Vinnie’s grandson takes up shooting
There’s a new Jones out shooting. Hollywood actor and former footballer Vinnie Jones’s grandson Harry joined his father Aaron for a day on the pheasants, and Vinnie sent us these pictures. The words ‘chip off the old block’ spring to mind.
Hare shoot – massive pest control day
On the Swedish island of Ven, hares reach pest proportions. They have no natural predators. There are no foxes on the island so, every year, the islanders hold giant hare shoots to keep down numbers. Charlie Jacoby takes part. ▶ For Aimpoint, visit Aimpoint.com Click here for all of Charlie’s films This film was first […]
Mark Winser on winning that Range Rover – Smokin’ Targets Game Flavoured
How did Mark Winser shoot a 25 straight on the Royal Berkshire Shooting School high tower and win a Stratstone Range Rover? He tells his story. ▶ The film is sponsored by Gamebore Gamebore.com ▶ We filmed it at Royal Berkshire Shooting School RBSS.co.uk ▶ For Mark Winser Coaching, visit MarkWinser.co.uk/ ▶ Click here for […]
Fieldsports Britain – Where Hares and Pheasants are Pests
Charlie is off on a hare shoot. He is on the Swedish island of Ven for one of their major annual hare clean-up days. The animals have no other predators, so it’s up to the humans to do the job, or the farms suffer. Meanwhile, Mark Winser talks through the winning style that earned him […]
#WeKnowWhereTheDucksAre
Australian shooters face a duck ban, because Australian scientists are too incompetent to find any duck. The nation’s key waterbird survey, the Eastern Australian Waterbird survey, shows how drought has drained eastern Australia wetlands of water and bird life. Waterbird survey team co-ordinator Professor Richard Kingsford says: “I don’t know where the birds are.” However, […]
Shooters pay for wader conservation
Shooters are protecting more wildlife habitat. A Humber wildfowling club has secured a £100,000 loan to create a wetland oasis for waders, including redshanks, grey plover and curlew. Barton On Humber Wildfowlers Club will turn 16 acres of arable farmland into a thriving wetland habitat after securing the loan from the Wildlife Habitat Charitable Trust […]
Prince William speaks out against poaching
Prince William has, once again, lammed into the illegal wildlife trade. A new film, The Last Animals, shows the prince discussing the deaths of rangers trying to protect elephants and rhinos. It is already working. China has reversed a controversial decision to lift a 25-year-old ban on the use of tiger and rhino parts in […]
The Frontline Walk, with Chris Green
On the centenary of Armistice Day, fieldsports enthusiasts join the Frontline Walk to raise money for ABF The Soldier’s Charity. They walk the 100km from Arras to Ypres – and they do it in wildfowling, gamekeeping and foxhunting kit, as a mark of respect for the many people from the world of hunting and shooting […]
On Test: devastatingly effective Pulsar thermal XP50 and XQ50
Roy Lupton tries out two thermal imagers designer for fox shooters. They are pricy – the range £3,000-£5,000 but they are superb. He uses them to clean up a load of lamp-shy foxes have has had his eye on for a whole. This item appears in Fieldsports Britain, episode 467 Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain467 ▶ Pulsar Accolade XP50 […]
Calling Red Stags Viking Style
Cai Ap Bryn is a hunt swap. He goes to visit Johan Trygve ‘Trigger’ Solheim of the Svanøy Foundation in Norway to go deerstalking. While there, Trigger teaches Cai how to call red stags the Norwegian way. ▶ For more about the Sauer 100 and Minox scope, talk to the distributor via Blaser-Sporting.com ▶ Cai’s […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hot Foxing
Need to shoot lamp-shy foxes? Roy has got £8,000-worth of Pulsar thermal imaging kit to play with – and it’s devastatingly effective, especially on troublesome foxes that run away at the first glimpse of a lamp. He makes a big dent in his problem foxes. That’s not all. Cai Ap Bryn goes on a ‘hunt […]
US state uses dogs to scare bears
When someone in Nevada, USA, reports a bear – perhaps an animal going through their trash – the department of wildlife now uses dogs to scare it away. Karelian bear dogs originate from Finland, where they were bred for this purpose. They don’t try to kill bears but bark at them and nip them until […]
Maneater of Maharashtra hunted down
A six year-old tigress that killed 13 people in western India has been shot. A forestry department patrol team staked out a track after receiving reports of the tigress’s presence. They fired a tranquilliser dart at the animal. It charged the patrol’s vehicle and was killed by a single shot from a distance of between […]
