shooting organisations launched initiative after initiative against the antis. Deborah Hadfield rounds them up. Plus Charlie replaces DEFRA secretary Thérèse Coffey with a cauliflower, because she had the cauli-wobbles about […]
The 2023 Game Fair: home of the fieldsports fightback
youtu.be/4tpPephC0JM The Game Fair 2023 at Ragley Hall was a celebration of the best of British field sports and country life. More than 100,000 people attended the event in Warwickshire. It was three days of fun for shooters, families, friends and four-legged friends. But storm clouds are gathering for Fieldsports. The threats to the rural […]
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 […]
United Utilities feels pain of grouseshooting ban – Fieldsports News, 2 August 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=64w9UfUTqDI Here are the links: Water company’s shooting ban backlash – e-lobby Police hand back guns to pigeon shooters DEFRA approves commercial bluefin tuna fishery – DEFRA Bird flu threat warning – BBC Now hunters and shooters ‘bomb’ Packham’s house – Daily Mirror BASC says firearms consultation response is overwhelming – Home Office + Fieldsports […]
Greg Smith MP criticises DEFRA – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 73
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEPtKuTD0V8 Greg Smith MP is horrified at the way DEFRA has handled crises such as rescinding GL43. He is at the 2023 Game Fair and lams into Natural England and sneaky civil servants with an anti-shooting agenda. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP criticises DEFRA– FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 72
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mv4pSqf-iCw Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown MP is our unofficial minister for shooting. At the 2023 Game Fair, he tells Charlie Jacoby how DEFRA is getting it wrong. Other ways to listen to our podcasts:
Daniel Zeichner MP comes round to shooting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 74
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Fhm7CCAh3Y Daniel Zeichner MP is shadow environment minister. He came to the Game Fair in 2021, 2022 and in 2023 he took to the stage at the Game Fair Theatre to explain Labour’s policies on shooting (no current need for regulation), trailhunting (he will do his best for it) and trophy imports and exports (nothing […]
Win £145 of steel fox target – Fieldsports Extra, episode 283
We have a Tom’s Targets’ steel fox target priced at £145 to give away this week. Plus, Vinnie Jones says why he loves Fieldsports Channel, we are swept off our feet by the kindness and generosity of the viewers, BASC and the Countryside Alliance say what we should do to promote fieldsports, and David is […]
Fieldsports Britain – hunting the Game Fair buck
youtu.be/axiXD66RTtg José Souto plans to cut up a deer in front of an audience of 100s. It’s up to Paul Childerley to find him that deer. Paul goes out with José and Will Hogan stalking roebucks in the Home Counties. Meanwhile, Dan Thor is enjoying a simulated game day in Devon and answering the question: […]
Gamekeepers’ curlew chick success
youtu.be/gKhLYAhNaS8 by Deborah Hadfield Kill the foxes and the curlews will thrive. That’s the conclusion of gamekeepers at an Irish Grouse Conservatiom Trust project in Northern Ireland. Curlews are a rare sight in Northern Ireland. Loss of habitat has put them in decline for decades. They came off the quarry list in the province in […]
Who is the fastest cartridge stuffer in the West (Country)?
