swift4me Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Got up to the farm for a work day and overnight yesterday. It is a 200 year old Basque farmhouse, in habitable shape, but very rough at the moment. Very remote location with very few other farms nearby. Got to goof around a bit... caught a small brown on a dry in the creek and took a hike up to the top piece of ground to look at an old pigeon tree blind I hadn't seen before. The ladders need some work, but it is in a great spot. While looking at the ladder, something caught my eye... a fox trotting across the pasture above me. My guess it was not far from the den by the way it acted, so I've got calling action at the farm. I'm not exactly over run with them as it sounds like alot of you are, so I'll let them finish the deal this spring to make sure I've got foxes to call for the rest of the year. I'm probably naive about how many there are around. Great relief to find it as I've moved far, far away from my beloved coyotes. Just wanted to share. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Got up to the farm for a work day and overnight yesterday. It is a 200 year old Basque farmhouse, in habitable shape, but very rough at the moment. Very remote location with very few other farms nearby. Got to goof around a bit... caught a small brown on a dry in the creek and took a hike up to the top piece of ground to look at an old pigeon tree blind I hadn't seen before. The ladders need some work, but it is in a great spot. While looking at the ladder, something caught my eye... a fox trotting across the pasture above me. My guess it was not far from the den by the way it acted, so I've got calling action at the farm. I'm not exactly over run with them as it sounds like alot of you are, so I'll let them finish the deal this spring to make sure I've got foxes to call for the rest of the year. I'm probably naive about how many there are around. Great relief to find it as I've moved far, far away from my beloved coyotes. Just wanted to share. Pete What did you used to use on the yotes pete ? And how far away is far away ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markb Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 Sounds like you've found a good spot, hope you fit in with the locals, even if they are well spread out. I wish me and 'er indoors had moved some where like that, I do like a bit of sunshine and warmth. We have a river that forms part of our boundry, but the fish for some reason struggle to get up this far, we have the very odd salmon now and then but mostly brownies upto about 1lb, but the biggest problem is the poachers, bit scary facing upto 3 or 4 blokes, and telling them to leave. (very remote area) We do get the occasional rainbow when the resevoir overflows, and they can be any size I did have a 4 lb'er out the other year How do you get on with the language and the foriegn officaldom?? Like they say it's good to talk (especialy on this forum) :look: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted May 1, 2009 Report Share Posted May 1, 2009 sounds a great spot two be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swift4me Posted May 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2009 HI: I moved from northern California, about an hour east of San Francisco, and did alot of coyote hunting in California and some in Nevada and Alberta. Alberta absolutely crawls with coyotes, so you can get alot of calling experience in a week of hunting. Shotgun and archery range shots are not uncommon. Early on, a good friend got me going on the .220 Swift, and I've never switched. I've owned two, but sold the Husqvarna Sporter (regret) but my remaining one is a Remington 700 that started as the VSSF II and I had Christensen Arms in Utah do their graphite job on the 26" barel (took out over 2 pounds), and I restocked into a superlight foam core synthetic. The original gun was more of a bench gun, but now this whole thing scoped is well under 7 pounds and shoots 55 grain V-Max Molys great. The farm is on a fairly small stream with browns up to a pound, and flows into a larger system that gets some sea run fish and a small run of Salmon. My wife is Basque, which helps with the locals, and she was born and raised here until the late 60's so she's spent more time in the States than here. but has lots of family here. I get along OK with the language, (getting better), and lived here for a year back in 2000, so I'm used to things. The officialdom is not too bad, everything just takes a self addressed stamped envelope and a passport photo. Guns are easy here. That's a good thing. I used to be a dealer in California, and I think things are going to get alot tougher there now with the Savior in office. Have a good weekend. Pete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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