It’s the 50th episode of The Airgun Show, and we’re hide shooting for woodpigeons – with the chance of crows, too. Mat Manning explains the benefits of a semi-permanent hide, and shows how to use decoys to tempt incoming birds…
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The Airgun Show – pigeon and crow hide shoot, PLUS the BSA Scorpion SE on test
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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 Airgun Show – roost shooting for crows, PLUS Tracer LEDRAY F600 lamping kit on test
It’s time to keep crow numbers in check, so Mat Manning takes the hunt to the roost. With the leaves down, the hunting should be easier but it’s never straightforward when you’re targeting crafty corvids. Despite the challenges, Mat still…
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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 Airgun Show – roost shooting for pigeons, British Shooting Show and Air Arms S200 review
It’s a blustery day in the woods, but strong winds aren’t going to put paid to the pigeon shoot. Mat Manning reaches for his FAC-rated Daystate Mk4 to beat the breeze, and manages to bag a few pigeons at the…
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The Airgun Show – trout farm rat infestation, plus the Remington Express
Rats and water go hand in hand, and we’ve found a fishery that’s teeming with scavenging rodents that have acquired a taste for trout pellets. Watch as Mat Manning uses his Daystate Huntsman, lamping tactics and some well-placed bait to…
The Airgun Show – lamping rats and the Walther Rotex RM8
Mat Manning proves that you don’t have to have the latest night vision gear to shoot rats after dark, as he heads out on a farmyard foray that stretches into the night. It looks like the session could be going…
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The Shooting Show – Austrian chamois and foxing with Robert Bucknell
Presenter Pete Carr has a heighty hunt on his hands: he’s in Austria on a chamois hunt courtesy of Swarovski. Naturally, the top optics are provided – if only the weather was as good as the glass. Will Pete beat…
