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Two-dog law comes into force
Under the Hunting with Dogs (Scotland) Act 2023, it is now illegal for a person to use more than two dogs to search for, chase or stalk a wild mammal without a licence in Scotland. If it can be shown that conservation is the primary purpose for using more than two dogs, an ‘environmental benefit’
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Mini Mauser: classic rabbit shooting on a budget
It always makes me chuckle when shooters say that a particular type of rifle is not suitable for a certain quarry species, or camouflage clothing is non PC. Well, guess what? The game don’t give a damn. They will try to avoid you with a tactical-looking rifle as much as a custom engraved one. I
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Multiple severe myxomatosis outbreaks across the UK
The Scottish SPCA confirmed that Elgin in north-east Scotland has suffered an outbreak of myxomatosis. Bodies of wild rabbits have been spotted in the fields on the outskirts of Elgin, and over the past week the Scottish SPCA has received several calls about dead and sick rabbits. There have been reports of up to 100
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Xinfrared T2 Pro add-on
When the T2 Pro first came to my attention, I expected to be thoroughly underwhelmed. A smartphone plug-in micro camera – how good could that possibly be? As it turns out, bloody good. I’m genuinely impressed. The unit ships in a nicely packaged box, which includes the camera plus a very handy little padded carrying
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Tales from a lifetime of foxing
When I embarked on my fox-shooting career, things were markedly different from today. Initially, very few of us specialised in fox shooting, and those who did were largely motivated by the financial rewards the skins brought. The same was true for rabbits. Rabbiting rights were purchased and, given the vast numbers of rabbits existing in
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The day Bruce Potts shot his first deer
I first started deerstalking as a gradual progression from pest control and rabbiting on my uncle’s farm in Kent when I was a lad. I used to help out whenever I could, harvesting, potato picking and ferreting with my uncle Lez. It instilled a true love for the outdoors, wildlife, fieldcraft and hard work. My
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Ruger 10/22 Competition: it all comes together with this rifle
Rabbits are absolutely everywhere at the moment, feeding on the abundance of verdant green foliage and crops that have shot up — just like the rabbit population. Normally I am a bolt-action rimfire shooter for vermin, but an accurate, reliable and semi-automatic .22LR makes a lot of sense in these circumstances. The Ruger 10/22 has
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Rabbiting tips for the summer months
The point-to-point course cut through the Suffolk countryside as a majestic swathe of green, the white railings and brush jumps marking the course. But I was not here to experience thundering hooves upon turf, I was on patrol for that great survivor: the humble rabbit. The light, sandy soils of the area lend themselves to
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Muntjac stalking in Essex
Skirting the River Stour, which divides the counties of Essex and Suffolk, lies lush countryside that was made famous the world over by John Constable. Perhaps the greatest-ever English landscape artist, he was born in Suffolk, and this quintessential English rural idyll that he painted is of course known as ‘Constable Country’. Once voted Britain’s
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Best ways to find venison on a budget
I am not a pescatarian, and with both my past forays into discovering which sport provides most bang for your buck being positively fish-based, it was time to find some proper red meat. In the UK, this means venison. Venison comes from the Latin verb venari (to hunt) and the old French venesoun, meaning “meat of
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