Major gamekeeping college to close
One of the UK’s premier gamekeeping colleges is to shut. Newton Rigg in Cumbria is the only college with its own grousemoor. Askham Bryan College
One of the UK’s premier gamekeeping colleges is to shut. Newton Rigg in Cumbria is the only college with its own grousemoor. Askham Bryan College
Ireland has reversed changes to the longstanding derogation on Pigeon shooting. This gives back permission to tillage farmers and cereal growers to protect their crops
Angry vegan vandals are at it again. Last week an angling club in Derbyshire was daubed with paint telling the fishermen to stick hooks in
Trophy hunting has saved the urial wild sheep. That’s the conclusion of environmentalist Billy Offland, who visited a game reserve in Pakistan to see
Falconers are not impressed. Joshua Hammer wrote The Falcon Thief about Jeffrey Lendrum, who smuggled falcon eggs to middle-eastern clients. Lendrum was jailed in
Hound packs all over the UK are preparing to go ahead as normal in the coming season, with some extra social-distancing rules (such as no
Here are the links: Irish government likely to u-turn on pigeon-shooting ban Fcha.nl Antis persecute Peak District gamekeeper Fcha.nl RSPB tries to mount anti-gamekeeping
Paul Childerley is shooting young rooks in Bedfordshire with Jonny Muston from R&K Stockcraft, we visit a private game reserve in Pakistan, a pack
Antis are wrongly accusing a gamekeeper of wildlife crimes, when he was carrying out his normal duties. Online persecution of Darcy Smith, who works on
Here are the links: Clayshooters ignored in loosening of lockdown restriction – Fcha.nl/new-lockdown-advice-ignores-shooting-sports Bradford man shoots grouse out of season – Fcha.nl/bradford-man-shoots-grouse-out-of-season Coalition calls
A surreal situation has emerged in Hong Kong. Wild boars are plaguing the city. They run through the streets, scaring locals and eating rubbish, often
Those deer don’t shoot themselves. Lockdown or not, deer managers still have to do their work, protecting crops and woodland. Ollie Williams is no
Clayshooting organisation the CPSA has announced that clubs and grounds are now able to re-open. It rules that the government has given it the ‘necessary
How do you get started in shooting when you are young? In his Lockdown Chatshow, Charlie talks to organisers of some of the UK’s
Fresh controversy for officials at Bradford Council as a poacher takes advantage of lack of council management on local moorland and shoots birds out of
How do you go deerstalking, pigeon shooting, gameshooting – or any fieldsports – while keeping a virus-stopping distance from your buddies? It’s simple, says deer
Grouseshooter George Winn Darley takes pride in the number of rare birds on his moor. However, for the past two years Natural England has been
Here are the links: Police take guns from persecuted Leeds pest controller Barry Swain Fcha.nl/shooter-arrested-threatened-abused/ Sea eagles ravage British lambs Fcha.nl/sea-eagles RSPB lashes out at
The Eat Game Awards 2019 are out. They include best shop, chef, pub and famers’ market. Among them, judges from gunmaker Purdey and BASC’s Taste
Just like British prime minister Tony Blair found with foxhunting, when you don’t understand what you are banning, your ban won’t work. Now Canada’s Prime
The civil servant at the heart of Natural England’s disastrous handling of the 2019 general licences crisis is the new chief executive of Natural England.
With most of the world under lockdown, there are tight restrictions on who can hunt or shoot and where – nowhere nore so than here
A hunter in South Africa has had a social media account deleted after complaints by antis. Jason Stone, who runs safaris across Africa, says Instagram
Farmers are complaining they are providing free food for the UK’s newly-landed sea eagle population. Birdwatching organisations that arranged the birds’ release on the Isle
Professional hunters in South Africa are asking for help as their livelihoods suffer during the lockdown. Salome De Villiers is organising the GoFundMe campaign in
Police were called to a Sikh temple in central California after reports of shots being fired in the direction of the compound. San Joaquin County
An online shopper was baffled when he couldn’t find a package after being told it was delivered. Martin Hind from Kent then checked his security
Cops with guns were searching the Kent countryside on Saturday morning after someone reported seeing a tiger on the loose. But it turned out to
Scottish authorities are investigating pollution in the River Leven in Fife. Anglers told the Courier newspaper that it’s killing off the salmon and could have
A run of negative media about wombat hunting has brought about a wombat hunting ban. The main populations of the common wombat are in the
Police are investigating after a red kite’s tag suddenly stopped transmitting. The RSPB claims the bird ‘may have been’ illegally killed. The RSPB was monitoring
A South African court has apparently released two men accused of poaching rhino horns. The suspects were arrested on Friday 24 April, caught with six
Bradford Council says horse trainer Sue Smith, wife of 81-year-old celebrity showjumper Harvey Smith, is ‘under investigation’ for mowing moorland in the middle of the
Paul is off to a stag and buck happy hunting ground in Hungary. The beasts are thick on the ground and he has to stalk
Grouseshooter James Mawle is one of the most passionate grouse conservationists in the UK. He takes Ben O’Rourke for a walk around his ground
Here are the links: Moorland mowing caught on camera – Fcha.nl/horse-trainer-under-investigation-for-baildon-mowing Gamekeepers stop wildfires – Fcha.nl/british-wildfire-season-2020 Vigilante villagers – The Guardian BASC backs Scottish government
Jason is shooting crows over two farmyards. They have been eating and pooping over the cattle feed and need sorting out. He didn’t expect
Beretta and Browning are making respirators for hospital to help the coronavirus effort in Italy and Belgium. Meanwhile, Blaser in Germany is making masks.
Here are the links: Most pheasant shoots to go ahead – Fcha.nl/most-shooters-will-happen UK heads for record wildfire season – Fcha.nl/british-wildfire-season-2020 Rural groups blast RSPB over
Deer expert Niall Rowantree is known for his red deer, his sika and even his roe. Less well-known is the herd of 100 fallow deer
The RSPB has come under fire again for agreeing to a plan to put a power plant on one of its nature reserves. The Statera
Finally, some good news. Most gameshooting will go ahead. A survey of more than 800 shoot owners, manager and gamekeepers across YouTube, Instagram, Twitter and
Here are the links: Wild Justice aims at Welsh general licences – Crowd Justice Shooters back NHS charity raffles: John Rothery, Jack Pyke, The Shooting
In the big country of North Yorkshire, top rabbit man Simon Whitehead has a rabbit problem. His problem is: what’s the best steel shot to
Since the coronavirus crisis started, the fieldsports community and farmers have been reaching out to help people with everything from free meat to moral support
Police in Dumfries and Galloway say a 64-year-old man has been charged with “a number of wildlife crime offences”. He is believed to be involved
The German federal government is allowing shooters to break the coronavirus lockdown and carry out wildlife control. According to German interior minister Horst Seehofer, ‘the
Pigeon expert Andy Crow tries out dove shooting in Argentina. It’s massive. Millions – maybe hundreds of millions of birds throng Cordoba, feasting on crops
To shoot or not to shoot is the dilemma facing a game industry under lockdown. “No one knows whether to go ahead or
Packham’s bid to save woodland derailed – Daily Mail and Fcha.nl/hs2 Gamekeepers left out of coronavirus relief – Fieldsports News Rewilders’ tree plans will
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