Here’s what a day at Devon Clay Days teaches you: Dan Thor loads one cartridge at a time. His girlfriend Shannon loads two at once. Which is better in a high-pressure situation such as a simulated game day? Find out in this film. For more about Miroku and Browning guns, go to Browning.eu Find Jack […]
How to shoot deer when the crops are high
Paul Childerley has a date with a deer which can’t be missed. He booked in to join top game chef and senior lecturer at Westminster Kingsway College, José Souto, on the stage at the 2023 Game Fair at Ragley Hall for a deer butchery demo . No deer, no demo. One of the issues he […]
Riot squad stops pigeon shoot – Fieldsports News, 26 July 2023
youtu.be/XxpJsLw9Hv8 Here are the links: Armed police stop legal pigeon shoot and confiscate guns Water company’s grouse shooting ban – Countryside Alliance MP appeals for government to act over GL43 crisis – CliftonBrown.co.uk Urban first minister Drakeford bumps into country reality – BBC John Muir Trust launches investigation into boss – Inverness Courier Countryside Alliance […]
Win £265 of satellite communicator – Fieldsports Extra, episode 282
In a packed programme, you can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Game Fair, there’s a report from Fieldsports Live in Lutterworth last week, tips on snacking from airgunner David Elliott-Smith, the value of Fieldsports Channel from Gary McCartney of the Countryside Alliance, and both David Wright and Aaron Jones get excited […]
Des and Keith’s luxury squirrel shoot
Des and Keith have their squirrel shooting sorted: a squirrel hide with a door knocker AND a welcome mat. No welcome for the squirrels, though. The greys are drawn to a seed and peanut feeder in front of the hide, and Des and Keith’s high-tech airguns do the rest of the work, making this piece […]
Fieldsports Britain – wild boar and squirrels
youtu.be/TuplGqH6AH8 Two hunts – two different approaches: Oxfordshire squirrel shooters Des and Keith have worked out how to do their pest control in luxury, with a well-appointed hide and a feed station just yards away. Tim Pilbeam does it the hard way, visiting Pulsar’s night vision and thermal optics factories in the Baltic, learning about […]
Shooters demand urgent action to tackle Northern Ireland’s firearms licensing crisis
youtu.be/-Dg1qjseL9I Shooting is more than a pastime for these shooters in Northern Ireland. It can be a lifeline when bad health is causing them issues. But some members of the Dunnyboe Target Club are struggling because of the crisis in firearms licensing. Dunnyboe Target Club is a lifeline for shooters Paul Jennings is one of […]
Royal visit to home of shooting sports – Fieldsports News, 19 July 2023
Here are the links: Princess Royal visits BASC HQ – BASC press release Firearms certificate revocations rise – Yahoo News George Digweed championship win – Facebook Nathan Hales wins world cup trap gold– Facebook North Yorkshire council considers trail hunting ban – Countryside Alliance + The Times White Lodge tragedy – Sky MPs want farmers […]
Win tickets to the Game Fair – Fieldsports Extra, episode 281
In a packed programme, you can win one of five pairs of tickets to the Game Fair, there’s a report from Fieldsports Live in Lutterworth last week, tips on snacking from airgunner David Elliott-Smith, the value of Fieldsports Channel from Gary McCartney of the Countryside Alliance, and both David Wright and Aaron Jones get excited […]
Inside Pulsar HQ for the first time: exclusive and behind-the-scenes
It’s the first time cameras have been allowed inside the Pulsar factories in Lithuania and Latvia. Tim Pilbeam has an opportunity to see the newest products being made, mourn the loss of his favourite (Helion), and discover what the company has up the sleeve of their blue lab coats when it comes to artificial intelligence […]
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 […]
Government hands out cash to shoots – Fieldsports News, 12 July 2023
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6s4vA3W0KI Here are the links: Government launches fund for shoots (and antis) – DEFRA RSPB has cash to splash on predator control – BBC Banks’ bias towards shooting firms – BASC Scottish stag welfare fears – BASC Police shoot feral dogs – DGLostDogs.co.uk Urgent call on firearms – consultation + Fieldsports News Rural cost-of-living crisis […]
Ultimate .410 cartridge for pigeons, game and clays
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wf5eCvlQiAI Paul Childerley loves a .410 shotgun. Whether it is on a game day or clay shoot, he enjoys the challenge of the smaller calibre, plus the benefits of less recoil, less weight, and less bang. Today, he’s trying to have a day on the pigeons with a selection of guns and shells. The birds […]
Fieldsports Britain – Paul’s .410 pigeon day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKut5N4DaAU Paul Childerley wants to go quiet and simple this week. He is shooting pigeons over crops in Bedfordshire close enough to a footpath to make a quiet .410 his gun of choice. He tries a variety of guns, including a Hushpower. Meanwhile, we’re at the World English Sporting Championship at EJ Churchill shooting ground […]
UK anglers land UK bluefin tuna fishing season after DEFRA dallying
