happyhunter Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Just for a change I was out after Charlie and his family last night after a busy few weeks at work... I was given word of an earth with a litter in with a large adult fox seen about earlier in the week. Not finishing until late last night it was 11.30pm before I got to the ground with my trusty t3 in .22/250 and lamp. Been pretty tired and wanting to mop up as quickly as possible the foxpro was set out 80 paces away and I let rip with cub distress for 30seconds paused for a minute or so and on for 30seconds again, this had an instant reaction from a vixen about 350yards to my left and she came steaming in screaming her head off. At 90 odd yards she collided with a v-max. Three decent little foxes followed and also met Mr v-max. Only after the last shot when I swung the light round to the right did I pick up the massive set of reflectors beaming back at me some 200yards out and moving at a fair pace to the left heading towards an old farm track. The field he was crossing was almost knee high in thistles and rushes so as he reached the track I gave a long lip squeak and he pause long enough to get a round into his ribs dropping him on the spot. After checking nothing else was about I made my way over to the vixen then cubs (two dogs one vixen) then onto the track where the dog fox lay at bang on 175yards, and what a big lad he was longer than the t3+mod and just shy of 241/2 lb! A real decent fell fox by any standards. Best thing was it hardly took 20minutes to clear the lot so after a 30min wait checking I was sure I had dealt with all the cubs I headed back on the track to the farm on foot lamping all the way with nothing else seen. Driving the 25miles home I almost splattered a cub as it ran out of a drive way on the edge of town! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Spot on good work and nice write up Gaz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visiter1 Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 great clear up lad, is the fox pro worth the money, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paddy_SP Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Well done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz6br Posted July 6, 2014 Report Share Posted July 6, 2014 Just as quick tonight lol, me and my mate got set up on a quarry at the back of a free range chicken farm, within minutes a vixen poped out the bank so a quick head shot job done Gaz Keep at them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyhunter Posted July 7, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2014 Good going Gaz, looks a good spot for Charlie. No sign of cubs with her Gaz? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little jon Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 good read & shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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