racing snake Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) Nice work Dougy, Fruity. Had a few hours on the hill last night. A bit unlucky with the walk up, came over a slight crest and there's a fox 20 yards away looking straight at me. Got onto the sticks but couldn't stop him as he exited stage left - ******! Got the caller set up on the far end and had a good sized dog come in to showshoe after half an hour or so. First thought it was a really big cub, certainly it's coat was very 'cubby', apart from the tail, but a check of the teeth confirmed he was an older dog. Bit of semi melanism locally perhaps. Straight forward shot so no dramas. Didn't see anything else. Edited August 27, 2017 by racing snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belly47 Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 (edited) popped out this evening for a bit and managed this dog fox. 100 yards with 50g from the .222 you can just see the entry just right of the shoulder really enjoying the .222 Edited August 27, 2017 by belly47 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 Some great work here boys well done all. Bumpy and i trawled across Somerset and drew a blank despite seeing a few they don't want to come in. Back to the local fields and we had two in fairly quick succession. Both of wheat stubble. The new toy (ward d vision was out but not in use Don't expect to see it in action for at least a month. Went out on the same fields again last night and managed to ambush one at the back of the local pub That makes 4 off the same three fields in just over a week Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 27, 2017 Report Share Posted August 27, 2017 Good work rs belly and oowee. Went out this evening, had an all nighter, started off sat on a field of cut grass, as the light faded the lamp picked eyes up, laml off.. had a mates better half with me, so readied her, lamp back on, faox gone. Nowhere to be seen. Then went back to farmhouse to meet the others, split up onto two trucks and took areas of the farm to check. In my trucks area we saw 5, two very lamp shy and wouldn't play ball, two droped to neck shots front on, and the last didn't hang around when her mate fell over. Imgs to follow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hendrix's rifle Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Just got in, went to 1 farm and saw nothing but badgers and 3 lovely red stags, all atleast 8 points with the biggest a 13 by the looks of it. Had a mooch round but nothing else to be seen. Off to another and within 5 minutes spied something too big to be a rabbit and too small to be a deer quick scan and decided to whistle it in. It came flying in from about 150 to 20 in a flash and I momentarily lost it whilst it was coming over the hill. Shouted oi to stop it before it took my legs out and sent one down the spout. Nothing. Fox ran for cover however stopped one last time to a shout. Bang. Nothing. Ran off. Started throwing a paddy then decided to calm down and have a smoke. Set a target up at 80 yards to find 3 shots touching however 4 and a half inches left and 3 inches high. ********. Not a clue what happened with it so called it quits and will zero another time because I'd had enough. Finally get the fox to come in to a call and bloody miss the thing can only laugh. Hope everyone else is doing better than myself! Nice shooting RS and oowee as normal and good one shootingegg! Rifle looks good belly! Being put to good use I see Just gone to the top of the thread and even dougys been out! nice shooting everyone Edited August 28, 2017 by Hendrix's rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Here are the two dogs from last night. Would have been three but as I took the second my mate was lining up on one a few fields away, the crack of the 243 made him bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Well done everyone , a few foxes grassed. I had this one last Wed night before my trip to Wilts. Came in nice and steady to the chicken distress call from a field I have shot 5 in from 3 visits Friday evening saw me stalking in Wilts , I shot a muntjac buck which was mooching about along a hedgerow and when I went to pick it a roebuck jumped up in front of me out of some nettles ran 50 yds and stopped , shot it too , a right and left muntjac and roebuck , a great start. Out lamping saw a few foxes but only 1 offered a shot and was taken. Saturday saw me travelling to some ground near Bristol . I shot 5 foxes tonight and saw one lying on a branch up a tree ( Mike I am being serious ) You guys down South are really lucky to have so much game about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Some more great shooting and PICs guys I have some but when i see those you lot take they are laughable. FH1 Munty and Roe in the same spell result. Just got the last buck back from the dealer where I exchanged the cape for doing the head. After spending yesterday afternoon turning this buck into burgers I was keen to get another in the chiller. So this afternoon I was mooching over a perm to see if I could get on a buck. It's was so hot today, I thought I might find one laid up in a gully, No such luck. I spotted one in a wheat field but it was not upto much so left him and everything else was doe's. Belly at least you spotted the loss of zero pretty quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Another tonight , nice sized vixen came to about 100 and lights out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 Another nice one. well done Fruity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing snake Posted August 28, 2017 Report Share Posted August 28, 2017 (edited) Good work again gents, some good shooting. Back to work for me tomorrow after a 2 week break so couldn't be doing a late one tonight. Driving past one of my smaller permissions today and noticed he'd cut the barley so ideal for a couple of hours tonight. First fox was a bit wary, came into the field after playing beer can for a few minutes but was staying at the top edge and wouldn't come down. Eventually got fed up waiting for him, gave him a shout and put one in his face at 170 yards. Happy with that for a start!. Next one came in half an hour later, straight forward run in to the caller at 80 yards and down goes number 2. Reckoned I could have pulled another couple in if I had longer, but they'll wait. Edited August 28, 2017 by racing snake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 (edited) Good work fruity and RS.. saw one last night but again lamp spooked it. Going to have to go to nv, shame as by lamp is a more challenging way, but if the run not really got much choice Edited August 29, 2017 by ShootingEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 29, 2017 Report Share Posted August 29, 2017 Nice pair RS. Shooting Egg. Red lamp to spot and NV to shoot? I struggle to do the lamp and rifle together and find it easier to scan