Pheasant feeder ratting
3,869 views · Published 8 January 2015 · 2:45 · Indexed 22 September 2026
Channel: Fieldsports Channel · 2015 · Sports
This week Darren is out to show a gamekeeper just how effective air rifles are for pest control. Using the Photon XT on top of his FAC FX he gets shots of the rats using thermal, IR and the Photon. This item appears in AirHeads, episode 27. To watch the whole show go to http://Fcha.nl/airheads27 ▶ Join the Fieldsports Nation and fund our fight for fieldsports in the media http://Fcha.nl/fieldsportsnation - for full details https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfoE... for YouTube membership http://www.patreon.com/fieldsportscha... for the same via Patreon To become a more structural shareholder, visit http://fieldsports.envestry.com ▶ Sign up for our weekly email newsletter http://Fcha.nl/register ▶ Fieldsports Shop Go to http://fieldsports.shop We’re proud to promote enjoyment of fieldsports and the countryside. There are three guiding principles to everything we do on Fieldsports Channel: ▶ Hunt, shoot and fish responsibly ▶ Respect the quarry ▶ Ensure a humane, clean and quick kill Take part in nature. Join the Fieldsports Nation https://Fcha.nl Risk warning: investments of this nature carry risks to your capital as well as potential rewards. Approved as a financial promotion by Envestors Limited. Which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (No. 07236828.) Why shoot rats? There are thought to be more than 10 million rats in the UK (…yuk). Rats carry many diseases which can spread to humans, normally through their urine, including: leptospirosis or Weil's disease, salmonella, listeria, toxoplasma gondii and hantavirus. Rodent contamination also presents a significant risk to livestock health. Both cattle and sheep will ingest a large proportion of faecal contamination (Daniels & Hutchings 2001). Rats can also inflict structural damage. They can cause fires by gnawing away the insulation around electrical cables, floods by puncturing pipes and they chew through gas pipes. The insurance sector has estimated that rodent damage to wiring is responsible for 25% of all electrical fires in buildings. Finally, rats can ruin an organisation's reputation. If clients and customers spot evidence of rodent infestation in the premises you manage, they are unlikely to want to do business with you.
