Thermal airgun ratting and mousing
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
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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.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZM5HHl0SVS0 As the field and garden songbirds get underway with breeding, Charlie is defending his bird table from one of their major predators: the grey
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-_O0eRm8E0 Can you use thermal on a shotgun? Yes you can, says farmer Robert Bucknell, who successfully fits a thermal sight on to a shotgun
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XreG3VVNgk0 Rat and dogs everywhere – the Suffolk & Norfolk Rat Pack are out in force to clear the rodents, and James Marchington is there
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XRVn0Fv4GlQ Tim Pilbeam and his gamekeeper friend Roy have a rat problem. Happily, they have all the latest thermal equipment from Pulsar, plus a brand
Rat after rat appears for Roy Lupton to shoot. He calls his trash heap ‘the ratberg’ and it produces the rats tonight. He is having
Charlie Jacoby’s bird table has lots of songbirds – but it also attracts rats and squirrels, and he wants them gone. He tries out various
Rats, terriers, children, the elderly – throw them all into a farmyard and the rats won’t survive the encounter. See what happens when we join
Roy is after a variety of pests with FX airgun mounted with Pulsar Trail LRF thermal scope. He has squirrels, rats and even a fox
Roy’s out at the dump controlling rats. He is putting new FX airguns and Pulsar optics through their paces, with the help of Jonathan Fox
Roy Lupton and Darren Rogers get together to sort out Roy’s rat problem. Roy provides the large camo erection (oh yes), and Darren the latest
This week Darren is out to show a gamekeeper just how effective air rifles are for pest control. Using the Photon XT on top of
Night Vision guru Darren Rogers has got his hands on one of the first ATOM compact night vision units off the production line. It’s a
On test, we have the Laserware ND-100 Glacier, a piece of kit best used for rabbiting or foxshooting, but Charlie wants to try it out
We are spring-loaded and after rats at a local aviary. James Marchington doesn’t have to be too stealthy on this occasion as the rats are
Bringing together top-end Infra red illuminators, an FX Verminator air rifle plus Hawke scope with a thermal imaging camera, our technology expert Darren Rogers uses
We’re hunting rats on a farm in the West Country. We have a BSA R10 and night vision from Nitesite, and together we bring numbers
Out with the night vision: Paul Hodson runs a clay ground, is a keen foxshooter and, in this item, shows of his skills as an
Here’s how to have a massive pest control outing. Cai Ap Bryn hefts his trusty Air Arms airgun and an array of night vision to
Who has been nicking the chickens’ eggs? Charlie Jacoby uses the Minox trailcam series – DTC 400 Slim, DTC 650 and DTC 1000 with GPS
We are out with the Texans sorting out one of their toughest vermin: beavers. It’s a job for an airgun mounted with the latest night
Darren Rogers goes down to the pig farm with the guys from night vision company NiteSite. The farm has got a rat problem. that’s what
Gloucestershire pest controller Mark Lewis is out after rats in a barn. He shows how to position yourself so you an take safe shot with
Night vision supremo Darren Rogers is throwing everything at trying to shoot rats that move so much soil, he thought it might be badgers. He
Rats are a problem chez Roy Lupton. Our night vision expert Darren has sent Roy some of his kit from Thomas Jacks. He has the
To turn night into day and see the rats that infest the duck pond to shoot them, Darren has put the Photon XT unit from
Optical alignment can be difficult with night vision units. Help is at hand. It’s actually simple to get the cross-hairs central by using adjustable mounts
How to range-find. Airgun World and Airgunner magazines technical editor Phill Price shows how easy it is to shoot with a laser rangefinder – and
Roy Lupton tries out the new Pitch Black budget night vision kit. He is out for a night’s rat shooting. This item first appeared in
When the chickens roost, the rats feast. Roy and Darren are tackling a rodent problem at a friend’s farm. Using air rifles, night vision through
We’re hunting rats with airguns. And before that we’re testing which pellet has the most penetrative power – a .177, a .20 or a .22
Andy Crow is clearing the barn of straw which has become home to lots and lots of rats – and he wants them off
Andy Crow and friends build a night-vision rifle scope out of parts they find lying around on eBay. He has a rat problem in one
There’s more than one way to catch a rat. And if at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. We start with smoking ’em out
It is the final straw. Roy Lupton has tried to get rid of his rats by smoking them out, using terriers and air-rifles. Now he
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