We’ve invited two Irish lads to come over to Shooting Show homeland in Yorkshire for a chance at a species they don’t get on home turf. Jason Doyle and John Foxton try different tactics as John stalks on foot and…
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The Shooting Show – double roe stalk with Irish hunters
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The Airgun Show – summer evening rabbit hunt, PLUS the Weihrauch HW110 on test
Summer is the prime time to target rabbits, so we join Mat Manning for a roving evening hunt on one of his permissions. Mat uses stalking and ambush tactics to bag conies during a session that throws up a few…
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The Airgun Show – summer squirrel hunting, PLUS the Gamo Maxxim Elite Multishot on test…
Grey squirrel shooting needn’t go off the boil just because it’s hard to spot this invasive rodent in summer foliage. Mat Manning heads into the woods after bushy-tails, using a peanut feeder to lure them out from the foliage…
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The Airgun Show – daytime rabbit and dove hunting, PLUS the Umarex Beretta CX4 Storm XT on test
The ATN X-Sight is a proven night-time performer but Mat Manning wants to know how it shapes up when hunting by day. We join him on a pest control session when he manages to get rabbits and collared doves in…
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The Airgun Show – springtime squirrel hunting, PLUS how to optimise your Nite Site’s performance
The warmer weather has sent grey squirrels into a flurry of activity, and Mat Manning is eager to exploit the opportunity to bring this forestry pest to book. His hide and feeding station approach has already produced plenty of tree-rats,…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rat hunting with NiteSite, PLUS the BSA Ultra JSR junior air rifle on test
We’re back out shooting rats on a farm that’s home to some seriously spooky scaly-tails. Mat Manning uses the night vision stealth of the NiteSite to catch the skittish rodents off guard, and shares his latest baiting ruse to make…
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The Airgun Show – farmyard dove and pigeon hunt, how to attach a scope-cam and the ATN Shot Trak HD
Refusing to let wet, windy weather stop play, we head for the shelter of the farmyard, where we encounter pests including collared doves, feral pigeons and rooks. The gusty conditions make for tricky shooting but Mat Manning manages to bag…
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The Airgun Show – roving woodland hunt, how to zero, and gear from the British Shooting Show
Join us on an evening wander in the woods. The aim of the roving session is to earmark quarry hotspots around the permission but Mat Manning still manages to shoot a few pests while he’s at it. We’ve also got…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rat hunt, PLUS the ATN X-Sight II HD on test…
Marauding rats have homed in on a barn that houses a grain-packed trailer and Mat Manning has been called in to cull the nocturnal pests. A night-time ambush with the NiteSite Viper NV unit produces some action-packed hunting as the…
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The Airgun Show – scope-cam hunting for grey squirrels and woodpigeon, PLUS the NiteSite Laser Rangefinder on test
We’ve got our sights set on grey squirrels and woodpigeon this week as Mat Manning finds a spot where hungry critters are foraging amongst the leaf litter for the final remains of this season’s acorn crop. The unseasonable food source…
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