Yesterdays short shoot.

Wednesday morning didn't look to promising but i decided to set off to my shoot about 6 miles away from where i live. The sky was blue as i drove into the farm yard but the gray clouds were heading my way so i knew i didn't have much time to find cover. After getting a report on the happenings around the farm i was asked to have a look in the large cattle shed, now full of young turkeys getting ready for Christmas. As i walked in to the shed the noise from the turkeys was quite loud and this worked in my favour. The roof supports were the chosen resting place for 20 or more feral pigeons, feeding on the grain and then heading back up to digest there feast.
I had a nice clear shot from 35 yards at a group of 3 feral so i loaded up the Maxima and took aim. Down came the first one, head shot, the second one dropped to the floor about 7 seconds later and the third one was just looking around wondering what was going on. He very quickly found out as the third shot hit home and he joined his fellow flying rats on the shed floor.
First blood for the Gamo Maxima and i was very impressed with this light quiet rifle that seems more than capable of very fast clean kills.

Leaving the cattle shed i headed out in to the yard. It didn't rain after all and i could see that there were lots of pigeons landing in the hay store, that was my next stop. I slowly moved round the outside and could hear the cooing on top of the bails. Problem was the bails are stacked to the roof so i cant see where they were but as i came round the side of the building one broke cover and landed in the trees. Wrong move on his part as he presented a easy 25 yard shot. Squeezing the trigger a .22 bisley super field thwacked into the pigeon and down he came. Four shots, four kills.

My verdict:
This rifle looks nice, feels light and is well balanced. When taking a shot its weight lends itself to easy handling and with very little kick (recoil) shots come clean and quick. I walked around the farm for 40 Min's and despite not having a sling it wasn't a struggle to carry the rifle around.

I will be out again soon to dispatch some rabbits so i will post how the rifle performs but i am very confident it will do the job very well.

Richard.

New Chat Room is now up and running.

For those of you that dont have Facebook, or just dont want to chat on there, i have set this chat room up for us to have a chat.
Just click the link below and come along for a chat :
The D.V.S Chat Room

http://www.chatzy.com/884727596907 

I will be online most nights from around 8:30pm so i hope to see you there.

British Airgun Shooters Association : Shooting insurance

Get £2,000,000 Shooting insurance for less than 6p a day by joining the British Airgun Shooters' Association.

BASA

Join the British Airgun Shooters' Association today and you are automatically entitled to up to £2 million Third Party Public Liability Insurance cover* for any one incident.

The BASA is the only association exclusive to airgun shooting and runs in partnership with Britain's largest shooting organisation - the British Association for Shooting and Conservation (B.A.S.C.) - to protect the future of airgun sport in the U.K.

Your sport needs you - so apply on-line and add your weight to the UK's only airgun organisation!

Not only will BASA membership provide you with comprehensive shooting insurance, but it brings you a whole host of other, member-only privileges, too...

Membership of BASA brings you these privileges:

• Your own airgun ID card and insurance docket.
• Free Competition Entry Tokens for Air Gunner and Airgun World magazines.
• Save £££ on shooting books, magazine subscriptions and binders.
• Member-only discounts at selected gun shops.
• Third party liability indemnity - excess £250 property damage only.

* The Public Liability Insurance is arranged by Giles (Insurance Brokers) Ltd. who are authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority

To sign up for membership to the British Airgun Shooters Association online just answer the following questions:
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3. Are you under the age of 18?


If you have answered ‘yes’ to any of the above questions please contact 0118 977 1677 to provide details before applying. If not, please click below to be taken to our secure credit card page.

If you wish to make a telephone application, please call 01858 438 842 (Monday to Friday 8am - 9.30pm & Saturday 8am - 4pm)

Wildlife Officers....who are they!

