‘Heath on Fire OK!’ campaign
Scottish gamekeepers are promoting their ‘Heath on Fire OK!’ campaign. Backed by sporting estates and gamekeepers across the country, the initiative raises awareness of why
Scottish gamekeepers are promoting their ‘Heath on Fire OK!’ campaign. Backed by sporting estates and gamekeepers across the country, the initiative raises awareness of why
A YouTube star who gave up veganism after claiming the diet made him sick says he would now hunt animals Tim Shieff, 31, from London
Bad news for Chris Packham – mountain hares thrive on grousemoors, says new research. Mountain hares are regularly shot on Scottish moorland managed for grouse-shooting.
The moose and its close relation, the European elk, range across the tundra and subarctic of the northern hemisphere, with several subspecies. Occasionally, a hunter
Three convicted rhino poachers have been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment each. The judge in the Makhanda (Grahamstown) High Court in South Africa handed down
▶ Death threats for hunting guide ▶ Poacher killed by elephant ▶ Vegans are ‘shameful and un-Australian’ ▶ Hunters kill 17ft python in Florida ▶
David Wright talks about his time up in the highlands with Niall Rowantree and the ways the Scottish government are trying to reduce the amount
Obstruction of hunting is now an offence in France. A new measure passed on 11 April 2019 by the French Senate says that hindering or
A Freedom of Information request from the Countryside Alliance has discovered the recent petition to ban pheasant shooting on Welsh public land was manipulated by
Imogen is a pescatarian not a true veggie – but she cares about what she eats, and she has decided that wild game is fat-free,
Ilic Igor from Serval Channel accidentally shot an Iraqi through both legs in Croatia. He was out shooting wild boar and jackals at night with
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A hunter is allowed to use a hovercraft while hunting moose in Alaska. The US Supreme Court overturned a legal victory by the National Parks
What’s the deer’s biggest enemy in the Highlands of Scotland? Man? Wolves? No – it’s the steam engine. In the first in his new series,
The RSPB is upping its campaign against grousemoors, moorland gamekeepers and grouseshooters. The conservation work that gamekeepers undertake across the UK is the only barrier
Londoners are to be introduced to the joys of ratting via an exhibition. Tiny the Wonder, a champion rat-catching dog in the 19th century, is
A pond in Nottinghamshire has been drained because of the threat posed by goldfish. The goldfish bred and multiplied over the years, after being dumped
Anti grouse-shooters have been whipping up anger in North Yorkshire over a dead buzzard. They shared this X-ray showing metal particles in the buzzard, and
Natural England has issued a licence to allow the release of 60 white-tailed eagles on the Isle of Wight. It claims it ‘paid attention’ to
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Every year, a wildlife sanctuary in Co Kilkenny has a pigeon problem. Who do they call? Jenkinstown Gun Club. The lads from the club come
With spring underway and songbirds starting the long struggle to raise their broods, it’s a good time of year to go out and shoot grey
Sir David Attenborough has joined the campaign to save salmon. The noted naturalist and BBC TV presenter is backing a campaign by Salmon & Trout
Two buzzards got into a tangle – and out of it when they saw a dog, A friend of Fieldsports Channel viewer Nick Tait found
Yorkshire Water is reviewing the future of grouse shooting moors it owns in Calderdale. Following news that the Government now believes the RSPB line that
The League Against Cruel Sports has stopped shooting at a Bettws Hall shoot. The Welsh shoot operator leases the 750-acre estate at Gregynog Hall in
Who is the best air rifle and air pistol shot in the world? The International Shooting Sports Federation found out at the 10-metre championships –
Animal rights activists around the UK are being told: attack game farms. The violent wing of the anti-badger cull movement is run from a Facebook
Animal rights activists drive pheasants out of game farm Grousemoors to blame for killing of hen harriers Packham has a pop at pest controllers Shoot
What do gamekeepers do in March? They go on holiday. For Paul, it’s a safari in the Eastern Cape, shooting plains game including a lovely
Masked hunt saboteurs will do anything to get a violent reaction out of people enjoying legal trailhunting. For a similar film, click here. After years
A carp fishery has spent a six-figure sum putting up two miles of 6ft high fencing to protect its fish from otters, reports The Freshwater
French farmers blame wolf attacks for the deaths of a more than 50 sheep and goats in a single night. The attack took place in
George Digweed takes gold at the South African Hunting Route Grand Prix. The competition took place at the Valley Gun Club, 16 to 17 March
In this week’s bulletin: ▶ Moorland gamekeepers get good headlines from report ▶ BBC makes promotional film for hunt saboteurs ▶ Hunt saboteurs ‘turn fox
2019 was a quiet year for product launches at the European gun trade show IWA. Many products had already had their ‘moment in the sun’
Roy Lupton is deerstalking with a brand new riflescope. It’s the Leica Fortis, just launched at IWA 2019. He is culling muntjac and roe
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Shooting wild boar at close quarters needs quick reactions and a big red dot in your red dot sight. Working with injured wild boar follow-up
Suffer from the cold? Suffer no more, for Harkila is to offer a heated vest. Worn under your jacket, it is battery powered and, crucially,
Launching summer 2019, Hunt Magazine is a new bi-annual publication. In common with many new hunting magazine launches in recent years, it aims to be collectible.
The government in Botswana is considering a substantial reform to the country’s wildlife management policy. Included in the reform is the re-opening of hunting on
Incredible close-up wild boar hunting action as a follow-up team takes to the marshes on an island off Sweden that’s being ravaged by the
UK gamekeeping colleges are keeping their students up to date with YouTube channel Fieldsports Channel, which specialises in films about hunting and shooting. A survey
Hunting takes us to some amazing places. Scottish deerstalker Niall Rowantree is in New Zealand, stalking the biggest red stag of his life and finding
Probably the maddest horse race in the country, more than 60 horses signed up for the Ledbury Hunt’s Golden Button challenge on Saturday 23 February
For Fieldsports Ireland episode 7, Jason Doyle is out with a Brit. Matt Jarvis moved to Ireland from the UK because he loves shooting
Two of Sweden’s biggest food companies have pulled out of a vegetarian food fair. The decision by Ica and Axfood follows news that volunteers at
Where local newspapers used to post details of hunt meets and hunt balls, now they post details of anti-hunt demonstrations. This from the Hastings Independent
In this week’s bulletin: Packham aims ‘Wild Justice’ at shooters School bows to animal rights death threats Anti hunt extremists turn to dognapping Dog mauls
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