The impala is more than a budding African hunter’s ‘starter species’ – it presents a real safari challenge, says Kevin Thomas
In search of impala
Tagged with: africa, antelope, bushveld, Eastern Cape, game, horns, impala, safari, South Africa
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Ask the experts: Choosing a rifle support
Do you always shoot off a bipod or do you sometimes use other supports such as shooting sticks?
Tagged with: advice, bipod, foxing, precision shooting, shooting sticks, stability, sticks, Support
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Commonwealth 2022: Is there hope?
Vladimir Lisin, along with new ISSF secretary general Alexander Ratner, made it one of their first jobs to campaign for shooting’s inclusion in the 2022 Commonwealth Games
Tagged with: 2022, Birmingham, Commonwealth Games, competition, Durban, government support, ISSF, shooting sport
Posted in News, Target news
Posted in News, Target news
Hard miles
Rudi van Kets relates the story of one of the longest, toughest tracks for a wounded animal he’s ever followed
Tagged with: barking, hunting dogs, piglets, shooting, teamwork, tracking, wild boar, wounded animal
Posted in Features, Hunting
Posted in Features, Hunting
Game meat export market to grow
There is plenty of potential for growth in the export market of game meat to overseas, the latest figures have revealed
Tagged with: British Game Alliance, Countryside Alliance, Department for International Trade, game, game market, trade
Posted in News
Posted in News
Guarding the flock
Mark Ripley looks ahead to the fast-approaching lambing season and details all the essential tactics and kit foxers need to know about
Tagged with: clothing, equipment, foxers, lambing, livestock, shooting, shooting sticks, tactics, thermal spotter
Posted in Features
Posted in Features
Vudu 5-25×50 FFP scope review
Do good things come in small packages? Chris Parkin assesses the new Vudu 5-25×50, one of the shortest scopes around
Tagged with: anodised, magnification, optics, parallax, Picatinny rail, scope, turret, windage dial
Posted in Optics, Reviews
Posted in Optics, Reviews
Wild endeavour
Will O’Meara treks to the furthest reaches of the Wicklow Mountains in search of a lone red-sika hybrid
Ask the experts: Eye dominance and scopes
Does eye dominance really matter when shooting a scoped rifle? I saw a video online of someone shooting a rifle right-handed but leaning over to sight with their left eye. It looked utterly wrong but does it really make a difference?
SPONSORED: Swarovski Optik Z6i 2.5–15 x 56
Designed for hunting in poor light conditions, and especially effective when day turns to night.
Tagged with: accuracy, hunting, image, optics, parallax free, reticle, riflescope, scope, technology, zoom
Posted in News, Products
Posted in News, Products
