Out last night.
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Bring it on, I love to hear them coming from distance, slowly getting further towards me,Heard a dog fox barking about 7.10 this morning...look out the window to see a dog and vixen trotting through the garden about 15 yards from the house
, Will need to get skates on this afternoon now the clocks have changed, Sunset bout 4:55 now.
Nickb
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Ventured out yesterday afternoon to a hill farm in the driving wind and rain relying on the forecast, rain to clear by 6pm.
Spoke to the farmer " you're keen " he said .
He said there was a few about and to crack on and get them sorted.
Anyway forecast was right , rain cleared but still windy and thermal conditions not great as everywhere was soaking.
We saw a few foxes but wouldn't play ball , often on a mission out on the fell.
Anyway eventually I spotted a fox hunting down the side of the forestry so we set up a good 400 yds away , hare in distress call playing and slowly but surely this fox cautiously made its way within range...a decent dog fox.
Ventured out yesterday afternoon to a hill farm in the driving wind and rain relying on the forecast, rain to clear by 6pm.
Spoke to the farmer " you're keen " he said .
He said there was a few about and to crack on and get them sorted.
Anyway forecast was right , rain cleared but still windy and thermal conditions not great as everywhere was soaking.
We saw a few foxes but wouldn't play ball , often on a mission out on the fell.
Anyway eventually I spotted a fox hunting down the side of the forestry so we set up a good 400 yds away , hare in distress call playing and slowly but surely this fox cautiously made its way within range...a decent dog fox.
Why do you think the thermion is no good on a CF mate ?
My thoughts also.
I have the original Thermion XP 50, if a fox is moving, I'll know it's a fox at 1000m and more.
Agreed. I have an XM50 and (maybe not at 1000m) have no issues with ID out to the ranges I would shoot at (up to 300m).
2Ll’s
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Didn’t mean no good, I love the Thermion, just all the shooting I do is 90% within 200m and with a centerfire minimal drop so don’t use it much, but .22lr the LRF is invaluable
Out last night, nothing doing in the weather they all stopped in
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Canned it at nine the wind was going through me.
T.
. Canned it at nine the wind was going through me.
T.
kenbro
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That’s a lazy wind that blows through you instead of going round you.Out last night, nothing doing in the weather they all stopped in
Canned it at nine the wind was going through me.
T.
KB.
Smellydog
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One of our tricks many years ago now when we had lots of rabbits was to go rabbit shooting with a 22 but stop the vehicle and have a break for 20 minutes.
Then we would start squealing and very often a fox would show up.
It was as though they trailed the rabbit shooting hoping to find a lost rabbit.
Wet night, nothing seen.
Bavarianbrit
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The hydraulic fluid is made so that simple water can be used to get you going BTW. I was taught that one on my C&G courses back in the late 1960s, funny how little things stick in the memory bank. Now where did I leave my wallet?Last nights adventures.
Got to farm gate from the road & couldn't disengage the clutch so had to turn off the engine, cap off master cylinder, empty!!.
SWMBO had to go out to source brake fluid, managed to set up by half eight .... Fox rocks up nine o'clock and is quickly mobbed by the large number of sheep present making a shot impossible, sheep then try to trample & head butt Fox.
Called it at this stage to get the crippled vehicle home.
Todays menu: dis assemble master & slave cylinders (going to love that).
Couldn't be arsed to mess about with old piping, ripped the lot out & fitted a bespoke flex from Pioneer 4x4.
What a bummer tonight - amateur hour !
Shot at an easy fox that the birds had been telling me was about - 80 yards - broadside - miss
Reload - miss
How ? Why ? - hmmm my reticule is different - hmmm whats that C in the bottom corner - bummer wrong profile on the scope !!!!
Shot at an easy fox that the birds had been telling me was about - 80 yards - broadside - miss
Reload - miss
How ? Why ? - hmmm my reticule is different - hmmm whats that C in the bottom corner - bummer wrong profile on the scope !!!!
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