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22/08/2024

Deer fridge comp winner
Sit back and chill… here comes the winner
And finally, from the 500 tickets we made available to win a professional game refrigerator… it’s time to announce the winner.
The Landig LU900 is big enough to store 4 deer or two wild boar and sells for £2,370. We offered you the chance to win one for a tenner a ticket - and the winner is Greg Parkhouse from Lincolnshire. Thanks to refrigeration specialist for providing this prize. Money raised goes to running Fieldsports News.

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22/08/2024

Deer hunting ≠ gun violence
Lobby group rubbishes new study
Constitutional campaigners in the USA have described new research directly linking deer hunting with increased gun violence as the ‘most poorly conceived study ever published’.
The Second Amendment Foundation has discredited the research paper brought by the JAMA. The study uses data gathered by the Gun Violence Archive which says it has recorded spikes in gun-related crime in the US coinciding with deer hunting seasons. The SAF say the study is fundamentally flawed because the only source quoted is unbalanced - and describes the data as ‘ludicrous’.

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22/08/2024

£4 million Lottery cash for gamekeeping job
Stoat-ally bonkers
They’ve already spent almost £8 million to eradicate stoats from Orkney. Now the RSPB -backed project has been given another £4 million.
Stoats like this one have been identified as a major threat to wildlife on Orkney, where they were first spotted in 2010 as invaders from the Scottish mainland. The project to remove them employs 40 people - and has culled more than 6,000 of the animals using traps and dogs – a cost of more than £1,300 per dead stoat. The new money comes from The National Lottery Heritage Fund and the The Scottish Government. Thanks to Orkney’s Darren Pickaver for the video which shows a stoat taking its sixth rabbit in a week.

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22/08/2024

Scotland deer pilot scheme launched
BASC - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation praises new incentive scheme
In Scotland, those with the PDS1 or DSC1 could be paid to shoot deer.
The incentive by NatureScot will offer cash to stalkers with their own permissions to shoot deer. The cash is available to stalkers in an area south of Loch Ness and in the Central Belt in and around the Campsie Fells. Worth £70 /animal, the scheme applies to female and juvenile deer. It starts in the autumn of 2024 and runs to March 2025. For more on how to take part, there’s a link below.

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22/08/2024

Free deerstalking qualification
Courses for PDS1 and PDS2
A new free deerstalking course is available to 20 deer stalkers.
Aimed at those wanting to take either the PDS1 or PDS2 certificate offered by the Shooting & Hunting Academy - County Deer Stalking, the offer is open to people based in the High Weald, around Sussex, Kent and Surrey. There are ten funded places on each level of the course. Those taking part will learn key elements of deer management. If you’re interested, get in touch before the offer closes on 13th September 2024.

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22/08/2024

Rigby suffers Facebook ban
Gunmaker Meta-lised
One of the world’s oldest gunmakers has fallen foul of Meta’s social media restrictions.
John Rigby & Co of London has been making and maintaining stalking and hunting rifles since the 18th century - and even supplied one to Sir Winston Churchill. Facebook has suspended its page – making it the latest victim of Facebook’s parent Meta, which has done the same to numerous other fieldsports organisations operating legitimate businesses. Rigby says it is working with Meta to find a resolution. You can find out more about this issue later in the show.

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22/08/2024

Moorland fires death fears
Natural England warning
Does someone have to die in a moorland wildfire before Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) changes the rules and common sense prevails? That’s the question asked by a leading conservationist.

Richard Bailey took these video images at Meltham in Yorkshire a week after a huge wild fire took hold in the bone-dry heather. It happened on a moor previously managed for grouse shooting, but has been left unmanaged since Natural England banned gamekeepers from carrying out controlled burning. It took several days to extinguish, with fire fighters from across Yorkshire involved around-the-clock.
A discarded disposable barbecue started the blaze. Following a wet summer in 2024 and a build-up of fuel in the UK’s uplands, Richard fears it’s only a matter of time before there’s another blaze - with the potential for a much more serious outcome.

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22/08/2024

Packham no censure from BBC
Police no action either for ‘Burn Barclays’ outburst
Chris Packham has escaped punishment from both police and the BBC after saying customers of Barclays UK should stick their heads in buckets of petrol and set fire to themselves.
Packham’s comments at an anti-grouse-shooting event have led to widespread media criticism. Derbyshire Constabulary confirms it had also received a complaint but say it is taking no action against him. The BBC says in an official statement given to the Daily Telegraph that it isn’t taking action as Packham is a freelancer not an employee of the corporation, and that he isn’t on air at the moment. Packham has used the freedom the BBC is giving him to record a video for social media attacking trailhunting.

