Out last night.
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Well done! We had to go home early last night because some thick ground mist appeared in the blink of an eye - we'd had three by then though, so it wasn't a wasted mission!
It's mostly adults for us, although we had 2 cubs one night and 3 another. We've shot quite a few ex-milky vixens though, so their cubs must have already weaned - where they are though, I don't know!
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out to 03:00 this morning
see 9 - 5 adults 4 weaned Cubs working on their own - not one of em
Gave me a shot, they didn't stop took no notice of a stop squeak nothing going back the week end for the long haul All nighter Sunday or Monday,
watch this space
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out to 03:00 this morning
see 9 - 5 adults 4 weaned Cubs working on their own - not one of em
going back the week end for the long haul All nighter Sunday or Monday,
watch this space
p
Good luck with that! I've just got back from a frustrating night myself - I saw three adults, but none of them presented a shot. Still - you wouldn't want to bet on their long-term survival, now I know they're there!
Back out again tonight, saw one chasing a farm cat last time out, so must be hungry.
Back out again tonight, saw one chasing a farm cat last time out, so must be hungry.
Good luck!
Paddy, just found the pic from other night / 1 am job #121 ... not too messy for on here, .17 Fireball .. I might just give the cal a reprieve, even though having a .20 Prac in train.
DOH!, this one's going to need two operators.
Went back single handed last night, went right up top of the highest clamp, sat in an earth mover tyre, bit like a turret seat with a pintle mount 
, not one T storm as in the forecasted weather, badgers everywhere, then the right one stuck it's face out of the waist high thistles on a bund.
, not one T storm as in the forecasted weather, badgers everywhere, then the right one stuck it's face out of the waist high thistles on a bund.Went back single handed last night, went right up top of the highest clamp, sat in an earth mover tyre, bit like a turret seat with a pintle mount
Well done! Like you, we were due to get storms, but luckily they passed us by. As a result, I managed to get out, although as I hadn't had time to pre-arrange anything, I just went to the farm down the road where we've been told to help ourselves whenever we want to. There was nothing in the usual place, so I went about half a mile up the road where there was a field that had just been cut. Standing on the roof platform, I spotted what looked like a badger with the thermal, but to be sure I then double-checked with the NV spotter. Good job I did, because when it turned sideways it was quite clearly a fox. I whacked it at about 250 yards, then saw another that ran across my front and vanished into some cover. I tried calling it out to no avail, so then went out to collect the carcass. While I was there, I thought I might as well check over the brow into the valley beyond. There was nothing obvious about, so I went to collect the body when lo and behold, what I assume was the missing fox was back out in the field. That went down in short order, so I moved them to the hedge - both vixens, and made my way home. In doing so, I stopped for a quick check in the field that had been empty earlier - there, out in the middle, some 220 yards out was a fox. That one went down too - another vixen. That made it 32 so far this month - I aim for a one a day average, so I've already got there for May!
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just getting the batteries / kit together for later, on that lot I see the other night, just hope the rain stays away long enough to grass one or two.
Phil
Good luck! Rather shockingly, I just got a text from the chap who farms the land where I was last night - he reckons he may have lost as many as 40 lambs to foxes in the last few weeks...
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Good luck! Rather shockingly, I just got a text from the chap who farms the land where I was last night - he reckons he may have lost as many as 40 lambs to foxes in the last few weeks...
blimey. That's some money gone paddy. I bet he's happy your on the case
lambing pretty well done on my bits, lambs are well on now
just run in a new .243 barrel today, going to use that tonight, just zeroed the NV on its good to go
good luck
phil
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Quick update
These foxes must be on steroids or summink
grassed two with the .243 on rabbit guts as bait on a valley bottom run, see 4 more that just wouldn't stop for anything, it's like their on a very urgent mission, seen some well on, out working the ground Cubs from a distance
just wondering if there is a late earth full of pre wean cubs somewhere close nearby that has caused this " I'm in a rush" can't stop thing
foxes look in good condition and not stringy thin like a overworked vixen
very strange
phil
These foxes must be on steroids or summink
grassed two with the .243 on rabbit guts as bait on a valley bottom run, see 4 more that just wouldn't stop for anything, it's like their on a very urgent mission, seen some well on, out working the ground Cubs from a distance
just wondering if there is a late earth full of pre wean cubs somewhere close nearby that has caused this " I'm in a rush" can't stop thing
foxes look in good condition and not stringy thin like a overworked vixen
very strange
phil
Good luck! Rather shockingly, I just got a text from the chap who farms the land where I was last night - he reckons he may have lost as many as 40 lambs to foxes in the last few weeks...
Paddy, after the count you produced?... you might have rustlers?
Paddy, after the count you produced?... you might have rustlers?
Not many rustlers around these parts - the lanes are so small that they'd never find their way in, let alone back out!
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update on the numbers. Two more accounted for tonight right on dark, were getting there.
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