tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Howdy folks its been a good while since i last posted pics due simply to lack of time!I have been doing a nice bit of lamping since the start of september and i cant get over the amount of foxes that have moved in on my shooting patch since summer has ended every stubble field we have drove into has held at least one fox i have knocked at least 15 that i can recall some really nice shots too the dog fox in the following pics was one of the good shots he was seriously big the biggest i have got in a long long time we actually tought it was a labrador dog in the field until i looked through the kahles he just kept walking and walking i kept tabs on him through the rangefinder i pinged him at 210yrds then he stepped into a uncut patch of wheat i kept an eye on it through the scope he stepped out at the opposite end of the patch now 250yrds away i held about 2" high on his shoulder and squeezed the bullet clearly impacted as we heard a really loud thud come back the fox ran about 20yards then dropped the remington umc hp struck just a tiny bit back missing the heart but we could'nt get over the size of him-a prime example of of a really healthy dog fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 I didnt get out after the pigeons much this summer at all but did manage a few hours on a half cut wheat field i only fired a box of shells so i was happy The pigeons committed really well to the decoys and i got a few really nice shots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 This dog fox was shot on saturday night my friend shane was shooter using my .223 for the few hours we were out before fog stopped play We drove into a stubble field and soon spotted a wary fox down the far end of the field we see this fox every time we go into this spot but it is very clever(due to the rest of its family getting ko'd while it was present) and followed its usual route out of the field but there no more than 100yrds away was another fox lying down in the only part of the field we didnt shine the lamp on he was really really content with something at his feet shane got steady and placed an american eagle 50gr into its left eye all shane could see was its head so it was a good accurate humane shot,the fox had a deep hole freshly scooped out in the middle of the field i dont know what it was after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy Posted October 13, 2008 Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 That a big old fox, any idea on the weight? Someone apparently shot a 17 1/2lb dog on my neighbors ground in the spring. No way of verifying that but it was a fair bit bigger than average for the area. Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Frank will reconise these fellas I stalked in from a good distance out to about 40yards of this herd of wild goats i didnt shoot any because i had no help to drag the body back but if they become a problem for the farmer i will help him out and just use the quad to get the bodys back to the road,there was some really big males in this group. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 That a big old fox, any idea on the weight? Someone apparently shot a 17 1/2lb dog on my neighbors ground in the spring. No way of verifying that but it was a fair bit bigger than average for the area. Gareth I have no idea how heavy it was gareth but it was every bit as big as my alsation bitch at home Heres a pic of his tail along with the other tails we got that night you can clearly see how much bigger a fox it was and the other foxes we got wernt small by any means Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Heres a pic of some grouse shane shot last month on top of a mountain range here in the republic it was the first grouse he ever shot and said it was seriously tough going walking through the heather for miles but the german pointer and springer worked really well and put up a load of birds,i couldnt go due to bloody work commitments maybe next year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 13, 2008 Heres another interesting fox i came across last month again another dog but this fox was a survivor you can see its bottom jaw got badly cut up at some point in his life either from terriers or fighting with another fox its hard to know exactly what caused it but it pulled through nicely as it was a nice big healthy fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well done Mark thought you had emigrated That is a big fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweedledee Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 well done mate some nice pics there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Good stuff Mark When I saw your thread I clicked to open it and went surfing elsewhere, knew there'd be a lot of pics to download Looks like ye're going to have another great year shooting ahead Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 That's some top shooting lad well done. Amazing stuff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Good to hear that your back mate.Great pics and good shooting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamHall Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 welldone mate looks like youve been busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 14, 2008 Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Hello stranger,normal service is resumed over there i see Some size that dog fox "fancy shooting the poor little thing" couldn,t you find a bigger 1 Reminded me of a whopper i shot last year.. Well done mate,nice to see your in amongst them Admit it,the goats were too smelly for ya Oh yeah,i`ve christened the Extrema...on a rabbit with mixi,so thats £1,200 well spent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted October 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2008 Well done Mark thought you had emigrated That is a big fox :o No rob still here buddy well done mate some nice pics there Thank you tweedledee Good stuff Mark When I saw your thread I clicked to open it and went surfing elsewhere, knew there'd be a lot of pics to download Looks like you're going to have another great year shooting ahead If i put up all the pics john you'd be waiting weeks for the thread to open Its shaping up to be a really good year to come the foxes are plentiful somehow,and pheasants seem to be everywhere so we should get some good days after them with the springer's Myself and shane have a plan to nail a load of grey crows and its coming together nicely :yp: Thanks bullet boy,adam and vegeta Jeff I definitely think the fox i shot was much bigger-and i didnt cheat Im getting a lot of vermin with my extrema,they are a superb gun the recoil system is a jem And yes the goats were rotten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SAVAGE HMR Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Hello stranger,normal service is resumed over there i see Some size that dog fox "fancy shooting the poor little thing" couldn,t you find a bigger 1 Reminded me of a whopper i shot last year.. Well done mate,nice to see your in amongst them Admit it,the goats were too smelly for ya Oh yeah,i`ve christened the Extrema...on a rabbit with mixi,so thats £1,200 well spent Whats the N.V. set up your using there mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAULT Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 i shot probably the biggest fox i ever shot last sunday bloody heavy thing to carry back and show the farmer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerrilla podge Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 gud lad mark it gud to see dat our exploits are not going un noticed i remember that massive fox that woz some serious shooting that nite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 If i put up all the pics john you'd be waiting weeks for the thread to open Its shaping up to be a really good year to come the foxes are plentiful somehow,and pheasants seem to be everywhere so we should get some good days after them with the springer's Myself and shane have a plan to nail a load of grey crows and its coming together nicely I love it when a plan comes together Any details or is it top secret? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vegeta Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 I love it when a plan comes together Any details or is it top secret? Mark has a deposit on one of these Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 JeffI definitely think the fox i shot was much bigger-and i didnt cheat Im getting a lot of vermin with my extrema,they are a superb gun the recoil system is a jem And yes the goats were rotten So that means it was easier to hit,and you had lots of light to help you Love the Extrema,but only put 2 carts through it so far..it,s time to play will arrive soon though Savage..the NV set-up is an Archer from starlight...it works okish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Savage..the NV set-up is an Archer from starlight...it works okish What's it work out to now per fox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted October 15, 2008 Report Share Posted October 15, 2008 Savage..the NV set-up is an Archer from starlight...it works okish What's it work out to now per fox? £75 but hopefully that will change in a few hours time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted October 17, 2008 Report Share Posted October 17, 2008 Excellent results Mark.. Them goats look interesting, still their from the last time i seen them then.. .... Il give you a hand to get them out, if you get permission to shoot them, no probs. D was telling me that the pheasents are looking good, good luck for the 1st for ye all. As for that fox x alsation...well....someone must of been feeding him Red Mills..... Talk soon hopefully Mark, ill be down some time at the end of this month. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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