We’re with Gerwyn over in west Wales, at Cefngwyn Hall where owner Charles Grisedale has spent 30 years perfecting a driven duck shoot. It really is something unique – though the ducks are put down, they fly just like wild…
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The Shooting Show – out foxing with the Sightmark Wraith
Mark Ripley’s got a fox problem to deal with out on the South Downs. And he’s got a new tool to help him solve it: the Sightmark Wraith, a new digital scope that’s equally capable shooting in day and night.…
The Shooting Show – NV foxing on the stubbles
With the crops off, we’re out for a post-harvest foxing session with the local keepers. We’ve got thermal and NV units to hand, thanks to Pulsar. In fact, the only thing missing is the foxes. Can we get them to…
The Shooting Show – post-rut roebuck in Yorkshire
The rut may be over but there’s plenty of stalking action yet to he had. Presenter Pete is out on home turf after a cull buck – but, despite plenty of does and followers making an appearance, bucks are strangely…
The Shooting Show – evening and morning Chinese water deer stalk
In one final instalment of Chris Dalton’s trip down south with a team of rifles in tow, he has a double outing at Chinese water deer planned with guest gun Ric. We’re mainly after cull beasts, but Ric has said…
The Shooting Show – three muntjac in a row with Chris Dalton
Chris Dalton has joined up with Paul Childerley for a week’s sport down south, taking a team of guest stalkers and swapping his usual red and sika for a more diminutive deer species. After an initial blank at the…
The gear necessities
What do you really need to go hunting? Will O’Meara slims his kit set-up down to the absolute essentials. Where is an obsession with kit and equipment. How much more effective does it really make you? Well, it probably depends on the equipment…
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Mid-season Review
Halfway through another stalking season in Ireland, Will O’Meara gives a performance report on the brand new additions to his set-up
