I shot 2 cubs last night, and 2 more on a farm about 3 miles down the valley the night before. On both occasions I saw more, and both times I shot what I thought was the mother vixen too. The first time I was right, but on the second she proved to be barren, so was presumably a 'helper', acting as aunt to the cubs.
Out last night.
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Looks like the sky will have healed up in time for foxing tonight.
I was sat 4 hours on top of a chicken shed for the bloody fox not to turn up. Badgers, rabbits and fallow were about but no fox. Bench seat gets uncomfortable eventually. But at least the rain held off.
parkyboy
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was out last night on my local permission for 3 hours but saw nothing..quite bright in the half moon light plus a cold wind so didnt stay out too long...was surprised to hear a fox calling in the distance...it sounded like a im interested in mating call and went on for some time and was off my permission...Hugh
Young cubs were calling to adults Saturday night, we observed them charging across the fields towards home ground.
Fox 1 Finnbear 0. ............ . Sat for a chicken chomper yesterday, a daytime dash & snatch merchant, afternoon shift start all way round to 2 am ... no show, but as is the usual finger up signal,
saw one big dog on his rounds when halfway home.
saw one big dog on his rounds when halfway home.
Edit: Forgot to mention that I was gifted a total of 91 x 12 gauge Eley Grand Prix 5's of indeterminate age, 2 boxes of 25 of which were still sealed, along with a filled 25 round leather belt , all in seemingly pristine condition still in the original Sealand shooting school addressed carton, made a difference to the more usual gift of eggs! So not a total wipeout.
landkeeper
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Plastic or paperEdit: Forgot to mention that I was gifted a total of 91 x 12 gauge Eley Grand Prix 5's of indeterminate age, 2 boxes of 25 of which were still sealed, along with a filled 25 round leather belt , all in seemingly pristine condition still in the original Sealand shooting school addressed carton, made a difference to the more usual gift of eggs! So not a total wipeout.
Placcy, but still pretty way back looking at the cartons, no hesitation in making use of them.
landkeeper
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If they are boxed id pop em in the atticPlaccy, but still pretty way back looking at the cartons, no hesitation in making use of them.
Sealand shoiting school , manys a happy hour we spent there blatting clays off the high tower in the 80s
Sealand still doing a lot of trade.
Last nights effort was a waste, .. Saw a WereFox & observed it for an hour and a half, too much moon & only opportunities were non starters as major motorway behind it, then the gully sucker crew made it flit.
Last nights visit with Mike to his vast Lambing farm, produced a Dog and Vixen, Vixen very heavy so a good result ... After a chat with the farmer, and in between the gusting rain flurries, we did our usual check zero, but as we were unable to gain the ground where we normally set targets due to the very wet conditions, we chose a 150 Yard option very slightly downhill, and across a small stream that runs down a gully, about 30 yards from the targets, When you print an inch and a half left of intended fall of shot when shooting with the wind behind you, it demonstrates the violence of the gusts hitting the gully & rising up leftwards, So when you miss that sitting bib shot consider what that nasty gusting stuff is doing.
Last nights foray to one of my dairy farmers places ( Neospora from fox crap in the feed rails), Mike & I split the place down the middle, Me on a few pallets atop a huge old pile of fallen & cut up tree lumber bout twenty odd feet up, Mike on a stack of old one tonne molasses cubes strapped together much the same height, three scored & in the local for 9:45.
Had 6 in my last 3 visits, a hatrick then 1 and a pair last night.
This is on a big hill sheep farm and lambing starts in a week and not yet seen a "heavy" vixen.I dont think there are any resident dens with vixens on the ground anymore so will have to keep an eye out for the marauding fox.
Had to work really hard last night for the last one which i had bumped going back to the car then spent 20 min working back across the hill hiding behind stone walls and dead ground.
I had a hunch that it would use the wind in its favour but unfortunately i had the same idea so we both, parallel to each other slipped across the mountain, only lost sight of it on a few occasions as i was ducking and diving and it was in and out of the white grass. Finally got my chance off the top of a stone wall.
Atb dave
This is on a big hill sheep farm and lambing starts in a week and not yet seen a "heavy" vixen.I dont think there are any resident dens with vixens on the ground anymore so will have to keep an eye out for the marauding fox.
Had to work really hard last night for the last one which i had bumped going back to the car then spent 20 min working back across the hill hiding behind stone walls and dead ground.
I had a hunch that it would use the wind in its favour but unfortunately i had the same idea so we both, parallel to each other slipped across the mountain, only lost sight of it on a few occasions as i was ducking and diving and it was in and out of the white grass. Finally got my chance off the top of a stone wall.
Atb dave
Brittany boy
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Out tonight with the GWP , was wondering if anyone else took the dog out when shooting foxes. 1st time I've shot a fox with him and once he found it in the long grass he gave it a good ragging . Ive tried to forward the the picture from my phone to iPad but not worked. Got a vixen who was obviously suckling Cubs so will be out tomorrow with the JR to deal with them in the two nearby earths that are opened up, don't like to leave pups to starve.
Out last night , (On the flat roof), Checking out the thermal across the meadows,ready for the weekend visit to Yorkshire, amazing how much muck you can accumulate on optical stuff, a good blast off with an aerosol pc cleaner, followed up by a cloth dosed with ROR (This stuff, https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwjl2v7Spr3qAhWcURUIHTG6BCoQFjAEegQIAhAB&url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/ROR-Residual-Oil-Remover-Dropper/dp/B005UNS35G&usg=AOvVaw0VxgMgEhJ-OUlafySoCJQD ), Excellent stuff it is too! Like having had the unit serviced!
WHat calibre and bullet out of interest?
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