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6.30 LAST NIGHT THE PHONE RANG AND BRNO 17 FROM SCOTLAND SAID THE RAIN HAD STOPPED AND DID I WANT TO HAVE A LOOK UP. NEVER ONE TO DECLINE AN OFFER I SAID I WILL BE WITH YOU AS QUICK AS I CAN. 80 MILE DRIVE I ARRIVED AT 8.30 AND WE GOT SET UP ON TOP OF A WATER BOWSER LOOKING ACROSS TO WHERE SOME CUBS WERE RESIDING IN SOME LONG COVER. BRNO 17 HAS ALREADY HAD THE DOG FOX AND 1 CUB BUT THERE WAS STILL 4 MORE CUBS AND THE VIXEN TO CLEAR UP.

 

I GAVE A SQUEAK AND ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THERE WAS A CUB STANDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD WHICH ALAN DROPPED.

 

WE GAVE IT ANOTHER HOUR AND I GAVE ANOTHER SQUEAK , THIS TIME ANOTHER CUB FLEW IN ACROSS THE FIELD WHICH I HALTED WITH A SHOUT , NO 2 IN THE BAG.

 

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AFTER DARK WE FLICKED THE LAMP ON AND ALAN KNOCKED OVER A 3RD CUB.

 

SO NOW HE JUST NEEDS TO GET THE VIXEN AND LAST CUB.

 

ON OUR WAY BACK TO THE CAR I FLICKED ON THE LAMP AND CAUGHT SOME EYES LOW TO THE GROUND RUNNING ACROSS THE FIELD , IT TURNED OUT TO BE AN OTTER NEVER PREVIOUSLY SEEN HERE BEFORE.

 

I THEN SET OFF IN THE POURING RAIN FOR MY RETURN 80 MILE DRIVE HOME , THE SMELL OF SUCCESS VERY SWEET !!

 

 

CHEERS ALAN FOR INVITING ME AGAIN :blink:

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Good bag of foxes there, this time of year is great the foxes just come runnig to the call, makes me feel like a pro caller, anyhow the hunting is great at the minute provided it stops raining.

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