The fallow rut is starting in the south of England, the red rut in Scotland, two deerstalkers go out in each to bag a buck and a stag. Roy Lupton is our fallow-antler clatterer, hunting down the perfect cull buck in Sussex. Meanwhile, in the North Highlands of Scotland, Charlie is on the hill to shoot a good red, with the help of pro stalker John Dodd. That's not all: we have the results of our airgun scope survey, and the results of recent prize draws to win pheasant shooting and an Evo catapult set-up. News editor Ben O'Rourke delves into the RSPB's finances ahead of its AGM this week, Charlie finds the best hunting videos on YouTube for Hunting YouTube, and David is on the News Stump. It is all in this week's #FieldsportsBritain
Here are the links to the individual items in this show:
▶ Fallow rut
http://Fcha.nl/powerheadblade
For Sako's Powerhead Blade, go to https://www.sako.fi/cartridges/powerhead-blade
▶ Red rut
http://Fcha.nl/prohuntstag
For John's website, visit http://www.prohuntltd.co.uk
Ammunition is Winchester Ballistic Silvertip in .308, 150-grain bullet https://winchester.com/Products/Ammunition/Rifle/Ballistic-Silvertip/SBST308
Rifle is a Browning X-bolt https://browningxbolt.eu/en/
▶ RSPB
http://Fcha.nl/rspbagm2020
▶ Competition prizes
For more about the Evo catapult, go to http://www.cattyshack.co.uk
For the Steventon and Farleigh Wallop shots, visit
▶ Airgun scopes survey results
http://Fcha.nl/airgunscopes
For Fieldtester, visit http://Fcha.nl/fieldtester or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcuIbBV6RrL5LxZU9gxW7vA
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MI5 Creates New Left-Wing Terrorism Unit https://thepointnews.uk/2020/10/04/mi5-creates-new-left-wing-terrorism-unit/
Queen to announce end of trophy hunting imports, antis claim https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/queens-speech-boris-johnson-trophy-hunting-sentencing-planning-b757395.html
African people make YouTube appeal: keep hunting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcZ1tQsFQx0
Gamebirds a threat to snakes https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/oct/01/adder-extinct-across-britain-snake-threat-game-birds-release
Angry anglers began legal battle against Natural England https://basg.online/court-papers-issued-against-ea-and-ne/
Farmer takes own life after RSPCA complaint https://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/news/stoke-on-trent-news/north-staffordshire-farmer-43-takes-4567667
Eagle eyes England for a break from bonny Scotland https://www.moorlandassociation.org/2020/10/english-grouse-moor-owners-welcome-first-golden-eagle-from-scotland/