Rich Saunders gets to grips with some pesky squirrels who’ve been allowed to do their own thing for far too long during the first lockdown We may have been enduring the frustration of lockdown, but squirrels on one of my…
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Squirrel hunting in lockdown
Tagged with: hunting, lockdown, permissions, Richard Saunders, squirrels, woodland, woodlands
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Buying a new airgun w/ Shawn Minchin
Shawn Minchin has a problem with one of his favourite air rifles, and while it’s a quick fix it’s also a good excuse to add another gun to his armoury. Shawn’s now the proud owner of both a Weihrauch HW95K…
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Wildlife management with FAC air rifles
Ex-firearms and rural crime officer Pete Brookes now prefers an armed response of a different kind – wildlife management with his FAC air rifle. Photo credit: David Jinks I was driving to work to start an afternoon shift whilst listening…
Tagged with: air rifle, airguns, fac, farm, farmland, fieldcraft, firearms, hunting, permissions, pest control, pete brookes, pheasant shoot, pigeons, Range, rangefinder, rats, rimfires, rural crime, shoots, stalking, wildlife management
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Rabbit hunting at an equestrian centre
Richard Saunders gets to grips with some bunnies that have been causing all sorts of trouble at an equestrian centre. Airgun shooters and rabbits have been pitting their wits against each other for as long as there have been, well,…
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Nighttime Crow hunting with Kev Hawker
Roost shooting can be a very effective way to cull crafty corvids – Kev Hawker puts in a late shift in an effort to reduce the numbers of these nest-robbing birds. Roost shooting is a great way to bring crows…
Tagged with: air arms ultimate sporter, corvids, crows, flighting, gamebirds, headnet, jackdaws, Kev Hawker, permissions, roost shooting, shoot, sidelever, understorey
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How to get yourself a shooting permission
Sponsored by… Bagging a shooting permission is one of the biggest challenges faced by airgun shooters – Mat Manning offers 10 top tips to get you on the right track 1. Use your connections Think of people you already know…
Tagged with: airgun shooters, basc, corvids, countryside, farmhouse, farming, grey squirrels, ground, gun, mat manning, Permission, permissions, pest control, pigeons, rabbits, rats, shooting
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
Posted in Features, September Shooting Special
The best kit options for airgun shooting w/ Richard Saunders
Richard Saunders takes us through his kit bag and reveals the essential shooting items he never leaves home without. I like to travel as light as possible when I go hunting and work on the principle that the more stuff…
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Rabbit hunting with Richard Saunders
Rich Saunders takes a break from his pure pest control duties to stalk a few rabbits and see if there’s any light at the end of the polytunnel. A set of trigger sticks helps provide a more stable position to…
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, ATN, brocock sniper xr magnum, farm, field, fx impact, hawke, pellets, permissions, pest control, rabbit, rabbits, rangefinder, Richard Saunders, rifle, Sport
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Getting new permissions with Shawn Minchin
Shawn Minchin recalls how he managed to snare a new permission that turned out to be quite a bit different to what he’d been expecting. The feeder was 23 yards from Shawn’s shooting position – with him sitting on a…
Tagged with: airgun show, backstop, basc, feeder, grey squirrels, hunter field target, hunting, mat manning, permissions, rabbots, rangefinder, rifle, scope, shawn minchin, shooting, vermin, weihrauch hw100
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Posted in Features, Hunting
The fast and the furryous!
Richard Saunders is left scratching his head about how to deal with some troublesome rats around the stable Setting up on a bench at a distance of 20 metres meant Richard had a perfect, stable platform from which to shoot…
Tagged with: .22, air arms diabolo, airgun hunter, bsa r-10, eagle ir, equipment, kit, magazine, magazines, night vision, nughtsite, pellet, permissions, pistol, rats, red-dot sight, repairs, Richard Saunders, rifles, shooting, shots, sights, stable, stables, targets, vermin control
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Posted in Features, Hunting
