Credit: Jim Cumming / Getty Images On a seemingly endless mission to catch a fox, Mark Ripley suffers every setback imaginable, from blank outings to vehicular malfunctions It was 5am and I was headed to the farm on probably my…
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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…
Is this the perfect rifle rest system?
Have Wicked Lights engineered the perfect rifle rest system? Mike Powell reckons they might have done just that as he tests the Rekon sticks on a foxing mission. Rifle rest of one sort or another is an essential item, even…
Tagged with: fox, grass field, mike powell, primos trigger sticks, rekon, rest, rifle, rifle rest, Scott Country, shoot, shooter, stalkers, wicked lights
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Long days, long nights
Credit: Dgwildlife / Getty Images One of the most dangerous times for fox raids also makes for a productive time for the fox shooter, finds Mark Ripley I watched patiently as the machines worked the fields in a clearly well-practised…
ADVERTORIAL: Get ready for a summer of stalking with RUAG Ammotec UK
-Advertisement Feature- It’s a busy time for rifle shooters during the summer months; fox and pest control and the roe buck season are all now in full swing. To help get you ready, RUAG Ammotec have put together a list…
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Rimfire reynards
Credit: CreativeNature_nl / Getty Images Can rimfires beat their centrefire brethren for foxing? Mike Powell gives the lowdown on how best to use the humble .22 and .17 for controlling Charlie. One topic of discussion that constantly seems to crop…
Full-time foxing with Mark Ripley
With thousands of lambs to protect, Mark Ripley puts in the hours with his rifle, Nightforce scope and thermal imager to keep them safe. It was still dark when I pulled up to the field gate, quietly slid back the…
Tagged with: binoculars, farmers, fox, foxing, mark ripley, Nightforce scope, pulsar xp38, rifle, scope, thermal, thermal spotter
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The Shooting Show – high-speed bunny bashing with the Ruger Precision .22
There’s no rest for the wicked as Stuart Wilson’s out in the field again with his Ruger .22 – and a centrefire to boot. Now familiar with his new box seat, he camps out for a vigil where rabbit, roe…
Stuart Wilson’s rabbit raid
Credit: James Gledhill / Getty Images Stuart Wilson recruits two shooting buddies while on a .22 rabbit control mission, and is even kind enough to hand one of them the rifle. Don’t forget to check out the equipment used at…
Tagged with: 22, bipod, fox, lamping, nv scope, quarry, rabbit control, rifle, ruger, ruger precision .22, Stuart Wilson, targets, thermal
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Mike Powell reviews the Pulsar Accolade
Mike Powell turns his eye – well, both eyes – to the Pulsar Accolade thermal binocular and its eye strain-reducing capabilities. Fox numbers in my area seem to have been high. There are various reasons for that, one of which…
Tagged with: fox, mike powell, monocular, pulsar accolade, rabbits, rangefinding, RSPB, shooting, thermal binocular, Thomas Jacks
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