AT LAST

[blueeyes]

I have been after this fox for a while now , the bit of ground I shoot here has only one vantage point that gives a good area and safe shot and this fox knows it lol, anyway started baiting last week but weather horrendous but got a chance for last night and wind in my face so jumped down in day time and topped up all set . Set off app 6pm on the way seen the odd firework but thought surely Friday and Saturday would have been the days , got to parking spot got the chair,rifle and caller allout and over the gate as quiet as possible as it was dark and could be on the bait or near by , got half way down the park and all hell broke loose , bloody rockets bursting everywhere and loud bangs and bursts and I was lit up like a belisha beacon lol turns out the local golf club where having a display just my bloody luck. But as I was here I thought may as well set up and see how it goes, put the caller out to my right about 70yds no intention of using it, as this would be a waiting game, got sat down rifle loaded and on the sticks had a quick scan and noticed the far away sheep in a huddle so scan about and to my amazement there is the fox mooching about the reed bed. Watched it for a good bit and it was taking no notice whats so ever of the racket and rockets that was going on around it and just continued mooching , after about 30mins I had decided it was not coming to the bait so gave a call with mouse it lifted its head had a a look then back to what it was doing , tried the rat again head up then back to business, then it just slowly went away towards the SSSI and gone . So after sitting about 45 min thinking is it going to make its way to the bait point I gave a couple of Dog fox mating calls on the Foxpro Fusion and after about 20min I see a heat source coming through the whins to my left, I moved the sticks slowly round and it had came up behind the mound and looked like it was heading to its favourite field and ignoring the bait , so I had a quick look with the thermal to get my bearing rifle up safety off Drone Pro on and just put IR on and as usual there it was looking straight at me then started to turn to make its usual escape back behind the mound and I released the .223 55gn BK sleeping pill and got it just behind the shoulder, and heard the resounding thump and it disappeared. well I sat for another hour case anything else showed but with the din that was going on I wasnt surprised, so went to claim my prize a large old dog fox that has probably seen it all before and knew when it heard the caller where I would be sitting , I enjoyed this cat and mouse with this fox prefer these to the ones that just run in and stand there, but thats him gone so will wait and see who takes his place goodbye old friend

[scolopax]

Why?  I mean why have you been after this fox for some time, what’s was your issue with it?  

[Weihrauch17]

7 hours ago, scolopax said:

Why?  I mean why have you been after this fox for some time, what’s was your issue with it?  

I only shoot Foxes if I get called with them causing a problem, otherwise I leave them alone.  On a Game shoot a different issue.