Fieldsports Britain – Crow and Doyle go Shooting
Crow is partridge shooting, and a few pegs away is Jason Doyle, over in England to test himself against south-of-England driven birds. It’s an excellent day, organised by clothing company Jack Pyke, and Andy Crow is shooting well. Of course, it’s not competitive between Jason and Andy… but then there is the question of who […]
Ferreting a Graveyard
Ilminster Graveyard in Somerset has a rabbit problem and Ilminster Town Council needs to solve it. Who you gonna call? The South Somerset Ferreters step up and take on this tricky job. Just remember – no digging! ▶ Click here for South Somerset Ferreters on YouTube ▶ Click here for South Somerset Ferreters on Facebook […]
Roy Lupton learns to dart deer
Mike Allison from Jelen Premier Wildlife Services is an expert on darting deer. He is the man that Roy Lupton turns to in order to learn how to do it: how to use the dart gun, how to get the dose right, and how to revive the animal afterwards. Here is how he gets on, […]
Crow shoots partridge in Bedfordshire
Andy Crow gets the call-up to a driven partridge shoot in Bedfordshire. As part of his Crowhow series, he is enjoying the hospitality of Jack Pyke, alongside our Fieldsports Ireland presenter Jason Doyle. The two of them have lovely day’s shooting in glorious English countryside and… competitive? Perish the thought. Andy is sponsored by: ▶ […]
Bloopers 2009-2011
Here are just a few of our out-takes and funnies saved from the cutting room floor from our first 100 programmes of Fieldsports Britain. We hope you enjoy them! This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 100. To watch the whole show go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain100
Goatgate
Larysa Switlyk posted a picture of herself with a dead feral goat and the world went mad. They had been softened up by the stories earlier that week: there was the Woburn trophy hunting story in The Times of London and the video of the American shooting the elephant on South African TV station News24. […]
Irish Snipe Shooting
Come to the West Coast of Ireland for superb snipe shooting. As part of his Wild Wing series in Ireland, Jason Doyle tries it out. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli 828 u came from GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from Jack Pyke JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Enforcer Pigeon Decoys EnforcerDecoys.co.uk This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode […]
Speedy French wild boar
For years, Jason Doyle has been looking for good-value, good-quality driven boarshooting in Europe. He reckons he has found it at Keiler.fr This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 3 Fcha.nl/fieldsportsireland3 Join the Fieldsports Nation. Just £/$/€4.99 a month gets you Fieldsports Channel membership. Click here Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
Snipe Shooting & Boar Hunting – Fieldsports Ireland, episode 3
For Fieldsports Ireland episode 3, Jason Doyle is after snipe in Ireland and wild boar in France. As part of our Wild Wing series with Jason, he on the West Coast is walking up Ireland’s smallest, speedy game bird, the snipe. Plus, how easy is it to go wild boar hunting? Jason finds a convenient, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hectic Daytime Rat Hunt
It’s ratting time. Roy Lupton is on rat-shooting duty at a recycling centre in Yorkshire. There’s a window of opportunity when the vermin is active and there is nobody working on the site. That’s when Roy deploys the new FX airguns and Pulsar optics, with the help of Jonathan Fox from Intelligent Pest Control. Meanwhile, […]
Anti hunt death threats after TV star says hunting is ‘murder’
Eamonn Holmes’ description of a hunt as ‘murder’ provoked a mass of death threats against hunters and shooters on social media. The ITV This Morning presenter made the comment while interviewing Fieldsports Channel’s Charlie Jacoby and a representative from the League Against Cruel Sports on the daytime show. Holmes, co-presenter Ruth Langsford and LACS policy […]
Game cookery by top Cornish chefs
Cornwall’s not just about ice cream and mackerel. It is a superb source of game, including venison, partridge, duck and rabbit. We’re at the Cornish Food & Drink Festival with Country Sports South West to find out more. This item first appeared in Fieldsports Britain, episode 96. To watch the whole programme go to Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain96 […]
