Stealth Stalker Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 I've been getting more involved with the vermin control on the pheasant syndicate I'm in, as there have been a lot of sightings of foxes round the pens & the squirrels & magpies are everywhere So Saturday morning after 4 hours kip, from being out with Pin controlling the bunnies the night before I was mooching round the shoot at 5am, when I noticed some crows swooping & cawing a field away, so I give a little call with the fox shoot caller & in the barley some 500 yds away appears the fox a bit more calling & she's running in full pelt, so about 35 yds away I yell at her to stop & like a well trained gundog she grinds to a halt & receives a bullet to the head, straight down without a twitch After a few problems with the .22 rim, some on the part of the rifle & some on the **** behind it, I now have every confidence in it and have been taking out rabbits 85 yds plus & putting same hole groups on targets at 60 yds :blink: I then noticed a large doe in the grass margin some 70 yds away & could only take the shot standing, I took her out clean as a whistle with a shot to the boiler room, paced out at 73 yds :blink: From Saturday to today I've had a tunnel trap with a mk4 Fenn in one of the pens & each time I've checked there's been a squirrel in there, total of 11 to date :yp: & this morning the larson had caught a maggie as well :yp: I can't get enough of this vermin control at the moment Cheers Stealth Stalker Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Top write up SS, good shooting too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 keep up with it, theres no point releasing birds if you don't get on top of the vermin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazza Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 good shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Squirrels are suckers for fenn tunnel traps, caught 3 in mine today! Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 good man - thats the way to do it, keep up the good work and you'll have a good shooting season ahead. Cheers Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagup-sam Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 nice landy there. good shootingg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 you have got blood all over the nice paint work well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted June 5, 2007 Report Share Posted June 5, 2007 Excellent stuff Can,t beat the early mornings to do the fox..thats when you see them in full colour...bright red...wonderful...then shoot the little **** GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Champion sir Keep up the good work. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oly Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Nice one, good write up too...just hope you didn't drive home with it like that! It would certainly make a change from the usual bonnet adornments!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonna Shoot a Wabbit Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted June 6, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 nice landy there.good shootingg The landys great, or at least she was, later that day Pin was in it saying how she'd be going long after his Jap 4x4 motor was converted to baked bean cans. Then that night going to the shoot to check the larson & other traps she died on me So seeing as Pin had jinxed her, I called up my knight of the road for some assistance, 20 mins later I see his Pajero pulling up with flashing amber light, tow rope, walkie talkies, food, flasks of hot tea, warm rugs. And before I know it I'm on the end of a white knuckle tow home, I don't think she's ever been so fast in her life Cheers mate I owe you one Squirrels are suckers for fenn tunnel traps, caught 3 in mine today! Alex Alex your not wrong there mate, since Saturday I've had 16 now, expect to see some more in there this evening Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted June 6, 2007 Report Share Posted June 6, 2007 Well done great to hear someone taking part in a bit of vermin control i think im the only one at it in my area rest of the "shooters" in my area put there guns away at the end of january and expect the game birds to fend for themselves until november The crows mobbing the fox is always a great warning sign that charlie is about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland&Holland Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Nice pictures, thank you for sharing. But did i understand correctly that you shot a roe doe with a .22 rimfire? I do not think .22 has enough energy to go after roe's. Or am i wrong? At least it is not allowed in the Netherlands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted June 7, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 Nice pictures, thank you for sharing. But did i understand correctly that you shot a roe doe with a .22 rimfire? I do not think .22 has enough energy to go after roe's. Or am i wrong? At least it is not allowed in the Netherlands. ???Bit confused H&H picture & write up is about a fox & rabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted June 7, 2007 Report Share Posted June 7, 2007 a large doe NOT roe. good man SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Holland&Holland Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 OK sorry about that, my mistake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rabo Posted June 8, 2007 Report Share Posted June 8, 2007 nice work SS, top shootin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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