cockercas Posted March 15, 2013 Report Share Posted March 15, 2013 shot a fox tonight, and i fluffed the shot. just drove down the lane and a fox was on the ploughing on the right of us, as soon as the lamp hit it it bolted across the field. stopped turned side on just before it went thru the hedge to see what it was running from and thats when i pulled the shot. as the fox run across the ploughing id jumped out of the car and put the gun down on the bonnet on the pod. as the fox got further away the angle of the shot changed and the butt of the gun was pressing on the bonnet, no good as i couldnt get the cross hairs on the fox i had to get in a awkward position (sort of a semi squat with a bit of lean on) to fire. fox stopped, i pulled the trigger, pulled the shot and the bullet struck forward and low, entered low shoulder just above the front leg destroying both legs in the process. quickly stood up cycled the bolt and shot it again in its front. wasn't in bad nick like the last scabby fox, this had a decent coat couple of healed wounds on its side. barren vixen. wasn't to old tho. 185m or 203 yards if anyone's interested, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coyotemaster Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 The end result was still one less Fox!! Have you ever considered using a pillow as a rest on the hood? I use one made from polyfill( from a craft store for stuffing animals) and a synthetic bag used in construction industry for sandbags. This set up works great for field shooting as it is extremely light and needs no leveling like bipods. I will post a pic tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 Nice one Cocker. It's a good man that admits that he "fluffed" a shot. I'm sure that there are many others that pull the occasional shot but do not openly admit to it! At least you finished the job off as quickly and humanely as possible! That's quite a big looking fox and at a reasonable range too, well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olly321 Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 you still got it bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) The end result was still one less Fox!! Have you ever considered using a pillow as a rest on the hood? I use one made from polyfill( from a craft store for stuffing animals) and a synthetic bag used in construction industry for sandbags. This set up works great for field shooting as it is extremely light and needs no leveling like bipods. I will post a pic tomorrow. Usually no problem, the scabby fox in the other thread was 282m. Just this time the car was nearly facing the fox. Probaly about 10 degrees. And the fact that the bonnet slopes down and i was on a 6x9 pod. Just a few littel things that added up to abit of a headache. Not my finest shot. Nice one Cocker. It's a good man that admits that he "fluffed" a shot. I'm sure that there are many others that pull the occasional shot but do not openly admit to it! At least you finished the job off as quickly and humanely as possible! That's quite a big looking fox and at a reasonable range too, well done! Its next to my chicken pen. Il weigh it you want. It was 14lb. Edited March 16, 2013 by cockercas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr baddoo Posted March 16, 2013 Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 You said it was barren, not trying to be smart, did you open her up? She looks pregnant from the photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted March 16, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) No, you can have it if you want to cut it up, I like to touch them as littel as possibal. Deffinetly no cubs in there. What part of the photo makes you think otherwise? Edit, Looking at the photo she dose look abit bulky behind the ribs, must just be the angle of the lamp shining. Cubs are born around now to. She shows no signs of milk, majority of foxes killed now will be dogs, vixens also reduce in that foxy smell as any cubs develop to try and stop any predetors smelling the den out. (wolfs) Edited March 16, 2013 by cockercas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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