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The Shooting Show – Geoff Garrod’s Lockdown Pigeons

Posted on November 24, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

The story is that Geoff was called up by the farmer just before we entered November lockdown because pigeons and corvids were damaging his emerging winter wheat. Geoff dropped everything and went out the day before lockdown, not expecting a…

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Will O’Meara takes on a big challenge

Posted on November 22, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Regular rifle competitor Will O’Meara has struggled with the lack of shooting opportunities in 2020 – now he is attempting one of the toughest challenges of all. With all the lockdown restrictions in place, I didn’t get to compete in…

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The latest on upcoming gun dog exams

Posted on November 20, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Preparations for this year’s gun dogs exams were well underway, but Belgian lockdown restrictions meant an anxious wait for those in training, as Rudi van Kets reports. Dogs and trainers – but who needs the most work? Who among us…

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Early season stalking with Will O’Meara

Posted on September 9, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

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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Shooting and Countryman Show cancelled

Posted on September 4, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

With Manchester on lockdown, The Shooting and Countryman Show have made the decision to cancel their 2020 event, which was set to take place from 19-20 September. The show was relocated to EventCity in Manchester earlier this year, following a…

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Thermal imagers in foxing

Posted on September 1, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

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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Rifle training tips from Will O’Meara

Posted on July 23, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Will O’Meara has been using the Covid-19 restrictions as the ideal opportunity to lock down on his training. Will O’Meara has been using the Covid-19 restrictions as the ideal opportunity to lock down on his training. Obstacles are opportunities. Every…

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Best scopes for 2020 – our top picks

Posted on July 21, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Now that lockdown is easing and we can get back out in the countryside, we’ve put together a list of the best scopes for 2020 ATN Mars 4 640x480HD ATN Mars 4 640x480HD The ‘next-gen’ Mars 4 640×480 HD riflescope…

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Best stalking scopes 2020: Our top 8 picks

Posted on July 7, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

As lockdown eases and retail comes back to life, you might be thinking about getting a new scope for stalking. To help, we asked Sporting Rifle contributor Byron Pace to pick his top 8 best stalking scopes. Of course, with…

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The future of foxing as lockdown is eased

Posted on June 22, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Robert Bucknell returns following a bout of coronavirus – he investigates the future of foxing as lockdown is eased. The Covid-19 lockdown has affected fox control in different ways – it all depends on your situation. If you see fox…