Out last night.

[Nickb]

Dog fox for me tonight
Watched him for half hour working a neighbours field - into ours where he chased a hare - thought it was comin g my way but no - took it into the wood - anyway 5 mins later back out the wood and all over

Did a canny dance

 

[75]

Another pair at the buffet last night. Shot the first but second one bolted for the hedge line. My guess is I shot the dog and vixen ran but not been to tidy up yet. After I shot the first I quickly spotted a pair of eyes sat in the hedge watching so gave it a few mins and out wandered the neighbour’s cat. That would have been an awkward chat!

Number 2 came back for seconds during the night thiugh

 

[75]

Big dog fox so guess the vixen will be back in the next day or two…

 

[BenBhoy]

Dog fox for me tonight
Watched him for half hour working a neighbours field - into ours where he chased a hare - thought it was comin g my way but no - took it into the wood - anyway 5 mins later back out the wood and all over

Were you doing the hokey cokey with your zoom???

 

[jall55]

Were you doing the hokey cokey with your zoom???

Just waiting for it to get in the right spot and broadside pal - perfect illustration of patience and field craft paying off

 

[jall55]

Did a canny dance

You should see the hole in him

 

[BenBhoy]

Just waiting for it to get in the right spot and broadside pal - perfect illustration of patience and field craft paying off

I thought you were bored & just fiddling with knob...

 

[BenBhoy]

Another pair at the buffet last night. Shot the first but second one bolted for the hedge line. My guess is I shot the dog and vixen ran but not been to tidy up yet. After I shot the first I quickly spotted a pair of eyes sat in the hedge watching so gave it a few mins and out wandered the neighbour’s cat. That would have been an awkward chat!

Number 2 came back for seconds during the night thiugh

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That's a great pic, showing fox interactions

 

[Mike1979]

Just waiting for it to get in the right spot and broadside pal - perfect illustration of patience and field craft paying off

...dont you mean ...Luck

 

[Chris Richardson]

It was yesterday morning for me. The second mornings stalking with one the previous weekend.

As a novice stalker/shooter with me perm primarily open farm land i am learning the art of spooking large herds of fallow out of safe shooting distance, quite successfully based on the most recent outings.

Although i do feel i am learning, even if only what not to do.

When i stalk i do so from my back door and depending on the wind direction i have a fair idea where the deer may be (assuming there close to my field) and yesterday i was spot on.

A herd of circa 50 fallow, mix of does, some prickets and a mature stage keeping them all in check.

Sadly as is often the case when they're in this location a safe shot wasn't on as i would have had to shoot through a thin hedge so i watched. They moved off, munching on the new growth as they went and in the direction they were going i knew where theyd end up.

I chose a direction where id end up overlooking the filed where they were heading but made the mistake of being too slow. As i got close to where i intended to position myself hoping for a reasonable shot, i disturbed three deer about 20-25m., bugger!! (can i say bugger on here??)

Anyway the herd did appear but having spooked the three deer they stood beyond my comfortable shooting range (they were 250m+ from my position) , so i watched as they moved about back and forth teasing me until they got bored and went off to another part of the farm i have a perm on.

So far this year, nothing for the freezer yet, but ill keep trying and hopefully will get close enough for a reasonable shot.

whats a fallow stage ?

 

[Mike1979]

whats a fallow stage ?

Its what happens when a fallow buck jumps a couple of hedges...similar to horse racing

To be fair (as has been pointed out in the past) we arent allowed to talk about deer stalking on here as this is for "Out last Night" activities and you cant shoot deer at night (and even if you have a licence to do so we dont care )

 

[GlennUK]

whats a fallow stage ?

its a stage without actors or scenery, obvs.

 

[Chris Richardson]

its a stage without actors or scenery, obvs.

thank you for educating me your experience is benefitting me so much

 

[GlennUK]

thank you for educating me your experience is benefitting me so much

I wish i could say the same

 

[jall55]

...dont you mean ...Luck

Hahahah - I know the place like the back of my hand - im there every day and night - and i knew it was only going to the bait - happy days

 

[Mike1979]

Hahahah - I know the place like the back of my hand - im there every day and night - and i knew it was only going to the bait - happy days

Was only kidding mate. Fortunately your fieldcraft is more established then your photography skills but they are coming on in leaps and bounds since your recent A list celebrity status

 

[finnbear270]

Soggy night, nothing seen.

 

[Mike1979]

Out last night...saw one fox who appeared to be about to pop into the field I was in ...but then it vanished...

Let the dog out about 6.45 this morning and there was a dog fox barking away at the top of the field behind my house. Neighbour called me to say he saw 2 in a field whilst he was pulling up a fence...at 12.30 last night. Try again tonight as interested to see what 120 gr copper does to a fox

 

[Chris Richardson]

Our last night big dog fox accounted for seen another but no safe shot

 

[Mike1979]

Our last night big dog fox accounted for seen another but no safe shot

In the interests of fairness ... where's the evidence? And boy do I regret taking the pee ...as I am now paranoid about taking bloody photos