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Fieldsports Britain – Crow’s on the Pigeons

We’re in Scotland after red hinds and the South-East of England after pigeons this week. It’s a combination of February sport and badly-needed wildlife control. Andy Crow has left the pigeons alone since the autumn, so it is time for a big day on them, now the pheasant-shooting season is over. Meanwhile, Robert Sajitz wants […]

Scottish hind hunt

The red hind cull is underway on the Ardnamurchan Peninsula in Scotland. Niall Rowantree has Robert Sajitz of Blaser to help him shoot his cull animals, and Robert has the new Blaser R8 Silence, with moderator integrated into the barrel. He tries it out during the cull. ▶ For more from Blaser UK, go to […]

Dry February pigeon shoot – it’s Crowhow

After months of letting them get away with it, farm manager Andy Crow’s fields are turning blue with pigeons. And when his fields go blue, Crow sees red. He is out with ‘plus one’ to knock back the numbers in order to save his crops decoying them to a hide made with dried bracken. Andy […]

New cash record for rare goat

 An American hunter has set a record for a markhor hunt. He paid the highest amount yet paid – US$110,000 – to hunt Pakistan’s national animal. Bryan Kinsel Harlan hunted the Astore markhor in Gilgit-Baltistan. His is one of four permits the Peshawar wildlife department auctioned last year. He started a worldwide debate on […]

Fieldsports Channel News, 30 January 2019

In this week’s bulletin: Plus: ▶ Liveline radio show attacks hunter ▶ ‘Persectued’ hen harrier found alive and well ▶ Blaser launches R8 in .22LR ▶ Denmark builds ‘pig-proof’ wall News is sponsored by Percussion Percussion-Europe.com For a full news round-up, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/fieldsportsnews  

Anti hunters make mistake after mistake

It has been a bad week for animal rights extremists. One group wants to stop pest control at a supermarket, others are calling for an end to the cruel practice of clay pigeon shooting, and Cheshire Police has released a statement saying don’t trust anti-hunting posts you read online. A group of antis are trying […]

Hunter attacked on Irish radio

Irish radio show hosts have attacked a caller who revealed he enjoys hunting. The consumer watchdog show Liveline encourages callers to complain about poor service. When a caller called ‘Frank’ said he had lost 100 bullets worth €700 on an Air France flight to Zimbabwe, instead of trying to help him out, the radio show […]

Fieldsports News, 23 January 2019

In the news this week: Packham plans to be rude to royal family British Shooting Schools Pistol Championships BritishShooting.org.uk/article/1554 Shooter anger over bird carcase dumping Antis swear at hunt supporter News is sponsored by Percussion Percussion-Europe.com For a full news round-up, go to FieldsportsChannel.tv/category/fieldsportsnews

Catapult kit – best balls for hunting

Cattyshack man Wayne Martin talks balls this week: why to use lead, why steel and how big they need to be. ▶ For more about Wayne’s slingshots, visit Facebook.com/CattyShackShooter ▶ Wayne is sponsored by Jack Pyke. Visit JackPyke.co.uk Join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a month gets you Fieldsports Channel membership. Click here This item […]

The game cart – Modern Gamekeeper #6

Out shooting driven partridges and pheasants? Gamekeeper Paul Childerley explains the importance of presenting birds, and why you should take care of birds on the game cart. Modern Gamekeeper’s sponsors are: Marsdens MarsdensFeeds.co.uk Remington RaytradeUK.co.uk Shooterking Shooterking.co.uk Barnes VOR-TX ammunition RaytradeUK.co.uk To go shooting on Paul’s shoot, visit ChilderleySporting.co.uk Click here for all of Paul’s […]

Best of British: gun cabinet maker

Blake Fewster makes some of the prettiest in-car gun cabinets that money can buy. Charlie Jacoby meets him, finds out about his cabinets and picks up top tips on how to bring a shine back to a scratched gunstock. ▶ For more, go to BlakeBespokeFurniture.com ▶ Click here for more of Charlie’s films ▶ Join the Fieldsports […]

Thermal squirrel hunt

Roy is after a variety of pests with FX airgun mounted with Pulsar Trail LRF thermal scope. He has squirrels, rats and even a fox in his sights. ▶ For more about FX Airguns – the FX Impact and FX Crown – in the UK, visit www.a-s-i.co.uk ▶ For the Pulsar Accolade XP50 binoculars and […]

