Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 As i said in my other post, got called on another lamb call which i went to last night. These foxes were taking the lambs under the farmers nose moreless, very cheaky. I set up on top of a feild lookind down into a valley and waited. Gave it 10 mins, then scaned with the lamp. A pair of eyes about 300 odd yds away looked back at me. Turned of lamp and used the back of my hand to make a bunny in distress noise. Did this for a few mins, then switched lamp back on, 2 foxes were coming towards me like collies being called in for their dinner :blink: They got within 80 yds and stoped when they heard me load the rifle , Ka-Boom, wack, first one down, the other ran like a hare, i desprately shouted 'HEY'!! It stopped for a 1/4 second, i took a hurried shot, the fox lept, stumbled, ran 40yds and collapsed dead. :blink: Nice one i thought. Stayed calling for another 15 mins, nothing showed, so i left, the farmer was delighted and gave me a big Bottle of Jameson Whisky and some dosh for ammo. Pic below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) very nice mate. your really getting ontop of the foxes this year. 150+ on the books this year? Edited January 22, 2006 by dunganick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maori Haz Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 So Many successes Frank, very good indeed! MH :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) Great shooting frank, not long till you get another call from another farmer then Word of mouth soon get's around when your doing the buisness like you are. How long till you get all the permission for the whole of southern ireland :blink: Edited January 22, 2006 by kip270 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Great shooting frank, not long till you get another call from another farmer then :blink: Word of mouth soon get's around when your doing the buisness like you are.How long till you get all the permission for the whole of southern ireland Thanks all. This is what seems to be happening, the farmers are talking and spreading the word. Im finding it a wee bit hard at the moment keeping everything going with all this happening, what with work, wife, child, Computer :blink: , ect, finding time for anything else at present is hard. . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) very nice mate. your really getting ontop of the foxes this year. 150+ on the books this year? Thanks Nick. Dont know if i will reach 150+, but the way things are going, you never know. As i have said, this is a poor year for me, if i had the numbers that i was culling the last 2 seasons before, i would not have time to type this. :blink: Weather, family, work have got in the way a bit more this year. :blink: Edited January 22, 2006 by Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 very nice mate. your really getting ontop of the foxes this year. 150+ on the books this year? Thanks Nick. Dont know if i will reach 150+, but the way things are going, you never know. :blink: As i have said, this is a poor year foe me, if i had the numbers that i was culling the last 2 seasons before, i woild not have time to type this. :blink: Weather, family, work have got in the way a bit more this year. Thank God that Weather, family, work have got in the way or there would not be a fox left for the rest of us the way you are dropping them. Well done lad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
browningstalker10g Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 great shooting, had and odd occurance this morning, i shot a fox running away from the chicken coup, it was still dark, and i used the n/v scope, it was trotting aways across the field, i took aim and fired, the round took it in the head but the fox carried on running for about 10-15 metter then slumped dead, was this just momentum, or what?? well wierd, when i checked the carcass half its head was missing so i know were it hit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Thanks John. :blink: Ill try and not shoot them all. Do you go lamping yourself, if you do what do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Seven nights a week if i am left Frank Use a Sako hornet with Hornady 35 GR V-MAX and always have the shotgun with us as well for the ones that come right close. Shot a good few foxes with the shotgun at night recently. We shoot out of a modified cattle box that we added a second floor on to which puts us about 10 feet up in the air on the lands we have permission on and have a transit van with a hole cut out in the roof for driving along roads for checking out were there might be foxes where we dont want to alert the whole world as to what we are doing as the trailer is a bit noisy on the bad roads we have around here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Seven nights a week if i am left Frank Use a Sako hornet with Hornady 35 GR V-MAX and always have the shotgun with us as well for the ones that come right close. Shot a good few foxes with the shotgun at night recently. We shoot out of a modified cattle box that we added a second floor on to which puts us about 10 feet up in the air on the lands we have permission on and have a transit van with a hole cut out in the roof for driving along roads for checking out were there might be foxes where we dont want to alert the whole world as to what we are doing as the trailer is a bit noisy on the bad roads we have around here. That sounds an effeciant set up, bet you are right on the fox as soon as you see him. :blink: Sako Hornet, thats a great rifle, rare as hens teeth im told, id say its an accurate one, as most of them are. Pitty they dont make them anymore. Any chance of some pics of rifle and set up? :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 Seven nights a week if i am left Frank Use a Sako hornet with Hornady 35 GR V-MAX and always have the shotgun with us as well for the ones that come right close. Shot a good few foxes with the shotgun at night recently. We shoot out of a modified cattle box that we added a