Time to refresh a thread methinks, I let the Ward spotter go after much enjoyment and success on the Foxes, After plenty of squinting thru different stuff & ummi'n & arri'n,
, I was lucky enough to latch onto a year old (As new condition) Pulsar Helion XP50 at an unrealistic knockdown price of £2500
complete with all the bits & bobs papers box etc ... used it to spot a fortnight ago in very very prolonged 18 hours rainstorm, consequently the Roe were never going to venture out, It was so bad the rain, that a Barn owl had dropped out of flight so badly was it soaked, into the centre of the lane I was using on the way to the ground, poor beggar never stood a chance, Apart from no deer seen, I was able to observe squirrels moving around in the trees to quite a depth, other raptors also that were more sheltered at times, ... the following weekend I returned, out at 4 am, well before 7 am first light, A revelation it was !! .. two portions of the forest lease were as far as I could check devoid of life, no mice , no birds, no squirrels NOTHING, a trek over to the opposite boundary revealed six doe's very relaxed feeding & moving about, & on leaving that boundary on the reverse side of the block a further two doe's in company with a smallish buck, the light was now up enough to make final checks but no shot as they were now threading in & out of the timber. Very impressed with the TI unit. As to TI scopes, I think I would maybe when affordable, mount one for fox permanently on the .243, I sourced for other work that I did not in the end take up.
