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Lamping Foxes
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Phil fox man
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hi.
here is an old school method I made and used before nv and thermal was invented.
buy an alarm sensor,a roll of alarm wire .
open up the sensor cover and un solder the red led.next bridge the terminals withe the alarm wire.solder the led on the other end of the roll.put the sensor on a stake next to the bait and roll the wire out to your shooting spot.
set up ready so you just have to flick the lamp on an shoot.when the fox triggers the sensor the led next to you will light up,a bit like when you enter a room with an alarm in it.
phil.
here is an old school method I made and used before nv and thermal was invented.
buy an alarm sensor,a roll of alarm wire .
open up the sensor cover and un solder the red led.next bridge the terminals withe the alarm wire.solder the led on the other end of the roll.put the sensor on a stake next to the bait and roll the wire out to your shooting spot.
set up ready so you just have to flick the lamp on an shoot.when the fox triggers the sensor the led next to you will light up,a bit like when you enter a room with an alarm in it.
phil.
Len the dog
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The guy lives in Ireland, if the police spot him rolling out a command wire he may end up with significantly more firearms in his field than he banked on.
Phil fox man
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oops, didn't check where he livedThe guy lives in Ireland, if the police spot him rolling out a command wire he may end up with significantly more firearms in his field than he banked on.
phil.
Its starting to sound like a badger
fallback124
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Hi fellas some good news!
after few nights feeding i finally seen him on the camera tuesday night I said i would approach the field and scope out, I noticed how the sheep were grouped up which was a red flag I knew the charlie was there, set up the sticks a quick flash around the bait area bing eyes, turned off roughly had the gun near the area as i know the land fairly well by this stage lol, and light on again he started to turn his back away and i shouted and a big side profile bang dispatched him nicely with a shoulder shot.. He did run about 20 yards though and i picked him up this morning. not sure about my shot placement i know the 17hmr isn't really a fox round any advice where is a good placement. First ever fox shot he was about 60 yards away.. would be a good idea to continue baiting or should I wait a few weeks before doing so? I would like to help the farmer out after he let me kindly shoot on his land and he will be lambing in the new year.. I want to also thank everyone on here for the advice i really appreciate it!
after few nights feeding i finally seen him on the camera tuesday night I said i would approach the field and scope out, I noticed how the sheep were grouped up which was a red flag I knew the charlie was there, set up the sticks a quick flash around the bait area bing eyes, turned off roughly had the gun near the area as i know the land fairly well by this stage lol, and light on again he started to turn his back away and i shouted and a big side profile bang dispatched him nicely with a shoulder shot.. He did run about 20 yards though and i picked him up this morning. not sure about my shot placement i know the 17hmr isn't really a fox round any advice where is a good placement. First ever fox shot he was about 60 yards away.. would be a good idea to continue baiting or should I wait a few weeks before doing so? I would like to help the farmer out after he let me kindly shoot on his land and he will be lambing in the new year.. I want to also thank everyone on here for the advice i really appreciate it!
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17HMR is a good killing round inside a hundred yards, with accurate poi chosen, I wouldn't stretch it any further ... If you are going to get into foxing in a regular way, upgrade to something like 204 / 223, or 22-250.
fallback124
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Thanks for the reply, Defianlty will be keeping any future shots within the 100 yards and closer! I will be looking into getting a .223 when the missus allows it17HMR is a good killing round inside a hundred yards, with accurate poi chosen, I wouldn't stretch it any further ... If you are going to get into foxing in a regular way, upgrade to something like 204 / 223, or 22-250.
Foxyboy43
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Well done F124! Patience pays off for sure. keep the bait going for a while yet - likely to be another one about - I have has three feeding at the same time!
