Out last night.

[Tim.243]

Big lump who was issued a hedge ticket earlier.

 

[Dazb1967]

Well another early night tonight, I went out expecting to get a dog with getting 2 Vixens recently, on the way in to the permission I seen one of the lads who lives on the estate and he said a fox had taken one of his peacocks so I said I would have a look and funnily enough after 30mins a fox shows and the wind was perfect, It came walking straight towards me, Waited until it was around 80yds away and it turned out to be another vixen, that's 3 vixens in the last few days, Back in the house nice and early with a wee dram

 

[Bo Diddley]

I had a look on a poultry unit, all the birds are locked up because of the avian bird flu, so no recent losses.
I ended up getting the pellet gun out and shooting a few rats, 42 in total, I picked as many as I could for fox bait, I've still got a few bits & pieces being taken most nights.
Plenty of deer on the unit I visited tonight, 4 reds, 2 Roe, and a dozen Munties.

 

[charlie222]

Another vixen for me tonight, 150m off a wall with my .222. Then it rained....

 

[bumpy22]

#16 and #17 tonight both dogs of the poultry unit. Both shot within a minute of each other.
First one called in across top of field. Stopped it in middle and dropped it with 53 gn vmax
A quick scan showed another coming bottom field gate. A bit wary but let it clear gate and dropped that one
Did call another 2 more in on another farm but frustrating were not safe

 

[Smellydog]

Nowt doing for me at the moment....

 

[2Ll’s]

Had this fella lastnight after watching him doing a courtship dance and trying to mate with a vixen, couldn’t believe what I was watching, vid too large to post.

 

[finnbear270]

I took the new Vixen .222 out for it's inaugural outing last night, as a weather forecast seemed fairly do able, saw zero, except rain, or hailstone driven by a nasty breeze, never saw that coming ... Anyhoo, I am now employing strict patch thru and oil regime, fired or not, I want this barrel to be as long lived as is possible.
So have the cleaning & rodding gubbins in the motor, I am quietly doing so outside the house under headtorch ... a loud racket approaches from the pub car park, must have been the usual late one, a quad hurtles past & off down the lane noise finally gone, a few minutes later back it hurtles & slides to a halt next to me, young lad I see on a huge Fendt regularly in the lane, introduces himself .. mentions they have not had any fox control for donkeys years & fed up with them, we swap numbers & I arrange to go see the boundaries in daylight & get a signed permit.
So another 180 acres or so in the bag, big plus is it's only 2 miles from the house and extremely savagely contoured, (Backstops in all directions)
On top of that my other farmer has mentioned the Lamb butchery pack will be at mine on return from Eskdale.
RESULT!

 

[Smellydog]

Had this fella lastnight after watching him doing a courtship dance and trying to mate with a vixen, couldn’t believe what I was watching, vid too large to post.

It's a great spectacle isn't it...

 

[Nickb]

Well after the rain had abaited I dragged myself back out across the sodden muddy fields.
A few more rabbits and hares bagged . After 5 hours I was knackered and ready for home.

 

[2Ll’s]

It's a great spectacle isn't it...

It is rolling around rubbing his neck in the dirt, tail up, back arched and she just lay there watching, a bit like me and the Mrs

 

[finnbear270]

It is rolling around rubbing his neck in the dirt, tail up, back arched and she just lay there watching, a bit like me and the Mrs

Handy when you catch them locked.

 

[blueeyes]

Well after the rain had abaited I dragged myself back out across the sodden muddy fields.
A few more rabbits and hares bagged . After 5 hours I was knackered and ready for home.

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Another cracking bag there well done, I really miss my bunny popping .

 

[2Ll’s]

Handy when you catch them locked.

I was hoping but no joy

 

[Nickb]

Another cracking bag there well done, I really miss my bunny popping .

Is there no bunnies left round you ?

 

[Rhodesianjess]

Handy when you catch them locked.

My old headkeeper did it twice in 60 years of keepering, once when I was feeding with him. When I joshed him by saying not very sporting, you could have let him finish, his reply - I'm on a diet of the other so he's just showing off so I walloped them

 

[maxtich]

Well after the rain had abaited I dragged myself back out across the sodden muddy fields.
A few more rabbits and hares bagged . After 5 hours I was knackered and ready for home.

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Nice group..can I ask if I may what’s with this 6 in a row pic??

 

[maxtich]

It is rolling around rubbing his neck in the dirt, tail up, back arched and she just lay there watching, a bit like me and the Mrs

Without pictures..especially the last line it means Nothing..lol

 

[blueeyes]

Not much gave up the perm I had with a few on it due to people walking about willy nilly at all hours of the night ,not worth the hassle.

Is there no bunnies left round you ?

 

[Nickb]

Nice group..can I ask if I may what’s with this 6 in a row pic??

What do you mean ?