Out last night.

That sounds normal to me. Another 2 last night saw 4. Exceptionally dry huge fisures in the ground. You could put your arm down them. I think they will finish wheat in July like last year.
I am not going out until 10.30pm at the earliest. Cool last night with wind in the North.
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That sounds normal to me. Another 2 last night saw 4. Exceptionally dry huge fisures in the ground. You could put your arm down them. I think they will finish wheat in July like last year.
I am not going out until 10.30pm at the earliest. Cool last night with wind in the North.
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Yeah ive been carting today for next door, finished all their barley & wheat now!
 
Four of us out on rape stubble and reclaimed marsh grazing, the rape had been harvested and the hay baled,we covered probably north of 1200 acres from 9pm till 1am and for the first time in 30yrs see no foxes at all, we were gobsmaked, we decided to call it a night, turned up back at base and there’s one 50yds from the house!!!!
Shot that (an adult) and that was it.
 
Four of us out on rape stubble and reclaimed marsh grazing, the rape had been harvested and the hay baled,we covered probably north of 1200 acres from 9pm till 1am and for the first time in 30yrs see no foxes at all, we were gobsmaked, we decided to call it a night, turned up back at base and there’s one 50yds from the house!!!!
Shot that (an adult) and that was it.
When we still lived in Chester, we used to shoot Sellatyn mountain / Oswestry areas regularly, some nights we'd blank, but get home & we were still on bin bags at the time, find Charlie ripping open the bags on the kerb.:lol:
 
Prob shouting danger Bens about lol, I am the same boat pal between life long grass and shortage of Fox , I hate the summer months not getting out till yonder time and still not dark till the small hours then trying to tiptoe in the house so not to wake the great grandson lol roll on the dark nights
Very true .

First call - Watch out theres someone with a rifle
2nd call- Is it BenBhoy and does he have those quad sticks
3rd call - Yes - all clear - no danger

:lol: :lol:
 
The rape harvest has nearly finished here in East Anglia, just want to say that Ballistic tips will fragment easily before reaching their target if they hit those rape stalks, time to switch to soft point spire type bullets, ie Norma, cheers & good hunting!
 
You can go off people you know!!! 😍
To be fair I had this happen maybe 15 years ago. I was out lamping (old school) and picked up a couple of cubs on a stubble field. Gave them a squeak and they were coming in nicely...next thing mum gives a screech and they turn tail and leg it full pace into the wood. People talk about lamp shy foxes (or they did in olden days) ...but in reality its just clever foxes teaching the kids to be clever 👍
 
To be fair I had this happen maybe 15 years ago. I was out lamping (old school) and picked up a couple of cubs on a stubble field. Gave them a squeak and they were coming in nicely...next thing mum gives a screech and they turn tail and leg it full pace into the wood. People talk about lamp shy foxes (or they did in olden days) ...but in reality its just clever foxes teaching the kids to be clever 👍
I once went to work on an active earth, cubs skipping about everywhere, & shot 3 with the .22 subs, & heard the vixen calling from the middle of the field, it wasn't a call it sounded like she was screaming, like an old woman being strangled, I'll never forget that cacophony .
 
I once went to work on an active earth, cubs skipping about everywhere, & shot 3 with the .22 subs, & heard the vixen calling from the middle of the field, it wasn't a call it sounded like she was screaming, like an old woman being strangled, I'll never forget that cacophony .
Its surprising their range and variety of calls. I was out in Jan and would have bet £100 that the fox that was calling was a vixen as it wasnt the "typical" 3 barks of a dog fox..bloody thing was screeching as it headed down the field towards me. Shot it and it was a dog fox.
 
:lol: :lol: You walked into that one mate by telling us all of your "issues" ... we still love you though (In a manly shooting related way of course) :lol::lol:

The one good thing is that the next one you catch up with doubles the total for the year 💋
Honest to a fault, that's me mate. Say it how it is....no, say what i see.... oh I give up!! 😆😆
 
Its surprising their range and variety of calls. I was out in Jan and would have bet £100 that the fox that was calling was a vixen as it wasnt the "typical" 3 barks of a dog fox..bloody thing was screeching as it headed down the field towards me. Shot it and it was a dog fox.
Maybe it identified as a Vixen, after what I'm hearing about new Furries, Im going home. Bloody people identifying as animals, walking around with tails, they could be squirrels or foxes or whatever, they even put a cat litter tray down for them in a college. WTF
 
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