The weather is warming up and rabbit numbers are on the rise, so we’re heading out to the pony paddocks to crack down on the burrowing pests. Mat Manning demonstrates how to hunt rabbits using ambush tactics, and bags a…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting in pony paddocks, PLUS the Hawke Panorama telescopic sight on test
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The Shooting Show – 24-hour rabbiting in the Highlands
In the third instalment of his rabbiting series with Anschütz rimfire and RWS subsonics, Byron takes to the hill with Edan Annand to clear up a rabbit infestation. We’ve got a night’s lamping session planned followed by a daytime foot-stalk…
The Airgun Show – lamping rabbits with a spring-powered airgun, PLUS the Crosman Nitro Venom gas-ram on test
As if shooting isn’t tough enough on a clear, windless night, Mat Manning swaps his PCP and NV set up for a spring gun and lamp in Episode 34. Proving you don’t need night vision to target bunnies after dark,…
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The Shooting Show – Pace v Pace rabbit shooting PLUS a look forward to the CLA Game Fair
Our rabbiting mania continues as Byron and Darryl Pace grab their Anschutz rimfires and RWS subsonic ammo once more
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The Airgun Show – summer rabbit hunt, PLUS the Gamo Coyote Tactical on test
We’ve got rabbits in our sights this week, and Mat Manning is out on the hunt with the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter and a scope-cam to demonstrate how steady shots can be with the support of a bipod. Long grass…
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The Shooting Show – shooting rabbits from an ATV
We catch up with gamekeeper extraordinaire Geoff Garrod, whose busy game-season schedule has thrown up another twist. The rabbits sorely need controlling, and it’s too much of a job for just one man on foot. How about one man on…
The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting at dusk, plus the MTC Genesis UL sight
Rabbits are back in the crosshairs as Mat Manning heads out to target some coneys that evaded his summer pest control efforts. Autumn rabbiting is never easy, and Mat’s quarry initially plays hard to get, but a combination of fieldcraft…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rabbit shooting and the Brocock Contour S6 XL Elite
It’s into the darkness as Mat Manning heads out on a night-time rabbit hunt. The bunnies are being elusive, but Mat puts the brand new Pitch Black Field Master digital night vision unit to good use, bringing several of the…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit hunting and the iconic Weihrauch HW77
Grass-gobbling rabbits are in the crosshairs as Mat Manning takes on a pest control job at a stately home for episode three of The Airgun Show. It’s a tough assignment, but fog and fire fail to halt the hunt, as…