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22/08/2024

BBC badger doc rocks Gareth
Brian likely to hit wrong note for farmers
‘Queen’ guitarist Sir Brian May might think the show must go on - but not everyone’s a fan of his part in a new BBC documentary.
The musician is fronting a programme which explores the use of culling to control the UK’s badger population, halting the spread of bovine tuberculosis in cattle which they carry. The show is called ‘Brian May. The badgers, farmers and me’. It goes out on Friday evening, 23rd August 2024 on BBC2. The Countryside Alliance has already criticised the BBC for choosing Sir Brian as host. It says the programme breaches impartiality rules because of his previous campaigning to ban badger culling. Recent figures from Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) show that bovine TB has declined by 56% since culling began. Under the new The Labour Party government, DEFRA promises to end the badger cull – but has given no date for when. Some believe the Brian May TV show is a softening-up process by the BBC ahead of the announcement of a date. Farmer 1GarethwynJones is involved in the show and had this to say about the broadcast.

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15/08/2024

Puffer fish and chips, anyone?
Venomous cull.
And finally, fishermen in are being offered extra support to help cull a population of poisonous invaders.
For the past ten years, a venomous species of puffer fish called the silver-cheeked has been caught in massive numbers in the Mediterranean and the Black Sea. Experts believe they’ve managed to find their way into via the Suez canal. The fish are highly poisonous and also carry a savage bite.
Now the have increased payments to encourage fisherman to target and remove the puffers –which are known as ‘Rabbit Fish’. Those caught are destroyed at a bio-secure facility. They’re highly prized in Asian cuisine –but can only be prepared by expert chefs who know how to remove potentially deadly toxins from their internal organs.
Thanks to Matt Budd for the video clips and expert advice on preparation, but I reckon this is probably one to avoid with the mushy peas and curry sauce on a Friday night.

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15/08/2024

Cumbria fi****ms: praise for partnership.
BASC helps to clear backlog.
One of the worst fi****ms licensing backlogs in the UK has been cleared.
BASC - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation worked alongside police in Cumbria to clear almost 1,800 applications for fi****ms certificates. BASC’s head of fi****ms Martin Parker worked with senior officers in the region to reduce waiting times.
Cumbria Police say non-complex applications should now be processed in around 17 weeks.

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15/08/2024

Scottish salmon ban
Catch-and-release only
Salmon anglers fishing some of Scotland’s most famous rivers have been told by The Scottish Government they’ll no longer be allowed to take fish for the table.
The new rules will be imposed next year and will affect 117 of Scotland’s finest salmon rivers, which draw anglers from all over the world.
The ruling has been introduced to address a population crisis which saw just 34,477 fish caught in 2023. In 2010, there were over 110,000. Factors including barriers to fish migration, climate change, pollution and disease caused by fish farming practices are blamed for the demise of the fish.
The fish are now regarded as endangered. Safe catch and-release is already practised in a voluntary basis on many Scottish rivers.

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15/08/2024

New Zealand hunters target 10,000 goats.
Winners to get £30,000-worth of prizes.
New Zealand’s hunters have embarked on their annual goat cull as part of a nationwide competition, with prizes worth tens of thousands of dollars on offer.
Goats like these are officially designated as a nuisance species all over the islands and cause millions of dollars-worth of damage. The New Zealand government has endorsed the event, which has prize categories including ‘Got your Goat’ and the ‘Great Goat Round Up.’
The New Zealand Deerstalkers Association Inc run the competition, which also gives prizes to best junior. Last year’s event saw 10,134 goats shot. The competition runs from August to November.
Thanks to Nigel Gavin for the story.

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15/08/2024

Barclay podcast warning
Shadow minister blast for Zeichner
Until recently he was a Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) minister. Now Conservative DEFRA shadow Steve Barclay wants Daniel Zeichner to ‘get off the fence’ in his new role Steve’s old ministry.
Barclay, whom Zeichner replaced after the 2024 election, believes The Labour Party is taking too long to announce its plans relating to the countryside. He’s also concerned that Zeichner has told observers that, even as a minister, he ‘can’t do much’ to stop the Parliamentary party bringing in legislation which is anti hunting and shooting. Steve Barclay is played by himself in this clip, which was recorded while talking to Charlie at The Game Fair

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Conservatives

15/08/2024

Zeichner allays fears
New The Labour Party policy concern.
NewUK government – new policies – and it started to sink in at this year’s Game Fair what that will mean for the countryside.
Shadow DEFRA minister Daniel Zeichner did his best to allay fears that the government would make laws against shooting. Speaking to Charlie on stage in the Carter Jonas Theatre at The Game Fair, he indicated that he planned to call on the shooting community for help with deer control and not go down the Scottish route of using taxpayers’ money to pay contractors. Unfortunately, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) press office has asked us not to use the video of the minister or his own words, so they are voiced by an actor.

