Night shooting has come a long way in half a century, but it’s still no substitute for fieldcraft, says Mike Powell
Got your goat
A year in foxing
When and where should you be to shoot foxes? Mike Powell goes through 12 months in the life of Vulpes vulpes, their habits and preferred locations
The centre of the earth
As fox cubs begin to leave the earth, Mike Powell gets ready to tackle the growing population and has some hot new products to try out in the field
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Cleaning up the neighbourhood
Ready to put Pulsar’s new N750 to the test, Mike Powell sets out to take care of some especially troublesome foxes
First-time foxer
Mike Powell remembers what it was like to start out with limited foxing funds, and shares some advice with young shooters who are thinking of taking up the sport
Compact and capable
Mike Powell finds out whether good things really do come in small packages when testing the Weihrauch HW66 in .22LR
The natural survivor
Mike Powell reflects on over half a century’s fox control efforts, which have seen the UK’s top predator become more common and less wary despite the nation’s increased interest in foxing
The classic calibre
Sporting Rifle’s Mike Powell finds that despite the plethora of calibres on the market today, there are some occasions where the humble .22LR is still best
Spy by night
Whether you need to keep an eye on your quarry or just enjoy watching the wildlife, Sporting Rifle’s Mike Powell has the lowdown on the technology to help you do it
