Mixed Bag-Hik Focus Fussy.

The .243 groups had opened up so after a long overdue bore scrub which took longer as I discounted a few fowling shots (hot barrel) the 1" @ 100 was back in my head lol
Wheat cut and bailed I sort to find some cubs but found the vixen who was not having any of that slinking back as I tried to use the bales as cover so tipped my cap muttering "see you later" heading to the vineyard part of the farm.
Second stand a hot shape close to cover so gave him a call just to stop him while the rifle was going on the sticks and to find him! Second call now a single sapling inline with the shoulders go the other side mind full he will run He did.
The 6' deep ditch was the hardest part of the recovery with the thermal picking him out 20+ yds from the shot strike, lumpy deer at 13.6 kg hot dressed



Back to the wheat fields passing Carl on the way with his bale carting kit mindful he could well turn up in a while I found the vixen but she was not stopping but while calling and dialled in on where she was moving to a cub had come in for a look from my right! Not so out of focus also no time to fiddle for a sharp image as it must have been there for a while.

Carl pulled in a few mins later so I stuck the hazards on while walking it to issue a hedge ticket, he pulled up "only one Tim laughing" Yes and I will let you get on

 

[Border]

Well done. Are you 100% invested in the digital/NV/Thermal that you would sell your glass optics, or?.....

 

[Tim.243]

Well done. Are you 100% invested in the digital/NV/Thermal that you would sell your glass optics, or?.....

Ta Toby, both high end glass scopes are in the cupboard as the times i allow for stalking/foxing they simply will not work and to guess is not anywhere i want to be when shooting quarry. If i used them i would be 80% down in my tally

 

[Tim.243]

Re-weighed this morning after 2 days in the chiller @ +2 13kg.

 

[TringSaint]

I like the ‘mid chest’ aim point on the fox. No messing about there!!

 

[Tim.243]

I like the ‘mid chest’ aim point on the fox. No messing about there!!

It was the same for the muntjac as a sapling was just where I would normally be to allow for the fwd movement....had a few green soup ones over the years which is never the plan

 

[TringSaint]

It was the same for the muntjac as a sapling was just where I would normally be to allow for the fwd movement....had a few green soup ones over the years which is never the plan

That’s always the risk with munties, esp if they are quartering just a little bit.
Half inch too far and its pesto time!

 

[Tim.243]

That’s always the risk with munties, esp if they are quartering just a little bit.
Half inch too far and its pesto time!

If in doubt go high has worked well over the years with them if they are on an obvious angle, I am happy to bin a shoulder/end of loin than a chest full of green soup. This one was quite a distance (200+) with only one shoulder not used.

 

[bottletopbill]

Tim see the video on tractor and trailer.
Are they going to be a new bit of kit for the reds you shoot as i know they are BIg buggers.
Hope you are still keeping the winch and cart as folks on here will be asking for them (you have used your tags now)

 

[TringSaint]

If in doubt go high has worked well over the years with them if they are on an obvious angle, I am happy to bin a shoulder/end of loin than a chest full of green soup. This one was quite a distance (200+) with only one shoulder not used.

My furthest on a munty was c230m and I did a straight shoulder pin. Dropped on the spot.
Hardest thing was to estimate the additional lead to give the bullet, as it was doing the usual munty walk-and-eat routine, so the shot was lined up where I thought it would be when it hit.
Fortunately it decided to spend an extra second or two on what must have been a particularly delicious bit of vegetation, and boom!