Fieldsports Britain – Magical Irish woodcock

We are shooting and eating woodcock in Co Kerry with an outfit called The Hunter & The Chef. Owen from Cumbria Country Sports tries for his tenth salmon of the season before heading out foxing. The Wildlife Trusts are making big promises about the 9,500-acre Rothbury Estate in Northumberland, which they want to buy. Ian Coghill says they won’t work. Plus David has the news on the news stump. It’s all in this week’s #FieldsportsBritain

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

▶ Woodcock capital of Europe
https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/irishwoodcock
For more about The Hunter & The Chef, go to https://www.instagram.com/thehunterandthechef/ or https://www.facebook.com/thehunterandthechef
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▶ Fieldsports News
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Links:
Police firearms licensing is failing the public – https://hmicfrs.justiceinspectorates.gov.uk/publication-html/bedfordshire-cambridgeshire-hertfordshire-police-firearms-and-explosives-licensing-accelerated-cause-of-concern/
Gun grab victim Sandy’s sheep attacked by fox – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f_BPsqP4K_0
Gamekeeper kills buzzard – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeEsj01fYDg
Guga hunt protest – https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9vxgnjy1xxo
Labour ‘neglecting the countryside’ – https://www.countryside-alliance.org/features/two-thirds-think-government-neglects-rural-people-as-hunts-ride-out-under-shadow-of-looming-ban and https://www.facebook.com/reel/4077520469127551
Facebook crackdown on hunting content – https://www.facebook.com/508024910/posts/10163818478934911
Ireland publishes public’s plans for wildlife – https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-housing-local-government-and-heritage/publications/public-consultation-on-review-and-update-of-wildlife-legislation-submissions/
Australia gun vote approaches – https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/14/senior-liberals-urge-colleagues-to-vote-against-labors-hate-speech-and-gun-laws-in-wake-of-bondi-terror-attack-ntwnfb
Packham under fire for promoting vegan dog food – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWA1rweAmCE

▶ Fishing and foxing
https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/owensalmon
Find out more about Pard night vision and thermal at https://uk.pard.com/
Check out Owen’s YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@CumbriaCountrySports

▶ Rothbury rewilding scandal?
Read the Wildlife Trust statement here: https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/rothbury
For more from the Wildlife Trusts, visit https://www.wildlifetrusts.org/

▶ Niall Rowantree's copper bullet choice for uplands and lowlands
https://FieldsportsChannel.tv/niallcopper
For more about Hornady ammo, visit https://www.Hornady.com/

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