This time it didn't rain(was supposed to)

[welsh1]

Well a few hours kip after last night,and i got up and gave the rife a second clean, then about 3 the wife said to me "why don't you take the dog out and go shooting for a couple of hours,it hasn't rained" bless her.

 

So me and jake set off for my closest permission,but when i get there i see the farmer in the yard,and stop for a chat,turns out there are still workers replacing pylons in two of his fields,so i just went for a quick walk round the "lower"field,sat in a corner,and watched two young foxes play fighting about 100 yds away,wish i had the big camera but had left it at home,this farmer doesn't mind foxes,so i am happy to let them be,some times its nice to just sit and watch.

 

Drove down to Ted's farm where he has been having his chickens taken,had a chat with him and his wife,and was told chickens were still being taken,so i walked all their fields,and sat in a corner where they had seen foxy,and saw nothing.

 

On the way back to the farm yard,i am in the middle of a field and i look down the slope and there is a fox on the fence line with a field of barley behind it,i sit down and get the dog behind me,and call,and call and call,fox ignores me, every time i peak over the rise he is still there,so i try to slowly move into a position where i can see him,but just as i get there he steps through the fence and disappears into the barley,so we are sitting there in the middle of a field with a wet ****.

 

Then i see some thing in the far corner of the second field,a look through the scope and there is a beautiful fox deep rich coat,in pristine condition,i give a squeak and it looks up but ignores me,it is way to far for a shot,this is Dave's 223 territory, but as i am squeaking a fox pops out of the barley beside it and starts trotting toward me,i keep squeaking with my hand and it comes toward a hole in the fence separating the two fields,it pops through and comes 10yds into the field,then looks at me and jake,i take a shot that spot where neck meets chest,and it slumps to the floor,check the distance,about 85yds,it is a young female,so the other was mummy,i will have to search her out.

 

I took the fox to show Ted who was happy,and told his wife shirley to "get the kettle on and we will have a bit of cake",which we did Shirley gave me a dozen eggs as i was leaving as well,so a good couple of hours out.

 

It just shows that foxy doesn't just come out in the middle of the night,the last couple of foxes have been morning afternoon and night.

 

I won't be boring you with any thing for a while as am having a date with a few bottles tonight

Thanks for reading my ramblings.

 

[richie223]

nice fox you got there mate,well done

[bullet boy]

Well Done again.

[garygreengrass]

Nice one,

[steve42]

Nice one

[Frenchieboy]

Good and interesting write up mate. It's surprising how some foxes just will not respond to a call (Usually the older and wiser ones) yet others will come in at top speed at to the slightest sound, isn't it! I have had quite a few this year that have been out in the day time, so much so that at this time of the year I perfer to go out in the early evening and get myself settled in to a nice spot and do some calling. Not only is this quite productive but it can be very surprising just what you can see on your permissions when you sit perfectly still for an hour or so hidden in a hedge of a dried up ditch! I often prefer evening shooting over lamping for Charlie, especially if you are as old and ugly as me and need all the beauty sleep you can get!

Good shooting with the yound vixen, now for Mum!