Local big shoot start in the week so I target them on the way to his ground as foxes have a route/territory, the cloud cover was good with this bright moon. On foot is more productive also keeps you fit...
I have to park close to a locked gate but it is only 2/3 steps through the hedge so just hang my slip up in the hedge 20 yds in.
These are the old style fields I grew up on rough shooting along decent hedges and deep ditches, know 48 years later a totally different bit of kit to the hammer 20 bore walking with my Dad and a army bag over my shoulder.
A gate way splits 3 fields so with the thermal you can cover a good bit by standing still, bit of a breeze in my face I was calling then took chance to look behind me with the arse of a fox disappearing through the hedge, nipping across to the other gate way the fox has made it 100 plus while I was walking to get set up. Big lump and not his first dance, guessing he was going to move (and he did) I let him move then a soft squeak followed my the .243.
Back to the other gate way a second fox had turned up but not moving just watching, the land has been drilled but not rolled so hard to pick your was making no noise but a few yards at a time gave me the shot I needed.
big dog and a large vixen.
I have to park close to a locked gate but it is only 2/3 steps through the hedge so just hang my slip up in the hedge 20 yds in.
These are the old style fields I grew up on rough shooting along decent hedges and deep ditches, know 48 years later a totally different bit of kit to the hammer 20 bore walking with my Dad and a army bag over my shoulder.
A gate way splits 3 fields so with the thermal you can cover a good bit by standing still, bit of a breeze in my face I was calling then took chance to look behind me with the arse of a fox disappearing through the hedge, nipping across to the other gate way the fox has made it 100 plus while I was walking to get set up. Big lump and not his first dance, guessing he was going to move (and he did) I let him move then a soft squeak followed my the .243.
Back to the other gate way a second fox had turned up but not moving just watching, the land has been drilled but not rolled so hard to pick your was making no noise but a few yards at a time gave me the shot I needed.
big dog and a large vixen.