On Test: best shotguns by Rizzini
This item appears on YouTube in Fieldsports Britain, episode 519 Fcha.nl/fieldsportsbritain519 Jason Doyle enjoys a day’s pheasant and partridge shooting at Druid’s Lodge in the south of England, thanks to italian gunmaker Rizzini. He is there with other shooting writers to try out Rizzini’s range of shotguns, from £3,000 up to a magnificent custom model […]
Crow fills freezer with fallow
There are fallow deer munching Crow’s crops. The farm manager from Kent gets out his Blaser R8 and waits out for them, partly because he wants them gone, part because he wants a nice new deerskin rug but mainly because he is hungry – and fallow taste great. Look out for great clinical shooting from […]
Fieldsports Britain – Beautiful Italian Shotguns
We get our fingers oily and bloody this week. In Italy, Edward King shows us how Rizzini makes pretty English guns at their factory in Val Trompia, the home of the Italian gunmakers. In Kent, Andy Crow has a fallow deer problem – and a clinical desire to put meat on his table. There can […]
Mystery disease kills British hares
Hares are being found dead of disease across the UK. The lead scientist on the outbreak, Dr Diana Bell of the University of East Anglia, says she is receiving multiple reports of hare deaths, “from Scotland, Yorkshire, Cumbria, Bath, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex to name but a few locations often reporting several deaths at each site. […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting Unicorns
It’s all about shooting magical animals and working for it, this week. Paul Childerley is after a one-horned impala ram in the Eastern Cape. One-horned animals are a theme of Hunting YouTube this week, too. Meanwhile, Tim Pilbeam is running up and down Austrian mountains and attempting to shoot straight. And a red stag stalking […]
Sweaty Stag Stalking
Lionel Neuville goes stalking on the east coast of Scotland with John Dodd. Above the Helmsdale River, the hills rise sheer for more than 1,000ft. John is used to this kind of terrain, but it takes everything Lionel has to keep up and stalk his red stag. ▶ To go stalking with John, email Lachie […]
Steyr Arms Mountain Challenge
When Steyr Arms asked Tim Pilbeam how fit he is, Tim took it as a challenge. Turned out he was right. The Austrian rifle maker made him run up alps and then shoot straight. He reports on the shattering experience. ▶ Contact Tim Pilbeam at tim@rucksackandrifle.co.uk ▶ Tim shoots with a Steyr. For more about […]
Impala Hunt in the Eastern Cape
It is the second in Paul Childerley’s Barrels & Brass series. He and friend Julian are after plains game in South Africa – and host Nico want them to take out a one-horned impala ram. Julian also has his eye on a two-horned impala. ▶ For more information about Sako rifles and bullets including the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Hunting Unicorns
It’s all about shooting magical animals and working for it, this week. Paul Childerley is after a one-horned impala ram in the Eastern Cape. On-horned animals are a theme of Hunting YouTube this week, too. Meanwhile, Tim Pilbeam is running up and down Austrian mountains and attempting to shoot straight. And a red stag stalking […]
Game to Eat chef cooks venison and pigeon
Top chef Lee Maycock teaches the catering students of Hertford Regional College how to recognise and cook various game meats. Lee’s enthusiasm is infectious. Game-to-Eat has invested more than £1.5 million in promoting game meat over the last 10 years. Since Game-to-Eat started in 2002, game sales have increased 92% and the market is now […]
Viper-Flex Journey shooting sticks
Pro deer stalker Jason Doyle talks through the Viper-Flex Journey shooting sticks – his favourite shooting sticks. ▶ For the Viper-Flex sticks, visit Viper-Flex.com or, in Ireland, go to Facebook.com/John-Lambert-Firearms-LTD-209426942868407 This item appears in Fieldsports Ireland, episode 2 Bit.ly/fieldsportsireland2 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter FieldsportsChannel.tv/register
River Bush Salmon
The Bushmills Atlantic Salmon Research Centre is finding out what’s happening to Atlantic salmon growing up, leaving and returning to Northern Ireland. Jason Doyle meets the man who runs it, Tim Delargy from Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs and has a go at salmon fishing in Game Of Thrones (!) country. ▶ For more […]
Co Wexford Wildfowling
