Long-range expert Lee Watts shows that a tricky wind doesn’t have to mean game over – as long as you have the knowhow and the right gear for the job Modern airgun shooters are spoilt for choice when it comes…
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Nighttime rat control with Mat Manning
Faced with a seemingly unstoppable influx of rats, Mat Manning heads out on a nocturnal foray with the Sightmark Wraith 4K Mini I have never known a time when rats were more abundant. The farms where I am tasked with…
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Benefits of simulation training to airgun hunters
Philip Siddell explains how to use simulation training to improve the chances of the airgun hunter’s success in the field. The improvised shooting positions you practise during training are sure to come in useful in the field The last time…
Crow decoying – The Countryman
With flocks of corvids threatening to decimate the spring drillings, Mat Manning sets up a hide and decoy ambush to deal with the unwelcome pests. On the farms in my locality, fields of maize grown for cattle feed are usually…
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Posted in Hunting
Airgun hunting in America
Although Americans have greater access to firearms, Tom Claycomb III explains why plenty of shooters prefer to hunt with an air rifle I think anyone that was raised around guns here in the States started out hunting with an airgun.…
Nighttime rabbit control with Mat Manning
With rabbits growing wary by daylight, Mat Manning adopts thermal tactics to keep them in check Rabbits have a reputation for being able to breed quickly. That reputation is based on fact and means that they are able to bounce…
Pigeon control with Rich Saunders
Richard Saunders sets out to deal with a stately pigeon problem The General Licences (GL) have been the focus of much discussion in recent times, causing many of us to reflect on exactly why we shoot animals. Personally, I’ve always…
Shawn Minchin’s guide to squirrel control
Shawn Minchin’s squirrel control efforts get off to a slow start until he adopts some different tactics and decides to bring in some helpful items of kit It’s funny how your mind can play tricks on you when you’re waiting…
Hunting with a springer airgun with Pete Brookes
Pete Brookes is a dedicated airgun hunter and always uses a PCP, but if that’s the case, why did he go rogue and buy a brand new springer? The first airgun I ever picked up as a teenager was my…
Controlling mink populations with Mat Manning
Mink are an invasive species that cause serious problems to British wildlife – Mat Manning sets up for an evening ambush after the pests turn up on his patch Nothing upsets the balance of nature more than introduced species. Ecosystems…
