Out last night.
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Out Sunday night for a look on one of the farms who have just silaged ...but havent spread slurry so nice clean fields 
Calm night and pleasant to be out. Saw plenty of hares and a barn owl which is always a pleasure to see. Fairly quiet but managed a 150 yard chest shot on a vixen. The 58 grain Varmint X .243 rounds certainly do an effective job.
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Calm night and pleasant to be out. Saw plenty of hares and a barn owl which is always a pleasure to see. Fairly quiet but managed a 150 yard chest shot on a vixen. The 58 grain Varmint X .243 rounds certainly do an effective job.
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Anyone notice how Barn Owls are almost 98% Black, in the thermal on white hot setting when they are in flight?
Seriously well insulated birds
Its a joy to watch them hunting at night in the thermal.
Nickb
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Yep my favourite bird , lovely to watch them hunting at dusk.Seriously well insulated birds
I actually feel bad when lip squeaking and you see the barn owl come flying in from 200 yards away, then stop and it turns, then call and in it comes again...wasted effort on its part
Much better when the foxes come in as well
Nickb
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Yep many a time I've had them come to a lip squeak and hover above my head. Once saw 3 together and squeaked all 3 in back and forth.I actually feel bad when lip squeaking and you see the barn owl come flying in from 200 yards away, then stop and it turns, then call and in it comes again...wasted effort on its part
The one that really threw me ..and I nearly fell of the tail gate of the pickup..was a tawny thinking it could try and land on my head..scared the crap out of both of us...one of the best shooting related memories I think I will ever have
The one that really threw me ..and I nearly fell of the tail gate of the pickup..was a tawny thinking it could try and land on my head..scared the crap out of both of us...one of the best shooting related memories I think I will ever have
We were calling a fox one night when a tawny flew into the window of the landy straight at my pals head
We still laugh about it now too
Mine was a little bit more gentle. Stood on the tailboard with rifle on the roof of the truck watching a chicken shed. I felt something knock the back of my head so spun round and put the torch on to see a tawny flying off...how the hell I didnt fall off the back of the truck was beyond me...absolutely brilliant...fortunately it was cold so had a wooly hat on
I was stood on back of truck calling one night with RickI actually feel bad when lip squeaking and you see the barn owl come flying in from 200 yards away, then stop and it turns, then call and in it comes again...wasted effort on its part
One hit me straight on the back of head. You would of enjoyed it
Rick was laughing his head off. I was not so amused
Bavarianbrit
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Heard an unsettling comment last night "put some burnt out light bulbs in fox earths and they will move on" Hmm. Not my style at all I don't even use a caller.
Sounds like an old wives tale and I wonder if the move to LED makes a difference
Why may I ask that you don't use a caller? Brilliant bits of kit for the serious fox shooter
Nickb
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When you know you know mateWhy may I ask that you don't use a caller? Brilliant bits of kit for the serious fox shooter
Bavarianbrit
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I was told that they are illegal here in Germany but have not gone any deeper into it to check, I sit out mainly for boar and a fox for me is a welcome bonus usually around 11pm as often there are no shows on the boar.Sounds like an old wives tale and I wonder if the move to LED makes a difference
Why may I ask that you don't use a caller? Brilliant bits of kit for the serious fox shooter
Apologies ... forgot you weren't in the UK
Fosbery Holster
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Now that’s a shame, l like people who speak their mind and sod the consequences, I’ll look forward to reading some more of your posts in the future.
Best regards Smelly.
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