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If you want to hear what Daniel actually sounds like, he is a regular on the FieldsportsChannel Podcast - https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast93

15/08/2024

Media debates rights for hunters
Hunting Kind initiative gains ground
An interview at the Carter Jonas Game Fair Theatre has led to column inches and TV debates.
Ed Swales of obtained legal opinion which says that people who hunt could have “protected characteristics” under the 2010 Equality Act and that they must establish cases of discrimination against them. He launched his findings at the Carter Jonas The Game Fair Theatre. Thanks to the publicity, the UK’s media has enthusiastically taken up the idea of protecting people who hunt or shoot in the same way that the law protects Roma or LGBTQ communities.

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15/08/2024

Packham lashes out at Barclays customers
‘Stick your head in a bucket of fuel and set fire to it’
Chris Packham really doesn’t like UK bank Barclays
The BBC TV presenter made his feelings known at a recent animal rights demo. Wild Justice ‘Hen Harrier Day’ now widened out to include Just Stop Oil and Extinction Rebellion, saw Wild Justice founders take to a stage to make their usual call for an end to grouse shooting. Plus they gave space to the Protect the Wild group, which is launching what it calls a ‘TripAdvisor’ for antis – an online list of UK businesses that they believe support hunting and shooting. The most outrageous statement of the day came from Packham, who called out customers of Barclays UK.

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08/08/2024

In the Netherlands, local government has warned parents not to go into woods with their children amid fears of wolf attacks.

The warning comes from the province of Utrecht where officials report there have been two recent ‘close encounters’ with wolves displaying ‘worrying behaviour’. One is believed to have approached a child and pushed it over. Officials believe the same animal also approached a young girl walking her dog. The province has applied for permission to the Dutch agriculture ministry for a special permit to kill the predators. Wolves remain a protected species and cannot be shot without one.

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08/08/2024

Thousands of excited children grabbed the opportunity to try clay pigeon shooting at a flagship Scouting event in the south of England. Scouts and Guides aged from 11 to 18 queued all day, every day to get a lesson with BASC-accredited shotgun coaches on the shooting line at the Essex International Jamboree. BASC says it plans to build on this success with more events and more BASC instructors.
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08/08/2024

BASC - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation has introduced its fourth deer stalking scheme.

It will teach members how to hunt roe, fallow, muntjac and Chinese water deer in the east of England. BASC already has similar schemes based in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Hampshire.

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08/08/2024

After warnings from moorland groups that a ban on controlled burning would lead to fires, the first big wild fire of the summer has struck in West Yorkshire.

Fire fighters have spent several days trying to prevent the fire at Meltham from spreading. They blame the blaze on a discarded disposable barbecue left unattended. While most crews have left after several days fighting the flames, a crew remains in attendance in case of flare-ups.

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08/08/2024

With the Glorious 12th just around the corner, the poor grouse season could be down to both rain and governments. BASC - The British Association for Shooting and Conservation

Part of the blame for lower numbers of birds is bad weather in early Spring. Other factors include a reduction in keepering and moorland management following new legislation, including the introduction of the Wildlife and Muirburn bill in Scotland. BASC says they and others are continuing to work on conservation projects, despite the lower numbers of birds.

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08/08/2024

Peter Wilson, who won Olympic shooting gold for Team GB in 2012, believes it’s time for shooting to follow the lead set in other sports.

Wilson is one of the most successful shooters in the modern era and took gold in double trap in London. He says while Amber Rutter’s achievement in winning silver in Paris is phenomenal, she was robbed of the chance of winning a gold because of the mistake.
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08/08/2024

Britain’s Olympic silver medallist Amber Rutter says the rules have to change to save others from suffering like she has in Paris.

