With the crops off, we’re out for a post-harvest foxing session with the local keepers. We’ve got thermal and NV units to hand, thanks to Pulsar. In fact, the only thing missing is the foxes. Can we get them to…
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The Shooting Show – foxing with the Pulsar Thermion scope
Mark Ripley is a man on a mission. He’s out in search of vulpine predators that have been raiding gardens in his area. This job requires knowhow, stealth and the very best kit – so it’s fitting that Mark’s testing…
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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The Shooting Show – roebucks with a first-timer PLUS news from The Game Fair 2018
We bring you a roebuck double bill tonight. First, Stuart Wilson is out in the high seat on his own – then he’s joined by newcomer Linford, who’s shot his first rabbits and foxes with Stuart and is now ready…
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The Shooting Show – a night foxing with the ATN X Sight II
We send Stuart Wilson out for a 24-hour foxing stint with the ATN X-Sight unit, testing both its daytime and NV capabilities. Picking a spot in his fox box next to a muck heap (he does get all the glamorous…
The Shooting Show – difficult decoying with Geoff Garrod
The scene is set for another bumper day’s shooting with Geoff Garrod, with Browning semi-auto, Eley cartridges and Enforcer Pro decoys making a formidable line-up. That’s when everything seems to go wrong – from disappearing pigeons to missed shots and…
The Shooting Show – all-night foxing with Mark Ripley
Mark Ripley has some overdue fox control to take care of – so it’s time to go the distance with an all-nighter. This feat of foxing endurance requires all of Mark’s fieldcraft – plus the best kit in the…
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…
