foxbuster Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 My brother in laws mum is having a major headache with a particular fox thats taking chickens. Last week my mate and i decided to sit tight and try calling it in close for the shotgun, had literaly been calling a minute, when i picked out the tell tale eye reflection of 'charlie'. I was lamping with l/h under the stock of my semi and my mate was only couple of metres to the left of me with his sxs. Anyway the fox was very wary but eventually had him come right in to about 20yrds, was using just the peripharel light of the lamp to keep tabs on him. Couldnt understand why my mate hadnt 'opened up' on him at this range, so decided to 'let loose' myself. Ended up totally missing the **** much to my annoyance! Now for excuse time, with the lamp in my left under the stock, i had a right problem aligning the rib up to him due to the light beneath the gun, couple that with a full choke and hey presto-MISS! My mate said a nearly crapped himself when i shot-he hadnt seen the fox coming in and was totally oblivious to it!! So now i have done the cardninal sin and made a lamp shy fox!! Back out tonight with the rifle, as im pretty sure he wont present himself 'a la sitting duck' again! That miss has bugged me all week-now its personal. Have got a heap of big bales to give me a nice vantage point, so im praying we'll get him inside my 200yrd confidence range. Will let you know the outcome later on-wish me luck (anything like last week, i need all the luck going! ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest stiv24 Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 missed at 20yards? maybe this shooting lark just isn't for you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 my FAC cataput wood of killed that at that range stick to paper targets they dont move Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin g Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was on a fox drive not too long a go with 10 guns and 2 hounds. Guns were placed to 2 sides of the small wood, roughly 20 yards out.. Straight away the hounds picked up a scent and 2 mins later the fox was flushed out.. It took 15 shots from the 6 guns before one of them made contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was on a fox drive not too long a go with 10 guns and 2 hounds. Guns were placed to 2 sides of the small wood, roughly 20 yards out.. Straight away the hounds picked up a scent and 2 mins later the fox was flushed out.. It took 15 shots from the 6 guns before one of them made contact. you put dogs infront of guns like them? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 What were you shooting? Some big pellets have huge holes in the pattern Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was on a fox drive not too long a go with 10 guns and 2 hounds. Guns were placed to 2 sides of the small wood, roughly 20 yards out.. Straight away the hounds picked up a scent and 2 mins later the fox was flushed out.. It took 15 shots from the 6 guns before one of them made contact. its not often the blind school get to go shooting!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin g Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Chap who brought the dogs appeared from the wood after the shooting had finished and couldnt believe the number of shots he had heard and started laughing saying that must of cost at least 10 quid to shoot that fx''er.. Hope you do a better job on yer shoot days.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 I was on a fox drive not too long a go with 10 guns and 2 hounds. Guns were placed to 2 sides of the small wood, roughly 20 yards out.. Straight away the hounds picked up a scent and 2 mins later the fox was flushed out.. It took 15 shots from the 6 guns before one of them made contact. bet phezzies are safe on your shoot fella Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbuster Posted December 16, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 Ha-cheers for the support guys!!!! Good news!!! One biggish dog fox now in foxy heaven! Got out about half seven, had a quick scan from the car-all quiet. As planned we scaled the bales to the summit (5 big round bales high), lovely vantage point from there and great solid rest for the rifle. Like a plank i forgot my gloves, fingers were reaally starting to hurt by now. Mate started calling and having a 'squint' with the lamp every couple of mins, then the snow really started coming down. This gave us a problem of limited visability and i begun thinking this was going to end up another blank night. Then about 10 minutes later my mate gave me a tap-eyes spotted through hedge about 70 yrds out. Lamp off and call again-lamp back on, and there he is-he'd come through the hedge and was standing no more than 30yrds out. Now i dont know about you lot, but i still get an adrenalin rush after all these years when a shot like this presents itself. Anyway, cross hairs on chest, squeeze trigger and hear that tell tale 'thwack'. 'Charlie' dropped, gave a couple of twitches and then lay motionless. JOB DONE!! And yeah, if i had missed that shot i would have seriously have thought about packing the shooting in! Knocked on the door to inform the woman, shes now one chuffed lady who can rest easy about her chickens......untill the next one! Sorry guys-no photo, wouldnt know how to upload it anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J@mes Posted December 16, 2010 Report Share Posted December 16, 2010 well done fella! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Keep a close eye on it, chances are it might not be the one you were after I'd use this recent snow to my advantage and have a sit up without the lamp for a couple of nights and see what shows. If we have another prolonged cold snap you may well see him again.... they tend to take bigger risks when the food source starts to dry/freeze up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevinbird Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 well done mate, worth it in the end but take the advice that garryb has given. best regards kev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leeds chimp Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 Keep a close eye on it, chances are it might not be the one you were after I'd use this recent snow to my advantage and have a sit up without the lamp for a couple of nights and see what shows. If we have another prolonged cold snap you may well see him again.... they tend to take bigger risks when the food source starts to dry/freeze up. As a ghost fox? :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kippylawkid Posted December 17, 2010 Report Share Posted December 17, 2010 A missed charlie at 20 yards Enough to make you eat your young Good that you got him in the end though. I agree that there may well be others waiting for a bit of free-range chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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