kip270 Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Had a phone call last night from the Game keeper “there is a dead ewe in the calfing field, I asked the farmer to leave it there, do you fancy a trip out tonight†well he didn’t have to ask me twice. I purchased a new red filter for my lazer-lite, so tonight was the first chance I had to get out and use it. Myself and the keeper were the riflemen while Dan was on the lamp. The weather was cold but dry, a full moon and some snow in places, which was like walking on 2ft of egg shells!!!!! We scanned the area where the ewe was but nothing, I had a few calls with the WAM call and still no signs of a fox, scanning the other fields Dan spotted a fox close to a wood, but we could only see it’s eye’s. Stalking along a hedgerow we tried to get closer, but the wind wasn’t on our side, and the fox wasn’t at all interested in the call, just lying there and looking at us now and again, so we carried on and tried to get within range. We got as close as we could without the fox making off, so I settled down on the varmint sticks, the fox was roughly 200 yards away, and would only look at us now & again, so I made a “mmeeeooww†and it looked at me, then turned away, so I done it again and it looked at me, I squeezed off my shot and missed!!!!! We carried on and came to a small rise that would give us a good vantage point overlooking four fields, Dan scanned around, but nothing, so I gave a few calls on the WAM, and Dan spotted a fox coming out of small wood, so I carried on with the call and the fox came out into the field, I pinged it with the range finder 217 yards. The keeper settled down on a fence post, the fox was making off so I “meeoowwweedd†and the fox stopped, “BANG†the fox dropped on the spot, a Dog Fox. We spotted another fox down by the farm yard, but it wasn’t a safe shot. On the way home I mentioned that I may go back up the farm in the morning…… I got up the farm at 6am, it was cold and still dark, sunrise wasn’t until 7am, so I settled down and waited, scanning the area with the bins for any foxes, I settled down and looked at the ewe and something looked odd. Then the figure of a fox became clear, I got down to the rifle but couldn’t see it clear enough, so it was a waiting game, I needed more light to take the shot. The fox started to move off, I gave a few calls but it wasn’t interested, and made off to a hedgerow, I scanned around with the bins and onto the dead ewe, and there was another fox. The first one came back and the second moved off and led down, so I tracked it in the scope, and waited. It moved off to the left at just under 300 yards, I kept on it and meeoowwed, it stopped and I settled the cross-hairs on the top of it’s shoulders “Thwack†my shot found it’s mark. I swung round to the ewe and the second fox was off. It was a Vixen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Good honest acount Kip,bet you were pleased with that morning shot There,ll be more to be had from that carcass yet as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Good one kip And yes i would certainly keep an eye on that sheep because they wont leave it there for long.Might be a good draw for the crows during the day aswell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDFrain Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 nice one bud. looks like its been feeding well on the sheep.... kepp at em... john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well done kip a good honest read that , thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well done kip-what rifle was you using? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted February 11, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Well done kip-what rifle was you using? Tikka de-lxue in .222 topped with a S&B 3-12x50, using Federal 50grain soft points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dead-eye Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staglioni Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Good do thats what its all about Kip stag Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 11, 2009 Report Share Posted February 11, 2009 Tikka de-lxue in .222 topped with a S&B 3-12x50, using Federal 50grain soft points. Thats a hell of a shot with a .222 At 300yds it would drop over a foot with a 150yrd zero. Nice shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kip270 Posted February 12, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 It's zeroed at 200 yards, 300 yards has a 9" drop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 Top man Kip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GJUK Posted February 12, 2009 Report Share Posted February 12, 2009 I've always heard 'foxes are a problem, they kill sheep' but in my sheltered life, I've never seen a photo of a fox and sheep like that. I assume that fox has killed that? Good to see you're keeping them down as they appear to be a pest there. You're not just killing them for 'the hell of it'. Cheers, Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 I shot a fox last year that was standing with a lamb at its feet that it had taken from a lambing shed !! It had done this twice before and i caught him literally in the act and he was actually eating the lamb as the bullet passed through his chest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cometa24/7 Posted February 13, 2009 Report Share Posted February 13, 2009 great story and pics "KIP" well done my man... keep it up. cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.