The Airgun Show - double hunting episode with crows, pigeons and squirrels in the crosshairs… 

Completely agree.

He is good but have yous Seen Si Pitaway an Davies Thomas verminhunters TV they are good to and awesome at showing how they do things 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕🤞✌

@@chopperhehehe They're certainly marksmen, but even together they can't entertain like Mat can. They've disappeared of late too, wonder what happened to their business relationship.

@@basedglennuk ok i give you that lol they are all good but you have a valid point 👍👍👍😜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🦕😊🤞✌

@@chopperhehehe Thanks fella 😉

I think he'd been watching too many action movies!

They are a real problem on my sheep farm permission and seeing a lamb/ewe that's been attacked is a real punch to the stomach.

@@JODIMAR45 so you don't understand the part that birds of prey have in maintaining a healthy blood line in their pray species ie weeding out the week and sick from the breeding population. Ps I am a shooter my self before you jump on my back.

The 17hmr does a fab job to crows😋✌️❤️🇬🇧

Thanks Reg. Glad you liked it. All the best. Mat

Thanks Walter. Thanks for tuning in, and for the kind words. All the best. Mat

Thanks Tom. So glad you're enjoying the show. All the best. Mat

Thanks very much Lesley.

Thanks Lesley. Yes, Rich made some remarkable shots. All the best. Mat

Thanks Dave. Glad you enjoyed it. All the best. Mat

Thanks for watching. All the best. Mat

Thanks Mark. Yes, Nicky does most of the hard work. All the best. Mat

Thanks very much!

Cheers, Rog. Thanks for tuning in mate.

Glad you liked it, Wayne. All the best. Mat

Looking forward to the next video mate as always 👌🏻

I hope it wasn't too hot!

Thank you for watching. All the best. Mat

Thanks Dennis. Glad you liked it. All the best. Mat

Thanks Rich, and thanks for tuning in. All the best. Mat

Thanks Donald. Glad you enjoyed it.

Glad you enjoyed it, Donald, and thanks for tuning in. All the best. Mat

Hi Andy. We will try to do more roving shoots - in fact, the next episode is Andy Watkins hunting on the move. All the best. Mat

Good point. I turn my bag inside out and give it a wipe down with disinfectant from time to time. I'm pretty confident that my bag is cleaner, and carries a lot less bacteria, than the skins the animals are living in. All the best. Mat

Hi Mario. Heart and lung shots on squirrels are fine with high powered rifles, but with 12 ft lbs rifle you need to take head shots to make humane kills. Although I was using an FAC rifle its simply habit to aim or the head.

Hi Mario. I try to take head shots on squirrels if I can, I believe they result in much cleaner kills. That said, the pigeon and jackdaw in this video were taken with heart/lung shots. All the best. Mat

They come under gl41 & gl42

Jackdaws are still on GL in England. Full details are on BASC website. All the best. Mat

OK for crop protection purposes... note hide was set up on freshly drilled field, so all good all legal👍

Hi Andy. Jackdaws are still on GL in England - the important thing is to meet the requirements of the GLs when shooting. All relevant info is on BASC website. All the best. Mat

@@theshootingshow cheers mate much appreciated

Hi Johan. Its a camera called an ATN Shot Trak. I didn't use it this time though. Thanks for watching.

Hi Mike, It's a GoPro in Eagle Vision mount. All the best. Mat

Hi. I was using a Side-Shot Scope Cam cradle with an iPhone. There's also an ATN Shot Trak cameras on top, but I didn't use t in the video. Thanks for watching.

@@richsaunders6515 Thanks Rich, (I noted you mentioned that on the clip), I was however referring to Mat. Apologies, I should have been more clear on that 😇

I use a GoPro in the Eagle Vision mounting system. All the best. Mat

@@theshootingshow Thanks ~ I’ve recently bought the same setup. Had to change the GoPro lens, which Masood supplied. Best wishes 🥋🥇👍

Most of mine go to a local bird of prey centre Eddy.

Hi Eddy. We eat a lot of squirrel meat in our house. It is far better than rabbit - more like chicken. All the best. Mat

I'd love to know that also 😁👍

The one I wear is discontinued but Quietwear make a very similar reversible one which is a bit thicker. I think it is available from Solware. All the best. Mat

@@theshootingshow thanks mat,appreciate you getting getting back to me

@@theshootingshow what make is mats head net.

Had both the wolverine is amazing but is a very heavy rifle huntsman would b best and as u r a starter would go with that 👍

I would suggest that you try both and see which feels best to you. All the best. Mat

Hi Simon. I think you might be referring to me at around 19:30 into the video. It does look like I am aiming through my left eye but I think that is down to the scope cam/phone making it look that way as I'm aiming through my right eye in the conventional way. Thanks for watching.

Hi Liam. Yes, absolutely. The Impact M3 is a cracking rifle. There are lots of great rifles in that price range though so if you can -try and pick a few up. If you happen to be going to the British Shooting Show at the NEC this weekend you'll get the chance to try a few out. There's a range too...

​@@richsaunders6515... yeah I am going.. I am really looking forward to go. Sounds awesome I might have a look and have a go at some air rifles at the shooting range... hopefully to see you all down there..

Hi Carl. I use sub-12 a lot but generally try to opt for the best tool for the job - which I believe FAC was in this case. All the best. Mat

Imagine how many more letters would exist if you didn't waste them 😁👍

Good point, Alan. It's why Mat and Rich do most of their shooting on their own and without cameras. It is, however, quite challenging for them to make instructional shooting videos without talking.

Hi Ken. Rabbits and pigeons yes. Squirrels go to a bird of prey centre. Rats go in the farm incinerator!

Nope, not a feckin clue mate.

I believe he was EDgun Leshiy. He calls his tree mounted bait/feeder (regular squirrel target place) setup “table for one”.

It is you, have you tried one ?

given a choice between a rifle that looks beautiful and shoots like a dog and one that looks like a dog and shoots beautifully easy choice!

Hi Dave, Like you, I still favour guns that look like proper sporting rifles and have a nice walnut stock. However, many modern airguns are designed for functionality over aesthetics and, while they are certainly not to everyone's taste, they are excellent shooting machines. All the best. Mat

Hi Casey. Unfortunately grey squirrels are almost wholly responsible for the near disappearance of our native red squirrel. They also predate on song bird chicks and eggs and are believed to be largely responsible for the decline in field and dormice as they are able to eat food before it is ripe thereby denying it to mice when they come out of hibernation. Its not their fault of course, but they are invasive and destructive species. I hope that explains why they are the focus of pest control. As I said on my film, they had started nesting in the roof space of cottages on one of my permissions, causing damage and potentially a fire risk. Please be assured that the squirrels shot did not go to waste. Mine were given to a bird of prey centre.