Out last night.

[Tim.243]

Hmmm. Picked her up this a.m. after circumnavigating most of NI to find a way into the field. The VMax entered the chest pretty much central then exited well past, like really well past the last rib - horrendous wound, defo not for the camera. Still don’t know how it got up so fast….

Would you have let a deer that long...hope not! I would have (and do) whack it asap.

 

[bumpy22]

#18 tonight. 194 yards in the strong wind made a good finish to the night. Running up the side of hill stopped for his last time to look back at the noise

 

[Bo Diddley]

#17 for me.
I'll pick it out of the turnips in the morning, I'll need my waders on to get across the stream.
It was an opportunistic chance, I was all ready to load the motor up and head a mile down the road to the farm and my missus asked me to take the dogs into the garden before I went, a quick look with the thermal and I spied a foxy image, a quick scrabble indoors for a rifle & sticks and it was bingo @ 167.yards.
I did see another on the farm but it was too far away and never looked at the mouse squeaker, one for another night.
Atb
BD

 

[Rob22]

Out tonight 2 different permissions



Dog fox shot with 6.5 #8



Vixen shot with 223 #9

 

[BenBhoy]

Out for 4hrs last night. Using FoxPro. Still nothing doing. #0 2025

 

[Tim.243]

Out for 4hrs last night. Using FoxPro. Still nothing doing. #0 2025

Never had one don't want one! just be mobile and move around

 

[chaz243]

Thanks for the confirmation - we don't get to see much mange around here - except for when the 'charities' have been visiting. I spoke to a farmer who rents some ground on the same farm earlier today - he said that a fox had calmly walked out in front of him as he drove in yesterday. He said that no country fox would have acted in the way the one he saw did, so it backs up my belief these had been dumped.

It's a shame that a class action couldn't be brought by a number of our organisations working together - say, the NFU, BASC and the NGO, to prosecute those concerned. I'm sure that enough evidence could be gathered if there was the will. I know several farmers who've caught people in vans/trucks with caged foxes inside, so it wouldn't take long...

I have a mate who after shooting a dodgy looking fox was confronted by a guy from an animal charity who said he'd released 21foxes on this piece of land to which my mate replied that he's shot 20 of them...The guy went apoplectic apparently ......

 

[Nickb]

Never had one don't want one! just be mobile and move around

You would double your fox tally if you had one , especially in Essex with your tales urban foxes

 

[Nickb]

You would double your fox tally if you had one , especially in Essex with your tales urban foxes

*tame

 

[Nickb]

Out for 4hrs last night. Using FoxPro. Still nothing doing. #0 2025

You need to switch it on and turn the volume up

 

[charlie222]

Another vixen for me last night. The only one I saw so think I'm back on top of the sudden population boom . I'm getting some splashing from the 32gr vmax out the .204, I'll start a thread on the reloading page for those interested.

 

[kenbro]

Another vixen for me last night. The only one I saw so think I'm back on top of the sudden population boom . I'm getting some splashing from the 32gr vmax out the .204, I'll start a thread on the reloading page for those interested.

Have you tried 39 grain?
Cheers, Ken.

 

[charlie222]

Can't get hold of them, it doesn't like 40gr vmax though. It shoots 32 vmax well and I've never seen splashing until this batch of bulllets.

 

[Cyres]

Try 35 grn Bergers.
D

 

[kenbro]

Try 35 grn Bergers.
D

I thought Berger stopped making those years ago?
Ken.
Ps. We are talking 20 caliber?

 

[Cyres]

Yes 20 cal I have about 5 box's in my stash. I got them from reloading solutions.
D

 

[kenbro]

Can't get hold of them, it doesn't like 40gr vmax though. It shoots 32 vmax well and I've never seen splashing until this batch of bulllets.

Is your barrel 11 twist?
Ken.

 

[Cyres]

Reloading Solutions are showing 35 and 40 grn Bergers in stock. £55 box!
I thought most factory. 204s are 1:12.
D

 

[Phil fox man]

last 2 foxes for our 24/25 count. one small dog @50 yds and another large dog @ 190 yds,both on separate lambing field's.we have always done our count to the end of February to coincide with various shoots agm.
next is a shortened version of my OCD entry into my game book.
night's out 47.
blanc nights 4.
fox tally 87.
missed 3.
2nd shots 3.
third shots 1.
shortest range 35 yds.
longest range 427 yds.
average range 196 yds.
I could go into more detail but my OCD has alerted me to some tins in the kitchen cupboards with labels not facing in line,so I'll have to sort them out .
@ ant j & phil foxman.

 

[charlie222]

Is your barrel 11 twist?

No its a 12.