Lez325 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Went out on the Rape this morning hoping to shoot some Pigeons- it was wet, misty & no wind to speak of, we set up under a large Oak in the centre of a cut rape field- set out the sillosocks and waited- only had 1 bird in the first 2 hours- so decide to try elsewhere, and it had started to drizzle at this point we moved across the M5 motorway onto a large permission, hoping to find some action, as we pulled into the side gate- my young apprentice (Charlie 16) spotted 5 Roe deer on a cut Wheat field to our right, as we watched them amble slowly towards a small copse, Charlie noticed something around 160 yards to our left, I pulled the 4x4 round to get a better view, it was a young dog fox half way up a sloping cut Barley field- I reached into ther back of my 4x4 and retrieved my Tikka 222- all the while the young fox was moving away from us at a slow walk - I loaded 3 rounds into the mag and chambered the 1st one ( Fedral V Shok 50 grain soft nose) Ad I placed the fine duplex cross hairs on the body of the fox I shouted "Hey You" as loud as I could- this stopped the young one in his tracks- I squeezed of a shot and took him down- the round entered his back and exited through his chest - not pretty but very very effective So all in all worth going out me thinks heres the obligatory Photos- Les & Tikka M590 with Burris Fullfield 2 scope and ASE Utra S5 mod- Oh and a dead Fox- (excuse the gold Chav Chain its usually out of sight lol ) Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 blimey thats a small cub for this time of year, ours are all nearly fully grown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgunspud Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Top shooting Les well done mate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Nice one, Alex, it doesnt look in the best of conditions either, must be a runt or a non thriver......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 we found another cub dead further onto the permission( not shot by me)- my guess is someone else maybe shot the Vixen and the cubs were left to fend for themselves hence the condition of the one I shot! Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 must be a very late litter, looks like you did it a favour as looks well covered in mange. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted August 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 must be a very late litter, looks like you did it a favour as looks well covered in mange. yes he was a little rough Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindeye Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 they all count top shooting lez :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 blimey thats a small cub for this time of year, ours are all nearly fully grown The cubs we have been getting are that size or smaller, I think that the snow put them well back and either the vixens aborted or re-absorbed the litters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wy111 Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 The cubs we have been getting are that size or smaller, I think that the snow put them well back and either the vixens aborted or re-absorbed the litters. Like I posted on fox count, just starting to see the odd cub and are small, think the same as HD, winter weather has taken a good toll, plus most of my early ones were Vixens. Unlike another local shoot who have dug out 2 litters of 5! Weird? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trapper trev Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 :blink: NICE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deputy dog Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Very small cub for this time of year, but good sjooting all the same. And dont worry about the Chav necklace, i know another person who wears his shooting :blink: :blink: :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 Well done Les, mate. A small looking cub there, but they soon grow bigger and then the damage starts. Hoping to join you in the not too distant future, once I get my shifts sorted out in work. Glad you are getting results with the rifle, after all the problems we had getting it zeroed! Keep up the good work ! Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted August 10, 2010 Report Share Posted August 10, 2010 It does look a little small but as has been said already, they all count! Good shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted August 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 (edited) Well done Les, mate. A small looking cub there, but they soon grow bigger and then the damage starts. Hoping to join you in the not too distant future, once I get my shifts sorted out in work. Glad you are getting results with the rifle, after all the problems we had getting it zeroed! Keep up the good work ! Steve. The zeroing problem Ive put down to using Prvi ammo- Im using Fedral V Shok now and its spot on- 1" high at 100 yards- so I bought 200 rounds to see me through the Summer- well why not?? Yes get on down to Somerset Steve- we'll have a day on the woodies and some Charlie bashing in the evening- been looking at warrener dvds lol Les Edited August 11, 2010 by Lez325 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Another one bites the dust. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 Well done Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 The cubs we have been getting are that size or smaller, I think that the snow put them well back and either the vixens aborted or re-absorbed the litters. weird isn't it, ours actually you're generally hard pressed to tell the difference from adults this is one of the recent "cubs" a pretty good size Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steyr 6.5 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 blimey thats a small cub for this time of year, ours are all nearly fully grown I was just going to say the same thing. Nice shooting Les. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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