Full moon and Foxes .. Good or bad ?

[Longstrider]

With a combination of it being tradition that my mate and I go foxing on a Friday and it being too hot during the day to anything anyway we will be venturing forth in search of Charlie tomorrow evening.
Now I see that tomorrow is be a Super Moon. (Really big 'coz we're close to it and a full moon to-boot)

Thoughts ?

 

[Miki]

They have very good eyesight so as long as you keep still and are melding with the background you stand a chance .... if you use a thermal spotter you'll be stalking rocks all night after todays sun

 

[Cottis]

Difficult to say the least but you won't get a shot from the sofa. If you are gonna go out for fox in such bright conditions, this is the time of year to probably get one with so many fields possibly cut by now.

 

[long_range_rob]

All I can say is you definitely won’t get any foxes if you aren’t out.

 

[finnbear270]

If out under a clear sky, the moon would have me lit up with a nine yard shadow, so limited to finding refuge in & around buildings or small copse.

 

[Bowland blades]

i have shot under a good full moon intentionally without NV or lamp . Moving around is not good though so you need a clear plan of where to be.
no personal experience with NV under a moon

 

[AndyCM]

Last night two made off largely due to the moon, spotting me a long way off……but moving to another field just by luck I arrived (by car) in the shadows and started scanning……lots out there and a lot saw me and started moving off.

But one fox sat at the edge of the field not bothered…..and got dropped…..on walking out to pick it looking back to the car was perfect from a sniping point of view……the car in complete shadow including approach….but the moon above the treeline directly above the car…..not dissimilar from the foxes perspective to staring into the sun. So that worked out mostly due to luck.

It’s not my favourite time, and I find they stay in cover or close to cover / shadows more, with the odd exception.

If possible, bait (even just into a wood) with clear shot, but you in shadow can work…..a lot easier said than done though.

 

[AndyCM]

Also, you know it’s bright when you need to use the sunshade in the car at 11:00pm !

 

[foxhunter]

It's not the best conditions but cant shoot them from the sofa as already stated.
Shot this vixen the other night under the moon.

 

[Foxyboy43]

Hmm. Approach it like a deer stalking outing - use the cover to your advantage; don’t get skylined and stay v close to hedgerows when moving.
Simples.

 

[J.kerslake]

Use a bit of field craft…

 

[Smellydog]

I always go out on the moon. Makes for good stalking.

 

[Overlay]

out tonight on rabbits, some of which will be placed for saturday evenings sit up over a valley providing I don’t have to have forty winks as it cools off hoping to grass a couple of foxes, birds are in the pens now, I think this heat will effect old charlie more than moon
sitting up is better than charging about in near daylight

 

[BLUEROLL]

i have shot under a good full moon intentionally without NV or lamp . Moving around is not good though so you need a clear plan of where to be.
no personal experience with NV under a moon

C50 works brill with a full moon and no IR required.

 

[Bramble]

Have always shot them in a moon but difficult to move, best to let them come to you if you can, they have to eat

 

[One on top of two]

If there’s one thing I’ve picked over the years . No matter if it’s pigeons -crows -rabbits -deer whatever

If they want to be there. There be there .

 

[Lancaster]

I was out last night, Moon was pretty bright, but the problem was that it was completely calm and with the stubbles and dead grass in the margins made me sound like I was trying to stealthily creep through a very large bowl of Rice Crispies, (other puffed rice breakfast foods are available), the combination was a bit of a struggle.

 

[David.evans]

Two choices, have a go or do the sensible thing ( like I would ) stop home and have nice few ice cold cans in the back garden , they will still be there next week
and if you go good luck

 

[Len the dog]

When I was out last it was during the heatwave, the thermal spotter just kept picking up pockets of very warm air as they blew across the field. In between wafts was fine but you would suddenly lose the whole picture because the air was that warm.

 

[David.evans]

That’s a very good point len and with the full moon
and thats where the c50 comes to play