Having tested his kit and drawn his conclusions, Will O’Meara turns his attentions to the future of shooting and how to help it This month’s article is a bit of a mixed bag; which is similar to the variety of…
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Deer dog training – a new recruit
Rudi van Kets welcomes a new deer dog training recruit but must teach him all the tricks of the trade before he’s allowed to hunt. Not a lot of people know this: but sometimes when you’re hunting it makes sense…
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Red stag hunting with David Barrington Barnes
David Barrington Barnes is on the hill, enjoying a triumphant day red stag hunting at Sutherland. Credit: Dgwildlife / Getty Images In the first week of October there is no better place to be than on the hill in Sutherland.…
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30 Kit bag essentials
Check out the ultimate kit list – with 30 essential accessories for stalking in 2021 1 – Lady Gabby Jacket The Lady Gabby jacket is the female version of Deerhunter’s award-winning Pro Gamekeeper jacket. This jacket is the answer to…
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Are deer management targets achievable without thermals?
This article originally appeared on our sister publication, Gun Trade News In his first column for GTN, Dr Al Gabriel, BASC council member, molecular biologist at Newcastle University and keen deer stalker, wonders whether thermals are really a good thing,…
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Best Christmas gift ideas for hunters
We’ve made our list and checked it twice – here’s our bumper selection of the best Christmas gift ideas for hunters Caber Feidh This new smock might just be the ultimate garment for Scottish stalking. Silent, waterproof and windproof, it…
Tagged with: Apex, binocular, caber feidh smock, censdigital, christmas gift, hawke sidewinder, hunters, john rigby, kit, Night Master, rigby, sporting rifle, sporting shooters, stalking, waterpoof, windproof
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What are the essentials of a hunting kit?
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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Hawke Sidewinder review
Chris Parkin enjoys all of the benefits of of the brand new Hawke Sidewinder 30 FFP 6-24×56. Hawke has evolved significantly over the last few years, and the brand that was so easily assumed to be for air gunners has…
Early season stalking with Will O’Meara
As Will O’Meara gears up for early season stalking in Ireland, he suggests his top tips for getting ahead of the game. Some preseason checks should help avoid disaster On some parts of the world, hunting is a year-round activity.…
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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.…
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