As we all know finding somewhere to enjoy shooting is fast becoming impossible. Landowners and farmers have become very wary of anyone wanting to use their land for air rifle shooting, mainly because they dont know if the shooter can be trusted. Once you have gained permission to shoot from a farmer or landowner, you should do everything you can to maintain good relations between yourself and the landowner/farmer/gamekeeper. It would also be beneficial for you to contact your local police station, speak to their Wildlife Officer and introcduce yourself, explain who you are and what you intend to shoot and where. It will also help the police identify you if you are reported for being on the land.

I have only recently become aware of the existance of the Wildlife Officers, through one of our local farms who were experiencing problems with poachers. As a result of this, DVS have started to build foundations that should hopefully help put an end to the more negative aspects of air rifle shooting, i.e. poaching and trespassers. Whilst we are pursuing our sport we are a very effective part of a large team, we are extra eyes and ears for the farmer/landowner and know instantly if there is something different on the land we are on. Whilst it is habit for us to inform the farmer that we are on his land for the purpose of pest control, any passing member of the public does not have that information

It is best practice to ring your local Police Station and inform them what times you will be shooting between, where you will be shooting, how many people will be in your group and what vehicles you will be using. They will then give you an incident number which you should retain, that incident number will relate to a specific date. Each time you go out shooting a new incident number should be obtained. If our presence is reported to the police then the Wildlife Officer has prior knowledge of who has permission to be there and therefore saving time checking things out

Working together with the police, we can help stop illegal activity in our countryside, as the only way we will beat the poachers, illegal corses, deer hunters etc. is by working as one big team rather than individuals restricted by boundary hedges. The police are more than keen to catch the people committing these offences, but are restricted by numbers and will gladly accept any assistance they can get from people who use the countryside.

Our local Derbyshire Wildlife Officer; PC 2315 Adam Galley, is holding a meeting on Monday 7th December at 17.00. The meeting will be held at The Horse and Groom public house, Scarcliffe, Chesterfield, and all interested parties are invited to attend.

Lastly, if you do happen to see anything suspicious call your local police station , Derbyshire's none emergency number is 0345 123 3333, Nottinghamshire's is 01159 670999, South Yorkshire's is 01142 202020 and report your sightings to them. If however you feel you need an immediate response from the Police please call 999.

The first new shop on the "top shops" list.....

Manchester Air Guns

Manchester Air Guns was established in 1977, the country's first 'all airgun' shop. Shops have come and gone, but MAG is still at the same address, under the same management, giving the same great service to many satisfied customers.

Manchester Air Guns - that says it all!It's where we are and what we do. Established in 1977 by two well known airgun collectors, it was the first actual airgun shop in the land. No shotguns or firearms - purely airguns. Early advertising claimed to have "all the world's airguns" - something hardly possible today with the vast choice. From the start a huge range of airguns was on offer in order to attract airgun enthusiasts from a wide area. MAG specialised in over-the-counter sales (rather than mail order) and this is still our preference, so that people can get the right product, first time. We carry the stock. Why not try before you buy? With our unrivalled experience and our good reputation to uphold we can help enthusiast or beginner.

Airguns from:AGS (Logun / Simmons) Air Arms, Brocock, BSA, Cometa, Crosman, Falcon, Gamo, Industry Brand, Hatsan, Umarex, Webley and Scott, Weirauch

Click the picture to visit there online shop.

Welcome to our blog

Hello and welcome to our blog site.

I am Richard and i am the person responsible for the blog and the content in it. My shooting partner is Pete and together we form "Duckmanton Vermin Services", and are the Matt and Kev ( from air gunner mag) of Chesterfield.


This is the home of air gun help and advice and hopefully the only place you will ever need for all air rifle and air gunning enquiries. Together we have over 40 years hands on experience in hunting and vermin control. We have various amount of land on which we regularly shoot and control pest/vermin species for the land owners and we have a very impressive track record.

You can contact us by email but if you would like us to reply to you by phone then be sure to add your number to the bottom of the email. We will answer all recieved emails in the shortest time possible.

Email us at:
rnpk-dvs@fsmail.net