This week Mat Manning shows the tactics and equipment he uses to get the most from this awesome method, and rounds off with a hunt to demonstrate how it boosts results when culling invasive squirrels. We’ve got a CO2 rifle…
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The Airgun Show – how to set up a feeding station to shoot grey squirrels, PLUS the Umarex Hammerli 850 Air Magnum XT Kit on test
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The Airgun Show – summertime squirrel hunting with the Daystate Red Wolf, PLUS the PAO Emerald Compact SWAT scope on test
It’s scorching hot out – too hot for hunting in the open – but Mat Manning reckons the squirrels will still be on the move in the shade of the woods. By using a feeding station to draw squirrels down…
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The Airgun Show – Squirrel and rabbit scope-cam hunting, PLUS the Walther LGU Varmint on test
We’ve got a double-barrelled hunt this week as Mat Manning sets his sights on grey squirrels and rabbits on two different permissions. The shooting is tricky in bright, windless conditions but Mat shows how to use fieldcraft to put quarry…
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The Shooting Show – early-season 2018 roebuck stalking
Stuart and hunting buddy Griff have been out since day one of the roebuck season trying to get a film in the can. And they’ve finally done it. On a hunting permission in south-west Scotland, the boys have lined up…
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The Shooting Show – end-of-season roe doe stalk in Dumfriesshire
Stuart Wilson is on a stalking ground in south-west Scotland and time is running out to complete the cull. Drafting in a stalking buddy, he’s out for an evening stalk, covering as much ground as he can in a limited…
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The Airgun Show – hunting with a spring-powered airgun, PLUS the Benjamin Trail NP2 gas-ram on test
The PCPs take a back seat this week, as we dedicate an episode to spring and gas-ram airguns. Mat Manning is out hunting with the spring-powered Air Arms Pro Sport and Tasco Target and Varmint scope at the idyllic Park…
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The Shooting Show – Foxing on Skye and South African blesbuck
Scott Mackenzie, previously seen taking us stalking in Skye, returns to the isle this time with foxes in his sights. Very little of his land is reachable by vehicle, so the old-fashioned method on foot with lamp and rifle is…
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The Shooting Show — walked-up woodcock and expert varminting
We’re on Scotland’s Black Isle for a woodcock shoot, but we’re not doing things the traditional British way – this is an Italian job, with setters with bleeper collars indicating the presence of this revered bird. This is no grouse…
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