Grey squirrels are back in the crosshairs as Mat Manning heads out to control grain-stealing bushy-tails on a pheasant shoot. Release pens can be a magnet for pests during the winter months, and Mat plans to catch the feed thieves…
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The Airgun Show – release pen squirrel hunt, PLUS the Crosman Inferno on test
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The Airgun Show – woodland pigeon and squirrel hunt, PLUS the Daystate Pulsar Synthetic on test
With a game cover crop under attack from pigeons, Mat Manning heads out to keep the birds at bay. Typical of this fickle winged pest, the woodies have other ideas, and Mat has to ring the changes to end up…
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The Airgun Show – springtime squirrel and rat shooting, PLUS Air Arms Pro Sport review
It’s springtime in the woods, and a vital time for pest control as nesting season looms. This week Mat Manning is ambushing grey squirrels and rats from a hide, set up within range of a pheasant feeder to head off…
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The Airgun Show – roost shooting for pigeons, top kit from the British Shooting Show, PLUS the Air Arms S200 Sporter on test
It’s a blustery day in the woods, but strong winds aren’t going to put paid to the pigeon shoot. Mat Manning reaches for his FAC-rated Daystate Mk4 to beat the breeze, and manages to bag a few pigeons at the…
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The Airgun Show – shooting crows at the roost, plus Gamo Coyote review and a look at the new Daystate Pulsar
With nesting season just around the corner, we’re thinning out the crows before they get a chance to prey on this spring’s eggs and chicks. Mat Manning heads to the woods, setting up an ambush to target the scavenging corvids…
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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 – nutty squirrel hunting and the Crosman 2250 XL on test
Greedy grey squirrels are in the crosshairs as Mat Manning cracks down on an infestation of bushy-tails that have developed a taste for peanuts. The ravenous rodents are causing havoc in the woods, where they’ve been targeting bird feeders, so…
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