Ratting action with the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack
26 February 2025
Last month we were with Sam Green in Norfolk for a driven pheasant and partridge day. Now we’re back at the shoot for a different
Roy is tired and grumpy, and giving David grief. David’s one hope is that Roy takes his rattiness out on the local rodent population. With the end of the falcon breeding season just around the corner, Roy has just a couple of hours to perform some important rat control around his aviaries. Poison is not an option with so many birds of prey around the place, plus the local tawny owls, so it’s all about air rifles. This evening he is using an RTI Arms Priest 2 in .177. On top, he’s added the Infiray TD 50L night vision scope plus he’s got the Infiray Eye 3 series thermal monocular E3 max. The power of the thermal proves the rats are definitely in residence, but tricky to get on to behind summer foliage. Thankfully the combination of thermal and NV means that, when the opportunity presents itself, Mr Grumpy takes his chances.
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Last month we were with Sam Green in Norfolk for a driven pheasant and partridge day. Now we’re back at the shoot for a different
Airgun supremo Terry Doe is back at the fancy fowl centre for another go at the rats – and this time he’s upped the stakes
Smoke and dogs: those are the main sporting equipment that the West Lancs Rat Pack uses. And the results are explosive. Today’s venue is a
Essex farmer Robert Bucknell has a problem with rats around his pheasant feeders. He doesn’t like to use poison in case it harms the owls.
Where there are chickens there are usually rats. That’s bad news for the owner of the fancy fowl, but great news for Terry Doe, former
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgV0554Fzag Roy is tired and grumpy, and giving David grief. David’s one hope is that Roy takes his rattiness out on the local rodent population.