Pigeon decoying like the old days, with Andy Crow
Andy Crow learned pigeon shooting with his grandfather. Now it’s time to pass on his knowledge to his own grandson. He starts with how to make your own decoys, 1950s-style (see the film below). In this film (above) he gets to the important [art. Do they work? He uses them for a sunny afternoon’s pigeon […]
Make your own pigeon decoy
Back in 2004, when Charlie was editing Sporting Shooter magazine, he ran this article on how to make your own pigeon decoy. Instructions Use the PDF template below to draw the pigeon outline on 1cm-thick grey-coloured foam. Cut out the foam and cut out the slots in the body where the wings poke through. Staple […]
Fieldsports Britain – Retro Crow
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_9vBhfaroBQ Andy Crow steps back in time for today’s pigeon decoying outing. He makes his own decoys out of plastic downpipe and paints them up. Meanwhile, Tom Davies and Ollie Williams are out after deer and foxes with a range of thermal devices. They look at the pluses and pitfalls. David has the news on […]
How to spot foxes and deer with thermal: practicalities and pitfalls
www.youtube.com/watch?v=nxsAQRs6RvM Ollie Williams is stalking cull roebucks and Tom Davies is shooting foxes. They both need their thermal spotters and, this week, they are splurging on three state-of-the-art thermal devices. Ollie has the Pulsar Helion 2 XP50 Pro spotter, while Tom is using the Accolade 2 binocular spotter and Thermion 2 riflescope. Tom is an […]
Factcheck: Piers Morgan ‘b***ers up’ elephant hunting debate
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgCju1VxT5I TV presenter Piers Morgan ‘buggered up’ a chance to explain elephant management. While at the Good Morning Britain programme, he interviewed South African elephant hunter Ron Thomson. Now Thomson has lashed out at Morgan’s interview style. “He had an opportunity to teach all the people of Great Britain the facts about elephant management, and […]
The Duke of Portland’s .303 double rifle by Daniel Fraser
He used it to shoot his 1,000th stag. Gunsmith Roy Martin and auctioneer Nick Holt talk about the Duke of Portland’s .303 double rifle by Daniel Fraser, which comes up at Holt’s June 2021 auction, estimate £10,000-15,000.
J Fairman ‘from Purdey’ pinfire
Gun expert Diggory Hadoke of VintageGuns.co.uk selects a J Fairman gun, a poor man’s Purdey, coming up at auction soon. He also looks at the idea of gunsmiths that added ‘from Purdey’ to their names. The Farman gun is a 19th-century pinfire hammergun with an unusual safety catch, part of the Captain Alan Marshall collection, […]
