Brace of chicken eaters accounted for .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

We did a bit of ratting earlier on in the week [pics were crap]on an organic chiken farm and the farmer asked me if i'd pop in one night with the rifle as they have just changed crops on one shed and the local foxes are having a field day ,jumping the electric fence no less and stealing the young white poults.This was seen at 3.30 in the afternoon .Well i thought straight away that there was bound to be cubs about somewhere ,but i felt obliged to have a look .Parked at the mobile home at 6.30 pm , that is temparary home to the farmer and was told that there was one down there now as the chicken were restless .Put the orange filter on the lightforce lamp which is mounted on the .222 and walked the short track to the organic field .A quick shine around the whole field revealed not one but 5 sets of eyes though one was a badger .Concentrated on the nearest fox and watched him run straight towards me even though i darnt sqeak here .I realised i was stood in the only gateway to this field and charlie wanted out .Down on the bipod and took this one at 30yds .No time to study it as another was running at me fast .

Shouted loudly at which it retreated to the hedge line where i took it .Scanned the field for the other 2 and saw them running to the far hedge and then disappear .Maybe it wasnt the only exit as they were defo gone ,probably through a slip under the hedge .The badger was just ambling about with no care in the world ,probably as guilty as the foxes but .......

One of them was a dog fox in good condition and the other was a barren vixen with a touch of mange .

 

Well pleased with the brace however and showed the farmer who offered to pay me 20 quid for my trouble ,which i declined .

[sue 1]

good result there ,it was good that you declined the farmers money he will think of you again for help

[jamie g 17]

We did a bit of ratting earlier on in the week [pics were crap]on an organic chiken farm and the farmer asked me if i'd pop in one night with the rifle as they have just changed crops on one shed and the local foxes are having a field day ,jumping the electric fence no less and stealing the young white poults.This was seen at 3.30 in the afternoon .Well i thought straight away that there was bound to be cubs about somewhere ,but i felt obliged to have a look .Parked at the mobile home at 6.30 pm , that is temparary home to the farmer and was told that there was one down there now as the chicken were restless .Put the orange filter on the lightforce lamp which is mounted on the .222 and walked the short track to the organic field .A quick shine around the whole field revealed not one but 5 sets of eyes though one was a badger .Concentrated on the nearest fox and watched him run straight towards me even though i darnt sqeak here .I realised i was stood in the only gateway to this field and charlie wanted out .Down on the bipod and took this one at 30yds .No time to study it as another was running at me fast .

Shouted loudly at which it retreated to the hedge line where i took it .Scanned the field for the other 2 and saw them running to the far hedge and then disappear .Maybe it wasnt the only exit as they were defo gone ,probably through a slip under the hedge .The badger was just ambling about with no care in the world ,probably as guilty as the foxes but .......

One of them was a dog fox in good condition and the other was a barren vixen with a touch of mange .

 

Well pleased with the brace however and showed the farmer who offered to pay me 20 quid for my trouble ,which i declined .

 

welldone mate good shooting. he looks a big fox. ive been offered money when i shot a load of tree rats once for a farmer. i said i dont want your money im just happy you let me shoot here. im happy with that

and i bet he was to

Edited February 23, 2008 by jamie g

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

I know for a fact that a Welsh pest cotrol firm has promised to deal with his pest problems ,including foxes for a price , but im not about to have anyone else muscling in on my ground .They stung the farmer big time on some gassed rats that we had to go back and do propperly.Their idea of contol is to show up once a month and stuff some poison in boxes .Fecking joke .All because farmer has to be farm assured to sell egges at best price .He cant get farm assured unless he has a pest control firm on the case to provide the necessary paper work and rip him off financially .

ps .The firm from Wales was cheaper than our local guys but the service is shite .

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Well done mate . Are you seeing many bucks yet or not ??

[Tikka T3 0]

foxdropper

 

im from wales and work with my local aurthority pest control dept ,i would like to know who this firm is ?

theres more to pest control than putting poison in boxes etc.though i could name a few major companies that dont even service there boxes correctly.i too like you do work for my shooting mostly mole control .

glad to see some one got a few i blanked last time out but theres always next time .you like that .222 dont you great cal

i aint used mine for ages now that i got the 22.250 but i wouldnt get rid of it for love nor money

still like to know who the firm is though.

 

t3

[martin 332]

Nice one 'FD',what you need is a chap with a Nikon D80 to come along and take some action shots for you mate you got my number........................Martin.

 

By the way the old bill been back in touch and I got to phone them Monday about something,not sure what it is yet though.

[David 9]

well done, what do you think of the 222 mate are they a good round Edited February 24, 2008 by David

[Squirrel_Basher 17,102]

David- Ive had the .222 for a long time now and rate it highly for fox work .Extremely accurate round .