with the lamp unless I get the use of handheld NV that is. Problem for me at the mo is I cant get many of them to take any notice of the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing snake Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 One thing I've noticed since using the thermal, and the fox never really knowing you're there - foxes which you'd think are lamp-shy as they bolt when they see the lamp, can often be more put off by calling. You'll always get a lot coming into a call, but it's amazing how many you spot with the thermal, try to call them in and they're off. If you were using a lamp you'd swear blind it was because of the lamp. As we get into winter I try not to use any calling at first, preferring to try and ambush a fox whilst on foot with the thermal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 One thing I've noticed since using the thermal, and the fox never really knowing you're there - foxes which you'd think are lamp-shy as they bolt when they see the lamp, can often be more put off by calling. You'll always get a lot coming into a call, but it's amazing how many you spot with the thermal, try to call them in and they're off. If you were using a lamp you'd swear blind it was because of the lamp. As we get into winter I try not to use any calling at first, preferring to try and ambush a fox whilst on foot with the thermal. Agree with you on that one , I've had a few spook recently when I've tried to call in . Sometimes it's better just to wait and watch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 One thing I've noticed since using the thermal, and the fox never really knowing you're there - foxes which you'd think are lamp-shy as they bolt when they see the lamp, can often be more put off by calling. You'll always get a lot coming into a call, but it's amazing how many you spot with the thermal, try to call them in and they're off. If you were using a lamp you'd swear blind it was because of the lamp. As we get into winter I try not to use any calling at first, preferring to try and ambush a fox whilst on foot with the thermal. Have seen this with calling. But the last couple ive spooked when tye lamp finds them, no call started. Im. Going to see how i get on with am nv spotter. Then the ns200 will come out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FOXHUNTER1 Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 (edited) One thing I've noticed since using the thermal, and the fox never really knowing you're there - foxes which you'd think are lamp-shy as they bolt when they see the lamp, can often be more put off by calling. You'll always get a lot coming into a call, but it's amazing how many you spot with the thermal, try to call them in and they're off. If you were using a lamp you'd swear blind it was because of the lamp. As we get into winter I try not to use any calling at first, preferring to try and ambush a fox whilst on foot with the thermal. Very interesting RS. There is no rule book in hunting as we all know , I think animals are like us ,some cleverer than others with the intelligent ones surviving to pass on their genes , mother nature doing her job. I was out last night to a couple of farms. 1st farm contained wheat stubbles and I was confident that I would get a result however on my 1st circuit saw nothing so decided to do a 2nd circuit . My luck was in and spotted and stalked this dog fox .... I then travelled to a 2nd farm to try my luck. Got set up in a field where I took a vixen a few weeks ago , played cubs call and with only 2 mins on the remote this dog fox was screaming in to the caller then went left handed to get level with it , a shout to stop it and number 2 was bagged Tried another part of the farm with the cub call going and nothing after 15 mins so changed to chicken distress and had this vixen coming in from behind. She went behind some whins and I thought she had winded me as no sign so changed to cub call again and she immediately showed ......No 3 grassed Edited August 30, 2017 by FOXHUNTER1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing snake Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Good night's work there Mark, top shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshMike Posted August 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Fantastic work all round gents, well done House sale is going nowhere fast so back at work. Checked the scope after my recent farce and tightened everything up and had a few shots, bit of adjustment and it is about right now so back out tonight to see if we can catch up with yet another chicken killer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 30, 2017 Report Share Posted August 30, 2017 Good shooting FH! And Mike lets hope when you find it you hit it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racing snake Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 A couple of hours back on the stubble tonight. Time was a bit short last time I was there so thought there might still be some about. Got set up in the top of the field and had a big dog come charging into distressed cub on the caller - number 1 down. Quiet for the next hour but in between scans with the thermal I heard the 'tick tick' of feet running on the stubble. Back on the thermal and there's a vixen running in to snowshoe. She stopped about 50 yards away long enough to put her down. Reckon there still may be a cub or two about....not really sure. Will have to have another couple of hours up there next week sometime. 30 for the month so off to a good start. Visited most of my permissions over August, so reckon numbers should start to drop now. Sorry about the **** pic, only had my phone on me tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Called three in last night in total darkness, scanned field with lamp and al three turned as soon as the lamp was on them.. Im not getting much luck this week. Another good night for you rs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fruity Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Nice work RS , there are a few good sized cubs still about had a few myself. The bottom one in your pic looks a bit Like it with the spots on . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Some more great work. I am not having a lot of luck calling, and as Shooting egg lamp is making it worse even on fields i have not been on. I can see some mousing about but close to the field edge making the shots tricky. I could bait them I guess and just wait with the NV but patience is limited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted August 31, 2017 Report Share Posted August 31, 2017 Wait till harvest is finished. Once the temperature drops off and food slows up in a month they will show more interest. If you have a meal in front of you your not going to run for another Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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