Jason Doyle goes back to basics – he is decoying teal and widgeon and shooting them in the marshes of Co Wexford, part of his Wild Wing Shooting series. ▶ Gamebore supplies the cartridges Gamebore.com ▶ Benelli M2 came from GMK GMK.co.uk ▶ Clothing from Jack Pyke JackPyke.co.uk ▶ Enforcer Pigeon Decoys EnforcerDecoys.co.uk ▶ For Lochbay Labradors on YouTube, go […]
Duckhunting – Fieldsports Ireland, episode 2
In the second episode of our new show Fieldsports Ireland, Jason Doyle is out after duck. He is decoying teal and widgeon in the marshes of Co Wexford and gets a bog’s-eye view of the country. Next he drives to the north coast of Northern Ireland for salmon fishing on the River Bush, plus a […]
Airlines try to price guns off flights
Flying guns is becoming more difficult. Following a mass of restrictions imposed by European airlines in 2018, there are new changes to the transport of firearms. Lufthansa now charges €80 per flight for the transport of firearms on European routes. It has a range of extra charges for flying to certain destinations, including €50 for […]
Tricky Ferreting Day
The South Somerset ferreters face a number of challenges on a day’s ferreting, including dogs and depth. Find out how they cope – and just how useful an endoscope can be. ▶ For all our films with the South Somerset Ferreters, go to www.fieldsportschannel.tv/category/films-with-some-of-our-best-know-faces/south-somerset-ferreters/ This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 462. To […]
Red Stag Hunt in Portugal
Ever wondered what kind of animals you can hunt in the hilly heart of Portugal? Tim Pilbeam’s Rucksack & Rifle series takes us to the centre of the country, where is out after stags in the rut – and learns to cal them in Portuguese-style. ▶ If you want to hunt with Sergio and Tiago […]
Vultures swoop on red deer – gone in 60 seconds!
After the hunt, the vulture clean-up crew flies in to demolish what’s left of a red stag in Portugal. These are griffon vultures – and they are highly efficient scavengers. This item appears on YouTube in Fieldsports Britain, episode 462 bit.ly/fieldsportsbritain462 Sign up for our weekly email newsletter www.fieldsportschannel.tv/register
Royal Marines Charity Shoot
How does the Royal Marines raise money for military charities? They hold an annual shoot in Dunkeld, supported by companies including Browning shotguns and the Clay Pigeon Company. For more, go to www.RMA-Charityshoot.com For Laporte, visit claypigeoncompany.co.uk Browning International’s website is en.browning.eu This film was first shown in Fieldsports Britain episode 462. To watch the […]
Fieldsports Britain – Calling Red Stags
Tim Pilbeam tries out a new kind of red stag stalking. He travels to Portugal with Sergio Couto to see what kind of deer hunting they do away from the beaches. The animals are a lot faster than he expected. Back in Somerset, the South Somerset Ferreters are dealing with an unusual day, to say […]
Guns on a plane! – Fieldsports Channel Podcast episode 5
Tim Pilbeam’s Rucksack & Rifle series sees him travel all over the world. David Wright and Tim Pilbeam talk about their experiences wandering the world with firearms and cameras. Who would have thought it was so difficult to get guns on a plane? The hours spent in airports wondering, wandering and hoping, Tim now sees […]
Keeping Your Pheasants Under Control – Modern Gamekeeper #5
Paul Childerley shows what it takes to be a modern gamekeeper. He is working on his shoot in Bedfordshire, bringing on young birds and getting them ready for the shooting season in a few weeks time. 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 […]
How to shoot a right and a left – Smokin’ Targets Game Flavoured with Mark Winser
Two shots – two birds – and you don’t want to shoot it going away. Top shot Mark Winser explains the process, the timing and the sight picture to take the perfect ‘double’ at pheasants. The film is sponsored by Gamebore Gamebore.com We filmed it at Royal Berkshire Shooting School RBSS.co.uk For Mark Winser Coaching, […]
Fieldsports Britain – Gamekeeper’s day
He is up before dawn and home after dusk, then there are the long nights of fox shooting: a gamekeeper’s work, at this time of year, is never done. Paul Childerley introduces us to the work that goes into producing the shoot days we will start to enjoy in a month’s time. Meanwhile, top shot […]
The partridges arrive – Modern Gamekeeper #4
It is early September and gamekeeper Paul Childerley will be shooting in a few weeks time. He takes delivery of a second tranche of partridges on his Bedfordshire shoot. He has to settle them in as quickly as possible, with the correct pens for partridges. Modern Gamekeeper’s sponsors are: ▶ Marsdens MarsdensFeeds.co.uk ▶ Remington RaytradeUK.co.uk […]
