hawkeye Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 As you are always getting on about my shooting thought I would post this to prove you wrong. Spent most of the day shooting rats at one of my farms........ We smoked them out then ......Washed them out with the hosepipe never saw one. She said they are always there just after 7pm so being the gentleman that I am (SHUT IT YOU 2) I went back for 7pm hung about till 7.45pm not a sign of the bloody rats. So in a polite way said nothing about im off after foxes on another farm. Got to the other farm set the light up on the car and one on the gun (223) set of down the first field.............two thirds of the way down the field I spotted a pair of eye's on the track at the end of the field......... So as not to scare him i switched the lamp off and used the gun lamp as this one had a red filter on it and a dimmer switch... he started to walk away and in the scope I could see it was defiantly a fox so gave it a quick squeak it stopped and BANG it never even heard the shot.......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted October 15, 2006 Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Excellent going m8. That ones in great condition or was rather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 15, 2006 Excellent going m8.That ones in great condition or was rather Yes it was a vixen in very good nick...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Heres a nice young dog to go with your vixen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 good do gents. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 16, 2006 Report Share Posted October 16, 2006 Good man Hawkeye. Looks to be on the back a wee bit, but that does not matter and thats the reason to use a .223. Paul, a Tikka, 595, i think , am i right? Nice set up, top shooting on Mr fox. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Good man Hawkeye. Looks to be on the back a wee bit, but that does not matter and thats the reason to use a .223. Paul, a Tikka, 595, i think , am i right? Nice set up, top shooting on Mr fox. Frank. Thanks Frank, yes tikka 595 in .223 (you probably guessed that!) with t8au and meopta 3-9x42, does the job just nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 17, 2006 Report Share Posted October 17, 2006 Sounds a deadly combo. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Another one i got last night called round to a mates house he is building a new garage 6 car with 2 bedroom flat above. scaffold is still up so scaffy my mate and me climbed to the top scaffy lamped and we saw about 4- 5 foxes this was the only one we shot though. nice big dog fox might go back tonight and see if we can get another...... :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Good man. :look: Good luck for tonight. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 take no notice frank, he trod on it while looking for pigeons. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 19, 2006 Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 take no notice frank, he trod on it while looking for pigeons. good luck mike :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted October 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2006 Just for markbivvy here is another dog fox shot tonight got there at 7pm shot it by 7-15pm scaffy lamped and i called and did the shooting. Just after i shot mine i went on to the lamp so scaffy could shoot, i scanned the lamp across the fields and saw one, bright eyed and bushy tailed about 25yds away sat watching us on the scaffold taking the pizz. By the time scaffy got his gun loaded it got up and walked away into the hedge back out of sight. Saw a few more i squeaked 2 from about 1/2 mile away across the fields to within 150yds guess what scaffy missed with his 243......this place is brilliant you just stand on the scaffold and wait for them you can see them 3/ 4 fields away because you are so high up. :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Well scaffy and me went back to my mates on wednesday night back up on to the scaffold got there about 6.45pm by 7.15pm we had this one....... a nice big vixen We were out lamping rabbits last night and we saw another fox. i must have still been in shock with the news from earlier on in the night as i let scaffy use my 223 anyhow he made a nice shot another dead fox but forgot to take photo.. I am going back today to rangefind the distance as we thought it was between 200 and 250 yds.... Markbivvy these home loads dont half knock them down mate PS went back this afternoon and checked with the range finder it was 265yds so he's not getting to use that again he can buy his own....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 Well done Hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 well done hawkeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted November 11, 2006 Report Share Posted November 11, 2006 CHAMPION stuff, top marks. Keep them coming, great fox control lads , just dont miss any. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 13, 2006 Author Report Share Posted November 13, 2006 CHAMPION stuff, top marks. Keep them coming, great fox control lads , just dont miss any. :o Frank. We try not to Frank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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