second floor on to which puts us about 10 feet up in the air on the lands we have permission on and have a transit van with a hole cut out in the roof for driving along roads for checking out were there might be foxes where we dont want to alert the whole world as to what we are doing as the trailer is a bit noisy on the bad roads we have around here. That sounds an effeciant set up, bet you are right on the fox as soon as you see him. :blink: Sako Hornet, thats a great rifle, rare as hens teeth im told, id say its an accurate one, as most of them are. Pitty they dont make them anymore. Any chance of some pics of rifle and set up? :blink: they are hard to come by. waited year and a half for one to come up, had several shops who specialise in older guns, looking for us. nothing. got fed up so bought our #2 choice, a brno (cant remember the model) lovely little rifle. accurate gun with the 35grainers as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 22, 2006 Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 (edited) My father brought the gun back from the states years ago. Only rifle i am comfortable shooting with. Will post some pics as soon as i replace my dig camera as i lost it one day while out ferreting and have not replaced it yet. The trailer is deadly you can see everything around u on both sides.We operate with two lampers and one shooter and there has been many times we shot a double when there is a fox trying to come up behind us when calling a fox out in front of us and would not have seen the second fox only for being up in the trailer. Had a few close shaves with losing the mag from the rifle as it would be a disaster if it was lost as it could not be replaced but sorted out that problem by tying the mag up with fishing gut and tying it off the trigger gaurd so it cant go anywhere and we could never forget to bring it as it is always on the gun Edited January 22, 2006 by johnskevena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 22, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2006 My father brought the gun back from the states years ago.Only rifle i am comfortable shooting with. Will post some pics as soon as i replace my dig camera as i lost it one day while out ferreting and have not replaced it yet. The trailer is deadly you can see everything around u on both sides.We operate with two lampers and one shooter and there has been many times we shot a double when there is a fox trying to come up behind us when calling a fox out in front of us and would not have seen the second fox only for being up in the trailer. Sounds good. Love to see some pics when you get your digi sorted mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 (edited) The word is spreading and lambs are being born everyday which = 4 more lamb calls :o Im going to end up with a heart attack rushing around tying to fit all this in. You see all the farmers meet up at the Livestock mart and tell each other the latest gossip ect. Edited January 23, 2006 by Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The word is spreading and lambs are being born everyday which = 4 more lamb calls Im going to end up with a heart attack rushing around tying to fit all this in. :o Would you have it any other way Frank?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The word is spreading and lambs are being born everyday which = 4 more lamb calls Im going to end up with a heart attack rushing around tying to fit all this in. :o Would you have it any other way Frank?? To tell you the truth no and yes. I have to keep them happy in order to get my permission and keep it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 The word is spreading and lambs are being born everyday which = 4 more lamb calls Im going to end up with a heart attack rushing around tying to fit all this in. :o Would you have it any other way Frank?? To tell you the truth no and yes. I have to keep them happy in order to get my permission and keep it. I know what you are saying. Plenty of people offer to shoot the foxes for the farmers but only a few show results. Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks John. Have you been out lately yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Thanks John. Have you been out lately yourself? No been watching over my king charles bitch the last few nightswho was having puppies. She had them today four little ruby bitches. Heading out later on tonight for a ramble. I am itching to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Can anyone beat the number of foxes you get frank? Again wonderful shooting well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Can anyone beat the number of foxes you get frank? Again wonderful shooting well done! This year yes, as i dont have as much time. A mate that has a Swift with a T8 Mod on, has so far taken 198 and rising. He lives in Co. Roscommon where the foxes out number humans. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Can anyone beat the number of foxes you get frank? Again wonderful shooting well done! This year yes, as i dont have as much time. A mate that has a Swift with a T8 Mod on, has so far taken 198 :o and rising. He lives in Co. Roscommon where the foxes out number humans. 198 so far and rising?? Jesus we are on 81 since the start of september and we thought we were the dogs b***ocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted January 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Jesus we are on 81 since the start of september and we thought we were the dogs b***ocks Thats a good number mate , more than me this year so far. :*) What lamp do you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted January 23, 2006 Report Share Posted January 23, 2006 Deben tracer max with a dimmer and a lightforce blitz with a built in dimmer.Also use a deben tracer gamekeeper light when going after foxes with the shotgun.Use all the filters for them at different stages and also use the infra red with the traxcer max Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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