Dougy Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 (edited) Unbelievable went after a fox following an email from the farm worried about the chickens. I got all set up and off I went over the fields scanning with my nv. I came to a hedge and scanned over the top. I spotted eye's high in a hedge I immediately thought an owl. I watched it for a couple of minutes and squeaked a bit. It turned towards me for a while and I kept thinking it is a fair size for an owl :-) Oh well I thought you see all sorts while out at night.I scanned to the left just in case Mr Fox was sneaky and sod me the Owl turned out to be a Fox, by the time I had the rifle in my shoulder it was about 30 yds under the hedge and bolted gone. Edited January 17, 2015 by Dougy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alycidon Posted January 16, 2015 Report Share Posted January 16, 2015 Better safe than sorry. We have all let things go that scream fox but something just does not add up. Public get everywhere these days at all hours of the night. A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foosa Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 I once saw a fox jump up and sit on top a railway sleeper being used as a gate post, the top of the post was four feet of the ground and im convinced it did it to get a better look at the numpty shining a bright light at it trying to figure out what was going on:) it was one of those moments you know something wasn't right but couldn't figure it out! It wasn't until it jumped down that I could see what was going on. I thought I had a 6 foot fox and started thinking i might need a bigger gun!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Ha ha had this with a rat first night I used my dedicated NV scope. I'd have sworn I was looking at a cat the spacing between the eyes and size of the head sticking up out of a tyre on the sillage heap then it turned sideways and trotted off, HUGE rat. Still not seen one that size again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Why was it up in the hedge Dougy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Its a bit easier on PC Why was it up in the hedge Dougy? It doesn't quite read as clear in my first post,( I was on my phone typing it in) As the hedges had all been cut to about 4.5 ft they were an ideal height to rest on and scan over the top of, so as i came to the edge of the 2nd field i scanned over the hedge while i rested the rifle on the hedge, that's when i saw these eyes high in the hedge around 100 or so yards in front and to the left. After it had bolted off, i walked over to the spot, stood up against were it was and judged how high its head must have been. Now i am 5 feet 9.11525 inches or around there and at full arms length i could reach to the spot were it was perching. Obviously no nesting birds now so i can only assume it was a roosting bird, but why was its there for so long,surly the bird (if it was a bird) would have flown, I mean its not going to be stealth like now is it i guessed to be about 1.5 minutes plus the time before i spotted it. strange Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 Gets odder and odder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 What's even stranger is that I couldn't understand how it got up there. I'm back tonight and I will get a picture up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul taylor Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 You sure it wasn't the ghost of one you already shot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archi Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 i have bolted them with terriers where you need a ladder to be able to put the terrier in the tree I think they were lime trees that are often found in old country estate parks with a large ball type mass in the forks Charlie runs round and round like a helmet skelter in them until he decides it is time to depart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reggiegun Posted January 17, 2015 Report Share Posted January 17, 2015 We'll Dodgy. If it was that big at least there's less chance of missing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Its was 7 feet up in the hedge ya plonker lol. no sign of anything tonight :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thirty yards you say lol, from hundred or so! Lol U:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted January 18, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Thirty yards you say lol, from hundred or so! Lol U:-) yes, you had to be there to understand ;-) Come summer ill get some long range lamping done. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underdog Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 yes, you had to be there to understand ;-) Come summer ill get some long range lamping done. Lol ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted January 18, 2015 Report Share Posted January 18, 2015 Are you sure it's not your measuring Dougy and you mean 7" 😇 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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