Amber won a silver in s***t in a shoot-off with Chile’s Francisca Corvetter Chadid [Cha-deed]. With the scores level, she was denied the chance of a gold medal after the referee said she’d missed one of the clays. Footage clearly shows she clipped the target, as you can see from this still, taken from a video of the play-off. There’s a large orange segment that broke off the first clay. It shows that her shot hit it and the referee has made a mistake. Despite appealing for a referee to reverse the decision and allow the shot, it registered as a miss. Chadid then hit both of her remaining clays to claim the Olympic title.
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08/08/2024

After watching the Fieldsports Channel film about new pro-hunting group Hunting Kind and its plan to establish legal precedent for hunting folk as an identifiable cultural minority, the BBC TV presenter tweeted that he would call that group ‘barbaric savages’. Unfortunately for Packham, by doing that, he may have set the legal precedent that hunting needs, according to a top barrister. Hunting Kind obtained legal opinion which says that people who hunt could have “protected characteristics” under the 2010 Equality Act and that they must establish cases of discrimination against them, which Packham has provided. The Countryside Alliance tried to establish this under European law but before the 2010 laws, which now makes it possible. Hunting Kind’s opinion backs up the words of Daniel Greenberg, the lawyer who drafted Tony Blair’s hunting ban, who revealed in a speech to the Surtees Society that he regrets, ‘legislating against a minority on a moral issue’.
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07/08/2024

🤓 David is on the news stump:
Watch this week's show now: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AEL78GqJWf8
🔵 Packham scores own goal
🔵 Rutter robbed of Olympic gold
🔵 Olympic gold medallist Peter Wilson blasts officials
🔵 Grouse numbers crash
🔵 Moorland fire blamed on barbecues
🔵 BASC launches fourth deerstalking scheme
🔵 Scouts and Guides try clays
🔵 Wolf warning to Dutch parents

01/08/2024

🤓 David is on the news stump:
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Shooting gold for Team GB – Fieldsports News, 31 July 2024
🔵 Olympic gold for GB trapshooter Nathan Hales
🔵 Grim outlook for grouse
🔵 Shooting organisations have positive dialogue with DEFRA – https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/fieldsportschannelpodcast92
🔵 Hinkley Point C ‘will kill two fish a minute’
🔵 Shooting needs more women
🔵 Deer carcases should be left to rot say scientists
🔵 Goose crisis in New Zealand
🔵 Kid rat pack targets rodents

01/08/2024

And finally, New York has tried everything to control rats. Now it’s trying children.

It’s estimated there are more than 3 million rats just like these in New York. Attempts to control them using birth control, poison, dogs and even special food bins have so far failed. Now New York’s Mayor Eric Adams wants to recruit his own ‘rat pack’: volunteers aged between six and 18 will be trained about rat behaviour to educate them how to reduce rat numbers. They’ll also get a cap and a T-shirt. That’s the children… not the rats of course.

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01/08/2024

A new study by scientists suggests deer should be left to rot where they fall after they’re culled in Scotland.

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh made the claim, working with others from Yale in the USA. They say the loss of nutrients from deer removed from Scotland’s hills amounts to 251,000 kilogrammes of calcium, 195,000 kilos of nitrogen and 152,000 kilos of phosphorus every year. They’ve used data from 12 years of deer culling in Scotland to produce the research and say Scotland’s soil would benefit from those vanishing nutrients. The result of the study has been described as ‘extremely concerning’ by the Association of Deer Management Groups, which advocates all deer are gralloched, checked for disease and then removed.

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01/08/2024

BASC has issued a rallying call to try and recruit more women into shooting sports.

A game shooting census for GunsOnPegs showed women remain a statistical minority as game shots. It found 96% of shotgun certificate holders in the UK are men. At the Game Fair, BASC asked all members to try and encourage more female participation in shooting sports as part of its ‘Women in Shooting’ initiative.

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GB Olympic team selected

The Great Britain shooting team for the the Olympics in France has been announced. Amber Rutter will shoot skeet in Paris just a couple of months after giving birth to her son. The former World Cup gold medallist is joined in the team by trap shooters Matt Coward-Holley and Nathan Hales. European silver medallist Lucy Hall will shoot women’s trap in France. In the air rifle section, Michael Bargeron and Seonaid McIntosh will represent Team GB’s medal hopes. The team hopes there will be more support on the ground this time after competing under COVID restrictions in Tokyo in 2020. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Scottish grouse moor licensing shambles

The Scottish government says it wants grousemoor licensing underway ahead of the grouseshooting season, which starts in just over a month – but it hasn’t got the licensing website ready. NatureScot says that applications will provisionally open on 15th July 2024 – less than a month before the start of the grouse season. BASC is urging members who need to apply to be ready and has voiced fears that NatureScot is running down the clock. It warns that there remain concerns about processing applications. The Scottish government is risking jobs, livelihoods and the rural economy with its failure to put in place the system it brought in with its Wildlife Management & Muirburn Act earlier in the year. It is not able to publish its statutory code of practice for grouse moor management until 12th July and it has bumped its sanctions against muirburn until 2025. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Feral cats killed in NZ hunt

