Thermal drone deer counting – FieldsportsChannel Podcast, episode 115

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLK2TEMOfcE Ben Harrower from BH Wildlife Consultancy uses a thermal drone for a unique aerial view of how the six UK deer species populations, and our wild boar, are expanding and contracting across the UK. As part of our filming for ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, Ben covers all aspects of his work […]
Fieldsports Britain – Too late for Scotland’s reds

Experts warn that sika deer are replacing the iconic red deer of Scotland – and it’s too late to stop them. In the fourth and final part of our series, ‘A Year in the Life of Sika’, we find out what that means for deer managers, forestry, and the wider environment. Staying with deer, we […]
Skeleton stock airguns: SMK CP2 vs Webley Nemesis X

Be James Bond on the rats. James Head from airgun specialist Crackshot talks through air rifles with skeleton stocks and compares two of the market leaders: the SMK CP2 with the Webley Nemesis X. For more from Crackshot, go to g.co/kgs/j9Sdc3b To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain, episode 803, visit FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportsbritain803 More from Crackshot here:
Drone reveals rising deer damage – Fieldsports News, 16 April 2025

Here are the links: Deer damage the broads – EADT DEFRA bans SPA gamebird release – Gov.uk and BASC Wildfires rage on National Trust land – Facebook and also on Facebook Ratters offer bin strike help – YouTube and Telegraph Stalking Show success – Facebook NatureScot sends in shooters – NatureScot Foxhounds settle in at French kennels […]
A Year in the Life of Sika

Sika deer have become firmly established in the UK following escapes from private collections, but due to their secretive nature their success has largely gone under the radar. We worked with deer manager Niall Rowantree and other experts to produce this major new series, exploring the reasons for their success, how they may shape the […]