Airgun shooters are being offered a new training course in the wake of the recent changes to the general licences A leading UK pest control supply company is opening its training courses to a wider audience after many professionals were…
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Shooters on course for bird control
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From The Archives: day-night rabbit shooting
Don’t forget to subscribe for more! It’s August 2018, and with the night starting to draw in, hunters will be turning their attention to after-dark pest control. Mat Manning is out after rabbits with his ATN X-Sight II night vision…
Kev Hawker’s on squirrel patrol
Kev Hawker treats himself to a leisurely morning in the woods, and brings a few invasive grey squirrels to book while he’s at it. If you asked me to name the most destructive pest in the British countryside, I would…
Tagged with: air arms, ammunition, countryside, daystate, grey squirrel, Kev Hawker, pest control, shot, wildlife, woodland
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Dispelling American airgun myths!
American shooter John Hooper dispels the myth that his countrymen all spend thousands on their guns – and offers some budget ‘stalking’ tips too. In today’s new world of airguns, there is a plethora (a highbrow word for bunches and…
Rock around the clock
Richard Saunders burns the candle at both ends as he heads out hunting before sunrise – and keeps on shooting into the night! Everyone loves the sales, don’t they? Don’t get me wrong – I hate shopping unless it’s for air…
Tagged with: .22 calibre, aa diablo field pellet, air rifles, basc, bsa r-10, bsa ultra, camping chair, forestry management, hunting, muntjac, pest control, primos trigger sticks, Richard Saunders, rifles, safe shot certificate, sales, shooting
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How to hunt birds with a decoy
You need to act quickly if you want to bag a few birds when flying pests descend on seasonal feeding grounds. Kev Hawker reflects on an enjoyable afternoon’s decoying over a cereal crop
Tagged with: air arms, airgun hunting, airgun shooting, basc, birds, cereal crop, decoy, pest control, pigeon shooting
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Red Squirrel Rescue!
In order for reds to come, greys have to go – with a little bit of help from the red squirrel rangers, as Richard Saunders finds out
Tagged with: air arms, airgun, airgun shooter, basc, BB, bb gun, conservation, hunting, pest control, red squirrel, rifle
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Scents and Sensibility: Controlling body odour for hunting
Unnatural odours can blow your cover long before you catch sight of your quarry. Mat Manning offers some tips to keep your shooting gear free from telltale smells Airgun hunters have a reputation for taking concealment extremely seriously. And that’s…
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, bait, basc, BO, body odour, body scent, corvid control, corvids, decoy, hunting, hunting precautions, hunting tips, magpies, marauding magpies, owl, owl decoy, pest control, spring tactics
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Have a hoot with springtime magpie hunting
Having a hoot with magpies! Using an owl decoy is a great way to catch territorial corvids off-guard during the spring months, as Mat Manning demonstrates
Tagged with: air arms, air rifle, airgun, bait, basc, corvid control, corvids, decoy, hunting, magpies, marauding magpies, owl, owl decoy, pest control, spring tactics
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The essential guide to night-time rabbit hunting
Mat Manning clips on his scope-mounted lamp and heads out into the darkness to keep his rabbiting rounds on track as the nights draw in
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