youtu.be/viFTqHSRcJs by Deborah Hadfield Sportfishing for bluefin tuna is back. Skippers say landing the English CHART 2023, catch-and-release program, was a monster fight. Delays and lack of funding threatened its future. Defra dallying led to a last-minute announcement which is causing issues for some skippers. The good news is that, in Cornwall, 25 vessels are […]
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 […]
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Win £100+ of shooting kit from Cluny – Fieldsports Extra, episode 280
You can win shooting kit priced at more than £100. Plus, we have a tuna sport fishing skipper from Cornwall, and a gamekeeper from Hampshire, both of them taking part in official scientific nature-recovery programmes. And Paul Childerley is shooting pigeons with a .410.This week’s prizes and other links:ATN X-Sight LTV 3-9x day and night […]
What the UK can learn from Botswana about looking after animals
youtu.be/lVO7F7MULUo by Charlie Jacoby Big African animals from a dozen species browsing next to each other on green savannah. It’s a scene that the British government struggles to understand, because these are wild animals thriving in a southern African hunting country. The British government takes the view that these animals can’t be thriving, because they […]
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 […]
Call to arms on new firearms licensing consultation
youtu.be/uyM_t-srydg BASC says a new firearms consultation on firearms licensing is the most important in 35 years. The Minister for Crime and Policing Chris Philp launched an 8-week consultation on June 29th. BASC is urging shooters to respond so that the shooting community has a voice in decisions that will have an impact for decades […]
Delays in GL43 licences threaten gamekeeping jobs
There should be birds ready for the shooting season. But this shoot on Salisbury Plain is in limbo because of the chaos surrounding general licences. DEFRA announced a last-minute change which means shoots near some protected sites need a licence to release birds. BASC says the new rules affect hundreds of shoots. BASC ‘s chief […]
What makes the best foxhound?
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wcf32tsaVM What to look for in a foxhound: Charlie travels to the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association 2023 hound show at Stradbally Hall, where the best Irish foxhounds are on show, as well as harriers, beagles and even azawakhs. Visit IMFHA.ie Photography from the day: More on hounds here: More on hounds here:
Mr Grumpy goes ratting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgV0554Fzag Roy is tired and grumpy, and giving David grief. David’s one hope is that Roy takes his rattiness out on the local rodent population. With the end of the falcon breeding season just around the corner, Roy has just a couple of hours to perform some important rat control around his aviaries. Poison is […]
Fieldsports Britain – ratty Roy
www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS34mhRtwdw Roy has a rat problem – and he suffers from rattiness, too. He is out with David to control the rodents that are scavenging around his bird of prey aviaries. Meanwhile, Charlie is off to Ireland to find out what makes the best foxhound. It’s the Irish Masters of Foxhounds Association’s annual hound show […]
UK government puts guns under public spotlight – Fieldsports News, 5 July 2023
youtu.be/3Z2u7FtXM8c Here are the links: BASC says firearms consultation most important in 35 years – Fieldsports News or click here for firearms licensing consultation Bluefin tuna research programmes approved – Facebook MPs accuse anti hunting police chief of bias – Daily Telegraph Lord Zac Goldsmith resigns – BBC BASC warns of Scottish bill human rights […]
Roy complains about David – Fieldsports Extra, episode 279
Out shooting rats with airguns, David and Roy go at each other like a married couple heading for the divorce courts. Meanwhile, Bill Harriman from BASC talks about the importance of the new firearms consultation, Ian Bell of BASC says how the GL43 scandal (no birds released near European designated special protection areas in England […]
Roestalking in Caithness & Sutherland with a combination rifle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-Fi8ElBodE John Dodd is trying to meet his cull roebuck targets and Charlie is not helping. Instead of a nice sensible bolt-action with an expensive scope on top, Charlie has brought a combination rifle/shotgun, a Winchester Supergrade 12ga/.243, with an Aimpoint sight. Patient as ever, John guides Charlie on to bucks – and even has […]
Fieldsports Britain – red dot roebuck triple
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWb3lSWyfeM It’s a big game week in #FieldsportsBritain. Charlie takes his combination rifle out with John Dodd in Caithness & Sutherland looking for roebucks, and Ollie Williams is at Holland & Holland in London looking for buffalo. Yup, the famous gumaking firm keeps a pen of dagga boys in a basement shooting cinema. It helps […]
Gamekeepers are the unsung heroes of conservation
youtu.be/32mgYnh0XsI Curlews are under threat. The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust says in some areas of the UK their population is declining by 17% a year. But the GWCT says that on land managed by gamekeepers, their numbers are increasing by 14% a year. Roger Draycott of the GWCT says: “The curlew is the bird […]
