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    Absolutely brilliant mate. That's my kind of day ,getting a fox whilst flighting is unreal, never heard of that before. Glad you got under some geese ?
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    Used to have a blackbird in my garden with a white head ,knocked about for 3 years before disappearing. Seen a white crow and speckled jackdaws. Shot this woody last year
  3. FOXHUNTER
    Sounds like a complete w@nker ?
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    Forgot to mention I shot 2 woodies with 1 shot . Coming in to roost I shot a bird above me , the only 1 I saw and 2 fell out of the sky. I love variety, had over the last 3 outings fox, hare, rabbit, squirrel, goose, pheasant, woodcock and woodpigeon using .243 , .17 HMR and shotgun ?
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    I had a couple of hours walkabout this afternoon to try for a final pheasant. I started off straight away bagging a brace of cocks and on going to pick them a woodcock sprung and I took that too , great start. Knocked over a squirrel and a hen pheasant before spotting a dozen geese about 30 yds off a hedge line so I hatched a plan to stalk them up the opposite side of the hedge. Never expected it to work but I was lucky and bagged one ? Spent last hour trying to shoot woodies coming in to roost , most difficult shooting I have found and added another bonus squirrel. What a grea
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    I had great times working the terrier marking the dry stone walls and rock piles, used to get loads of rabbits doing this , wish I could turn back time and do it all again.
  8. FOXHUNTER
    Which part of Scotland?
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    We used to drive about in the farmers old Defender . My best night was 213 and that was only half the night , I stopped shooting as it got boring , I know that sounds insane but true. If I'd continued all night probably could have shot 4 to 5 hundred.
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    And foxhounds.
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    We took it for granted back then , waves and waves of rabbits running off fields. The farmer hated them that much he used to pump the warrens full of slurry. The crop damage was insane. I remember one day I just walked about with the shotgun with my terrier flushing rabbits from cover , I shot 77 that day , brilliant times never to be repeated.
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    I have found memories of rabbitting in the Borders , went for around 20 odd years before RHD wiped them out. Before that you couldn't make a dent in them , we feretted, shot and lamped them killing thousands. Each year was the same even after myxy had hit.
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    Got more respect for the fox mate , I didnt want to risk wounding it . I've shot a few with it but no more than 50 yds Also I havent used the rifle much and wasn't confident so off he went. Thanks for the clean has made a difference ?
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    They are basically dog food or fox bait. Wish I had somewhere to sell them. Remember in the 90s I couldnt sell enough in the local Working Mens Clubs for £1 each , couldn't get enough. Used to come back from Scotland with a 100 or so after lamping , getting back home at dawn then skinning them all and be all sold at lunchtime.....couldn't be arsed with that now.
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    Last night saw me venturing out with the HMR for some rabbits. This is the 1st time out with it since Stav kindly cleaned it for me and I zeroed it I have never really had much confidence in this rifle but last night I shot great with it with a lot of shots around the eighty to ninety yard mark. It was windy with gusts up to 20 mph and drizzly and a lot of the rabbits very shy. I saw a fox early on about 100 yds away sat looking at me but due to the poor sight pic and gusting wind I wasn't confident with the shot so let it go. The 1st rabbit I shot I left at a gate to pick up la
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    Saturday night I had a quick hour out local and called in this vixen with dog fox mating call.
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    Well done mate , good shot on ? I'm.on a roll had a vixen last night.
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    I heard a pair at it the other night.
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    They have been eradicated .
  20. FOXHUNTER
    Just the once mate , they found pastures anew.
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    Cant wait for the spring drillings and getting on the corvids ?
  22. FOXHUNTER
    Spot on ?
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    Only stating the truth.
  24. FOXHUNTER
    Dont hold your breath. Countryside Marches changed nothing , nothing will change in Scotland either.
  25. FOXHUNTER
    But you cant do anything, you cant change the law.
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