Fox amongst lambs - help please a beginner

[25 Sharps]

I'd be inclined not to call as you want the regular visitor to be dealt with not just some passer-by!

By all means, put out some bait, but if it's been taking stock recently it will almost certainly turn up again.

Using a thermal spotter in conjunction with a decent scope-mounted torch works perfectly well, as you will let the fox get into a shootable position and then switch on the torch. Don't use the torch until you're ready to shoot. Almost always the fox will stand when the lamp comes on long enough for a shot. I've shot a lot of foxes this way and it works. Good luck.

And don’t have the magnification too high on the scope, if you’re not used to lamping you want a wide field of view to pick the fox up quickly. I’m guessing you’re using your deer rifle so any chest shot will be fatal.

 

[Smellydog]

I’m guessing you’re using your deer rifle so any chest shot will be fatal.

Wait....so I should not be chest shooting foxes with anything less than a deer rifle?

 

[25 Sharps]

Wait....so I should not be chest shooting foxes with anything less than a deer rifle?

No. My point was the OP doesn’t need to get too caught up with pinpoint shot placement for what sounds like his first lamped fox, which is good as he’s potentially going to need to shoot quickly.

Or not, if the fox has never seen a lamp before.