Back up at the shoot

[Dervburner 2,548]

1 hour ago, BenBhoy said:

Easier one.. 

That’s easy.........it’s eggs

[Dervburner 2,548]

This fella today...

[BenBhoy 4,706]

3 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

This fella today...

That's the nuts! 

[Stavross 13,743]

6 hours ago, BenBhoy said:

Easier one.. 

Is it a cockatoo? I only ask because someone said you like a cockortoo

[BenBhoy 4,706]

1 hour ago, Stavross said:

Is it a cockatoo? I only ask because someone said you like a cockortoo

 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

My mate called to say his mates hens were being taken by a fox and could we sort it. So yesterday evening went through an hour before dark to suss the job .We were at the top of a sloping horse paddock with a good field of view. As it was dusking I played the cub call and immediately a vixen was screaming in from around 600 yds away.  Told my mate to get ready telling him it would come through bottom hedge which it did , I muted caller , fox stopped ......no shot and off it went. Couldn't believe it , asked my mate what happened and said he couldn't see it told him to go to Specsavers , his eyesight is terrible. Called again thinking dog fox may be about ,played the usual calls with no luck so switched to Vixen mating call and had a dog fox screaming in , luckily he could see this one and got a result So got 1 but should have been 2 , need to go back now

[Stavross 13,743]

A good result and there’s still a reason to go back

[Stavross 13,743]

A run up to the shoot to top my 2 feeders up I’ve still got on the go, I had a walk over the piggeries drives where I was greeted by a dozen kids running around in the woods, from the campsite a couple of field over, now not wanting to terrify them ( big old bloke with a rifle over his shoulder) I softly gathered them up and explain to them that they couldn’t be in the woods and needed to go back to the playing fields around the site, the place is like a wildlife desert now the site is back open , so back up to the farm for some .223 rabbit busting, I found what was left of one of last year’s victims 

Edited May 1, 2021 by Stavross

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Anyone know where I can print off OS style maps, preferably free??? Ta

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

I popped out yesterday evening to try for a fox that's giving me the runaround.  Set up and set the caller away with cub distress for around 15 mins with no response. On turning round and checking behind me I spotted a cracking mature 6 pointer browsing a hawthorn. I was already set up on my bipod  so just had to manoeuvre round a little and the shot was on. He was perfect broadside,  I dropped him on the spot at around 200 yds taking the top of his heart off , pleased with that. Then for the awesome drag back to the motor.

[BenBhoy 4,706]

.243 mate? Handsome looking fella 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

42 minutes ago, BenBhoy said:

.243 mate? Handsome looking fella 

Yep .243 100 grn

[Stavross 13,743]

Another go at the egg units/cricket pitch/ stables for the rabbits, bumped into the owner when I got there and he said go wherever you want, which was nice of him, I got the rifle out the back and realised I’d left my sticks up at the shoot last night ( bugger ) so free hand it would have to be, now I can’t remember the last time I shot without sticks and it showed. I still accounted for 19 in a little over an hour, missing a good half dozen, this place is a ferreting lads dream, every hedge back is just one big set, with access to both sides, when I was leaving I bumped into another lad who asked if I could clear the rabbits up at a championship football clubs training ground, so I gave him my number and with a bit of luck something will come of it 

[FOXHUNTER 5,020]

Nice outing mate , need to have a session on them myself soon

[Stavross 13,743]

39 minutes ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Nice outing mate , need to have a session on them myself soon

There’s certainly a good few kicking around this place, it’s a shame I didn’t get it 6 months ago before all the young came along, I’d much rather shoot adult rabbits, half of what I shot tonight was a few weeks about ground, but it’s pest control and a hour out over the summer when all the crops are to high on a lot of my other land