The temperature is falling and the nights are drawing in, which means that peak ratting season is fast approaching. We join Mat Manning on a farm where greedy rats are raiding feed under the cover of darkness, and watch the…
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The Airgun Show – shooting rats with night vision, PLUS top tips for autumn and winter hunting
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TAS From the Archives: frantic squirrel feeder action
In our latest edition of The Airgun Show: From The Archives, we go back to November 2017 for prime-time autumn grey squirrel hunting. Mat Manning has set up a peanut feeder to assist with the cull, and it seems that…
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The Airgun Show – day and night vision rabbit hunting, PLUS FX barrel change tutorial…
We’re joining Mat Manning on a challenging rabbit shoot in this week’s episode. These rabbits have had a lot of shooting pressure, so it takes stealth to get past their defences. Mat uses a roving approach at dusk and then…
The Airgun Show – decoying pigeons with an air rifle, PLUS the Walther Rotex RM8 Varmint Deluxe Kit
We’re hunting with Andy Watkins this week, and he’s setting his sights high. Decoying wary woodpigeons within range of an air rifle is never easy, but Andy combines fieldcraft and precise shooting to make an impressive tally in front of…
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The Airgun Show: From The Archives – Summer rabbit hunt
In our second episode of From The Archives, we’re taking you back four years ago this week! This time it’s rabbits in our sights, and Mat Manning is out on the hunt with the Air Arms Ultimate Sporter and a…
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The Airgun Show: From the Archives
Welcome to the first instalment of our new weekly series, From the Archives, in which we look back at the best moments from the history of The Airgun Show. In our first episode, we’re looking back to just after Christmas…
The Airgun Show – rabbit hunting with the Daystate Red Wolf, PLUS the FX Crown on test…
Rabbits are back in the crosshairs as Mat Manning targets a paddock where the burrowing pests are posing a danger to ponies and other livestock. He’s set up with a scope-cam for this ambush, so you can watch the shooting…
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The Airgun Show – Feral pigeon and dove shoot, PLUS the special edition Daystate Genus…
We’re hunting with Andy Watkins this week, and he’s controlling farmyard pests. Feral pigeons and collared doves pose a disease risk and are also munching a costly dent into animal feed, so Andy is hoping to make a big bag.…
The Shooting Show – Rimfire pest control on rabbits and pigeons
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 – 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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