Is patience really a virtue? This time we’re asking: When out with a new hunter, what’s the hardest thing to teach them? I have introduced a number of friends and clubmates to the great pastime of hunting rabbits. Most are…
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Richard Saunders’ golf course permission
Richard Saunders ventures onto his golf course permission – with mixed results. Everything happened so easily. I play darts for my village pub. We were having, well, let’s call it a practice session, and I found myself chatting to a…
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Airgun Shooter issue 120 is on sale now!
Mat Manning hunts over both pasture and woodland using stalking and ambush tactics as he goes in pursuit of some rabbits and woodpigeons to make a tasty mixed bag for the pot. Roost shooting can be a very effective way…
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Roving rabbit shoot
With rabbit numbers on the rise after a successful breeding season, Mat Manning heads out on a stalking session with coneys in his sights
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Q&A: When can I hunt rabbits?
Chris Wheeler discusses when and where you can target rabbits when hunting with your airgun
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Q&A: Can you reduce camo in the summer?
Hunting in the summer can get hot and sweaty when you are head to toe in camouflage. Is there any way to get around the full cover, or is it a case of grinning and baring it? Matt Manning helps out…
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The Airgun Show – Stalking Summer Rabbits, plus Nick Jenkinson’s Tips on Judging the Wind
We’re back on rabbit patrol this week – stalking around the meadows in an effort to bag a few bunnies. Creeping within range of wary rabbits is never easy, but Mat Manning manages to bag a few for the cameras,…
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The Airgun Show – rabbit shooting off a bipod, PLUS the FX Verminator MKII on test
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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