Killed a Stool, and Crow

[Dougy]

I had a bit of practice the other day out with a 22.250 checking out a ballistic app as i thought i had fluffed up on info input, i was right, as you can see.

You can just make out the bottom front right leg gets hits twice 5 inches inches high (but obviously missing the plate well low) after i make the adjustment it finds the spot and the stool gets it.

I really don't think that it was up to the task, i need something more substantial, shortly after i hit it with a 150grn from a mighty 30.06 and it didnt like that much either, but i said a naughty word so not posted it.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPRLCYg2v44

 

 

Went back yesterday to pop a few crows that had killed some lambs, so cruel to see them with there tongues or eyes pecked out bleating in pain and not being able to suckle, what a cruel death Anyway this one decided it was going to be the chosen one. Sat in this tree a nice back stop, settled on the back of the pick up, pinged it at 255yds the wind was next to zero.

 

And down it came

 

http://youtu.be/xefjgB7CGR0

Edited May 4, 2014 by Dougy

[Fisheruk]

Well done Dougy , it is not until you see the damage crows do to lambs that you really get motivated to finish them off.

I've hit a few like that with the HMR, when there has been a good backstop.

[Dave-G]

Stool murderer, what harm was that doin to you.

Edited May 4, 2014 by Dave-G

[kent]

strangely never get live lambs bothered here, seen it other places it certainly happened on a mates farm not more than 25 miles away. neighbour has been farming a lot of sheep for over 60 years here and says he has never seen it. Be interesting to have a reason why to that one, perhaps they selectively feed on afterbirth, nests and the dead due to the quantity available?

[happyshooter]

Well done Dougy .its a little known fact to some people , that crows. magpies, are both known

to peck out the eyes of newborn lambs, having been born on a farm my late father was a farm manager,

i was aware of this many years ago and pursue both crows and magpies whenever possible.

atb brian

[aister]

The worst offenders up here for killing lambs are the great skuas, they are brutal but they are protected. They will have the eyes and the tongue of the lamb before it is out if the ewe is having a bit of a struggle and usually the ewe gets attacked too.

 

Good shot on the crow by the way

[Eddie57]

Impressive shot.

Seen these having a go on the lambs especially if the lamb has been separated from mum, some even brazen enough to ride on their backs while others attack the head and face. Baa stards !!!

[The Mighty Prawn]

Sacre bleu that crow certainly didn't know much about it did he?

[berettadevon]

fantastic shooting there mate, never knew that calibre had so much range!!!!

 

Have never seen the damage a crow can do to a lamb personally but ive heard about it and seen lots of photos, hense why i love smashing them nasty crows with me shotgun!!!!