Hunters in New Zealand have killed 340 feral cats in an annual cull which organisers say helps to protect wildlife. Wild cats like these were added to the roster of target species in a North Canterbury hunting event last year. Those who’ve encountered them describe the cats as being like ‘the Devil on Meth’ when cornered. The event is designed to raise funds and awareness about the threat posed to some of New Zealand’s indigenous wildlife. The total number of cats shot in the competition exceeded last year’s total by a hundred. There are believed to be 2.5 million feral cats living in New Zealand’s South Island. The wild cat population originated from escaped or dumped domestic cats. New Zealand is estimated to have the largest population of domestic cats per capita in the world. Thanks to Nigel Gavin for that story. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Beckham fishes despite Norwegian salmon ban

Former Manchester United and England footballer David Beckham is at the centre of a salmon fishing row in Norway. These wobbly pictures from social media appear to show Beckham fishing for salmon in the River Laerdal [lairdal]. It’s one of 33 rivers where salmon angling has been banned by the Norwegian government to protect dwindling fish stocks. Norwegian media reports say Beckham wasn’t fishing illegally, as he’d been granted a special dispensation by the local governor. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Trailhunting ban outlook

The expected trail hunting ban that many commentators believe will come into force with a new government may not be as close as people think. That’s the view of former MP Neil Parish, who is convinced Labour will win the election. He says that Sir Keir Starmer will have to play a clever game to help keep the left of the party happy when it comes legislation over trail hunting. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Firearms licensing crisis

BASC has raised concerns about the number of people applying for shotgun and firearm certificates. New government figures reveal that, in the 12 months to the end of March 2024, the number dropped by 1% to just over half a million. Around 5% of the certificates went to new applicants, showing strong underlying demand for guns in the UK. Meanwhile, police revoked 500 firearms certificates and 1,500 shotgun certificates, with revocations up by 30%. BASC believes several factors are to blame, including delays in processing applications by UK police forces. Martin Parker, BASC’s head of firearms, says there are still up to a dozen forces who are taking more than a year to process new applications and renewals. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Gun tax by stealth incoming

The Countryside Alliance has urged any new government to overhaul firearms licensing before imposing a ‘tax’ on gun owners. A report in this week’s Daily Telegraph hints that the new Labour government plans to increase the cost of license applications. In its manifesto, the party drops its public safety responsibility and says it expects to raise £20 million per year by making the firearms licensing process ‘cost-neutral’, with the proceeds funnelled into crime prevention schemes. The Tories claim the change will cost gun owners “hundreds of pounds” in additional fees. The article says the fee for a renewal due every five years could rise from £50 to £400. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

Frozen wolf is 44,000 years old

Scientists in Russia are examining the carcase of an ancient wolf for clues to help discover how the animal lived 44,000 years ago. The body of the animal was found in permafrost in Northern Russia. It’s well preserved enough by the ice to allow experts and the North Eastern Federal University to examine internal organs and determine it was a male. They may even be able to find out what the wolf and determine other lifestyle traits. From one old and slightly dishevelled creature - to another… Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

GWCT clayshooting days

The Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust is running a summer campaign of clayshooting and other fundraising events. The GWCT has been at the forefront of conservation work linked to shooting for the past 90 years. Among fundraisers, its ‘Blazing Barrels’ clay shoot at Launceston in Cornwall raised more than £3,000. The money will be used to help promote GWCT initiatives and fund scientific research. Eley-Hawk and Werrington Park Equestrian sponsored the event. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE

GB Olympic shooting team named – Fieldsports News, 3 July 2024

🤓 David is on the news stump: Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNv-DUOz2DE 🔵 GB Olympic team selected 🔵 Scottish grouse moor licensing shambles 🔵 Trail hunting ban pitfalls for Labour 🔵 Labour plot gun tax by stealth 🔵 Firearms licensing crisis 🔵 Beckham fishes despite Norwegian salmon ban 🔵 Feral cats killed in NZ hunt 🔵 GWCT fundraising clay shoots 🔵 Frozen wolf is 44,000 years old

