Leading a team of three Australian hunters in Africa, Daryl Crimp encounters big cats, ancient art and a lost impala that they weren’t the first to find. A big tom leopard padded across the path in front of us, its…
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The Shooting Show: From the Archives – Roebucks with the Red Devils
In our first edition of From the Archives, we’re looking back to exactly two year ago, the 12 June 2017 edition of The Shooting Show. In this episode, Peter Carr and Stuart Wilson are guiding two members of the Red…
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Posted in The Shooting Show
Chris Dalton’s last minute call
(© Michael Breuer ) Chris Dalton waits all of July for the roe rut to start – and with DSC2 clients visiting, will he get the chance to bring in a buck before the month is out? That magic period…
The Shooting Show – wild Scottish roebuck PLUS the Northern Shooting Show 2019
Stuart Wilson and shooting buddy Linford have some roe control to take care of in a remote part of south-west Scotland. To maximise their time on the ground, there’s only one thing for it: Pack the tarps and hammock and…
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Posted in The Shooting Show
Sporting Rifle Mailbag
Send us your letters – or email colin.fallon@futurenet.com for a chance to win a great prize. Each month, the best letter wins a bottle of King’s Ginger – the ideal drink to enjoy after a cold stalk. For more details…
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Stalking getaway with Paul Childerley
Getting a break from the constant demands of being a gamekeeper, Paul Childerley heads out for an evening of much-needed R&R: rifle and roebucks. I set off on a sunny afternoon in May to try my luck on a roebuck and…
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Posted in Hunting
First steps in the field
As the opening of the roebuck season draws close, David Barrington Barnes recalls his first ever stalks after the UK’s most beloved deer species. If ever I had any doubts about becoming a deer stalker, these were dispelled by my…
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Posted in Features, Hunting
The Shooting Show – roe doe stalk with the Purdey BAR rifle, PLUS Wicked Lights torch on test
We’re out on the range with something very special: A Purdey bolt-action rifle, possibly the ultimate in London-made rifle craftsmanship. Stuart Wilson and Nigel Musto have set out the gongs ready to test it at increasing ranges – but before…
Fog, hills and stags
Will O’Meara delivers another instalment of lessons learned from hunts past – this time from a hill stalk in his native country of Wicklow
Roe rut stalking tips
The roe rut isn’t always magical – half the time it’s fruitless and frustrating. Dominic Griffith unravels the mystery around this key period in the stalker’s calendar
