Paul Childerley chances a call at the start of the rut and ends up putting his new Sako rifle in 6.5 Creedmoor to good use. Waiting for a buck to come after the first round of calling Needing some summer…
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Roebuck hunting with Paul Childerley
Paul Childerley heads to Wiltshire to help with with a roebuck hunt Many people ask what species makes for really enjoyable roebuck hunting. There are so many that could top the list but one of the best has to be…
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Deer stalking in Bedfordshire with Chris Dalton
Chris Dalton is down in the East of England to introduce Chinese water deer stalking to a fellow stalker. A mild winter meant there were far more deer stalking opportunities Credit: Sandra Standbridge / Getty Images Recently I covered a…
Tagged with: Chinese water deer, chris dalton, cwd, deer, deer cull, deer stalking, DSC2, kit, muntjac, paul childerley, roebuck, shooting show, stalker
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Mike Powell’s report on fox populations
Mike Powell provides a report on fox populations, and his own exploits, in winter 2019. Credit: Michael Breuer / Getty Images As far this winter’s foxing has been concerned, the headline news is that we took above average numbers here.…
Tagged with: country, fox, foxes, lambing, mark ripley, mike powell, population, pulsar, report, rifle, scopes, season, shooting, shot, sporting rifle, winter
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Foxing during a driven game day
Mark Ripley finds that, even when invited on a driven game day, he can’t escape his foxing responsibilities… Credit: Ger Bosma / Getty Images At the end of the shooting season I’m usually lucky enough to be invited on the…
How to complete your late roe doe season cull
The roe doe season finishes at the end of March for rifle hunters and gamekeepers, and the sooner you can get your cull done, the better. Here’s how to do it… Get to know your deer and plan carefully (Credit:…
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Roebuck stalking with the next generation
Sporting Rifle editor Pete Carr does his bit to introduce the next generation as he takes granddaughter Sienna out on her first roebuck stalk. Credit: Dieter Hopf / Getty Images It’s always a pleasure to introduce youngsters to the sport…
The Shooting Show – morning hind stalk with a Go Pro camera
This week Chris Dalton gives us an insight into the reality of both hind stalking and filming. Equipped with some new filming hardware, he’s out on Kinnaird Estate with the aim of showing us a stalk as it really happens.…
Hunting in the Eastern Cape
Joe Barton of ATN gets the chance to use the company’s state-of-the-art scopes on a safari trip to the Eastern Cape, courtesy of RWI. Want to book your own hunt at Olivewoods? Contact Real World Hunting on 01432 800445 or…
Tagged with: ATN, Eastern Cape, farm, game, olivewoods, quarry, rangefinder, rifle, rifles, rwi, scope, shooting, shot, South Africa, species, warthog
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New arrival
Mark Ripley takes delivery of a new foxing rifle and, after the customary range work, wastes no time in getting it blooded in the field. If there’s one thing that’s always exciting other than gaining new shooting ground it’s gaining…
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