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Using thermal night vision for foxing

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

After a quiet year on the foxes, Robert Bucknell has been itching for the chance to deal with some unwelcome guests on his patch Credit: Jamie_Hall / Getty Images This month I really can’t top the fox story I read…

Tagged with: fox, foxes, foxing, keeper, night vision, robert bucknell, thermal
Posted in Features, Hunting

The Shooting Show – ‘Unwary Foxes’ with Mark Ripley AKA 260 RIPS

Posted on December 15, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

In this weeks episode, Mark Ripley tests the new Pulsar XG50 Krypton Thermal in a field of some unwary foxes. SUBSCRIPTION OFFER: We are offering a 10% discount on all Field Sports magazine subscriptions. All you need to do is…

Tagged with: 260 rips, fox, mark ripleu, pulsar, shooting show, thermal
Posted in News, The Shooting Show

The importance of fieldcraft: Robert Bucknell explains

Posted on November 26, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Robert Bucknell explains the importance of fieldcraft and looks at the skills new foxers will need to acquire You can go for weeks feeling pretty sure there are no foxes around, and then suddenly the hairs on the back of…

Tagged with: countryside, farm, Fieldcraft, fox, foxers, foxes, foxing, gun, livestock, partridge, rabbits, rifle, rifle shooting, robert bucknell, thermal, wildlife
Posted in Features

Top tips for quarry calling

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

David Barrington Barnes recalls the lessons learned from previous outings and explores the art of calling for quarry. Where are many good reasons for the great enjoyment that deerstalkers derive from their pursuit of deer. High among them are the…

Tagged with: binoculars, David Barrington Barnes, deer, deerstalker, doe, fallow, hunter, quarry, range, red deer, rifles, shot, stag, stalking, thermal
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Zeiss’s DTI review with Chris Parkin

Posted on November 16, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Chris Parkin gives his verdict on Zeiss’ first foray into thermal imaging, with the new DTI. It was only a matter of time before some of the big European names began to seriously flirt with night vision and thermal imaging, and…

Tagged with: Chris Parkin, deer, deer stalking, dti, hunt, monocular, night vision, product, quarry, review, thermal, thermal binocular, thermal imaging, zeiss
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Sightmark Wraith 4K review

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

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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Advice for young shooters from Robert Bucknell

Posted on September 14, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

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…

Tagged with: bats, bullet, digital night vision, farm, fields, fox, foxes, foxing, Game Fairs, ground, lamp, oilseed, owls, partridge, rabbits, range, shooters, thermal
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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
Posted in Hunting

Best thermal imagers on the market

Posted on August 30, 2020 by towens — No Comments ↓

Thermal imagers continue to grow in popularity – here we have some of the best heat-seeking optics on the market. Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 The new Pulsar Helion XP50 monocular builds upon their past success to provide…