Industrial rat shoot

Roy’s out at the dump controlling rats. He is putting new FX airguns and Pulsar optics through their paces, with the help of Jonathan Fox from Intelligent Pest Control. ▶ For more about FX Airguns – the FX Impact and FX Crown – in the UK, visit A-S-I.co.uk ▶ For the Pulsar Accolade XP50 binoculars […]

Fieldsports Britain – Roy’s Rodent Rampage

Roy Lupton is solving a pest problem this week. He has the latest Pulsar thermal kit plus an FX airgun, and he is out after rats, squirrels – and even a fox crosses his path. Meanwhile, as the game shooting season in the UK comes to a close, Paul Childerley shows how he presents birds […]

How do moderators work?

Jason Doyle tales his Hausken moderator apart to show just how simple it is. Plus he shoots it with and without mesh to hear the difference. ▶ For more about Hausken moderators from Norway, visit Hausken.no/en/ ▶ This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 6 Fcha.nl/fieldsportsireland6 ▶ Join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a month […]

Irish foxshooting – big numbers

Foxes are a major agricultural pest in Ireland, and Stephen Dunbar is out to take the pressure off the farmers ahead aod the lambing season. He is calling in and shooting foxes with Jason Doyle, and talks his fotal for 2018 to 151 foxes. Imagine how many lambs he has saved. ▶ This item appears […]

Wildfowling on the Wexford Sloblands

In the latest of his Wild Wing Shooting series, Jason Doyle is wildfowling the South Slob in Co Wexford. The Slobs were drained in the 19th century and have provided some of the best duck and goose hunting in Ireland ever since. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ The Benelli shotgun came from GMK […]

Irish Duck Hunt – Fieldsports Ireland, episode 6

For Fieldsports Ireland episode 6, Jason Doyle is up before dawn to go wildfowling in Co Wexford. It is one of the oldest forms of meat hunting in Europe. He is on the South Slob, on the banks of the River Slaney, and the duck and geese are there, but it’s too dark to see… […]

Shot Show 2019

Charlie Jacoby looks out for new and spectacular hunting and shooting kit at the 2019 ShotShow, including: ▶ Winchester Extreme Point Copper Impact ammunition ▶ 9.3 PRC calibre rifles from Mauser and Ruger ▶ Christensen Arms Traverse rifle ▶ Daniel Defense Delta 5 rifle ▶ Savage Model 10 High Country rifle ▶ Winchester Wildcat .22LR […]

Slingshots: know your rubber

Cattyshack man Wayne Martin explains the finer points of rubber – which to use in your catapult and how to use it – and why cold weather is important. ▶ For more about Wayne’s slingshots, visit Facebook.com/CattyShackShooter ▶ Wayne is sponsored by Jack Pyke. Visit JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Click here to join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a […]

Treetop black cock hunt

It’s like deer stalking but in this case our deer is perched on 25 metre tall stilts. Game chef Cai Ap Bryn is in Finland after black grouse. You stalk up to the birds, which have the vantage point of treetops to look out for you. He uses the same rifle he used for moose, […]

Fieldsports Britain – Hunting the delicious Black Grouse

Black grouse are among the most popular gamebirds in Scandinavia, both for the hunt and for cooking afterwards. Game chef Cai Ap Bryn goes black grouse hunting and cooking in Finland. In the latest in his Hunt & Cook series, he uses the same Sauer 404 rifle he used for last week’s elk hunt. Last […]

Hunting TV 2019: the viewing revolution

The must-read list of YouTube channels is out. Thanks to the view-counting on YouTube, we now know how many people watch them and where they rank alongside their competitors. Invaluable for people in gun and shooting marketing, the list includes top tens and links to much more detail on the Fieldsports Channel website, plus details of […]

Shoot criticised for disposing of breasted pheasant carcases

Shooters are turning on each other over a film showing dumped birds. But Cotesbach Game Farm in Leicestershire, which is the one burying the carcases, says they are all breasted, and points out that the practice is legal. In a story in The Times newspaper, both the National Gamekeepers Organisation and Shooting Times magazine criticises […]

