Bit of Vermin Shooting

[Dave C 63]

I was out early a few weeks ago, only the second time we have shot at this farm and the the cover is unbelievably thick, its all real deep Holy and thorn hedges and big wood piles, last time we only had the Cocker cross but as good as she is, she just dosnt have the spirit to charge through the thick stuff.

So i was asked to take Ted my Terrier, now he is a bushing machine and the thicker the better but he dose have a tendency to get away from me on open land, which isnt a problem when bushing with the Lurchers, but obously frustrating when shooting.

So we were now looking for Pheasants, but there is also allot of Foxes and other vermin in them wood piles so you never know.

 

There was a Fox sun bathing hear but we just couldn't get close enough

 

 

Ted dispatching a Rook for us

 

 

Ted deep inside the wood pile and Fudge searching for a way in

 

The mole catcher had a good morning as well

 

End of day

 

I think the all the Pheasants had taken a battering from the storm the night before, typically we had been tripping over them all summer.

But never mind there was enough sport, but not as tasty.

 

Dave.

[dave1372 83]

Nice photos, looks like there are some nice places to build hides and ambushing some foxes. Good luck.

[Dave C 63]

Yeh there is a few about, but we havent been able to get close enough with the shot guns, i think we will have to get a rifle in and have a look out with the lamp.

 

Dave.