Hunting The AGF Members in Print Shooting / Hunting Media

[Dr B]

As many of you may know (and I'm sure many do not) there are plenty of peeps on here that write in the shooting press / media - myself included. I've spoken to our great overlords (the admins / mods) and we've agreed it would be a good idea to post up previous feature articles on hunting etc that are no longer available in print.

In my own case, I've written for "Airgun Shooter" and "The Countryman's Weekly" fairly regularly until their final demise. I have also written for the National Game Keepers Organisation, The Shooting Times, BASC magazine and some of the "Field" type mags over the years. As neither Airgun Shooter nor Countryman's Weekly are now in circulation, I've asked our overlords if I could put some of my previous publications up here simply for reference and interest as it seems a shame that no one new would ever read them. So here, in this thread, I will upload hunting articles, and even generic Q&As for those that might be interested (mainly as PDFs - some polished articles, some pre-prints). If you also have articles, and copyright is not an issue, feel free to share here so your effort can continue to make a contribution to the field. Hopefully this will become a "Sticky" and people can continue to contribute to the AGF2 hunting library.

Regards
Dr B

More to follow......

 

[One more job]

Excellent idea Dr B, I really enjoy reading your stuff, very informative and interesting.

 

[Dr B]

Airgun Shooter Magazine - circa 2019. Grey Squirrel Shooting.

 

[Dr B]

Airgun Shooter Magazine - Jan 2023. The merits of shooting on a 'grey' day.

 

[Dr B]

Size isn't everything (Airgun Shooter Magazine - Feb 2023) - the challenges of small woodland and how to overcome them.

 

[Dr B]

Build it, and they will come (PT1). Airgun Shooter Magazine, March 2023.

 

[Dr B]

Build it, and they will come (PT2). Airgun Shooter Magazine April 2023.

 

[Dr B]

Bluebell Heaven - shooting grey squirrels in the springtime: Airgun Shooter Magazine June 2023.

 

[Dr B]

BASC magazine 2017 "Fighting Back" - red squirrel conservation and grey squirrel culling. A 'how to' guide.

 

[Accuspell]

Bugger, I don't know if I still have any! I started in 1985 with Tony Jackson at the helm of Shooting Times, one or two features/jobs a week. That got me noticed and I also produced features for, or was sent on photographic assignments by, most of the other titles at IPC: The Field (Julie Spencer was editor and Patrick Fong picture editor), Shooting News (weekly - it was burned out by the antis, as was our house and my van one night, we were asleep, George was 12 months old and asleep in a different room - we were woken by a fireman up a ladder to get us out.) That set us back a bit. Shooting News was restarted in new premises as The Countryman's Weekly. Other regular titles:
Sporting Gun, The Shooting Gazette, Scottish Sporting Gazette, The Field, Sporting Shooter, Rifle Shooter, Sporting Rifle Shooter, The Rifleman, Safari (Safari Club International's magazine), Shooting Sportsman, Gray's Sporting Journal, Wild und Hund, Jagd Weldvide, Jakt, Plaisire de Chasse, African Hunting Gazette, Fieldsports, Airgunner, Airgun Shooter.... and probably a load I have forgotten!

I will see if I can find some - pictures might be problem, much was on film! I will see what I can dig out.

 

[Dr B]

Bugger, I don't know if I still have any! I started in 1985 with Tony Jackson at the helm of Shooting Times, one or two features/jobs a week. That got me noticed and I also produced features for, or was sent on photographic assignments by, most of the other titles at IPC: The Field (Julie Spencer was editor and Patrick Fong picture editor), Shooting News (weekly - it was burned out by the antis, as was our house and my van one night, we were asleep, George was 12 months old and asleep in a different room - we were woken by a fireman up a ladder to get us out.) That set us back a bit. Shooting News was restarted in new premises as The Countryman's Weekly. Other regular titles:
Sporting Gun, The Shooting Gazette, Scottish Sporting Gazette, The Field, Sporting Shooter, Rifle Shooter, Sporting Rifle Shooter, The Rifleman, Safari (Safari Club International's magazine), Shooting Sportsman, Gray's Sporting Journal, Wild und Hund, Jagd Weldvide, Jakt, Plaisire de Chasse, African Hunting Gazette, Fieldsports, Airgunner, Airgun Shooter.... and probably a load I have forgotten!

I will see if I can find some - pictures might be problem, much was on film! I will see what I can dig out.

Dear Simon - please do - it would be amazing to see your contribution here.

 

[Dr B]

BASC online Blog circa 2019. Using thermal with air rifles.

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly 2021. War of the Woodlands.

 

[brian747]

What a great idea DrB/ Jason,your imput is ethical,humane,
practical,, and more important its COMMON SENSE,
i have a long experience of shooting, but your ideas, and
imput have helped me learn more, we are never to old to learn.!!!
thank you for all your great imput to airguuning.
atb Brian

 

[Dr B]

What a great idea DrB/ Jason,your imput is ethical,humane,
practical,, and more important its COMMON SENSE,
i have a long experience of shooting, but your ideas, and
imput have helped me learn more, we are never to old to learn.!!!
thank you for all your great imput to airguuning.
atb Brian

Thank you Brian, you are very kind!!! Glad you enjoy them.

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly, August 2020

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly, August 2020.

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly - Sept 2020. Springers (HW80 / T-Rex).

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly. Thermal. November 2020.

 

[Dr B]

The Countryman's Weekly May 2021. Article detailing spring rifle tuning with a focus on my former MKI HW80 (Nick Gibney tuned, reduced buttoned piston / cylinder, new spring, seals, internal polish etc). Now owned by @2506sendero.