Welsh_red 4,302 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 11 minutes ago, walshie said: A decent thermal spotter is a gamechanger. Not only can you see things you normally wouldn't, it gives me peace of mind when I'm shooting that there isn't any non-intended species or people around. What do you use? Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 12 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: What do you use? A Helion XQ38F. Pricey but excellent bit of kit. Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 Are you a fukking bank robber, Walshie?! Link to post Share on other sites
walshie 2,804 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 2 hours ago, Ken's Deputy said: Are you a fukking bank robber, Walshie?! Yes. After dark with my thermal. Link to post Share on other sites
Francie 6,362 Posted October 29, 2020 Report Share Posted October 29, 2020 51 minutes ago, walshie said: Yes. After dark with my thermal. 1 Link to post Share on other sites
sandymere 8,260 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,838 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 hate to break it to ya sandy.....but thats India not north devon or bristol... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
notahunter 31 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) On 10/09/2019 at 16:41, stop.end said: Ive seen one out lamping in a wee village in northern Ireland called claudy... it was a black panther... I was lamping on my own when I lived in a farmhouse out that way was about 1 in the morning it was walking a field quite close to a farmhouse...I flicked it first with the lamp.. thought wtf is that... cant be?? Had my choco dog with me and first glance I thought it was a big wild feral and this cnutss going to get it... then I stopped the van and had a proper look and sure as fcuk it was exactly what I thought it was.. this was about 15 years ago and I was in my vets other day getting tablets for the terriers and we got chatting about it and there was actually a man who lived near the village of claudy who owned it and let it loose.. Very interesting reading this! Could make an old story make sense for me. Probably 10/15 years ago my aunt and uncle swear to me they saw a "black big cat" over the backroads. They live out past Killea, I will ask them exactly where they saw it. was in the early hours of the morning, he was driving her home from nightshift, it slinked across the road in front of them, he's a farmer, so I trust they know what they were looking at. They didn't tell many people for fear of being laughed at. That's what got me interested in all these big cat sightings! Did they ever catch it do you know? Edited October 30, 2020 by notahunter 5 Link to post Share on other sites
notahunter 31 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, sandymere said: What height is that gate? Edited October 30, 2020 by notahunter Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,456 Posted October 30, 2020 Report Share Posted October 30, 2020 Food for thought? 2 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Welsh_red 4,302 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Never need a excuse to watch steve rinella but his latest release from season 2 is worth a watch concerning the mountain lion . Shows how difficult it can be to track and locate them even with expert trackers and a pack of dogs bred and trained for the job . Altho its in no way anything to do with big cats in the UK it does show how elusive they can be even to the most experienced hunter actively looking for them. It was also interesting to hear how little Rinella has seen of them in the wild considering how often he is out and about 2 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,151 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Nice one mate puts things in a bit of perspective Link to post Share on other sites
NEWKID 26,094 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 (edited) I've seen this thing around here a few times, I think its living in one of the barns here...its bloody huge! Watched it hunt a mouse today on the field beside mine, got some pics and thought of you GM...lol Edited October 31, 2020 by NEWKID Link to post Share on other sites
Greyman 25,151 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 Looks like a maincoon mate few quids worth Link to post Share on other sites
Bush Rummager 3,744 Posted October 31, 2020 Report Share Posted October 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, Welsh_red said: Never need a excuse to watch steve rinella but his latest release from season 2 is worth a watch concerning the mountain lion . Shows how difficult it can be to track and locate them even with expert trackers and a pack of dogs bred and trained for the job . Altho its in no way anything to do with big cats in the UK it does show how elusive they can be even to the most experienced hunter actively looking for them. It was also interesting to hear how little Rinella has seen of them in the wild considering how often he is out and about I'll look for that episode mate.. Good watching isn't it. Just had a week in north Devon/ Exmoor.. looking for some local pussy.. Watched a good few meat eater episodes, pre downloaded, no site wifi!! it's good shit ain't it.... 1 Link to post Share on other sites
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