Mossberg MVP Light Chassis rifle
youtu.be/yhSUwgxHjV8 The Mossberg MVP LC is a great little compact rifle that would be ideal for a gamekeeper working out of a pick-up truck. A bolt-action, it borrows some of the features of a tactical AR type rifle, such as the extending stock which can be shortened in an instant with the press of a […]
Mossberg Patriot – the gamekeeper’s rifle
youtu.be/MPNcd9Rk1DU The Mossberg Patriot is a good honest rifle built to get the job done. “It’s what I’d class as a gamekeeper’s gun,” says Andy Norris from distributors Viking Arms. “It does what it says on the tin, and for a terrific price of under £600.” This is the Patriot Predator model, which comes in […]
World Gunmakers’ Evening sells to the Game Fair
The Game Fair has bought the World Gunmakers’ Evening from its founder, ITAP Group, which runs GunsOnPegs.com. The Game Fair paid an undisclosed sum for the event, which attracts low hundreds of high net worth attendees to a tabletop event at a London hotel each year, where they can look at the latest guns from […]
Ruger American Ranch Rifle
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AAiOyY–OzM If you’re after a basic, working rifle with no frills, the Ruger American Ranch could be exactly what you’re looking for. “It’s a Ruger – so it’s rugged, it’s reliable, and it does what it’s supposed to do,” says Andy Norris of distributors Viking Arms. “It’s a great little all-round performer.” Andy Norris says […]
Sentience, trophies and a government muddle over animals
www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMDT0MhTP_I The government in England wants to bring in laws making it illegal to cause distress to various animals in a range of different circumstances. These are all covered by existing animal welfare laws, especially the Animal Welfare Act 2006. Nothing daunted, a new, glossy, embargoed brochure from DEFRA called Our Action Plan for Animal […]
How to get started on bouncing rabbits, with Sam Green
www.youtube.com/watch?v=1e5_YpQb-7k Ellie is new to clayshooting. FITASC world champion Sam Green talks and walks her through the first stage of her shooting career, starting with bouncing rabbit basics. For Browning, go to Browning.eu Sam shoots a B525 Ultra XS Read our review on Fieldtester For lessons with Sam Green, visit Facebook.com/samgreenshooting More of our films […]
Cosmic Cornish crow shoot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_4bK0rGaog Fieldsports Nation member Jon Reed is a shooting sportsman from West Cornwall. Charlie risks falling off the edge of the world by driving down to see him for a day’s crow, rook and jackdaw shooting, not far from RNAS Culdrose, which explains the helicopters. Crow calls: Jon’s choice from Primos and Nordik Barrborn
Fieldsports Britain – how to call in crows, rooks and jackdaws
Look out Cornish crows. Charlie is off to the Lizard this week to meet Fieldsports Nation member Jon Reed, who is decoying crows over newly-drilled barley. Jon gives Charlie a masterclass in calling corvids. Meanwhile, FITASC world champion Sam Green is back to improve your shooting, this week helping a novice shot with her first […]
Queen’s Speech plans for hunting and shooting – Fieldsports News, 12 May 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrqVD02TVfo Here are the links:Boris plans animal rights laws – Fieldsports News English Heritage attacks local wildlife management – TwitterRSPB gets its talons into Invercauld Estate – Police Scotland and West Mercia PoliceBritain’s biggest bird of prey to be reintroduced in Norfolk – Roy DennisNada Farhoud’s hare out of place Twitter and TwitterNorthern Irish anti speaks […]
Ruger Precision Rimfire
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zjs69fmY5A8 Following on from the huge success of Ruger’s Precision Centrefire rifle, the gunmaker has produced a Rimfire version – and that’s gone down a storm too. The Ruger Precision Rimfire is a faithfully downsized version of the centrefire rifle, and comes in .22LR, .22WMR and .17HMR. Conceived as a training aid for fullbore shooters, […]
Breda Zenith L – a game o/u with a difference
youtu.be/NqZ1DH6Ymi8 Italian gunmaker Breda has made some cracking semi-autos over the past 100 years or so. More recently they’ve turned their skills to making over-and-unders – and the Zenith is going down well with clay and game shooters alike. This one is the game model, the Zenith L. It’s steel proofed of course, and comes […]
Win a sausage stuffer – Fieldsports Extra #168
Win a sausage stuffer – Fieldsports Extra #168 You can win a sausage stuffer (yes, really), plus we talk animal sentience, social media networks and hedgehog poo. For the Weschenfelder sausage stuffer, go to Bit.ly/weschenfeldersausage For the ISOTunes Sport Advance, visit Bit.ly/isotunesadvance For the Tonne of Letters campaign, visit Fcha.nl/writetoboris How to enter Fieldsports Nation
Gunbuck.co.uk – the relaxed social media network that’s (slowly) taking on Facebook
Mark Heath from Staffordshire is a fieldsports photographer-turned-Zuckerberg. Back in the 1990s he worked as a photographer specialising in hunting and shooting sports for titles
Industry insight: how to build a gun factory in India
John Bright from Highlander Outdoors talks about his adventures building a Webley gun factory in India.
