Fieldsports Britain - shooting the world’s biggest grouse

The world’s biggest grouse, capercaillie, were abundant in Scotland within living memory. Since then, a combination of hopeless management by the RSPB and a change in climate has wiped them out. Niall Rowantree goes to Swedish Lapland where they are doing well - so well that the locals hunt and eat them. He finds out how the Swedes conserve them, and works out what hope they have in Scotland. He is shooting capercaillie over Finnish spitz with a Blaser D99 drilling in 7x57.
That’s not all. South African filmmaker Phil Hattingh contributes an item about how the antis are trying to destroy conservation in Namibia in the name of animal rights Plus we are giving away an Athlon scope priced at £560, thanks to Rifleman Firearms. David is on the news stump with news of how shooters marked the life of HM Queen at her funeral, and James Marchington has the best hunting videos on RUclips in Hunting RUclips. It’s another great #FieldsportsBritain
Here are the links to the individual items in this week’s show:
▶ Capercaillie
Fcha.nl/capercailliesweden
For the Blaser D99, visit www.blaser.de/en/products/fir...
You can hunt here, too. For more about shooting and fishing in Swedish Lapland, go to HeartofLapland.com and www.Jockfall.com/
For Niall’s work on wildlife management in Scotland, go to Deerman.co.uk
How the RSPB is killing off Scotland’s capercaillie Fcha.nl/capercaillie/
▶ Fieldsports News Fcha.nl/news
HM Queen’s funeral gun salute - fb.watch/fFGfa9VBSk/ + / 1
Police face criminal investigation over Plymouth shooting - policeconduct.gov.uk/news/iop...
Police whistleblower sacked over gun claims - assets.publishing.service.gov...
Lord Goldsmith sacked as environment minister - www.theguardian.com/politics/...
Packham firebombing ‘hit job’ claims - www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...
Countryside Alliance Awards open - countryside-alliance.typeform... + • Countryside Alliance R...
India imports cheetahs from Namibia - www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia... + • Cheetahs All Set To Ar... + • Valmik Thapar Slams Mo...
Norway supreme court wolves appeal - www.vl.no/nyheter/2022/09/15/...
Patagonia’s billionaire owner gives away company to animal rights lobby - www.salmonfishingforum.com/fo...
Hunt racehorse challenge competition - www.ror.org.uk/series/558
World record for long-range rifle - nomadrifleman.com
Stag shot: shock - www.thetimes.co.uk/article/hu...
▶ Antis in Africa
Fcha.nl/namibiatrophyhunting
For the full film on RUclips, go to • The Eco Colonialists -... here
▶ Zoli Z-Sport and Pernice
Fcha.nl/zolizsport
For more from Shooting Sports UK, visit www.shootingsportsuk.co.uk/
▶ Other links
Find out about General Tire Grabber AT3 tyres at www.generaltire.co.uk/car/tyr... + info on General Tire www.generaltire.co.uk/car
For our weekly prize donor, Rifleman Firearms, go to bit.ly/riflemanfirearms
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▶ Hunting RUclips
For the films in this week's Hunting RUclips, go to our playlist Hunting RUclips, episode 669: • HUNTERS HARASSMENT and...
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