Few from last month

[cooter]

As a rule I don't specifically go out to shoot foxes, but there seems to be a fair few about lately.

 

I was out at one specific farm a few weeks ago where I have to lay up and snipe the bunnies from distance as there is no cover.

I dropped the first bunnie, a large doe, and ten minutes later two magpies landed a distance away and started making there way toward her.

 

I loaded up a 60grn VMax and sighted in on the first magpie, took the shot, and although the dust kicked up where to was it flew off.

I was not impressed, as this was only 168 yds, and I don't normally miss.

 

A few minutes went buy and another magpie came down at a little under 300yds.

I had already changed load back to 55grn SP, but I ranged it, checked the drop charts, held over, and a little off for the wind, sent the round on it's way, and watched the bird just fold.

 

More time, and another magpie back where I shot the first one.

No missing this time. I dropped it on the spot with another 55grn SP.

 

The bunnies started to appear, so back to 60grn V Max, as they were now out at ranges from 270 to 409 yards.

 

I was waiting for a clear shot as they were still partly obscured by the bracken and scrub from last year, when they suddenly began to get alarmed.

They would not sit still for very long, and after five minutes of taking aim and them moving I gave up and picked up the binos to see what was happening.

There in the bushes, just visible by it's colour, was a large fox.

Down went the bins, and I was aimed straight on him. He confidently emerged from the bush and started making his way toward me.

I was still in the aim, but adjusting the hold over all the time.

He paused at 320yards, and I let the VMax go.

It bowled him over but he fell out of sight.

 

 

I gave it a few minutes, and then gathered them all in for a picture.

The magpie I thought had flown off, was in several pieces, and there is only the front half of it in the picture.

 

 

 

Two weeks later and I was back on the same farm.

 

I had been sniping bunnies for about an hour, when I caught the silhouette of a fox through the brush. I immediately took aim, then tracked it as it moved.

It cleared the brush then stopped, offering a perfect broadside, I squeezed the trigger and there was that very heartening thud, followed by the vixen just toppling over.

 

 

A week later I was out early in the morning when two young foxes started making their way across the field at the 290 yard mark.

I held over and tracked them until they stopped, then dropped one with a 60grn V Max, but the other decided not to hang about.

I don't have a picture of it as I left the phone at home this time.

[channa]

Sounds like a good do well done to you!