tonker Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) Hello Everyone. The Farmer who owns one of the shoots that I go to called me last Saturday and said that we were having a lot of trouble around two of our pens. Our pens are quite big and a lot of birds return to the feeders in and around them and its nothing to have a couple of hundred back in a couple of hours after a shoot. So over I went in the afternoon to take a shoofty, when I got there I found twenty birds lying around with no heads in one of the pens, and in the other close to forty. So I checked the fence all around, no quickly identifiable Fox type entrance. So it meant looking harder, it wasn't until I started to look more carefully that I began to find his larder. There must have been another 15/20 caefully buried around the inside of the fence. I know it costs money but you have to admire their skill at feeding themselves. Now this pen is the only one we have with a net over it, with a lot of swivel gates that are opened for the birds to come in and out of whenever they want. It turned out that farmer had been shutting these at night (thinking he was keeping the birds safe) and opening them early morning after he had got the cows for the cowman. Trouble was it worked out just the opposite they couldn't get out I suppose. Any way I set two fox traps and some wires in likely looking places, knowing I couldn't leave them long because of the dogs on the next shoot. Dave and I then set up nights to see if we could get him. Weds we struck lucky and picked up some eyes wih the red filter but no shot then (unsafe) an hour later and we had him in the light again and managed to call him to a shootable position, Dave stopped him at about 120 by a ditch and I shot of my bipod on Discovery bonnet 50grn V-Max down he went after that comforting thwack that we all wait for. Cracking dog fox and fat and heavy, must be all those pheasants, no phone or camera with us then so I composed this picture today with one of his headless birds (artistic licence) Anyway I'm well chuffed to have got him off the shoot. cheers Tonker Edited November 28, 2013 by tonker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
V8 90 Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Good job done there fella might be worth keeping an eye out for another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 Hopefully he was the culprit and your problem is sorted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonker Posted November 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 V8 90 & grasshopper, Yes thanks for advice, I was going to keep an eye out for a while, and keep the traps set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRNDL Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 There is no better feeling than being in demand! Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filzee Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 As said keep going down good chance there are a few of the crafty devils around stocking up for winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 get the nets off the pens and leave the doors open and you won't have the problem again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 get the nets off the pens and leave the doors open and you won't have the problem again +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the poacher Posted November 28, 2013 Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 cracking result........welldone mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonker Posted November 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 28, 2013 (edited) BRNDL, yes agree, it's great to be asked and get a result. filzee, yes noted thanks I intended to. al4x and FOXHUNTER1. Yes, I know that and you know that, and now the farmer knows that I don't think there will be a net on it for much longer. My first year on this shoot I feel I got to watch my p's and q's a bit. the poacher, cheers bud Edited November 28, 2013 by tonker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 nice to catch up with a troublesome one well done... what's the rifle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Nice when a plan comes together well done just hope he is the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well done.Lovely looking rifle.What calibre is it bud? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rimfireboy Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Good shot Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul223 Posted November 29, 2013 Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 Well shot Don't quite understand the artistic license part but hey ho if it floats yer boat I'd be back out checking........... Just in case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonker Posted November 29, 2013 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2013 (edited) Thanks Dave & hawkeye for the reply camokid, the rifle is a Krico Mannlicher with a set trigger and an A-TEC mod. bullet boy, It's in triple two Paul223, the artistic licence bit is a bit daft really but they want a picture of it in the shoot hut, and the damage it had done to the birds as a reminder. Edited November 29, 2013 by tonker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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