Fast-Action Elk Hunt

To go elk hunting in Finland, you have to be fit. You watch the dog chasing the elk in real time via GPS. Then you have to sprint to be in position to intercept the animal. That’s what game chef Cai Ap Bryn does in this episode of Hunt & Cook. Plus he cooks up […]

How Coursing Helps Hares

Did you know that hare density is 18 times higher in coursing areas than in non-coursing areas? That’s the conclusion of research by Queen’s University, Belfast. Coursing may be banned in the UK but it’s alive and well in Ireland. They even print the results from coursing meetings in the national papers in Ireland. Charlie […]

Fieldsports Britain – Cai’s Mahoosive Moose Hunt

We are hunting driven moose in Finland. In the latest in Cai’s Hunt & Cook series, he takes on a bull elk and then shows how to rustle up a delicious party snack from its heart. Meanwhile, Charlie joins the English National Coursing Club at an English Stakes coursing event in Ireland. He finds out […]

Fieldsports News, 10 January 2019

Chris Packham says hunt ban doesn’t work Jeremy Paxman begs Britain to stop buying farmed salmon Gamekeepers clear fly tipping Bereleigh Shoot noise pollution case SEAT offends foxhunters National Trust cancels trail hunting on the Long Mynd Poland plans mass wild boar extermination Australian antis are up a gum tree over duck Cabela’s falls foul […]

Fox smashes up kitchen

A fox went on the rampage in a couple’s home. It left such a mess they thought they had stumbled on a murder scene. Malcom Gerrard, 58, and his partner Katie Hayward went downstairs to investigate a huge crash in their kitchen. Painter and decorator Malcolm told the Isle of Wight County Press newspaper: “I thought […]

Swarovski EL binoculars – 2021 reboot

by Charlie Jacoby You see your animal through your binos, you shoot, it drops out of sight. Now Swarovski has come up with binos that help you find the carcase. The new EL range, launched in 2021, has a ‘tracking assistant’ that not only rangefinds your animal but places it on a digital map on […]

Computers to replace shooters at school

A 100-year-old rifle and pistol shooting club on England’s south coast is seeking new premises. Fareham Rifle & Pistol Club fought eviction from its base in the grounds of a Hampshire school but lost the last round of a court battle against its landlord. The club shoots air rifles and air pistols as well as […]

Urban deer cull riles Irish antis

The Irish government has had to defend a deer cull. More than 30 wild deer from the herd in Dublin’s Phoenix Park were culled in what the Irish Office of Public Works (OPW) said was an effort to manage its size. The OPW confirmed 34 animals were killed as part of a controlled exercise. Their […]

Scottish Government bumps up cruelty to foxes

Using two dogs to hunt foxes is more cruel than using a pack. That’s the advice to the Scottish Government in its own review on hunting – yet it is planning to bring forward legislation that will do exactly that. By proposing a limit of two dogs that can be used to flush out and […]

Catapult sights and anchor points

Catty Shack man Wayne Martin shows how to improve your slingshot shooting accuracy, using reference points on your body, on your catapult – and even optical sights. ▶ For more about Wayne’s slingshots, visit Facebook.com/CattyShackShooter ▶ Wayne is sponsored by Jack Pyke. Visit JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Click here to join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a month […]

On Test: Sako 85 Black Wolf

Paul Childerley talks through the pros and cons of the Sako 85 Black Wolf, which he is taking on a chamois hunt in Slovenia. ▶ For more about the Sako 85 Black Wolf, visit Sako.fi/rifles/sako-85/85-black-wolf ▶ To go stalking with Paul, email paul@childerleysporting.co.uk ▶ Click here for all our films with Paul ▶ Click here to join […]

Shooting Chamois on the Vertical

Paul Childerley is on a three-day chamois hunt in the Slovenian mountains. In the latest episode of Paul’s Barrels & Brass series, he is out with Pater Matjasic of YouTube channel WaffenlandTV during the chamois rut. ▶ For more about the Sako 85 Black Wolf, visit Sako.fi/rifles/sako-85/85-black-wolf ▶ To go stalking with Peter, email waffenlandtv@gmail.com […]

Fieldsports Britain – Spectacular Mountain Chamois Hunt

Tough stalking in superb mountain scenery – Paul Childerley is shooting chamois during their rut. He is out with Peter Matjasic from WaffenlandTV, who wants to show him why Slovenia is a hunting paradise. Meanwhile, Catty Shack man Wayne Martin offers his tips on shooting straight with a catapult. David is on the Fieldsports Channel […]

