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  1. eat4peace
    I soak up to 6 in a big (clean) bucket of slat water with a hefty splash of cider vinegar. Get's rid of excess blood and tenderises the meat.
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    Thanks for all the feedback guys. As a newcomer, it's certianly made me more confident about this forum as I've been on other internet sights where I have been shouted down with the sort of ethical snobbery mentioned in my original post. Thanks agian for all your views, much appreciated
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    I tried sending letters and a couple of phone calls, only one of which was successful. However, I have since been speaking to farmers/landowners face to face and all have said yes so far! Owners of grain stores, dairy farms and livestock are generally in need of some help with feral piogeons and other pests eating feed. (They're always a good training ground for more challenging quarry ) Once you're shooting for one farmer, it is much easier to get into contact with others. So all in all, I would recommend visiting in person and having a chat with the farmer/landowner in which you explain tha
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    That's a perfect example of how to learn from your mistkae. Thanks for sharing buddy
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    Yeah, when I use my springer, it's easier to run up and neck the animal than reload.
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    It is, and you would be pretty messed up not to feel guilty. Though in all fairness, they would suffer just as much say, getting eaten by a fox, or even more if they got mixy.
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    This is topic which can get heated very quickly and as I feel strongly about it, I thought I’d give my opinion on the matter. Whenever the subject of wounding quarry comes up, the many 'experts' claiming that they have never made a poor shot in their lives and the belittling of anyone who disagrees really infuriates me. As a hunter, I think you should be making immaculate kills at least 90% of the time and I am often appalled and sickened by videos showing a lack of responsibility I see on Youtube. Only take shots you're confident with, spend money on a decent setup/quality pellets and mo
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    Sorry, I meant Aigle, not 'agile' haha
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    If you cna part with the cash Agile are bloody brilliant. I used to have an insulated pair, but now I have the non insulated so that they'r enot too hot in the summer. If you want a less pricey pair, maybe get some Hunters.
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    You are correct haha, I'm 17 and that's why I'm still hunting the same permission as I did when I was 10! Though I'd say 7 years old is a fairly modertae age for a springer so it's doing pretty well considering it's had no real maintenance done to it. Yeah, I agreee, something about the recoil hitting your shoulder followed by the thwack of a pellet hitting it's target is so satisfying.
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    That's very true, using PCPs for so long made me very sloppy with my Springer, it's a real art to master shooting one, but if you do they are 10 times better than any PCP in my opinion.
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    Cheers guys, squirrels are certainly challenging little critters to shoot -one of my favourite game species to hunt too. These two went into a stew of mixed game including rabbit and some pheasant. I think I might dedicate my next post to a bit of game cooking as I always think it's a shame when people miss out on the delicious free meat on offer from hunting.
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    When I was about 10, I became the proud owner of a .22 BSA Supersport -and it would turn out to be the rifle from which I learned the art of shooting and hunting through countless hours spent in the countryside surrounding my home in rural Wiltshire. 7 years on, and hunting and the countryside are still my passions and as such, I have moved on to PCPs, with a .177 Daystate MK3 being my current hunting rifle. However, there's just something about the challenge and the art of hunting with a spring air rifle which nothing can beat so I decided to pull out the Supersport once again, though these d
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    Whenever I shoot a mixi rabbit, if the meat doesn't go to my dogs the gutted carcass goes in the freezer to splay out for magpie baiting.
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    Where i'm from is relevant? I've used airguns loads, and claiming a clean kill at 60 yards with a pellet gun is quite simply fantasy land. Of course, you obviously know more than me........ Not exactly fantasy land as most days I take pigeons on my property at 65 yards cleanly with a 12 ft/lb .177 Daystate air rifle. You obviously have no real first hand experience of modern, consistent PCPs
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    Hey buddy, I would recommend the deerhunter '3d Sneaky' suit. Brilliant value and very good woodland/grassy tones in the pattern. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Deerhunter-3D-Packable-Sneaky-Set-2165-/230934742577?pt=UK_Sporting_Goods_Sports_Clothing_LE&var=&hash=item35c4c88631 Completely light-weight and cool in summer, just stick it over your clothes and you're good to go
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    I would say go for a high end BSA over a hawke any day. Quality is similar, but overall better on BSA and hawke scopes suffer hugely from parralax error -ditching my Panoram improved my accuracy hugely because of that.
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    They're very good scopes, I've found. I would warn you about getting one with such high magnification though, I never really use above 6x mag and do all standing shots on 4.5, but that's just perferance. All in all, they're great scopes (make sure you accompnay it with some high quality, double screw mounts though)
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    Wiltshire Rod and Gun in Swindon does a fairly good tuning job, I believe.
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    I once had the same problem and I've found, as was previously mentioned, that going without your gun really helps. I usually walk my dogs around various areas of my shooting permission (ensure you have permission to do this) and this means I'm not wandering around aimlessly and I can see when and where the pigeons roost and sit. This procedure helps with all species too –and although you’ll be itching to shoot, a bit of reconnaissance goes a long way. The best roost spot I have found is in the centre of a large wood, with lots of dense, ivy covered trees as this gives the pigeon’s optimum
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    .177 is easiert to use in terms of range as it travels further without dropping due to it being lighter. This means it is easier to make accurate shots with it, so there's no excuse not to go for headshots etc. I have both hunted both .22 and .177 and although I prefer the .22 for ratting and general vermin shooting, for rabbiting it's always the .177 as you always need headhsots for a clean kill anyway, so the adavantage of range makes things far more efficient. Happy hunting
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    Legal capacity air rifles are MORE than capable of killing a rabbit up to 60+ yards away provided that you shoot for the head like any responsible air gunner would. You only have to do a few minutes research to find evidence of the effectiveness of an air rifle against small game, and hence so many pest controllers and hunters use them to great effect. Laurence simply needs to stop being irresponsible and only shoot when he's sure of a headshot, to do otherwise with an air rifle is cruel and unethical. The pellet only needs to be accurate to be effective, power isn't an issue
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    Hi mate, I'm new here too and I'm also from and living in Wiltshire
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    Recently purchased Daystate MK3 .177 with Tasco Target Varmint 6-24x42 AO http://sphotos-d.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/560009_10151520089794560_1294060919_n.jpg (Now has the Hawke scope) http://sphotos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/12821_10151325983149560_2073431835_n.jpg BSA Ultra Multi-Shot Tactical .22 with hawke Panoram EV 3-9x50, ND30 Lamp and Deben silencer http://sphotos-b.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/409517_10150612876044560_2144704701_n.jpg BSA Supersport .22 with Nikko Stirling Gold Crown 3-9x42 AO (The rifle I've had since I was 12) http://sphotos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-
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    That's a lovely rifle, I really like the sporter stock on these later models. I've always fancied one of these s200s for general hunting -especially with the 10 shot magazine. Happy Hunting, Ed
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