The 19th hole

Had a bit of a dry spell lately been out a fair bit but just not connected with deer ....that's stalking ,I have had a few encounters with them and other wildlife ie a young buzzard first flight from the nest and knackered so I put him on a fence post to dry out and a young fox last night .
after a tip off from my stalking buddy that some rape had been cut next to a golf course I stalk I decided the olympics was getting dull and headed off the few miles for a look with the 6.5 .
on arrival I spotted several foxes already hunting the stubble but no deer ,I walked along a fairway to the end of the double hedge boundary and set up the sticks looking all the way down the hedge and stubble .
as soon as I looked up two muntjac came from a patch of uncut rape left as it was on boggy ground and headed for the hedge ,I moved position and set up again giving a peep or two on the call ,nothing untill a young fox came out the rape ,she was coming to me and got to about 6 ft and still coming ,trying to get my phone out was not happening and she was about a ft away when I saw the first munty exit the hedge .
well the fox exploded as soon as I moved and I promtly got a bead on the buck ans as the stubble was high had to shoulder him,with the shot the doe came out and after a shuffle I managed to connect with her too ,I left the gralloch for the foxes and loaded up for the trip back glad I took the roe sack !
back home by ten and in the chiller,a great night at the golf and thanks graham for the heads up .
regards Norma
 
Had a bit of a dry spell lately been out a fair bit but just not connected with deer ....that's stalking ,I have had a few encounters with them and other wildlife ie a young buzzard first flight from the nest and knackered so I put him on a fence post to dry out and a young fox last night .
after a tip off from my stalking buddy that some rape had been cut next to a golf course I stalk I decided the olympics was getting dull and headed off the few miles for a look with the 6.5 .
on arrival I spotted several foxes already hunting the stubble but no deer ,I walked along a fairway to the end of the double hedge boundary and set up the sticks looking all the way down the hedge and stubble .
as soon as I looked up two muntjac came from a patch of uncut rape left as it was on boggy ground and headed for the hedge ,I moved position and set up again giving a peep or two on the call ,nothing untill a young fox came out the rape ,she was coming to me and got to about 6 ft and still coming ,trying to get my phone out was not happening and she was about a ft away when I saw the first munty exit the hedge .
well the fox exploded as soon as I moved and I promtly got a bead on the buck ans as the stubble was high had to shoulder him,with the shot the doe came out and after a shuffle I managed to connect with her too ,I left the gralloch for the foxes and loaded up for the trip back glad I took the roe sack !
back home by ten and in the chiller,a great night at the golf and thanks graham for the heads up .
regards Norma
nice one mate, great when it comes together regards biker1
 
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young buzzard fair sized doe

no picture of the fox i'm afraid but you have all seen one of them ,she was a really crackin fox and the golf club owner likes them to keep the rabbits down so i dont shoot them unless they are mangey .someone else shoots the rabbits i just get left the deer :hind:

norma
 
nice story doug, i bet that made up for the rainy days and not being able to get out.
had a couple of foxes myself last week, and cant wait for the combine to fire up !!
 
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