Elma Fud Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Got up early yesterday 3.30am and went lamping with the intention to shoot some foxes and when it got light I would try for a yearling roe buck. The second stubble field I went into we saw one fox. I gave a call to try and bring it in closer, within minutes there were 5 foxes in the field. I managed to shoot two out of the five. Moving onto some bean stubble, I called in another fox which was soon dispatched. Moving onto the next field, again another two foxes were seen but only one was shot. Daytime was fast approaching so we decided to wait and see if we could get a roe buck. When stalking into a difficult buck (lying down in scrub, with a doe and twins feeding close by) I saw a fox cub walking towards us. I was guarenteed the fox but wasn't sure about getting the buck, so the brusher got some. To say the farmer was well pleased is an understatement. Last night Browning kindly invited me across to some of his land and told me that I could shoot as his rifle had been threaded for a silencer and required zeroing. We manged to shoot a further 2 cubs. Returning homewards I stopped a local farm and managed to shoot another vixen cub lamped out on a bean stubble field. 8 foxes within 24 hours what a result. I bet I wont do that again for a long time. EF The four foxes are of the mornings outing. One fox was lost Sorry no pictures of the evening outing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 That was certainly a fine outing you had there mate, well done. Regards, Axe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Elma, Wow, looks like you have got the hang of this foxing lark. Always good to have a happy farmer. Good shooting. AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul tony cassidy Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 excellant vermin control mate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 send some of those foxes down this way, hardly any left.....i wonder why very good work, nice looking setup too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 (edited) Good shooting Elma but I have to be a bit critical of the middle two, you seem to be a little high on them mate.........sorry it's just me. Maybe they were a little too close or something like that. Well done though you've had a good 24hours and it's better than I've had of late I'm still waiting on the harvester getting into full pelt here. Regards Edited August 25, 2005 by The Big Red Fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Good shooting Elma but I have to be a bit critical of the middle two, you seem to be a little high on them mate.........sorry it's just me.Maybe they were a little too close or something like that. Well done though you've had a good 24hours and it's better than I've had of late I'm still waiting on the harvester getting into full pelt here. Regards i would say shot placement is near enough spot on, the giblets are just hanging out the side because its a centerfire, i pressume 243 or similar. large exit wound shows good expansion, just becuase the spare parts are hanging out dosent mean anything is wrong. and in my opinion no such thing as a fox that is too close Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M ROBSON Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Very well done EF, Thats a great bit of fox control, keep up the good work. Mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elma Fud Posted August 25, 2005 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 TBRF I always try for the chest unless the fox is jugging in the ground then I would take a head shot. The foxes were picked up and piled into the rear of my car. Blood could have been passed over from one fox to another. The fox at the top of the picture was truely opened up by the bullet. The bullet entered its bib and ripped open it sternum taking with it all the vital organs and totally gutting it at the same time. I have the picture but I feel its to gruesome to post on here. EF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Browning Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Well done again Elma ! We'll get out and have a go at the other plot of land sometime next week if you're up for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete evans Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 Good shooting Elma but I have to be a bit critical of the middle two, you seem to be a little high on them mate.........sorry it's just me.Maybe they were a little too close or something like that. ive seen elma shoot a few foxes and as far as i can recal he hasnt missed one or lost one, all accounted for. he has however passed up shots that were borderline safe that i know other people would take. good shooting mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommy trucker Posted August 25, 2005 Report Share Posted August 25, 2005 top man this is what i like to see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pike Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Good one - glad to see you had a good night. I have been out for the last few nights since the Rape and wheat has been cut but not seen so much as a pair of eyes in the distance. The only thing I can think is that they are all hidden up in the beans as that is the only bit of cover we have left on the place. Pike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 All their mates go missing and you wonder where they are ......2 ******g counties away Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted August 26, 2005 Report Share Posted August 26, 2005 Magic, just magic, . Good shooting . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) i see no problem with that statement, as has been said many times, if the fox is blown to bits it dosent matter, a dead fox is a dead fox, as long as they die quickly i am not bothered what condition the pelts are in as i dont sell them. i am doing a service to the farmer by shooting his foxes and would quite happily take on a fox from 300yards to 10 yards, at the end of the day if the fox dies quickly it dosent matter how close it is, closest i have had was a little over 20 yards with the 222, that was head shot due to me not having a clear shot on the body, it was a mess, but it was a humane way for the fox to go, and one less fox to worry the farmer' sheep. please explain how my logic is flawed, im a bit confused about this one, especially concerning the statement about this applying to centerfires, do you suggest that should i see a fox at 20 yards in future that i should not shoot it and risk not getting another longer range shot on it? Edited August 28, 2005 by ernyha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) your choice :blink: all i can say is, if you were young and watched your father going shooting for years, gone with him learnt it all, can you honestly say you wouldnt nag him everyday untill he gave in to let you have just a few shots on a rimfire at the range? i dont know many young lads who wouldnt. ****** got this topic mixed up with another one :unsure: :*) my mistake, wow......that makes no sense at all now i read it :*) Edited August 28, 2005 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 BigRed no offense mate, but in this topic and others, you are coming accross as a right ****, with little useful stuff to say, if you're just going to try and be an *** then leave it out mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 (edited) i use that term loosly, not in the litteral sense, but none the less it still applies, the child should have been taught the basics at least, i was taught a never ending list of things you do when stuff goes wrong, as i shot on a range for alot of my early years, so if anything untoward happened there it would certainly not be forgotten in a hurry, these are now just 2nd nature to me now, if you hvae a miss fire you do this this and you open the gun like this.......etc etc. i spent many years by my fathers side, by the time i got to touch the gun i allready had several months of range time behind my back. i know that my rifle clubs sons are being taught basic safety at home at the moment using an airgun in the back garden, this is over 2 years before he has any intention of taking them along to the range. i have alot of time for children who respect the guns, even if they do believe they 'know it all' at least they arnt going to slip up (which at the end of the day everyone does) so easily and if they do, they look more the fool for it. would you preffer a child who has made no attempt to learn what he is intrested in? think this might have gone slightly off topic :blink: i have also just realised ive got 2 topics/rants slightly mixed up :unsure: my mistake Edited August 28, 2005 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 :unsure: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Big Red Fox Posted August 28, 2005 Report Share Posted August 28, 2005 Ok Ok re-read some of the posts and though I don't agree that I'm a ****, they were maybe a bit off the subject and strong, but fox shooting is something I feel strongly about. Anyway removed them and will use personal messanger if I wish to get into a slanging match. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ears Posted September 5, 2005 Report Share Posted September 5, 2005 Nice one. you know what they say! The best fox is a dead one. well they do on our shoot anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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