Chris Dalton and a Swiss stalking guest head out for a double outing at the reds at the back end of last year’s stag season. But conditions threaten to thwart them, with gale-force winds making even getting on the hill…
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The Shooting Show – red stag and hind in high winds
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The Shooting Show – buck stalk and suspended gralloch in Ayrshire
We join Chris Dalton as he breaks in a new Browning X Bolt rifle and Ariat Catalyst Defiant boots ahead of a roe rut stalk. Then he sets out early on the morning of 1 August in anticipation of encountering…
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The Shooting Show – gun’s-eye-view game shoot PLUS the British Shooting Show 2018
We’re at the Rickling Hall shoot for some late-season action, and the day fulfils all of its potential. With fast-flying birds left, right and centre, there’s plenty to challenge even a seasoned gun like Geoff Garrod. What’s more, we’ve equipped…
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The Shooting Show – stag stalking in the rain with a first-timer
We’re in Glen Etive in an attempt to secure a red stag for first-time hill stalker Carly. Well, actually we’ve been at it for a week already, but poor weather and uncooperative deer have thwarted every attempt. We join Carly…
The Shooting Show – stag stalking on the first day of the season
Chris Dalton takes us out for an early-season red stag stalk in Perthshire. It might not be the prime season for majestic pursuits on the hill, but a professional stalker needs to take advantage of every opportunity, and Chris has…
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The Shooting Show – Irish sika stalk and 5-mile packout
It’s Jason Doyle’s turn to get behind the rifle as he heads out in search of a sika stag. This notoriously evasive deer can provide a few problems – but the biggest problem of all can arise after the shot,…
The Shooting Show – expert deer stalking and carcase prep
Stalking inventor Steve Rowe is a man with a few ideas – and his latest could transform gralloching and carcase prep as we know it. Using an array of his creations including the Ready Sled, Tree Hugger, Auto Lift and…
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The Shooting Show – extreme long range with the Swarovski X5 scope
Mark Ripley is a man used to a long-range shot or two – so we’ve carted him off to WMS in Wales for a 900-yard plink. And we’ve got the perfect tool for the job: The Swarovski X5 riflescope, which…
The Shooting Show – red stag stalking at the start of the rut
Few experiences beat hearing the magical sound of stags in the roar for the first time – so we’ve tracked down someone who’s never heard them before. Andy Powell is a keen shooter but novice hill-stalker – we deck him…
The Shooting Show – ptarmigan at 3,000 feet and the shooting footage you weren’t meant to see
First up we’re in Scotland, on the high tops above the infamous Bloody Lochan for some high-altitude ptarmigan. After a brief fishing interlude on the loch itself, Pete heads up the hill for a solo attempt at a brace or…
