Frosty Mooch ,how many wabbits

[Baldcoot 2,352]

First time in 5 weeks managed a leave pass after much decorating ,plumbing and drilling ,off to the farm with a big cheesy grin.Loaded up with CCI segs for mr Fox and pard on off i set .Well within 10 minutes a Vixen starts calling ,mm strange no change in noise ,tone or call and it keeps "cycling " by buggers someone across the road is educating them with a sheet call over n over .Leaving them to their play set for a hole in the fence where they like to be shot on their travels but its like God is not pleased ,full moon so im lit up like a christmas tree.

Following the hedgerows for shadows can see the Badger cull is lingering ,no Badgers or Munties anywhere but by eck so many wabbits ,where 4 or 5 were common 10 or 12 in each patch.

And every now and then the mornfull screech of a Tawny owl can be heard and many a rat runs through the thermal to live another day <airrifles will be used >

Well after 3 hours of peace and no earbashing <heaven> no show from Reynard so back t the car for a pack up and tootle home.Thoroughly enjoyed myself ,no i didnt see a fox ,yes i let a few bunnies live to be seen another day but boy are my batteries recharged 

 

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Nice one coot.

I was out last night to. Just got a glimpse of old slinky.

Loads of rabbits out yes. Barn owl too. Loved every minute of it.

[ianm 2,594]

4 hours ago, Baldcoot said:

First time in 5 weeks managed a leave pass after much decorating ,plumbing and drilling ,off to the farm with a big cheesy grin.Loaded up with CCI segs for mr Fox and pard on off i set .Well within 10 minutes a Vixen starts calling ,mm strange no change in noise ,tone or call and it keeps "cycling " by buggers someone across the road is educating them with a sheet call over n over .Leaving them to their play set for a hole in the fence where they like to be shot on their travels but its like God is not pleased ,full moon so im lit up like a christmas tree.

Following the hedgerows for shadows can see the Badger cull is lingering ,no Badgers or Munties anywhere but by eck so many wabbits ,where 4 or 5 were common 10 or 12 in each patch.

And every now and then the mornfull screech of a Tawny owl can be heard and many a rat runs through the thermal to live another day <airrifles will be used >

Well after 3 hours of peace and no earbashing <heaven> no show from Reynard so back t the car for a pack up and tootle home.Thoroughly enjoyed myself ,no i didnt see a fox ,yes i let a few bunnies live to be seen another day but boy are my batteries recharged 

 

 

The only thing to spoil it is you have to go home to more nattering!

[David.evans 5,323]

I’m out now farmer rang to dead lambs , one strange enough had it head chewed off 

me thinks more like a badger, any way the two carcasses our back out at 150 and 100 wind in my face and surrounded by little lambs , only problem nearly a full moon 

but great to be out , I’ll report latter on a separate thread if anything shows 

atb 

 

[Stavross 18,795]

The moon last night was like day light, I went for a walk around the shoot and seen very little, one ginger as I was crossing a field, in the flash of an eye in the NV spotter it was gone, it was nice to see a good few hoppers about and I think I might have a go at them tomorrow at dusk, although the trigger was not pulled it was lovely to be out on a night like that

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Good to hear rabbit numbers are looking bit healthier recently. I know they can & have been pest proportions in past, but struggle to see many round here last 5 or so years.

[Sausagedog 7,381]

This doe looks like it's has young again in our back garden. Took a photo of her today. It's a good photo in as much it shows the black piece of coal eyes that I look for when I am hunting them in thick cover.