Trophy hunting – the problems with a ban

There have been several failed attempts to push through a trophy import ban – and now, as we approach the 2024 election, both Conservatives and Labour are jumping on the ‘ban’dwagon to stop something most of them don’t understand. Despite this cross-party enthusiasm, former Conservative MP Neil Parish doesn't think introducing a ban on hunting 'trophy' imports will be easy – not least because of increasing resentment from African leaders, who see it as wealthy western countries once again imposing rules that affect their people. Parish says a ban will take away freedoms for people to hunt overseas and affect essential wildlife management at their destinations. #elections2024 Safari Club International - SCI

🤓 David is on the news stump: Antis march on London – Fieldsports News, 26 June 2024 Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs 🔵 Antis march on London 🔵Met crack down on illegal firearms 🔵Police gun grab latest 🔵Salmon fishing banned in Norway 🔵Fishing scientists test DNA 🔵Royal Highland Show 🔵BASC election ad campaign 🔵Celebrity stag killed by kindness 🔵Bear baiting is legal 🔵Fishermen save 38 hounds from drowning

Illegal firearms London crackdown

Police firearms officers in London say they’ve seized their lowest total of guns in the past 15 years. New figures released by the Metropolitan Police reveal it has recovered 386 illegal guns in its most recent 12 month count-up. It seized some of the guns after arrests following armed raids. Others it found in drug-related investigations. The Met says it has achieved its highest detection rate for people responsible for shootings in the past 11 years. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

BASC election ad campaign

With election campaigning underway, BASC is pushing the benefits of shooting sports. It is running adverts in the national and regional media, aimed at taking the Value of Shooting to mainly non-shooting constituencies. It is organising a social media video campaign alongside the press ads, featuring landmarks such as the Angel of the North, the Liver Buildings in Liverpool and York Minster. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Police gun grab latest

Police action against UK gun certificate holders continues. Our inhouse lawyer is helping increasing numbers of Fieldsports members to get back their certificates and guns, where she can, including Phil Waymouth, the target shooter we featured a few weeks ago. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Bait allowed for bears

Antis in America have lost their fight to stop hunters using bait to attract black bears. The court of appeals ruled against an action to stop baiting in National Forests in Idaho and Wyoming. Anti hunting groups said it could create areas where bears including grizzlies became conditioned to eating the food. Safari Club International helped defend the case and told the court the use of bait was critical in black bear management. SCI is also celebrating the signing of a new black bear hunting bill which supports hunting for them in Louisiana for the first time since the 1980s. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Fishermen save 38 hounds from drowning

Two fisherman and their guide have been hailed as heroes for saving a pack of hounds found swimming in a Mississippi lake. Bob Gist and Brad Carlisle were fishing when they heard the sound of distressed dogs in the water nearby. The two men and their guide, Jordan Chrestman took their boat across the lake to find an entire pack in difficulties. The hounds had chased a deer into the water and became disorientated. After several shuttle runs on the boat, they rescued all of the 38 hounds and re-united them with their grateful owners. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Callum the stag dies

A wild Highland red stag which the media calls ‘Callum’ has been put down - because the sweet treats fed to it by tourists made its teeth rot. The social-media-star stag was a regular visitor to a car park at Torridon off the famous N500 in the Scottish Highlands - and often took sweets and snacks from the hands of tourists. This is just one of numerous videos on social media showing the animal eating human food, including croissants and Rice Krispies. National Trust Scotland shot the stag and apologised on media – though it has not yet apologised for the 228 animals it shot in Glencoe with out-of-season and night-shooting licences, against the wishes of local people. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Antis march on London

The aim of the march was to promote the Climate & Nature Bill, currently listed as a private members’ bill but which the marchers hope the incoming UK government will adopt as policy. As it stands, the bill is positive for shooting, calling for more wildlife abundance, which shooting provides. That didn’t stop the marchers shouting slogans against both farming and wildlife management. Electricity company boss and former new age traveller Dale Vince spoke up for veganism, suggesting that his company, which plans to sell protein derived from grass, is better for the environment than farming beefstock. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

Fishing scientists test DNA

Anglers taking part in a sea fishing competition have joined forces with scientists to monitor fish health. The 120 people competing in this year’s Sea Angling Classic off Portsmouth are helping to provide data to marine biologists from the University of Portsmouth. Anglers came from all over the UK to fish in the Solent. The data they provide includes location information about five key species caught during the two days of the contest. Scientists have also been carrying out DNA swabs of fish as part of the CAST project - which is funded by a half-a-million pound DEFRA grant. You’ll be able to see a full report on the Sea Angling Classic on Fieldsports Channel in a couple of weeks time. Watch this week's show in full: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3rts6BNcFs

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