grasshopper Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Got to Rob's Friday afternoon,fed,watered and on the road into North Wales heading for the Crown Shoot.We sat out from 8-30pm until 12-30am with only 1 Fox called in.Unfortunately this was a very wary customer with no shot available By now i am convinced this new rifle is jinxed...that's 5 trips out and nothing to show This was all about to change on Saturday though Back into North Wales again to Rob's mate's farm to shoot some Crows over stubble on the afternoon.Hide set up,deeks out and action from the off...we had lifted about 400 of them from the field on entering so we were hopeful. Some good left and rights along with some really good high birds (more from Rob..i admit )banter was great and the bag continued to grow...until we let the farmer into the hide for a few shots very funny when his young son said "how did you miss that dad" he did drop a few nice one's when he got his eye in and a lovely left n right too.well done Steve I got miss of the day when a Pigeon landed in the tree above us even worse Rob had shot a Crow that did the same... Rob semi retired for a while letting me shoot,occasionally re-entering the fray to shoot a high bird...or worse still drop 1 that i'd missed with both barrels patience is a wonderful thing and i was duly rewarded dropping a high Crow he'd missed I did get a left & right/right on Jackdaws dropping 2 with the 2nd shot B) We picked 63 Crow & 14 Pigeon before heading for a Burger. We dropped the pigeon into the farm as Steve was going decoying today then into the field to try for some Fox.Mist rolled in and the rain started so we had to wait it out for 45mins.No sooner had it stopped and a Fox entered the field...no rifle ready Rob passed my rifle fwd and i got the NV attached,put the magazine in,switched on the archer and laser and what??? Firefly laser just showing horizontal lines and no real beam :oops:tried different batteries but NG. Luckily Paul223 had loaned Rob his Archer so plan was for him to light up the Fox for me to shoot.I loaded the rifle,we lit up the Fox which was still around but trotting off with a Crow.Luckily it stopped behind a Bale to eat it allowing us to get out of the motor and set-up on a bale on the bipod.Fox stepped out,Rob stopped it and i duly despatched it jinx lifted. We now had time to set-up properly,putting the caller on a bale 80yds away and waiting.Sure enough we both spotted another Fox enter the field from just below where the hide had been (mist had lifted now and NV's were usable without IR for spotting) Archer attached but Fox was already at the bale looking up at the caller..straight forward shot and no2 in the bag. Not long after i spotted 1 moving off down the field away from us.Rob lit him up and shouted OI! he stopped but simply turned his head so a Texas heart shot was delivered and down he went. This field had Fox written all over it and 3 was more than enough for us as we had to get to another freshly cut field on the shoot We had seen a fox from the road the previous night just along from this field so were hopeful.We got to a suitable bale and already there was 1 in bottom corner some 300yds away.I could see it clearly through the NV but we wanted it closer and it was heading our way albeit a little tentatively so we agreed to set the caller away.Fox-Pro set up and a quick look revealed it had gone caller now placed on a bale 60yds away and wait. 20mins later Rob says "Fox" NV attached and watch it closing in..was this the same fox as it took the same route and was also wary? who knows but suddenly i saw the caller and thought OOPs,that's close Fox appeared from behind the bale and no4 was added..this equalled my previous best so obviously we had to try for a fifth Another 20 or so mins passed and 1 was on it's way.Lot faster and took Rob 3 goes to stop it,but he did and i did my part Have to say i'm well pleased with this new set-up,very quiet and the adjustable stock extension is great.No muzzle flip so all 5 were clearly seen dropping and confidence is now high Big thanks to Rob for another good trip and cheers to Paul for sorting where to go..thanks lads Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggiegun Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 (edited) Nice write up and well done. Edited July 27, 2014 by reggiegun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Well shot gents... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eccles Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Well done Jeff + Rob A Great write up Jeff looks like you both had a cracker atvb Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 Glad you enjoyed yourself Jeff, happy christening too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Well what a great weekend that was in good company and even the vermin played ball , pleased we got the rifle off the mark . The last photo Jeff bent down to pick his bag up and i took another photo when he looked at the camera he asked how i managed to delete him out of it Welcome down anytime mate but you must stop pinching my gear as an excuse to come back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 well you cant get better than that can you.. well done on beating your personal best that's always a good feeling are we back on the bail pics lol mark will be along soon lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Cracking doo...:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Nice write up and well done. Thanks Well shot gents... Cheers Richie Well done Jeff + Rob A Great write up Jeff looks like you both had a cracker atvb Terry Thoroughly enjoyed it Terry,beautiful place is Wales..and plenty of Crows about too Glad you enjoyed yourself Jeff, happy christening too! Cheers Paul..i do enjoy shooting your Foxes for you find me some more,still got half a tank of diesel left Well what a great weekend that was in good company and even the vermin played ball , pleased we got the rifle off the mark . The last photo Jeff bent down to pick his bag up and i took another photo when he looked at the camera he asked how i managed to delete him out of it Welcome down anytime mate but you must stop pinching my gear as an excuse to come back Anybody want to buy a face veil and cap Yeah you got me with that picture..thought i was a vampire or something with no image showing..mind you i think my neighbours already think that too as i only leave the house at dusk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 well you cant get better than that can you.. well done on beating your personal best that's always a good feeling are we back on the bail pics lol mark will be along soon lol I was waiting for that,thought when we took the pics you'd mention it Was more relieved to finally shoot something with the new rifle after 5 trips out..but getting 5 was very satisfying Cracking doo...:-) Thanks U Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Cheers Paul..i do enjoy shooting your Foxes for you find me some more,still got half a tank of diesel left Your more than welcome anytime, still really surprised Friday night was a blank, we've got foxy stuff going on in that wood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Great result lads , good to get your PB as well mate. Aye Andy the pic is exactly the same as the one I took last season ...lets see what we can come up with this season ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 Great result lads , good to get your PB as well mate. Aye Andy the pic is exactly the same as the one I took last season ...lets see what we can come up with this season ? No it isn't..i'm 10lb heavier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 No it isn't..i'm 10lb heavier ye and older Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 ye and older And uglier ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted July 28, 2014 Report Share Posted July 28, 2014 And uglier ..... Don't mention the double chin , he get's quite upset Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Brilliant Rob and Jeff! That new Sako doing a good job for you Jeff and I knew you'd be very happy with the new Butt Extension as IMO it's a great bit of kit for use with the Archer. Well done indeed both. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Brilliant Rob and Jeff! That new Sako doing a good job for you Jeff and I knew you'd be very happy with the new Butt Extension as IMO it's a great bit of kit for use with the Archer. Well done indeed both. Cheers Mark your right,extension made a lot of difference in getting comfortable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Cheers Mark your right,extension made a lot of difference in getting comfortable It's well worth the money IMO instead of craning your neck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Well done mate had an extension made for mine last year it is a good bit of kit with the NV Does it help to get your double chin out of the way .... Also though you had put on more than 10lb's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 30, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Well done mate had an extension made for mine last year it is a good bit of kit with the NV Does it help to get your double chin out of the way .... Also though you had put on more than 10lb's I heard you always exaggerate the size of things Mike Ok..might be 11lb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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