Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) Was out with lamp and my CZ .223 tonight, again. :thumbs: Had a phone call this noon from the caretaker of the golf course asking me if i was going to control the hares or not. :*) He said they were getting out of hand. So for some peace, i went out, not the best of nights, FULL MOON. Beaming right down on me. I found a clump of thick fur trees and nestled down and waited till things settled down. A breeze started up and some cloud came over, i started to see shadows of movement on the golf course and new it was hares. Swithed the lamp on and counted about 13 , flaming nora. Shot 2, at around 130yds and the rest dispersed, the boom of the .223 rattled them. I waited for another while but started to freeze and was just going down to pick up the hares when in the distance i could see a shape of what i thought was a dog going towards the hares i shot in the moonlight. Switched the lamp on straight away and their was charlie, going for my hares. He sat down and looked at me, big mistake, one dead fox. Im now warming up, as i was frozen, pic below, top hare chest shot, 2nd hare neck shot, with the 40gr billistic tips and the fox is chest shot too, but the bullet did not exit, completely exploded inside the fox. Edited January 14, 2006 by Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Looks like you had another good night Frank , And heres me sat at work bored out my head wishing i was outdoors :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Beem their, done that mate, thats why i came over here to get a balance and shoot to my hearts content. :thumbs: I still work, but not as stress full as it was in the UK. Been here 17 years now and love every miniute of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Beem their, done that mate, thats why i came over here to get a balance and shoot to my hearts content. :thumbs: I still work, but not as stress full as it was in the UK.Been here 17 years now and love every miniute of it. thats it you make me feel better lol , Only 2 hours to go and 3 planes left .. So not long now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Well done frank :thumbs: Sounds as if the caretaker wants you to put a big dent in the hare population on that course Get out the .22rim for a few nights to keep him happy before he tries something/someone else Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Well done frank :thumbs: Sounds as if the caretaker wants you to put a big dent in the hare population on that course Get out the .22rim for a few nights to keep him happy before he tries something/someone else I think your right Kip. Ill do it for a night or 2 to bring them down a bit, then do a couple of trips at dawn, should do the trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Yet another Ph call 10 miniutes ago from a farmer who has lost a lamb. The other farmer i got the foxes for, put me on to him. From now till may, i have a feeling i will be getting more of them, now that lambing is slowly under way. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Yet another Ph call 10 miniutes ago from a farmer who has lost a lamb. The other farmer i got the foxes for, put me on to him.From now till may, i have a feeling i will be getting more of them, now that lambing is slowly under way. some people get all the good luck :thumbs: sounds like your foxing has really taken off recently mate. best of luck with it, your doing a great job by the looks of it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 some people get all the good luck :thumbs: sounds like your foxing has really taken off recently mate. best of luck with it, your doing a great job by the looks of it. Cheers Nick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Frank. you could always start up your own Fox control courses, you'd get plenty of business mmmm long weekend in Ireland Nothing like a good word from someone else :thumbs: Are there enough hours in the day for you to keep up with it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Are there enough hours in the day for you to keep up with it :thumbs: I work 3 days one week and 2 days the next, rest is shooting and family, hard to all fit it in at times. But i get by. I sort of do pest control part time, but its more to get shooting really, although it seems to be picking up. Fox courses, mmm, interesting, whos interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Fox courses, mmm, interesting, whos interested? pest controll holidays in ireland, :thumbs: hey frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 :thumbs: Count me in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Dont know where to start really :*) , i sorta do things on me own most of the time. Ill have a think about it and let everyone know. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Edited January 14, 2006 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Its for a day :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 14, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Blimey , that sounds good, converted, thats about 220 euro, not bad for a days work. :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 (edited) heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Its for a day :thumbs: ****** that's blown our cheap weekend to Ireland nick Edited January 14, 2006 by kip270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmick Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Good shooting Frank :thumbs: How much land do you actually shoot over now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Its for a day :thumbs: ****** that's blown our cheap weekend to Ireland nick dont worry, im sure there would be a pigeon watch member dicount Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 heres food for thought, the warraner (spelling?) who is the most heard of and well documented fox controller over here, sells a day (or is it weekend) shooting with him (him teaching you his tricks) for ........ £150!!!!!!!!!! it is like a 14 hour day, but even so... Its for a day :thumbs: ****** that's blown our cheap weekend to Ireland nick dont worry, im sure there would be a pigeon watch member dicount Im still thinking about it , but of course, if i do go ahead, their might just be a discount. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 the warrener i belive lives in tavistock south devon near me, hes a legend, its true that he does various courses over 1 and 2 days usualy in the 150-200 pound mark, they r long days but when u have someone with as much knowledge and experiance giving u tips and teaching u its well worth it box of 32g no 5 lyalvale express - £3.50 browning gold 10g stalker - £900 Dearhunter ram jacket - £129 Learning from the warrener - priceless haha sorry its been a slow day and im at my wits end, i feel i may get a tumble weed responce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 although the man obviously knows his stuff, in my opinion £150+ for a day with him is a joke. you could probably find someone local to you if you have a word with a game keeper, who shoots nearly as many foxes as the warraner, he would probably have almost as much knoledge (although maybe not in area's such as fox decoys) but im just tight....so 150 seems like alot to be taught pest control by someone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 16, 2006 Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 aparently hes called foxes in from miles away with just his hands, i think its the cost of all his knowledge he also does ferreting and general pest tricks of the trade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2006 I wonder how many foxes he shoots in a season? It would be intersting to know. Must be hundreds. Calling foxes in from along way is not too diffucult, if the fox is willing to respond to the call, iv done it a few times. Once i called a fox by just making churping noises, like you would call a dog from not too far away. The fox in question was around 200 yds away Unbeliaveble, it wasn't that loud aswell, he came like a bullet, had to stop him by shouting,'HEY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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