In this week’s episode we’re out foxing with Mark Ripley, who is on a farm that has been overrun with semi-urban foxes! SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: We are offering a 10% discount on all Field Sports magazine subscriptions. All you need to…
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The Shooting Show – Mark Ripley’s Foxing Bonanza with Sightmark Wraith HD
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Sightmark Wraith 4K review
Foxer Mark Ripley takes the new Sightmark Wraith 4K on patrol, and puts the night vision viewer through its paces. As most readers will be aware, I’m a fan of the Sightmark Wraith HD, which offers exceptional value for money and…
Tagged with: ballistics, bolt, digital scope, fox, foxer, foxing, hunting, laser, mark ripley, mount, night vision, picatinny, range, review, rifle, rimfire, scope, shooting, sightmark wraith 4k, thermal, wicked lights, zeroing
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Best night vision options on the market
Night vision is the fastest growing market in the field sports industry – find out why with these after dark options Yukon Sightline Yukon Sightline New from Yukon is the Sightline, a series of digital NV scopes available with either…
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Advice for young shooters from Robert Bucknell
Robert Bucknell continues his foxing patrol, and offers advice for shooters missing out on this year’s game fairs. Regular readers will know that we’ve pretty much cleared our ground of foxes, and our neighbouring farms keep on top of theirs…
Thermal imagers in foxing
Having successfully kept his fox numbers down, Robert Bucknell explores the other applications of thermal imagers and foxing kit. Credit: aaprophoto / Getty Images As I write this in early July, we still have very few foxes about the place.…
Tagged with: countryside, fox, foxes, foxing, gamekeeper, GWCT, kit, lockdown, muntjac, partridge, robert bucknell, thermal, thermal imagers, wildlife
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Savage BA Stealth review
Mark Ripley takes delivery of a new foxing rifle, the Savage BA Stealth review, 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…
Tagged with: bipod, bullets, deer, field, foxing, gun, hunt, mark ripley, night vision, range, rifle, scopes, scott country international, shooting, shotgun, shots, sightmark wraith, stalking
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Are you prepared for late summer?
Get your equipment ready and sharpen up your fieldcraft, says Mike Powell – things are about to get busy… Credit:Rob Janné / Getty Images Late summer is a really busy time for me and my shooting mate, Callum. In the…
Tagged with: caller, equipment, farm machinery, field sport, Fieldcraft, fox control, foxes, foxing, hunting, mike powell, night shooting, night vision, nv, Pulsar F155, rifle, shooting, shotgun, summer, thermal
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Posted in Features, Hunting
Testing thermal optics during foxing with Robert Bucknell
With uncertain weather wreaking havoc with crops, Robert Bucknell decides it’s the perfect time to test some thermal optics on fledgling foxes To say it’s been a strange year would be an understatement This year is turning into a funny…
Tagged with: Fox Shooting, foxes, foxing, muntjac, optics, pulsar thermion, quarry, riflescope, robert bucknell, scope, test, thermal optics
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.204 Ruger calibre for foxing with Mike Powell
Mike Powell explores the history of the .204 Ruger calibre and tests it as a foxing round with his trusty custom rifle. The H-S Precision actioned .204 Ruger from Mike Norris has proved its worth Over the many years I’ve…
Can isolation impact your FACs? Find out in our Q&A
Our experts solve more of your burning questions, including how self-isolation can impact your FACs Legal Question: Having been a shotgun user for many years – for both clays and game – I was recently asked to shoot foxes on…
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