How to zero your SEO strategy
SEO is a vital component of digital marketing. It’s often overlooked, ignored or misunderstood. If your site or content isn’t being found, it’s probably because you haven’t set the SEO sights correctly.
GB’s Amber Hill wins World Cup silver
Amber Hill won the silver medal in Women’s Skeet at the ISSF World Cup in Lonato, Italy today, 10 May 2021. Amber, from Bracknell, won
Trans K9 drawer – secure gun storage in your vehicle
youtu.be/Cc-bV_-f4h4 Jason Gibson of Vario Hearables travels many miles to shoots up and down the country, so he needs to keep his guns and cartridges
Becky McKenzie’s essential kit checklist for clay shooting
youtu.be/bmfc7LrYynA Becky McKenzie is one of Britain’s top lady Sporting shots, and a clay shooting coach – so who better to run through the essential
British Open Sporting fills up in under a week
The CPSA British Open Sporting Championship has all but sold out, less than a week after entries opened on 1 May. By the morning of
Roebuck stalking prize
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ7E9IYSTOg Nigel Appleton won a stalking outing with Tom Davies in a competition on Fieldsports Extra. Tom runs Dartmoor Deer Services and takes Nigel to
Fieldsports Britain – a buck in your sights
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIjVXJ47MkI We get close to the action as deerstalker Nigel Appleton goes out with Tom Davies from Dartmoor Deer Services after a roebuck. Nigel won
Traps and rifles: how to bring back the grey partridge
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i2u7yZkaHXI “There’s a pair of grey partridges that like this particular feeder. Whether we shall see them or whether they’ll keep a low profile…” shrugs
Big night rabbit-shooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wpzfq5ESvqU Jaf Jefferson and the South Somerset Ferreters go out after rabbits with lamps, night vision and rifle from the back of a truck. Plus
Wind farm cuts off eagle’s wing – Fieldsports News, 5 May 2021
Here are the links: Sea eagle dies after collision with wind turbine – Facebook National Trust’s ban on muirburn ‘worsened Marsden Moor blaze’ – The
Mossberg 500 pump-action .410
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQAZzp1AjiM The Mossberg Model 500 pump-action .410 needs little introduction, at least to British gamekeepers and pest controllers. For them it’s an invaluable working tool,
Breda Zenith Sporter competition shotgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4o8iPrTORkk For years serious clay shooters have chosen between the two Bs, Beretta and Browning. Now there’s a third B to consider: Breda – and
Win bluetooth hearing protection – Fieldsports Extra #167
Win bluetooth hearing protection – Fieldsports Extra #167 Win an airgun + David’s busy week (and hairstyle) + Nigel Farage + rabbiting with Jaf. Thanks to Highland Outdoors for the Webley, which you can find at Bit.ly/raiderclassic For the ISOTunes Sport Advance, visit Bit.ly/isotunesadvance For the Tonne of Letters campaign, visit Fcha.nl/writetoboris How to enter
‘It’s taking food out of people’s mouths’: the true cost of Western bans on hunting in Africa
Africa is no stranger to Western bullying, with green policies that deny development or pressure from animal rights groups to stop big game hunting. Namibia
Suhl Junior World Cup cancelled
The German shooting federation has cancelled the planned 2021 Junior World Cup in Suhl, Germany. The event, planned for 3-14 July, is the latest to
British Open Sporting 2021 bookings open
If you want to make sure of your place at the British Open, you’d better get cracking – bookings opened at one minute past midnight
Robert Bucknell’s fox shooting rifle and scope
youtu.be/hocd42pb8t4 Legendary fox shooter Robert Bucknell has spent years refining his go-to foxing rifle set-up – and he reckons he’s got it just about perfect.
