In the latest of our Why We Shoot series, our experienced foxer shares his background and passion for the sport I grew up on a farm and shooting wasn’t really an issue – you shot because that’s what you did.…
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The Shooting Show – Geoff Garrod battles Crafty Corvids
In this week’s instalment, Geoff was called up by his friend to help a farmer who’s having trouble with crows, rooks and jackdaws eating the cattle feed. Geoff has never specifically targeted corvids before, and he quickly learns it’s not…
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The Shooting Show – Geoff Garrod’s Lockdown Pigeons
The story is that Geoff was called up by the farmer just before we entered November lockdown because pigeons and corvids were damaging his emerging winter wheat. Geoff dropped everything and went out the day before lockdown, not expecting a…
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The Shooting Show – is Gerwyn Jones too late…
Some peas are being ravaged by the local wood pigeon population, but hide location is going to be very difficult, and a recent field of rape has just started to draw the local pigeons over, Gerwyn is hoping he is…
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The Shooting Show – Gerwyn Jones – Windy Pigeons
In this week’s episode of The Shooting Show, Gerwyn Jones is back for some more pigeon shooting A challenging days pigeon shooting with Gerwyn Jones is on the cards with extremely high wind making every shot that much more difficult.…
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The Shooting Show – Pigeon decoying with Geoff Garrod – 100 birds before lockdown
The latest episode of the Shooting Show is now available to view! Shortly before the lockdown, Shooting Show regular Geoff Garrod was out after pigeons that were damaging young oilseed crops – unable to shoot them over the crop he…
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The Shooting Show – Professional stalking with Chris Dalton
http://www.theshootingshow.tv http://www.eleyhawkltd.com http://www.ariat.com http://www.basc.org.uk http://www.censdigital.com http://www.shootingshow.co.uk Muntjac and ornamental gardens don’t mix! Chris Dalton and the team are on assignment south of the border in Bedfordshire, trying to manage a muntjac population causing havoc on the estate grounds. See how they get on later in…
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Everything you need to know about the general licence issues
In the wake of the news three of the general licenses in England, which permit the taking of pest bird species including pigeons, crows and magpies, was revoked last Thursday, here is everything you need to know about general licenses…
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The Shooting Show – last of the summer pigeons
With the summer crop stubbles about to disappear, Geoff takes the opportunity for some last-minute pigeon control. But he’s cut it finer than he thought and the field is literally being ploughed while he’s there… Bringing in the birds is…
The Shooting Show – shooting pigeons by the M11 PLUS Midland Game Fair highlights
Geoff Garrod sets up in a classic field-edge location for a day at the pigeons. But there’s a twist: This field edge borders a busy motorway. With safe shooting directions and quarry retrieval to think of, Geoff’s got a lot…
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