al4x Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) We have had a few about recently on our little syndicate that have been tricky to get hold of, so with a spate of ***** visits going on the trail cams have been out. This one is on a farm track leading up to a main wood and as you can see its a nice route in the clock is an hour out but it was seen at 18:01 and 18:10 two nights on the trot. So I set up as close as possible to where the camera had been not an ideal site but the only option due to houses, just picked the eyes up at about 300 yards with NV coming up the hill to me and had an agonising wait while it went out of sight and got to the top of the hill a longer wait than I was expecting as suddenly a foxes backside appeared in the scope at 40 yards, quick whistle and it turned enough for it not to be a true texas heart shot. .243 75grn vmax this is definitely its pretty side! and all done by 18:15 so a half hour sit was all it took having been chasing it weeks and we also have this about I've not seen him in daylight but apparently the antler looks broken but to me it looks like it may be malformed from an injury but guess time will tell if I actually get to see him in daylight. Edited December 3, 2012 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangon Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 nice shooting mate . how are you getting on with the archer with nightmaster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 very well, watched this one in from a good 300 plus yards, ok I wouldn't have shot it at that range but its good to 200 plus and you can wind the magnification right up and still see well. Bearing in mind its on one of the less recommended scopes it works really well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 (edited) Cylon eye'd foxes down there eh? Edited December 3, 2012 by gixer1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Well done Alex. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 be even better if another one didn't trip it travelling in the opposite direction last night at 8.30 they seem almost plague proportions this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Did you have him with your Archer Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 yup archer and Nightmaster IR it was the sort of place where you could see it at 300 yards then not till 50 so really you weren't likely to get a chance with a lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted December 3, 2012 Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Good.Is the Nightmaster IR better than the Quantum Firefly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2012 Yup very much so no narrow illuminated spot it's like a floodlight in comparisson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 What scope are you using with your archer Alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texas Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Nice result, well done mate :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 What scope are you using with your archer Alex? Its on a z6i not the easiest to fit but works well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 done your homework and got your fox well done them little cameras work well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Just seen this,well done Clouseau Been thinking of buying 1 of these,can never have enough toys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 its a very good toy and I have to say can save a lot of the hard work if you have a tricky customer, this one has either been re incarnated or I shot a different fox while it was coming in as its been on the cam for the last two days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Bonus, know what you have planned for tonight then :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted December 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 sadly its an early customer I struggle to finish work and get there by then so it may depend what time I finish beating tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted December 7, 2012 Report Share Posted December 7, 2012 Early finish with that migraine that's developing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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