We set up an ambush for rabbits while out to recce a new shooting permission. Mat Manning explains how to make the most of your static hunting with a bipod, and put more bunnies in the bag. This week’s test…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting off a bipod, PLUS the FX Verminator MKII on test
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The Airgun Show – winter woodland squirrel shoot, plus how to cook curried rabbit pasties
Grey squirrel control is making headlines, and we’re heading out on a cull of our own in woodland where the bushy-tails are causing problems. Mat Manning waits in ambush as the greedy squirrels home in to attack pheasant feeders, and…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting at dusk, plus the MTC Genesis UL telescopic sight on test
Rabbits are back in the crosshairs as Mat Manning heads out to target some coneys that evaded his summer pest control efforts. Autumn rabbiting is never easy, and Mat’s quarry initially plays hard to get, but a combination of fieldcraft…
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The Airgun Show – night vision rabbit shooting, plus the Brocock Contour S6 XL Elite on test
It’s into the darkness as Mat Manning heads out on a night-time rabbit hunt. The bunnies are being elusive, but Mat puts the brand new Pitch Black Field Master digital night vision unit to good use, bringing several of the…
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Sound Advice
Sounds – and often the lack of them – are a countryside language’ that reveal much to the hunter who is able to decode them. Ian Barnett
translates it all into human-speak…
The Airgun Show – stalking rabbits, Gamo Varmint Stalker Barricade on test and new guns from BSA, Air Arms and Daystate
Fieldcraft and cunning are order of the day as Mat Manning sets out on foot to keep numbers of grass-gobbling rabbits in check. Creeping within range of wily rabbits is never easy, but Mat calls on his years of shooting…
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