Squirrels are back on the hit-list this week, and it’s time to tailor tactics to suit the summer conditions. Dense foliage makes it almost impossible to spot the pests in the trees, so Mat Manning sets up a hide and…
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The Airgun Show – Summer Squirrel Hunting, plus the Gamo Phox Gun, Scope and Pump Kit on Test
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The Shooting Show – lamb protection with long-range foxer Mark Ripley
Long-range foxing pro Mark ‘260rips’ Ripley is out again, but this time there’s a serious side to his excursion. It’s lambing time and the flocks need 24-7 protection if they’re going to get through this season unaffected by Charlie’s depredations.…
The Shooting Show – rabbiting and foxing with Jason Doyle
First, Jason Doyle prepares his .22 rimfire in anticipation of an evening’s rabbiting around the farm. He’s soon at work pruning the pest population – but some larger varmints show up in the shape of a pair of foxes. So…
The Shooting Show – day-and-night foxing in Ireland
Jason Doyle has been called into urgent action by an angry farmer suffering form heavy fox predation. It’s an all-hours fox that has made raids in broad daylight, so we’re going to need to camp out 24 hours for this…
The Shooting Show – Mark Ripley’s foxing century
It’s the end of December 2015, and Mark Ripley’s foxing tally for the calendar year stands at 94. With one night’s outing left, he’ll need half a dozen if he wants to end the year on three figures. So it’s…
The Shooting Show – Windy foxing with the FLIR Scout II
Thermal imaging was once thought of as the preserve of the military and the super-rich, but lightning-fast advances in technology have rendered that stereotype obsolete. This week we’re testing the most affordable of the bunch: The FLIR Scout II, seen…
The Shooting Show – thermal foxing with a shotgun PLUS the Bergara B14
Foxing legend Robert Bucknell is out after Charlie again, but he’s got a new and unorthodox kit combo. The Pulsar Apex XD50 is an impressive thermal imager – but how does it fare when taken out of its natural habitat…
The Shooting Show – Mark Ripley’s foxing masterclass PLUS the UK Game Fair
Long-range foxer Mark Ripley is out again, making a dawn raid on Charlie and taking the time to explain his foxing tactics while he’s at it. Covering everything from his kit choices to shooting tactics to why he does it,…
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 – foxing with long range pro Mark Ripley
Mark Ripley has long been producing his own long-range fox shooting videos under the handle 260rips. Now he brings his foxing expertise to The Shooting Show, getting his Browning X-Bolt on zero for a 300-yard shot before taking it out…
