jok 3,036 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 I am hearing about a shooting close to my home. This may have been last Wednesday. A local farmer shot dead by ‘a poacher’ through the heart. It is believed shot by a 308 round. The guy was, apparently calving one of his cows which was mistaken for a fox. Jok. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Bloody hell...sad story... How the feck you confuse a cow with a fox 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,389 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 2 minutes ago, TOMO said: Bloody hell...sad story... How the feck you confuse a cow with a fox I think he mistaken the guy attending the cow in calf for a fox but still how? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kanny 19,389 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Nothing coming up in the news Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Reminds me of that story of that guy that shot his own son ...he followed him out the house was crawling through the hedge and the fella shot him thinking he was a fox....sends shivers up your spine that... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
king 11,664 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 5 minutes ago, kanny said: I think he mistaken the guy attending the cow in calf for a fox but still how? Often find fox's amongst the cows or sheep..when you flick the lamp on the smaller eyes give them away..maybe the shooter seen a small set of eyes and automatically thought fox..but sadly it was human eyes he was seeing.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Well. To be honest we are a close community. There isn’t much that goes on that doesn’t get talked about. The one one thing that we all agree on is the colour of the eyes preshot. The other is that the person who pulled the trigger knew exactly what he/she was doing. They did not want to be caught. At this time I don’t know if an arrest has been made but by gum I hope it has. The fact that a calibre has been mentioned must have some relevance. Jok Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 20,875 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 10 minutes ago, TOMO said: Bloody hell...sad story... How the feck you confuse a cow with a fox Somewhere here in Lancashire a fox shooter shot a horse. Apparently this prick has been writing in sporting shooter about long range fox shooting at night! Didn't kill the horse but it was in foal and cost thousands in vet bills. I kept expecting it to appear in the media but it never did Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 23,800 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Thermal night shooter maybe? A couple of years ago stateside a bloke shot a man AND his 6 year old daughter after mistaking them for a pair of deer. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 Kanny. Strange but we have been watching all local media and nothing coming up. Jok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Daniel cain 42,889 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 3 minutes ago, TOMO said: Reminds me of that story of that guy that shot his own son ...he followed him out the house was crawling through the hedge and the fella shot him thinking he was a fox....sends shivers up your spine that... I once watched a lad empty both barrels into his own dog (border terrier)with a 12 g ,when a rabbit bolted in the hedgerow and ran past the dog whos head was down a hole marking.. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Arry 18,603 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 19 minutes ago, TOMO said: Reminds me of that story of that guy that shot his own son ...he followed him out the house was crawling through the hedge and the fella shot him thinking he was a fox....sends shivers up your spine that... Next village to me Tomo Sad do that. BBC NEWS | England | Devon | Lamping sentence 'never enough' NEWS.BBC.CO.UK Cheers Arry 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,036 Posted February 4 Author Report Share Posted February 4 It has made me think. Some years ago we were lamping on the side of the M1 (I have mentioned this before on here). It was a pishing night and my turn to be on the rifle. The track ran alongside the motorway, Juntion 24, and I spotted my fox. Well, to be honest the weather did not help but I called to my two companions that I would not take the shot as was unclear about the target. Turns out it was a vagrant, lucky guy I reckon. Thing is, mistakes, I suppose can happen. However, if you are trusted with a FAC you cannot and must not take a shot that you are not 100% on. Jok. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TOMO 24,876 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Very sad is that story Arry....God knows how you get past that 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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