DaveP3@ Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) Hi All, Its been a while since i posted anything up so thought it tell you about my first foxes of 2009...... The weather recently has been randomly on and off but on Friday all seemed like it could be a 'go'er'. Calls were made and Myself and Rob (Welsh1) arranged to hit a couple of our permissions (1 brand new 300 acre poultry farm :lol:) After my normal pre shooting bad admin session (Rob normally has to wait around anywhere up to an hour from getting to mine before I'm ready to leave ) the transport was packed and we set off. Weather on the approach seemed very favourable (low cloud and intermittent moonlight). Farm 1 When we arrived the weather was a bit blowy so we set off towards the zeroing area (id recently made a few reloads i wanted to check), after a quick check/zero it was time to start the night off. We moved off to a very active field i had a quick scan with the NV and noticed that the farmer had removed the sheep and replaced them with his scatty ponies no fox or rabbit was seen so i decided to have a quick sit and wait as id seen plenty of foxes transiting through this field, Rob had a quick wander around the field adjacent after a few rabbits. After 10-15 mins or so Rob came back and we had a quick brew and a quiet chat, Rob had had the good sense to download the '16 min track' from Varmint Al's website and decided to give it a whirl. After about 8 mins i had a quick scan and didn't notice a great deal but Rob said to check my flank, i did and noticed a shape which i assumed was the farmers infamous 'lost sheep' (that refuses to leave that particular field). I whispered to Rob what i thought it was and he asked was i sure I had another scan and couldn't believe it when it turned profile and it was a very close (40yard) fox. It obviously knew something was up as it was interested but didn't want to come much closer to the hedge line we were in. I aimed and sent a 55gr Nosler BT his way. needles to say he dropped on the spot. On checking it was a very nice condition Dog, bullet hit him square in the chest. Surprisingly enough there was no exit wound so I'm happy that 'Charlie' expired almost instantly. Farm 2 After the success in farm 1 it was time to move on, of for a 5 min drive to our next permission. We've seen a few foxes on this farm that respond very well to calls so well in fact its very hard to stop them running in (closest call was sub 10yards at night ) but up until now we've never bothered taking any. This tends to be our main rabbit permission. We set off for a favourite field only to find it had been ploughed (with a B52 by the looks of it). We skirted this and moved to a sty which overlooks a favourite fox field. We sat for 10 mins and again Rob got his 16 min call out. I gave it a scan after 5 mins and luckily caught Charlie coming in like a steam train. I had to squeak to get her to stop and i didn't have time to let Rob know so the shot must have startled him a bit :D. On checking it was a very nice vixen taken at 30 yards, again a chest shot as she was looking directly at me again. On examination bullet entered here chest and came out in her abdomen. Again no messing, she dropped on the spot Farm 3 This is the new permission, we headed over planning for a very quick look around but due to someones bad admin ( mine ) i forgot the map of the area so i could only really identify 2 fields which we were ok in. After a quck circuit of the field i saw a shed load of bunnies sitting nicely at a HMR distance but as we only had the .22 and .223 so left them. We planned to wander over to a group of bales and use this a platorm overlooking most of the field and use the 'magic' 16 min call again, on the way over i spotted Charlie trhough the NV moving away from us at a rapid rate as the wind was not in our favour. We sat up on the bales for 10 mins or so but it was absolutely freezing and the wind had picked up significanty. Shortly after we decided to call it a night as it was nearly 4am After a slow start it was a fantastic start to 2009's foxing. Hoping for plently more over the coming months. Its all looking good as i look set to get my golf course permission back which i lost a while back Thanks for looking, Dave. Edited January 11, 2009 by DaveP3@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 (edited) That was a good nights shooting,pity the weather became so cold and windy towards the end as dave was on for a deserved "hat trick". that is one awesome rifle and nv combination.Good shooting mate. Edited January 11, 2009 by welsh1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakindoor Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 Well done If you do not mind me asking, what NV are you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 If you do not mind me asking, what NV are you using? +1 Good going on the foxes, they're coming in real close for ye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP3@ Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 +1 Good going on the foxes, they're coming in real close for ye. Hi Guys, Its a Gen3 PVS14 Awesome combination with the day scope Thanks for looking, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creakindoor Posted January 11, 2009 Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 ...& the next question. What day scope? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP3@ Posted January 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2009 ...& the next question. What day scope? Hi, The scope is an IOR 4-14x50 Ultra. Its by far the best scope ive used with an add on. Regards, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 You on the FBIs most wanted list or something good shooting, and excellent write up. Not think of using the .223 on the wabbits though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 what happend to your face? Did you fall over? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP3@ Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) I did hope no one was going to notice but i have a very badly pixelated face, the result of a freak yachting accident when i was a puppy Edited January 12, 2009 by DaveP3@ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 12, 2009 Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 (edited) I did hope no one was going to notice but i have a very badly pixelated face, the result of a freak yachting accident when i was a puppy Ahh, the ole checkered yacht to the face, must have been a difficult childhood although, its good to see that you've strayed from your canine routes and started walking on your hind legs. Congratulations Edited January 13, 2009 by shot shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP3@ Posted January 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2009 although, its good to see that you've strayed from your canine routes and started walking onyour hind legs. That may be the case but i still cant walk past a lamp post without showing my true colours, some things are sent to test us Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samyw Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 WELL DONE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breastman Posted January 13, 2009 Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Lovely kit and good result (as you'd expect!) Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveP3@ Posted January 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2009 Cheers guys, off out again on Fri..... Hope to have another write up soon Regards, Dave. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUZZER'S Posted January 27, 2009 Report Share Posted January 27, 2009 NICE FOX WELL DONE DID U GET SOME BUNNIES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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