Cakie174 Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Hi We have been over run with foxes on a new shoot that we took last year. On sunday past we took out eight missed eight and assume that as many went to ground while we were flushing them. Recently we have started lamping in the evenings and my question is. What are the best times for locating basil and how does these times change over the year. Cakie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Columbus Polumbus Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Read Mr Bucknall's book, Foxing with lamp and rifle or some such title it will tell you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ollie Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Well i usually go out about two hours after dark. But i have heard good reports about going out in the early hours of the morning. That is a hell of a lot of foxes that you have on your hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakie174 Posted January 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 Thanks CP. Foxing with Lamp & Rifle is £30. Is it very good? if so i'll get it but it is a bit expensive if its just ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gamebag Posted January 9, 2004 Report Share Posted January 9, 2004 dont go spending £24 on the wareners vids neither lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sniper Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Cakie174, Robert Bucknells book is worth every penny and more. I think Col Pol will also agree with that sentiment. If you want to know anything, and I mean anything , about foxing with rifles, shotguns etc , it will be in there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quercus Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Cakie, I would highly recommend Robert Bucknell's book, especially for a novice foxer. It is packed with interesting facts, useful information and stories about many forms of fox control, not just night shooting. At first glance £30 does seem a bit steep for a soft cover book but I think you'll find it well worth it. If you are on a tight budget, why not get it from the library? A few years back the Game Conservancy did some radio tracking of foxes. They found that foxes tended to be most active in the hours just after sunset, with a period of relative inactivety around midnight on the longer winter nights building to another peak of activety just before first light. In the real world fox activety depends on many factors such as weather conditions, time of year, disturbance, breeding cycle and so on. Some nights look perfect and turn out to be ****, other times you can go out for hours without seeing anything and then shoot three on the way home, just the way it goes. If it was too easy it wouldn't be any fun. Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 Shot 8 missed eight, are you firing blanks or what? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cakie174 Posted January 12, 2004 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2004 Thanks all for the advice. Teal. Not much gets past me. It was a big wood and the 8 scarpered from part that we could not cover and therefore no rounds fired at them. There days are numbered as i get the angle on lamping them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt.Tsk Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Now is the time to be out on ur shoot at first light waiting for old charley. he will have his craftey mind on other things. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorkshire Pudding Posted February 16, 2004 Report Share Posted February 16, 2004 Cakie If your anywhere near me drop me a pm and i will show you 2 new sports and help you sort them ginger ******* out ! all the best yis yp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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