Back up at the shoot

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

Last night I went back to the squirrel farm to see if a fox had found the bait. I got set up with the wind in my face and caller between me and the wood. After playing vixen mating call for around 5 minutes a fox appeared behind me downwind got my wind and off it went. I switched the call to dog fox mating call and it came back but once again downwind and off it went. I therefore moved a couple of fields further over with the wind better this time and tried again but no sign this time. As I was calling a rat kept appearing out of the hedge 40 yds away , so after about half an hour and no sign of the fox I decided that the rat was getting it

[David.evans 5,323]

A rat with the 233 that must be a first , mind you ive done similar out of flustration

atb mate 

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

36 minutes ago, David.evans said:

A rat with the 233 that must be a first , mind you ive done similar out of flustration

atb mate 

 

Couldnt resist Dave , vermin needs controlling.  I often shoot squirrels with my .243 too

[shovel leaner 7,648]

20 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Couldnt resist Dave , vermin needs controlling.  I often shoot squirrels with my .243 too

I use them to check zero if I’ve knocked the scope . Well that’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it .

[shovel leaner 7,648]

I know how Noah felt now . I’m seriously thinking about constructing an ark . There has been little let up in the rain here for a while , and the ground is saturated. On Saturday I had to forego shooting a drive that I’d planned because it would be near impossible to get the guns on their pegs . Fields where you would see pheasants, now have ducks and geese , and even a couple of herons.   Spinning in the morning is a nightmare, just trying to find a bit of ground that isn’t waterlogged to lay the wheat on is difficult. Then descending some of the banks in the mule has my arse nipping , put it into low box , handbrake off and start sliding, it goes against the grain to hit the gas to engage the engine braking, but if I hit the brakes I would be doing an Eddie Edwards . Every day I take my life in my hands . Last year was the wettest I’d known and now this year isn’t far off . If it carries on I’m going to develop webbed feet .

[David.evans 5,323]

I’ve a old pair of flippers hear mate from my snorkelling day 

do ya want them ?

lol 

[shovel leaner 7,648]

12 minutes ago, David.evans said:

I’ve a old pair of flippers hear mate from my snorkelling day 

do ya want them ?

lol 

I’ll take flippers snorkel, goggles the lot if you’ve got them

[Dervburner 2,548]

3 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Couldnt resist Dave , vermin needs controlling.  I often shoot squirrels with my .243 too

Got any photo’s ?

[Stavross 13,728]

Here’s one I shot with the .243

[David.evans 5,323]

Yep that just about right stav ?=

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

1 hour ago, Dervburner said:

Got any photo’s ?

I have actually,  doesn't do as much damage as you think. I will dig a pic out

[shovel leaner 7,648]

Here’s one I prepared earlier with my .243 . If it’s too gruesome Walshie, feel free to  delete it . 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

DB ...here's a couple ??

[Dervburner 2,548]

Cheers Mark. Just goes to show that you might not get what you expect. I’ve shot lots with hmr and sometimes they’re ripped open and sometimes hardly a mark on them. I shot one with .22 hornet ballistic tip and the squirrel basically exploded.

[Stavross 13,728]

I’ve shot them front on with the HMR and made a proper mess of them and shot them side on without a mark on them all down to where you shoot them, I shot one a couple of months ago with the .243 and you couldn’t tell what it was when I went to collect it