Even with the game season and deer culls in full swing, you can never neglect your pest control duties – and Stuart Wilson has a rabbit population he needs to reduce. So, grabbing his Savage .22LR, it’s time for some…
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The Shooting Show – Rimfire pest control on rabbits and pigeons
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The Shooting Show – Day and night fox control with Mark Ripley
Long-range foxing supremo and Sporting Rifle Magazine contributor Mark Ripley is out on a protracted foxing mission on the South Downs. First, he’s out in the daytime, waiting out for a fox from a well-chosen vantage point. But his work’s…
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The Airgun Show – Farmyard dove and feral pigeon hunt, PLUS the Daystate Red Wolf on test
We’re out hunting in hot conditions. It’s too hot for targeting pests in the woods or over open fields but Mat Manning reckons there will still be feral pigeons and collared doves around the farm. Apart from providing some welcome…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rat attack, PLUS how to make a scope-cam to film your hunting action…
Winter is closing in and the rats are moving in on the farmyard, so we join Mat Manning for some after-dark pest control with his ATN X-Sight night vision setup. The rats are initially reluctant to show themselves but Mat’s…
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The Airgun Show – garden squirrel shooting, PLUS how to mount a scope to your air rifle
We’re dealing with garden pests; using the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter to tackle some destructive grey squirrels. Safety is paramount when it comes to garden pest control, and Mat Manning shows how to set up a peanut feeder against a…
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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 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 – stalking rabbits, the Gamo Varmint Stalker Barricade on test, with news from BSA, Air Arms and Daystate
For the ninth episode of The Airgun Show, fieldcraft and cunning are the order of the day as Mat Manning sets out on foot to keep numbers of grass-gobbling rabbits in check. Creeping within range of wily rabbits is never easy,…
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Airgun Show – Nutty squirrel hunting and the Crosman 2250 XL on test
In episode eight of the Airgun Show, greedy grey squirrels are in the crosshairs as Mat Manning cracks down on an infestation of bushy-tails that have developed a taste for peanuts. The ravenous rodents are causing havoc in the woods,…
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The Shooting Show – first .17 Hornet field test and a scope-mounting lesson
The anticipation has been building for a while, but the .17 Hornet is finally here, and the Shooting Show team has got its hands on a rifle chambered in this new centrefire calibre. Byron and the boys take it out…
