Fieldsports Britain – modern foxshooting

A lot of foxes fall over in this week’s episode, which asks the question: what’s happened to foxshooting in recent years? Gamekeeper’s Diary legend Geoff Garrod tells the story of foxshooting and predator control by gamekeepers from early fox drivers, via lamping, to the thermal scopes of today. Plus we look at innovation from Africa: a predator-hunting set-up on the back of a bakkie that will have you reaching for your welding kit (or the number of a friend who welds). News correspondent Deborah Hadfield is investigating deer road traffic accidents. There’s a deer hit by a car in England every seven minutes. And in our Fieldtester film this week, Ian Hodge reveals the most popular PCP airguns at his shop Ian hodge Fieldsports. We’re giving away a bit of foxhunting history: the commemorative print of the #WestminsterEight bursting in to the chamber of the House of Commons. David brings good news about hen harriers from the news stump and James Marchington offers the top hunting videos on YouTube in Hunting YouTube. It’s all in #FieldsportsBritain

Here are the links to the individual items in this week’s show:

▶ Gamekeeper’s Diary
For all of the videos in our series, visit https://Fcha.nl/keepersdiary
For the Browning Maxus 2, visit https://bit.ly/maxus2
For Jack Pyke, go to https://jackpyke.co.uk
For Eley’s cartridges, visit https://bit.ly/eleyhawk
For Geoff’s original Keepers Diary DVDs, visit https://bit.ly/keepers-diary

▶ What are we buying? Gun trade stats from Kitfinder https://conta.cc/3c9TyFU

▶ Fieldsports News https://Fcha.nl/news
Hen harrier brood scheme success –    • Hen Harrier Brood Management trial 2022   + https://bit.ly/3PM06Iv
Scottish government looks at snaring ban – https://Fcha.nl/scotlandsnaring
Anti media make false claims over Ritz grouse – https://www.theguardian.com/food/2022... + https://bit.ly/3Tbw5Vt
Puppy prices collapse over household money worries – https://bit.ly/3pMMpyc + for Chris’s vizslas email [email protected]
Cumbria won’t accept new shotgun or rifle certificate applications – https://www.cumbria.police.uk/apply-f...
Academics attack misinformation over trophy hunting – https://bit.ly/3T6FgGy
Huge sewage leak in English river – https://www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk/n... + https://bbc.in/3dVW5nG
Pop star Feargal Sharkey warns of water shortage –    • Pollution: Feargal Sharkey blames wat...   + https://www.nao.org.uk/report/water-s... + https://nic.org.uk/themes/water-floods/
Danish hunter dies after wild boar attack – https://www.svt.se/nyheter/lokalt/jon... + our film    • Wild Boar Island  
Mass vulture slaughter – https://bit.ly/3dQkafu
Tiger numbers up – https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/1...
Anti animal trafficking filmmaker charged with animal trafficking – https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumba...

▶ Africa predator platform
https://Fcha.nl/africapredatorplatform
For the Northern Cape Professional Hunting School, visit https://NCPH.co.za

▶ Deer RTAs
https://Fcha.nl/deerroadaccidents
   / langbeinwildlife  

▶ Fieldtester film
https://Fcha.nl/300PCP
For a selection of airguns from Ian Hodge Fieldsports, go to https://www.guntrader.uk/dealers/wade... or find them on https://kitfinder.co.uk

▶ Other links
BestFoxCall Gen2 IcoTec GC599 Hellion https://bestfoxcall.co.uk/product/new...
#WestminsterEight https://www.fieldsportschannel.tv/fie...
20% off Bradley Smokers. Use discount code FIELDSPORTS at the checkout. Offer valid until 31 December 2022. Visit https://bit.ly/bsmoker

▶ Hunting YouTube
For the films in this week's Hunting YouTube, go to our playlist Hunting YouTube, episode 665:    • Hunting YouTube, episode 665  

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