Monthly Archives: January 2013
Rabbit Hunting with the FX Gladiator Mk2
A few years ago I was in Dallas on business, when a couple of friends invited me to break away for an evening pest control shoot on a small truck farm located on the outskirts of the city. We shot several raccoons, possums, and skunks that night and had a good time, but what stands … Continue reading
Ultralight Camp for the Airgun Hunter
As I suspect is true of many readers of this blog, I have several outdoors interest outside of airgunning. I like to hunt with firearms and bow (OK not a huge leap), but also flyfish, tenkara, ultralight spinning, kayaking, mountain biking, and camping (especially ultralight camping). And while the interest in each of these pursuits … Continue reading
Night Time is Hunting Time for Airgunners
All my life I’d been raised to believe that hunting at night was wrong, I mean it was illegal in my home state and nobody I knew would shoot a deer or other big game at night. But then I found myself living in Europe and reading the British magazines where lamping, as opposed as … Continue reading
The Masked Bandit; Pest Control or Predator Hunting
A lot of raccoons are shot with airguns while raiding trashcans, pillaging the hen house, or making a general nuisance of themselves, and in fact this is an application for which airguns excel. A well placed pellet from higher powered .22 at reasonable range is strong medicine for these tenacious and tough animals. And raccoon pest control often takes … Continue reading
