Chris Wheeler discusses when and where you can target rabbits when hunting with your airgun
rabbits
Q&A: When can I hunt rabbits?
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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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Posted in Features, Gear, Hunting, Q&A
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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After Dark Rabbits: Rabbit Lamping
Shorter winter days don’t necessarily mean long hours stuck indoors – as Mat Manning proves when he grabs his lamp and heads out in search of rabbits…
Hunting Haven – Park Farm
Mat Manning is invited along to a farm where airgun shooters can enjoy the ultimate hunting holiday…
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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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‘Tis the Season to be Giving…
Want a big pressie to unwrap this Christmas? Here’s a selection of guns, gear and other goodies we reckon any airgunner would love Santa to leave under their tree… Purr-fect Hellcat If you’re after something short’n’sweet for your gun cabinet…
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