Dallas Safari Club steps up its conservation work

Dallas Safari Club is bumping up its conservation work. During its 2019 convention and expo in Dallas, USA, it brought together a group of top-level conservation experts to join the DSC Conservation Advisory Board. This new group is charged with the mission of providing subject matter expertise with both regional and global perspectives on needed […]

Namibia’s NGOs hit back at anti-hunting call

Namibia’s top ecologist has hit back against a letter in the Guardian newspaper against trophy hunting. Dr Chris Brown, chief executive of the Namibian Chamber of Environment, has written an article saying the current campaign against trophy hunting is a western urban cultural imposition on the rights of rural African communities. He asks whether the […]

Beer celebrates Beaufort Hunt mastership

There’s a new beer to celebrate one of the best-known hunt masters in the country. The Flying Monk Brewery, which is based in the Beaufort country, wanted to mark Captain Ian Farquhar’s retirement from the mastership of the Beaufort Hunt after 34 years. It has produced a beer called The Old Captain. Who other to […]

National Trust bows to antis at Long Mynd

The National Trust has cancelled trail hunting for the South Shropshire Hunt at the Long Mynd. It has bowed to pressure from the League Against Cruel Sports, raising fears that one of the key heritage organisations in England & Wales is back in the pocket of animal rights extremists. LACS successfully infiltrated the National Trust […]

Packham says hunt ban doesn’t work

BBC TV presenter Chris Packham says that neither the law banning hunting with hounds nor the League Against Cruel Sports’ hunt monitoring scheme is working. He says: “It’s very difficult to monitor foxhunting and it’s also very difficult when things go wrong to get a successful prosecution. Police are under-resourced and have many other things […]

£22,000 fine for poaching

An Amish man has been fined £22,000 and jailed for 60 days for poaching. Junior L Troyer, aged 43, of Ohio, USA, entered pleas of no contest to several hunting crimes surrounding the poaching of a 28-point whitetail buck. He also faces a two-year hunting ban.

Spanish fox torturer found

A Spanish hunter who was filmed while he chased and tortured a fox has been identified. The Civil Guard in the Spanish province of Huesca says the man, aged 35, faces charges of crimes against wildlife. Click here for more.

Car overturns to avoid pheasant

A car overturned in the Cotswolds after the driver tried to dodge a pheasant. The driver had attempted to swerve around a pheasant in the road and ended up rolling her car. She was checked by the ambulance service and given the all-clear.

Fox attacks baby in Norway

A fox has attacked a baby in Norway. After hearing his 10-month-old son Sander shrieking, Bjørn-Milliam Angell found a mangy fox in the baby’s cot. He threw a flowerpot at the animal, then grabbed the pram and pulled it away from the fox. The baby is recovering from scratches on his cheek and local foxshooters […]

Fieldsports Britain – Deer Stalking on the Beach

Tim Pilbeam gets an unusual hunting ground. He is off to thin out the red hinds on a beach in West Scotland. The animals are in the forestry behind the beach, but the beach itself provides the best access. Meanwhile, the South Somerset Ferreters are catching rabbits along a 300-yard straight hedge. It’s a huge […]

Ferreting a 300-yard hedge

It sounds easy: a straight 300-yeard hedge full of rabbit, and the ferreters are armed with nets, dogs and, yes, ferrets. Well, it requires planning and teamwork, as the South Somerset Ferreters find out. ▶ The South Somerset Ferreters on YouTube ▶ The South Somerset Ferreters on Facebook ▶ Click here for all our films on South […]

Scottish Hind Cull at High Tide

Tim Pilbeam is at Ardnamurchan in Scotland on a hind cull. The animals are on a beach and that’s how Tim has to get on to them. Find out how he gets on. ▶ To go stalking at Ardnamurchan, visit WestHighland-Hunting.co.uk ▶ Contact Tim Pilbeam at tim@rucksackandrifle.co.uk ▶ Tim uses a Steyr. For more about […]

Bullet drop: the maths made easy

How come you shoot up hill and there is less bullet drop than shooting on the horizontal? How come you get the same effect when you shoot down hill? Professors Jason Doyle and Will O’Meara explain the theory – and puts it into practice with a rifle and a steel gong (OK – they’re not […]