Mat Manning

Journalist

[Shooting Times @ShootingTimes]

Issue 6391: THE SQUIRREL ISSUE - @mat_manning goes drey poking, @TrooperSnooks on the truth about how much damage squirrels really cause, and @gameandflames on the most delicious way to cook squirrel, as well as stalking, pigeon shooting, crow control, and gundog training 🐶

[Shooting Times @ShootingTimes]

Issue 6380: @TrooperSnooks on why wild pheasants are a cut above, @chrhartley on the sporting diaries, @eddcoles succeeds with his petition, @MunsterHuntster culls sika, @mat_manning is on squirrel duty, @gameandflames cooks venison meatballs, and @Liam_gamekeeper on woodcock

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Issue 6374: @TrooperSnooks tries out a curious non-toxic load, @wildfoodboy cooks superb venison rosettes, @TheHorseCure confronts the horror of poaching in Africa, @mat_manning puts some of the best thermal imagers through their paces, and @Gallowaygrouse encounters a wildcat 🐈‍⬛

[Mat Manning @mat_manning]

@BowldRob Hi Rob. That magazine standing proud of the rail can be a problem. Brocock make a swept Picatinny adapter to fit the dovetail rails on the Sniper. That could work if you mount it facing backwards on the rail behind the magazine. Best to visit a shop and try it if you can.

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Issue 6348: @TrooperSnooks on the importance of corvid control, @Liam_gamekeeper on how to start a wild pheasant shoot, @_SimonReinhold on when they drove coots, @gameandflames cooks squirrel, and @mat_manning goes thermal on the rats 🐀

[Mat Manning @mat_manning]

@guycowdry If it’s not getting any attention after a week it’s probably in the wrong place.

[Mat Manning @mat_manning]

@guycowdry Glad you liked it, Guy. And delighted to hear of even more keen new recruits. Welcome and enjoy!

[Mat Manning @mat_manning]

@Loafercreek That’s a harsh one. I hope you manage to get a quick replacement...

[Patrick Galbraith @PaddyGalbraith]

I’ve just received an email from a teacher who‘s enlisted the help of three @ShootingTimes contributors, to create material that he can use to teach his yr 8 pupils about conservation. As he puts “their love for the natural world around them is infectious”. Simply, I’m very proud

[Shooting Times @ShootingTimes]

Issue 6186: @TrooperSnooks on the need to manage muntjac, @wildforest_matt reports on what corona means for shooting, @Rose_Prince discovers lost recipes from capercaillie salad to roast corncrake, @mat_manning is drey poking, and @TimMaddamsChef makes hare hash for breakfast

[Fieldsports Channel @fieldsportstv]

'Lancashire animal save' have attacked the Holcombe Hunt NY day meet. A woman with a megaphone screamed 'shame on you' in the face of a 12 year old girl causing her pony to rear and fall. Can you identify the woman with the microphone? Call Lancs Police on [phone]

[Matt Cross @wildforest_matt]

Just to remind you that if you have a grassroots shooting event however humble that you would like included in the Shooting Times events diary you just need to drop me an email or a DM. No charge, no publicist required.

[Rachel Carrie @rachelhunts]

Support British produce, British farmers, high welfare standards, fair prices & quality. Don’t think that by going vegan you’re saving the planet/animals. You’re simply exporting your food choices thousands of miles away & having even less idea who is producing your food/how.

[Shooting UK @shootinguk]

7 reliable full-power air rifles under £300 chosen by @mat_manning https://t.co/uDJhUuDdHi

[Matt Cross @wildforest_matt]

Please RT.

A friend has been involved in a car accident on the road between Minishant and Crosshill. Her Liver and White Springer 'Holly' has run off. Any help locating her would be much appreciated.

Any news please contact me.

[Mat Manning @mat_manning]

@TweddellDavid Review models I have used have been excellent - well made and very accurate. Several friends shoot them and think they are great.

[Shooting UK @shootinguk]

10 top air rifles for pest control chosen by @mat_manning https://t.co/7SBzlqVWTc

[The Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust @Gameandwildlife]

Strange too. The RSPB helped fund the project in question. And @ChrisGPackham is RSPB Vice President.

[BASC @BASCnews]

In the UK …

🔰 Shooting is involved in the management of two-thirds of the rural land area
🔰 Shoot providers spend nearly £250 million a year on conservation
🔰 Two million hectares are actively managed for conservation as a result of shooting

https://t.co/YD2Gw3umoK