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Tonight, we invite Ben Richards to the Campfire to discuss his journey from a self-motivated start in the sport of shooting, to a chance encounter that led to fox hunting over dogs, and again to Fallow Deer and finally Sambar.

Along the way we pick his brain about thermal optics and how they can benefit hunters in locating game.

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Along the way we pick his brain about thermal optics and how they can benefit hunters in locating game.