As the cover image suggests, lead story in the April edition of Sporting Shooter is all about hunting fallow deer. Reid Hjorth bags a beauty after months of scouting and hard work. In other hunting stories, Steven Spiekman has been doing his local graziers a favour by taking out a heap of foxes, while Ted Mitchell has been out hunting red deer and tells us how to turn venison into delicious jerky. Meanwhile, new writer Cory Knight recounts the memorable occasion of taking his first sambar stag, while Brendan Jones tells us how his hunting mate encountered a pile of pigs when he was least prepared for it…
In gun reviews, Nick Harvey takes a good look at the Mark V Ultra Lightweigh .257 Weatherby Magnum and puts Haenel’s new Jaeger 10 Basic bolt-action centrefire rifles through their paces. There is also a neat ‘How To’ piece about cleaning and maintaining your firearms, as well as an article about freshwater fishing for hunters. All this as well our usual departments, short stories, readers’ photos, product reviews and competitions makes this issue not to be missed. Better head down to your local newsagent or gunshop and grab your copy!
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