Ireland's Finest! Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well lads, I was out checking the larsen traps at about half 2 today and when I was moving one of them I could hear these two magpies calling like mad so I looked to were the calling was coming from and I seen the two magpies following this brown thing at first I taught it was a pheasant but I soon realised it was a fox, disaster(I'd no rifle with me) so had to walk back to the house which was about 20 mins away. So 40 mins later I was coming up the field were I'd seen the fox, I had the intention of trying to call him in but as I getting through a gap in the fence I looked up and seen the head of a fox about 30 yards away, so I slowly came back from the fence and just as I was putting the rifle on the post the fox went over the brow of the hill I tried calling for about 1 min but I new he wouldnt come back, So I climbed the fence and started to make me way around the fields in the direction I taught he went, not a sign of him anywhere He must have legged it I taught or maybe sneaked into an Earth. Just as I was about to give up I heard two magpies calling like mad again about two fields away from me, so I headed in that direction and I was coming right up on the magpie , he flew off the tree and there in the field about 40 yrds away was a fox. He diddnt have a clue I was there, he was walking from left to right, I'd nowhere to lean the rifle so I took a standing shot and too see him drop was brilliant. It was a dog fox! I was using my Hmr, with 17gr federal V-max! Im absolutely chuffed to bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well done. You'll never forget your first fox. Steve. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Well done mate, Good shooting :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Great shooting mate, I'm made up for you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Really well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Nice shooting........ Good to see the H&R doin the biz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Good shooting mate. Did he have a bit of Mange on his rear? Like someone already said, you never forget your first fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 hes a nice one as your first well done i dont get many in daylight :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve42 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Nice one mate, good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davie mac Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Magpies are good for something then ,good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 what hmr is that a keep looking at it??? its nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 what hmr is that a keep looking at it??? its nice Its made by H&R. Its a singe shot, break barell. Have a loook here http://www.hr1871.com/Firearms/Rifles/sportster.asp It's the last one of the three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 nice bit of kit shame its only a single tho not seen them before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland's Finest! Posted June 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 Good shooting mate. Did he have a bit of Mange on his rear? Like someone already said, you never forget your first fox. No lad not a bit of mange, he was a very healthy fox, his teeth were in perfect condition, possibly last years cub? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 No lad not a bit of mange, he was a very healthy fox, his teeth were in perfect condition, possibly last years cub? Thought there looked like a bit on the back leg but it must be the way I'm looking at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.philmypower. Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 chuffed for you mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blindeye Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 you will always remember the first . keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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