redthunder Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Alrite lads, Decided to go out and have a look about lastnite with the cannon and try and have a fox or two up on my uncles farm as he's nearly ready to start lambing But its one of those farms where the foxes are always one step ahead and cagey even though no-one else goes up there with a rifle they must get lamp activity on the neighbouring farms. We arrived about 9pm and had a quick shine with the lamp but nothing so we moved to a good vantage point to have a good call but after 30minutes of calling and scanning with the lamp we decided enough was enough as it was ******* freezing up on the mounting top We headed back to the truck and had one last check with the lamp but nothing and off we went I was halfway home when i thought of checking another one of my permissions whitch i haven't been for over a year We pulled into the yard of the farm and the foxes normally show up in the field infront of the farm yard quick shine just sheep and new lambs so we drove around the back of the yard down a ruff track into a valley looking back to the sheep field quick scan and there was the unmistakable glowing eyes of charlie blinking back at us must have been waiting for a chance at a young lamb the only problem was the rifle was in the back of the truck in the slip unloaded so i switched the landy off crept to the back opened the door super stealth and took the rifle and chambered a round as quick as possible trying not to make any metallic noise as the bolt locked home i told the lamper to light it up and scoped it There she was sitting looking back at us at 150 to 160 mark i flicked the safety off and she started to trot off must have been getting sun burned off the power of the blitz one quick squeek she stopped broad side and i sent her a 58 grain hornady tip straight through the engine room she shot up in the air about 3 foot and tried biting the bullet exit wound :( and then dropped stone dead when i went out to pick up the fox it was a very large vixen in mint condition so a good end to the night considering the moon was so bright Edited March 6, 2009 by redthunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Well done :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redthunder Posted March 6, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Well done :( Alrite Steve did you have any joy with Pie up Whiltsire the other day i was on the blower to pie when he was driving up ?? Edited March 6, 2009 by redthunder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundowner Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Looks a canny job mate ! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shot shot Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 great write up red! :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redthunder Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 great write up red! Cheers shot it was a good end to what was looking like a blank number 5 this year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 good do RT,well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Well done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liamlumsden Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 nice big vixen there!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redthunder Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 nice big vixen there!!!!! Cheers Liam she was a good size and weighed a ton carrying her back to the truck i think she was full Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 good going I think they are all full by now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stokeshooter Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 well done good write up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hero Posted March 16, 2009 Report Share Posted March 16, 2009 great story hero Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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