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Frosty foray

Posted on November 11, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Holed up in a cottage at Kinnaird estate for the week, Chris Dalton takes a family member out for a red hind on frigid ground. Credit: vetas / Getty Images Across the months of December and January, I try to…

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Sporting Rifle 174 is out NOW

Posted on October 17, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

November brings possibly the biggest change of seasons in the whole year, as roebucks go out of season and females of the roe, red, fallow and sika species all come in, as well as Chinese water deer of both sexes.…

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Sporting Rifle 173 is out NOW

Posted on September 19, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Stag stalking on the hill is one of the most breathtaking and unforgettable experiences a UK deer stalker can have – and issue 173 is here to help you! We’re here to make the most of that trip to the…

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Red alert for Chris Dalton

Posted on September 7, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Photo: Justus de Cuveland / Getty Images Amid a busy September for Chris Dalton, he finds time to take an American visitor out for a roebuck – or an opportune red stag. September can be a mixed bag for us.…

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From the Archives: red hind stalk and Argo extraction

Posted on September 5, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

It’s Thursday, and that can only mean one thing – a throwback from the Shooting Show archives! Stalking doesn’t get much harder than red hinds on the hill, and Chris Dalton proves it when he heads out in the middle…

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From the Archives: buck stalk and suspended gralloch in Ayrshire

Posted on August 29, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Get ready for another trip down memory lane in this week’s edition of From the Archives, from The Shooting Show. We join Chris Dalton as he breaks in a new Browning X Bolt rifle and Ariat Catalyst Defiant boots ahead…

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Danger buck

Posted on August 19, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Credit: Wouter Marckx / Getty Images At the back end of the rut, Chris Dalton gets an opportune chance to deal with a buck that presents a danger to fruit trees and other bucks alike After the rut, things generally…

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Sporting Rifle 171 is on sale NOW

Posted on July 25, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Get ready for the rut! The August issue of Sporting Rifle is out just in time for the beginning of the roe rut. It’s the most magical and productive time in many a roe stalker’s calendar, and we’ve got all…

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Chris Dalton’s urgent call

Posted on July 18, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Credit: thatadamlad / Getty Images Chris Dalton finds a ‘quiet’ week disturbed by a call to urgently control a problem stag inside planted forestry No doubt many of you enjoy having a nicely laid out plan for the week ahead…

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Napier announces new group of field experts

Posted on June 29, 2019 by towens — No Comments ↓

Move over Justice League, because Napier of London have announced the formation of a new group of industry professionals dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in field sports. For some time Napier has benefited from feedback from a number of…