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004.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304
 
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002.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304
 
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003.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304
 
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001.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards checking pheasant feeders in the pouring rain, 3456 x 2304
 
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080.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards, 2304 x 3456 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards, 2304 x 3456ORIGINAL ARTICLEThere is a choppy bit of country on the way from the Rest Of The World to Exmoor. It lies on and around the Brendon Hills. Somerset is blessed with several evocative ranges of hills. Romantic poets loved the Quantocks, the quarry companies love the Mendips, Exeter commuters the Blackdowns but shooters love the Brendons.In the 60 square miles of land bounded by Wellington, Tiverton, Bampton and Wiveliscombe, you will not find many visitors apart from shooters. The few roads there are don't follow the valleys and most of the signposts, local folk reckon, are still off being melted down to be made into Spitfires.There are some big shoots there but Saturdays are characterised by numerous small farmer syndicates and family days out. One such shoot is Bathealton Court. Until this season, it was a family shoot providing 30-bird days five times a season. Part-time keeper Nathan Hards would put down and bring on 300 birds every season. The estate changed hands recently and the new owners, both keen shooters, have stepped Nathan's work up a gear to give nine days a season of 100+ with two or three rough days.Bathealton still maintains its relaxed family atmosphere. However, Nathan now has his work cut out.To do that work, Nathan has been thinking more carefully about his kit and his methods. What he worked out is not good news for rimfire shooters. There is plenty of the kind of quarry here that rimfire aficionados are used to shooting - such as rabbits and crows - but there are better ways to get into this kind of pest. He will use a .22LR but he has found that, in this kind of country, characterised by streams among small but steep hills and patches of woodland on both the tops and the bottoms, the most effective methods are his .222 foxing rifle, traps and his shotgun.Nathan is no stranger to rifle shooting. He used to do most of it walking around the estate. When he saw what he was after, he would take
 
Nathan Hards
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081.jpg Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards with rainbow behind, 2304 x 3456 Somerset gamekeeper Nathan Hards, 2304 x 3456ORIGINAL ARTICLEThere is a choppy bit of country on the way from the Rest Of The World to Exmoor. It lies on and around the Brendon Hills. Somerset is blessed with several evocative ranges of hills. Romantic poets loved the Quantocks, the quarry companies love the Mendips, Exeter commuters the Blackdowns but shooters love the Brendons.In the 60 square miles of land bounded by Wellington, Tiverton, Bampton and Wiveliscombe, you will not find many visitors apart from shooters. The few roads there are don't follow the valleys and most of the signposts, local folk reckon, are still off being melted down to be made into Spitfires.There are some big shoots there but Saturdays are characterised by numerous small farmer syndicates and family days out. One such shoot is Bathealton Court. Until this season, it was a family shoot providing 30-bird days five times a season. Part-time keeper Nathan Hards would put down and bring on 300 birds every season. The estate changed hands recently and the new owners, both keen shooters, have stepped Nathan's work up a gear to give nine days a season of 100+ with two or three rough days.Bathealton still maintains its relaxed family atmosphere. However, Nathan now has his work cut out.To do that work, Nathan has been thinking more carefully about his kit and his methods. What he worked out is not good news for rimfire shooters. There is plenty of the kind of quarry here that rimfire aficionados are used to shooting - such as rabbits and crows - but there are better ways to get into this kind of pest. He will use a .22LR but he has found that, in this kind of country, characterised by streams among small but steep hills and patches of woodland on both the tops and the bottoms, the most effective methods are his .222 foxing rifle, traps and his shotgun.Nathan is no stranger to rifle shooting. He used to do most of it walking around the estate. When he saw what he was after, he would take
 
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082.jpg Gamekeeper Oliver Jones, 2304 x 3456 Gamekeeper Oliver Jones2304 x 3456
 
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083.jpg Gamekeeper Oliver Jones, 3456 x 2304 Gamekeeper Oliver Jones3456 x 2304
 
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038.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell with rabbits shot with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooter
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039.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooting
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009.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooting
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010.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooting
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011.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooting
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012.jpg Devon gamekeeper Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle. 3456 x 2304 Mike Powell shooting rabbits with his Air Arms PCP air rifle.`3456 x 2304ORIGINAL ARTICLESLUG: air rifleHEAD: Professional airgunner at workUSE MIKE POWELL PHOTO BYLINESTANDFIRST: Pest controller Mike Powell bought the Air Arms S410 for rabbits, pigeons – and even foxesCHAZ: PLEASE GIVE ME DUMMY CAPS AND PULLSThe first rifle I ever used was at the age of nine when I gained access to an ancient BSA air rifle. I was only a little chap and the rifle seemed huge, in order to line up the sights the stock had to either be rested on my shoulder or tucked underneath my arm, not ideal but I spent many happy and exciting hours wandering through the local fields shooting at but not connecting with the many rabbits that occupied the red soil. Now, sadly long buried under the inevitable creeping cancer of development. I do seem to remember shooting the odd sparrow and probably other now protected species.Then on my tenth birthday, my Grandmother for some reason known only to her gave me a 177 BSA Cadet air rifle. No PCP this, such things did not exist in those far off days. I remember all too clearly hanging a cotton reel on the fence and with the third or fourth shot scored a direct hit, excellent, except for the fact that the resulting ricochet cracked the lounge window! Not the best start to my shooting career. With my new and much lighter and manageable weapon I
 
Rabbit shooting
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