ronan nee Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 hello all. monday night was the first time out in weeks in search of mr fox. with my trusting companion ( conor ) by my side :blink: we set off for north connemara. the night was ok but we got a few heavy showers that dampened the mood which left me not so keen to open the window to shine the ould lamp. after about an hour or so we seen our first pair of eyes in the distance about 400 yards. the fox didn't seem too bothered by the lamp and we proceeded to call and slowly but surely he started to reduce the distance for me, must have known I was a **** at the long shots. we kept calling and had the chance to shot on a numerous occassions but he kept walking behind growth and hillocks. we had to move then cause we lost sight of him and that was the last we saw. was a bit peed off. the headed off to another spot that produced nothing. it was late so we headed home. on the way back we spotted a flash of yellow up on a steep mountain side, we pulled over and sure enough low and behold freddy fox or as it turned out mrs freddy. she was at about 200 yards and she was dropped in one. it was one heck of a climb to get her but it was worth it. hats off to the driver conor who listened to my **** all night. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Pic not working but sounds like a good night, good crack and a result at the end - good do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 thanks pin. dont know whats up but will sort pic tomorrow :blink: ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Nice one Ronan looking forward to seeing the pic. Connemara is a beautiful part of ireland by the way, hope to get back there one day Keep up the good work :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 No pic Ronan, but that sounds like good craic. :blink: Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkield Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Here it is You have not been charged for this service :blink: (you had 2 http's at the beginning) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 15, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 hello lads, just a few more photos from jan 25 when conor and I got out. thanks stuartp for the tip ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted March 15, 2007 Report Share Posted March 15, 2007 Top stuff Ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 16, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2007 thanks andycm. looking forward to more nights like that ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 very impressive ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckytrigger Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 great pics Ronan.Very impressive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vegeta Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 monster haul in one night. class pictures too One of those charlies is a monster, he is huge. Nice work. Did you call them in or bait them? Or just move around until you spotted em Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG STOCK Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 thats thinned them out a bit well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 that is savage going ronan:good:.Were they all got in the one area?do you cut the tails? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 monster haul in one night. class pictures too One of those charlies is a monster, he is huge. Nice work. Did you call them in or bait them? Or just move around until you spotted em thanks Vegeta . the actual tally that night was 12, but one was the other side of a river we didnt fancy crossing and the other was well we fogot where we shot him cause we got five in the same spot in the space of ten minutes and with all the excitment we couldn't remember where he dropped. at night even one fox is hard to find when you have to go looking for him. that is savage going ronan:good:.Were they all got in the one area?do you cut the tails? thanks tikkamark . conor and I live about 15 mins from one another so our shooting is between each other and surrounding areas. five foxes where got in the same spot near my house, they came racing to the caller. didn't expect to get any there cause I know of a couple of lads that are shooting there and missing alot, so we expected them to be very lamp shy. as for the tails we havent been keeping any but we talked about doing same. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Its always good to to get them in your own area what make,caliber is the second rifle i know the rem700 is a 223 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 hey tikkamark. are you talking about the other rifle in the photo. it is also a rem 700 .223 am waiting for the licence for the cz. it will be alot handy for lamping. the remy is a bit long and awkward. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 hey tikkamark. are you talking about the other rifle in the photo. it is also a rem 700 .223am waiting for the licence for the cz. it will be alot handy for lamping. the remy is a bit long and awkward. ronan yeah my tikka is a fair length with the surpresser fitted aswell but i dont mind much.do you not find the 223 a bit on the loud side un-surpressed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 There is a fair thump off her all right. it makes you very aware of whats around you and if your going to **** anyone off that my be in the sack, which has happened at one point, but thank god there was no confrontation. was going to get her threaded for the supressor but was worried about the length. thats where the CZ is going to come in handy with the mod ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 There is a fair thump off her all right. it makes you very aware of whats around you and if your going to **** anyone off that my be in the sack, which has happened at one point, but thank god there was no confrontation. was going to get her threaded for the supressor but was worried about the length. thats where the CZ is going to come in handy with the mod ronan a mate of mine had a 220swift unsurpressed for a while and it was just to loud had one or two confrontations alright and every one within 3 miles would know you are out the fact that the tikka came factory threaded was a big factor in me getting it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 have a friend with the t3 and he is having problems with accuracy. does it take long for yours to settle after cleaning and how is it grouping. ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted March 17, 2007 Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 Wonder who is the freind ronan? Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronan nee Posted March 17, 2007 Author Report Share Posted March 17, 2007 ronan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Al Posted March 19, 2007 Report Share Posted March 19, 2007 Superb work Ronan. I'd say there are a lot of happy birdies in Connemara at this spring. :o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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