As said now’t wrong there with placement … bit more authority with a centrefire though.
fallback124
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Hi folks !
first of all thanks for all the help and support!! , I have a bit of an update since, Seen nothing for a good two weeks after and life got pretty busy with college and still is ha, Until this week I spotted a large fox out in the middle of the day, I then proceeded to bait up again and used an old pigeon Monday that was in the freezer and i'm after coming out to three set of eyes in the field where i shot the fox before, didn't have my .17 with me, i couldn't really make a size estimate but they were most definitely not the fox i seen during the day and smaller then the fox i shot all fairly close from me but spread out throughout the field.. never knew foxes to hunt as a pack ?
the pigeon was well gone so i'm going back to the dog nuts / fish oil
Hope to keep up the baiting and like ye fellas said it's getting addictive this lamping, nice to get out even if it's freezing haha..
cheers F
first of all thanks for all the help and support!! , I have a bit of an update since, Seen nothing for a good two weeks after and life got pretty busy with college and still is ha, Until this week I spotted a large fox out in the middle of the day, I then proceeded to bait up again and used an old pigeon Monday that was in the freezer and i'm after coming out to three set of eyes in the field where i shot the fox before, didn't have my .17 with me, i couldn't really make a size estimate but they were most definitely not the fox i seen during the day and smaller then the fox i shot all fairly close from me but spread out throughout the field.. never knew foxes to hunt as a pack ?
the pigeon was well gone so i'm going back to the dog nuts / fish oil
Hope to keep up the baiting and like ye fellas said it's getting addictive this lamping, nice to get out even if it's freezing haha..
cheers F
Most likely this if you live near a large Urban area.......
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fallback124
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hi macMost likely this if you live near a large Urban area.......
What happens to urban foxes dumped in rural areas?
Explore What Happens To Urban Foxes Dumped In Rural Areas with Shooting UK. Get the latest shooting and gundog news, expert analysis, and field updates from across the UK.
thanks for the reply it's strange I wouldn't say im in a urban area but i know for sure I am the only one shooting foxes in the vicinity and I have seen the farmer that i got permission do very well with the simple snares this summer seen three caught all in about 50 yards of each other
(edit) got a bit confused and now understand the article mac that is interesting people dumping foxes I have never ever heard of that. When i shot that dog fox do you think the gap in territory lead these other foxes to poke there nose per say? The land i shoot on has rabbits primarily the richest land food source in the locality wise for foxes.
Will be checking the camera tmoro aswell.
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RH Somerset
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Regarding the shot placement - if you shoot a fox just like you did, but with a 243, it won’t take a single step.
If you shoot enough - some will always run
I have had them dead - nearly chopped in two with the .270 and had them run
Had one the other night- with the .204 - heart and lungs out - but ran 25 yards
Fox density, territory size, prey availability will vary greatly depending on where you are in the country. Have a look at the foxes life cycle and you'll get an idea of what you'll see / hear and when.
This year's cubs will be independent now and be finding their own territories, though it could well be a family group you've seen.
There's some good stuff on YouTube of guys taking multiple foxes in the Winter out of the same field. These are usually semi Urban foxes living on the fringes of towns, so larger densities than say a rural population.
Fox cubs are usually dealt with fairly quickly where I live in Scotland and adults are normally well dispersed due to prey availability. We've almost no rabbits now locally, so most are out mousing on field margins.
Did you get a 100% ID on the eyes as it might have been
fallback124
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Fox density, territory size, prey availability will vary greatly depending on where you are in the country. Have a look at the foxes life cycle and you'll get an idea of what you'll see / hear and when.
This year's cubs will be independent now and be finding their own territories, though it could well be a family group you've seen.
There's some good stuff on YouTube of guys taking multiple foxes in the Winter out of the same field. These are usually semi Urban foxes living on the fringes of towns, so larger densities than say a rural population.
Fox cubs are usually dealt with fairly quickly where I live in Scotland and adults are normally well dispersed due to prey availability. We've almost no rabbits now locally, so most are out mousing on field margins.
Did you get a 100% ID on the eyes as it might have been
just had a look at the cycle very interesting,
and i'm 100 percent sure two of the said pairs of eyes where foxes there was one pair of eyes that was on a hill but i'd be confident in saying it was a fox..
just after baiting up again with nuts and some other scraps and checked camera bloody battery's dead..
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