Fatal disease in hares briefly stops coursing in its tracks
A disease that has jumped from rabbits to hares briefly led to a ban on coursing in Ireland. Following the first confirmed case of type
A disease that has jumped from rabbits to hares briefly led to a ban on coursing in Ireland. Following the first confirmed case of type
World champion shot Ben Husthwaite on how to plan the ‘incoming chandelle’. His technique for the incomer is almost the opposite of his technique for
Tim Pilbeam packs rifle and rucksack, and heads out on his own after red hinds. He has the blessing of deer manager Niall Rowantree. He
Top shot Ben Husthwaite takes his Shotkam out after the ‘going-away chandelle’ on the clay ground. He reveals his techniques for shooting one of the
Roy Lupton is out after roe deer. With the bucks rutting at the end of July, he calls them in to cull them. Join him
Fieldsports Channel ran three days of chatshows at the 2019 Game Fair, in the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre. From shooting organisations to TV stars
Irish deerstalking legend John Fenton takes Paul Childerley, Jason Doyle and a Sako 85 Carbonlight into the Wicklow Hills to stalk sika. In the latest
Last week, activists hit a small family game farm in Kent. They struck in the middle of the night and released thousands of birds to
When the government stopped the general licences, we thought that was it for shooting pigeons over stubble. Not a bit of it. Andy Crow is
Cai Ap Bryn has a roebuck to shoot. Along the way, he is treated to some of the great sights in nature – European brown
Jay Tiernan is a militant vegan, who stamps on badger traps and condones the cutting of wire to release pheasants from game farms. The face
It’s the battle for who runs the countryside: Dr Mark Avery is part of the Wild Justice group which successfully stopped the general licences, he
This month Jason Doyle with a birds eye view shows us his secrets on how he sets out his irresistible pigeon pattern while he waits
While waiting for the sun to finish off the crops why not practice your skills at hide building and decoy patterns to see what
John Griffin gives us his recipe for chorizo venison burgers the way butchers do them on a larger scale. Using the trimmings he saves
After the general licences debacle, it’s time for Crow to get back to day-to-day pest control on the farm. Today, he has jackdaws on the
Charlie Jacoby heads to Shanxi Province in China, where pheasants come from, and goes shooting on 200 sq km of open country above the Yellow
The China Hunting Show is underway at the National Convention & Exhibition Centre in Shanghai. The first hunting show in China, 55 exhibitors from all
Improve your shooting with a top shot. Ben explains the technical aspects of swing-through and how to get the best out of it. ▶ Smokin’
Paul finds out in South Africa. He is out with Nico Els in the Eastern Cape – plus he is guiding a guest, Claes Björksten
Jason Doyle takes rabbit meat from a recent shoot and gives us his grilled rabbit with garden herbs barbecue recipe. Ingredients 2 Jointed rabbits 1
Where do you put your gun stock on your shoulder? Top Shot Ben Husthwaite explains the mysteries of gun fit, how fitting the shotgun to
We join a Dutch pest controller for a morning’s goose shooting. In a country where they even gas geese outside airports, we are after a
Stephen Dunbar and Jason Doyle are up early to look for foxes and check the larsen traps. When the ewes start lambing in Ireland, it’s
Stephen Dunbar and Jason Doyle go to a dairy farm in Co Wexford to shoot rabbits for the table. Stephen shows a quick way to
Alberto Rizzini made a beautiful film about hunting a Maral stag in Kazakhstan with a Browning Maral rifle. So, what really happened on his trip?
Charlie Jacoby sits in on the parliamentary committee charged with finding out what went wrong at Natural England to have caused such chaos with the
For around three months of the year, red deer are off the shooting menu. Well, that doesn’t mean that Scottish deerstalker Niall Rowantree can hang
Top clay shot Ben Husthwaite does the hokey-cokey to explain how to shoot clay pigeons better. He says shooters (right-handed) are too keen to use
Want to shoot super-accurately at more than half a mile? Browning brings the new X-Bolt Pro and Winchester XPR to WMS Firearms Training in West
Andy Crow has one more chance to shoot the jackdaws and keep them off his bean crop. The jackdaws are digging up and eating the
You’d be amazed how many people don’t know the first thing about meat they can shoot for themselves. That’s what makes Cai Ap Bryn’s
Knife maker Phil Siddell explains the three things to look for in a new knife: tang, steel and edge geometry. ▶ Find Phil on
Here’s a masterclass on how to skin and butcher a deer. Jason Doyle meets game butcher John Griffin and they talk through the process part
Hooded crows (grey crows in Ireland) are coming into a farmer’s shed and stealing cattle feed – but they are wily. In the latest of
Jason is guiding a friend, Daniel, on his first sika deer. Sika deer were introduced to Co Wicklow in 1860 and quickly became
Jason Doyle grallochs a deer: a sika hind his friend Daniel has just shot. ▶ here to watch Jason and his buddy Daniel stalking and
A petition on the petitions website Change.org, asking the BBC to sack its star presenter Chris Packham, is on course to hit 100,000 signatures in
Heads will roll. MPs furious about the general licences debacle want sackings. Most likely to lose their jobs are Marian Spain, acting chief executive Natural
Everything you always wanted to know about shooting suits: the tweed, the cut, the options. Charlie Jacoby meets Justin Block of Justin Block Tailoring to
Andy Crow loves his clay shooting and he loves his game shooting, so what better way to spend a spring day than combining the two.
South American wildlife – it’s all just a little bit different, requires new skills – and Tim Pilbeam is the man with the Rucksack &
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.
Paul Childerley guides hunters, new, old, experienced and, in this case, practically vegetarian. Imogen has not only not shot a deer before, she doesn’t even
We did Bristol + Salisbury + Fife + Skipton in 2019 Now looking forward to summer 2020 Welcome to the Fieldsports Skills Days. Each day
One of Scotland’s premier tourist attractions is setting fire to Scotland, and that’s causing a problem for deer. The Jacobite steam train sets fire to
Roy Lupton is hunting down the foxes that are feasting on lambs. He is armed with thermal and lamp, and on patrol around a farm
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Jason Doyle and his girlfriend Carly join the Shelton Abbey Shoot in Co Wicklow for the end-of-season keeper’s day, where the gamekeeper gets to thank
In the latest of his Wild Wing Shooting series, Jason Doyle is after pigeons with the Jenkinstown Gun Club, helping look after a a woodland
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