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Lamping Foxes with Shotguns


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Lampshy isn't really a problem for us - you see the fox has to associate being frightened whilst the lamp is on in order for it to become wary when it sees the lamp next time...

 

In ten years I could probably count on one hand the number of foxes that have been fired at and not killed using this method. Drive in to the field - there's the fox 100 yards away.. foot down, catch it up, shoot it at less than 40 yards. If you miss - well the landrover is more than capable of cutting off the fox so it can't leave the field.

 

We still squeek up quite a few to the rifle too and they show no signs of being lamp shy. We even call them up close enough to take with the shotgun.

 

It's horses for courses - use what ever method you need to get the fox in the bag! When it stops working we'll try something else.

 

BTW - Just had a good day on the rooks on the winter corn. 41 mixed corvids & 3 woodies for 79 shots. Not bad, should have done a bit better?

Now off to see the fireworks! =@

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Actually, the only time we ever came across 2 foxes together the driver had stopped the Landrover, got out, opened the gate, driven through, stopped, got out, closed the gate, got back in, turned on the light.... and there were 2 foxes about 50 yards out in the field.

 

Luckily there were 2 of us shooting, both with shotguns at that particular time.... Obviously as we were so close and having just meddled with gates, etc., the foxes had heard us and were wary. The driver started to head in their direction but we soon shot the first one. Of course the second then began to give it f**k but we were already on to it and after a bit we were within 40 yards and had her too.

 

That's the only time I can remember encountering 2 together.

 

Of couse, if we had used a rifle instead of shotguns - once the .22-250 (un-moderated) had gone off the other would have scarpered and would no doubt have been lamp shy for it's long and happy life!

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