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On test: FX Cyclone in .177

On test: FX Cyclone in .177

Darren Rogers doesn’t like .177s. He is a .22 shooter through and through. Here he tries the FX Cyclone, an airgun he likes, but in

Shooting Crows with Airguns

Jamie Chandler is out after corvids and pigeons, pest controlling on a Hampshire farm. It’s not a big bag day, but he is big on

Michaelka baits hyenas

Michaelka baits hyenas

Czech model and hunter Michaela Fialova is in South Africa to bait hyenas. It is exactly how Cecil the lion was lured to his death.

Gamekeepers’ rifle day

Gamekeepers’ rifle day

The National Gamekeepers’ Organisation gets its Midlands members on to a hillside in Derbyshire to try out Browning’s latest crop of rifles: the X-Bolt, T-Bolt

Tidying up around the Shoot

Tidying up around the Shoot

George Digweed is a busy man. He has just won his 25th world title in a domination of shooting sports that began in the 1980’s.

Mouflon Hunt, Croatia

Mouflon Hunt, Croatia

It’s part two of Rucksack & Rifle, and this time Tim Pilbeam is after mouflon on the craggy Croatian coast. With the Mediterranean as a

Are the Roe Rutting?

Are the Roe Rutting?

Has the roe rut started yet? Deerstalkers in the UK are getting excited about the annual roe rut at the end of July, when the

Deerhunter Adopts Baby Deer

Deerhunter Adopts Baby Deer

Has Roy Lupton gone soft? The noted deerstalker has adopted a fallow fawn. He says why, and how he hopes to train the deer to

Michaelka: Foxshooter

Michaelka: Foxshooter

Foxshooting is as popular in Eastern Europe as it is in the UK. The fabulous Michaela Fialová – Michaelka to her buddies – is out

Girls’ Gun Day

Abbey Ling is holding one of the many ladies’ shooting days organised by the Shotgun & Chelsea Bun Club to raise money for the British

Roebuck hunting in Croatia

Roebuck hunting in Croatia

Tim Pilbeam is off on his first outing in our new series Rucksack & Rifle. He is stalking roebuck in Croatia. This film was first

Michaelka: Czech Roebuck

Michaelka: Czech Roebuck

She’s the Czech Republic’s best know shooting star. Michaela Fialová, known as Michaelka, specialises in annoying anti hunters with her exploits all over the world.

How They Choose Olympic Shooters

How They Choose Olympic Shooters

Britain’s Olympic shooters are roaming the international trap and skeet scene like a pack of slavering wolves. they are on the hunt for quota places

Hot flush: how to shoot a flurry

Hot flush: how to shoot a flurry

Andy Crow breaks down tactics and strategy for that all important flush – the centrepiece of any charity clay shoot. This item appears in Claysports,

Buck Fever

Buck Fever

Thomas Lindy Nissen is out with a hunter in Denmark. They are after a roebuck… and buck fever sets in when he takes the shot.

Hunting in Israel

Hunting in Israel

Do they hunt in Israel? Charlie Jacoby goes to Tel Aviv to find out… According to the Palestinians, Israelis in the West Bank release pigs

Pigeons over Lupins

Pigeons over Lupins

Andy Crow has an unusual pest problem. The pigeons are landing on a field of lupins. He breaks out the Gamebore steel cartridges to deter

Rooks with Rifles

Rooks with Rifles

Darren Rogers is shooting ‘brancher’ rooks with airguns. He and a couple of friends are out after the rooks in May, when the young birds

Shooting pigeons with steel

Shooting pigeons with steel

Andy Crow tests Gamebore steel cartridges on pest pigeons. Roy Lupton’s goshawk and peregrine eyasses need meat with no lead in it. So, Andy puts

What about the fox cubs?

What about the fox cubs?

Sporting Rifle foxshooting expert Mike Powell answers one of the big questions of foxshooting: what about the cubs? He has got a litter of cubs

Rook shooting

Rook shooting

Paul Childerley and Darren Rodgers are rook shooting. It’s the time of year when the young branchers are traditionally shot to make rook pie. This

Crow Stalks Roe

Crow Stalks Roe

Andy Crow is after a roebuck this week. He has all the gear… but no darn deer, until a doe turns up. Will she have

Feeding Ferrets with Lasers

Feeding Ferrets with Lasers

Look out rabbits. The South Somerset Ferreters need to feed their ferrets. It is May – not a good time for ferreting – so they

Tim Pilbeam on Bullet Accuracy

Tim Pilbeam on Bullet Accuracy

Sporting Rifle magazine expert Tim Pilbeam uses tracer rounds to find out where his bullet is going. It’s a fascinating experiment and worth anyone who

Best thermal imager for foxshooting

Best thermal imager for foxshooting

In the last in the current series of Outfoxing, Sporting Rifle foxshooting expert Mike Powell turns the weight of his experience on thermal imaging, how

Abbey’s Young Shots Days

Abbey’s Young Shots Days

Team GB shooter Abbey Burton runs popular young shots days in Somerset. They feature clay pigeons, airguns, archery and pigeon hide building with professional instructors,

HFT Masters – the First Competition

HFT Masters – the First Competition

It’s the first ever HFT Masters air rifle competition. Held at Lea Valley Shooting ground near Hertford, the event attracted world champions and novices alike

Wolf Attack in Kent?

Wolf Attack in Kent?

Something did this to a roe deer carcass in Kent in less than 15 minutes. A friend of Roy Lupton was stalking, shot a buck

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