Out last night.

[Smellydog]

You won't find these under the Christmas tree!

Took a walk up the chicken unit next door and hadn't walked a hundred yards when I spotted this wee pretty vixen chewing something.
A Magtec SV 40 gn solid sorted her out.

 

[David.evans]

Nice Xmas box you gave her sd
happy Xmas mate

 

[Smellydog]

Nice Xmas box you gave her sd
happy Xmas mate

Have plenty water with it Dave.

 

[David.evans]

Not For me mate I don’t drink it’s for u a nice malt ( plenty of water tho ) lol

 

[Liveonce]

out last night but was not on my own spotted this in the sky happy Christmas to all.

 

[captain jon]

Had one early evening last night big dog with a very swollen paw when I stepped on it full of puss , hop that hasn’t put you off your dinner

 

[Smellydog]

Had one early evening last night big dog with a very swollen paw when I stepped on it full of puss , hop that hasn’t put you off your dinner

You did the right thing.
I shoot all mine thinking there is something wrong with them

 

[75]

Just had one after Christmas dinner. Think it’s the same one I messed a couple of nights ago! A handful of bits of leftover goose fat and skin and he must have wandered out minutes after I chucked the bait out!

 

[captain jon]

I hung some roe bones off a barb wire fence which lured in a pair of foxes earlier tonight , I got the vixen but the dog fox was gone before I could get the thermal spotter to my eye .

 

[farrieral]

Journeyed down to the family farm for boxing day/night meet up! Silly not to take the rifle I thought

Popped out for a hour after too much food for a nice crisp evening stroll... as the alloted hour was almost up, imposed by the better half ... this vixen stepped out from cover.

A squeak had her sat and the 75grn vmax found its mark. I do love the .243, Aplex and Vmax set up.

Hope one and all have had great Christmas break

 

[finnbear270]

Very few & far between on mine now, should bode well for the new arrivals, (this one arrived over the Christmas break) ... will be checking for backfill tonight though.

 

[Smellydog]

I got a visitor at 1am on the trail camera so I went out late. Ratting at first, took the hushpower and some 12g sub sonic loads I threw together using just 16.5gn of red dot.
Works and quiet.
Gone 11 I get to the lambing fields and ventured into the wind and squals of wind and rain.
The moon made it like daytime between high velocity clouds.
I crossed a bridge and scanned, bugger me a fox was sat watching the road I was on. Only a ton away, I frantically tried to deploy the rifle only to observe it enter the timber and slowly disappear .
I patrolled the area as best I could stealthily hoping Charlie turns up again somewhere but it didn't.
It's gone 12 now and I've had to shelter from heavy showers a few times. At this point I was glad I'd had my afternoon nap!
So I resigned to the fact it was going to be a failure for fox collecting but it was still a joy to be out. Hedgehogs are still out!
As I was nearing the car and scanning I looked back at the river, they like walking up and down the river and buggering eck, one is coming! I foolishly rushed back along the private elevated road and spooked it .
Fortunately it retreated to the river and sat to watch me.
I was a good 150 yards away, I was being completely blasted by the storm...I forgot it's name, Greta?? It was angry anyway...I pulled myself together and said " that's nowt fer a twipple that" and settled into the shot.
Any way it come together with a perfect heart shot. A vixen. Made 40 yds after the shot.

 

[kenbro]

And another one bites the dust….or should that be mud?
Nice either way.
Ken.

 

[Smellydog]

Had a quick tally up. Think I'm up to 43 this year! Good year for me that.

 

[kenbro]

Had a quick tally up. Think I'm up to 43 this year! Good year for me that.

That's good!!

9 for me and the land is empty now....gotta wait for the next carda to move in.
No rabbits,no hares and only about 4 roe so won't be shooting deer.
Ken.

 

[finnbear270]

Aborted last night @ 7pm, Incessant rain and very high winds, and my old adversary making his monthly entrance .. , one success managed in a small quarry I have on the land, during a lunchtime sunny break ... check zeroed the 9.3 to 80 yards for the Boar trip, all cased up now.

 

[Smellydog]

Aborted last night @ 7pm, Incessant rain and very high winds, and my old adversary making his monthly entrance .. , one success managed in a small quarry I have on the land, during a lunchtime sunny break ... check zeroed the 9.3 to 80 yards for the Boar trip, all cased up now.

I love going out in the moon. Had some good results in the moon. Sometimes binos are all you need.

 

[finnbear270]

Very little to none on my terrain to disguise my prescence, Only defence on the big moons is cloud cover, & fox are well endowed in the vision dept.

 

[Rogerp]

Started raining as soon as I got out last night so thought that was it. Then it stopped & the moon came up, great visibility, another vixen

 

[Rhodesianjess]

On the feed rounds today, Charlie sat watching me behind a fallen log,bang on midday.
223 in Gator so last mistake. Dog fox, presumably going home after a busy night chasing the ladies. We're shooting tomorrow so just glad he didn't come out through the guns.