Crows, rooks and jackdaws: how to tell the difference
www.youtube.com/watch?v=lZARiKh4oCg Matt Turley and Nigel White are shooting corvids over drilled barley. All three species on the pest list in England are dropping in and
Anglers battle Port of Dover
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyxInmL0Iz0 “When I first came I was eight. My son’s now ten and I’ve been looking forward to bringing him in on the pier fishing,”
Thermal rat hunt
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVn0Fv4GlQ Tim Pilbeam and his gamekeeper friend Roy have a rat problem. Happily, they have all the latest thermal equipment from Pulsar, plus a brand
Fieldsports Britain – Petting zoo pest control
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCma8dyG0q0 With rats outnumbering the animals at the petting zoo, it’s time for Team Tim to step in, armed with pest control tech. Tim Pilbeam
National Trust cold-shoulders keepers – Fieldsports News, 28 April 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM_KgjZAlDY Here are the links:National Trust shuns keepers who put out moor fire – Examiner Live and National TrustNational Trust destroys ancient grassland – BBC Have
Win a Webley airgun – Fieldsports Extra #166
Win an airgun + David’s busy week (and hairstyle) + Nigel Farage + rabbiting with Jaf. Thanks to Highland Outdoors for the Webley, which you can find at Bit.ly/raiderclassic For the Tonne of Letters campaign, visit Fcha.nl/writetoboris How to enter Fieldsports Nation competitions: for members on YouTube, Patreon and Facebook simply comment with your answer
2in-chambered Joseph Lang 12-bore
This 2in-chambered 1960s Joseph Lang 12-bore sold at JS Fine Art Auction, Banbury, Oxfordshire, on 24 April 2021. Guided at £200, it sold for £1,100.
Baku World Cup cancelled
The planned ISSF World Cup in Baku has been cancelled due to the covid situation in Azerbaijan. The news is a blow to Team GB’s
Faulds and Doughty shine on a busy weekend of Sporting clay shooting
After months of lockdown closures, clay shooters are eagerly getting back to their sport. Shoots up and down the country saw strong entries over the
South Africa’s hunters unite in a fight for the future
South Africa’s wildlife management associations have joined forces so they have the clout to fight threats to their conservation work from foreign governments. They’re calling
Want to try clay shooting? Your questions answered
Thinking of having a go at clay shooting? Great idea! It’s a fun and sociable sport that’s accessible to all – and easier to get
How to teach gundogs on a summer simulated game day
www.youtube.com/watch?v=IMfgnFbINHg At Cotswold Fieldsports, they do things differently. You won’t find anyone to teach you field trial tips and tricks. Today, they are running a
Fieldsports Britain – lamb protection squad
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGAXZEd0r9c Tom Davies goes out foxshooting with Charlie Jacoby. The lambs on Dartmoor are big enough to fend for themselves, but stupid enough to get
How to make an instinctive clayshooter more thoughtful
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HZEl0Yi43s Ed Solomons has a problem with his latest clayshooting pupil. Paul Childerley is a fast-action gameshooter, great on birds travelling near to him and
Dartmoor foxshooting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_awVrgwTRnc It’s April and Tom Davies has shot 50 foxes so far this year. Tonight he is after number 51. It’s the end of lambing
Pulsar Accolade 2 vs Helion – review
Tom Davies from Dartmoor Deer Services compares the Pulsar Accolade 2 LRF XP50 with his trusty old Pulsar Helion XQ50, and says what the differences
How grouseshooting is saving curlews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfqbJkLQzyU It’s a sunny spring day on the North York Moors and there’s a light breeze. We’ve managed to find a spot where we’re treated
Copy-and-paste hen harriers – Fieldsports News, 21 April 2021
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_zb6eZylw8 Here are the links:RSPB spams newspapers with hen harrier propaganda – News & Star and RSPB press releaseDozens of dogs seized from traveller site
Guns & Land Rovers – Fieldsports Extra #165
Win ear plugs, how to call a fox, how to train a dog, and which Land Rover were they going to use at the funeral? Plus members’ tributes to Prince Philip. Thanks to Sam Green Shooting, which you can find on Facebook For the Tonne of Letters campaign, visit Fcha.nl/writetoboris How to enter Fieldsports Nation
