I launched a hunting YouTube channel
2 April 2025
James Curson is one of a new generation of shooting YouTubers, learning how to use GoPros, Shotkams and drones to show what he loves best
James Curson is one of a new generation of shooting YouTubers, learning how to use GoPros, Shotkams and drones to show what he loves best – all kinds of country activities from gamekeeping to gundog training, picking-up, pest control and deerstalking. Fieldsports Channel’s James Marchington visits him in his pigeon hide to find out what it takes to launch your own hunting YouTube channel.
Watch James Curson’s YouTube channel at YouTube.com/@Cursonscountrylife
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James Curson is one of a new generation of shooting YouTubers, learning how to use GoPros, Shotkams and drones to show what he loves best
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