How do they know ?

[Longstrider]

My mate and I were out last night looking for Charlie on the sheep farm. Tried a variety of calls around the spot that the farmer has seen a fox a couple of evenings recently, all to no avail. Did we see a fox ? Did we hell as like.
What we did see were the small group of fallow that trotted into the field we were in, wander down the hedge towards us to within 100yds just as I rose to go and collect the caller. They froze, turned and ran in a loop around me before stopping again not 75 yds to my right. Jokingly I pointed my fingers at them (a la a 7yr old pretending to have a pistol) and shouted BANG !
So they ran again ... a whole semi-circle of a loop again only to stop and stare from about 90yds to me left.

We have permission on the deer on this land and take a good number of CWD's there each season, but the fallow are far more transient and rarely do we manage to get one in the crosshairs ... until the ruddy things are out of season !

How do they know ?

 

[BenBhoy]

Foxes are the same..my Mrs goes early morning jogging, report back seen fox mooching hedge, aware of her but not bothered. I go out same time next two days - nadda. Day after, yep she see it again. I suggested fox must be attracted to her pheromones (I didn't word it that politely, but don't think the SD is place to say "sweaty fanny") !!

 

[Klenchblaize]

Foxes can be the same when you need to catch-up with a particular miscreant. Trust me!

After too many early starts I finally gained 'eyeball' on the following lamb killer (VSS please trust me), thanks to the cover of a small beef herd that are now suffering with tinnitus:

K
Ps: I probably should - but don't - do thermal!

 

[Andyquadra]

Foxes are the same..my Mrs goes early morning jogging, report back seen fox mooching hedge, aware of her but not bothered. I go out same time next two days - nadda. Day after, yep she see it again. I suggested fox must be attracted to her pheromones (I didn't word it that politely, but don't think the SD is place to say "sweaty fanny") !!

I often think they are used to the public moving at normal speeds, but come a stalker in full camo moving slowly and they are off