Toby Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 -7c last night. Drove to barn at 10pm,set alarm and slept until 3am.First fox came 5 mins after settling into the chair.Next one just over an hour later.Both ran on a fair bit(they were at a funny angle)but luckily the day before we had a new fall of snow so that, and the fact there was plenty of "paint" meant an easy tracking job.A dog and a bitch,the bitch showing early stages of mange.One more weekend to go before the season ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Having fun again Toby , hope you catch up with another couple before the season ends . Good luck Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest martin Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Hey Toby,you do like to suffer for your sport mate,well done,and,I hope you get a few more before the end of the season mate..............'M' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperman223 Posted March 29, 2009 Report Share Posted March 29, 2009 Well done Toby, its nice that you are getting some rewards for your effort. john Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 well done Toby nice pair there Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
varminter Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Well done Toby!!!! Sure is cold where you are , i bet the view is stunning with all that snow!!! All the best................ RAY...................................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6mmBR Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Nice going Toby, those foxes look frozen stiff, good job you've got a barn to shoot from. Didn't realise you had a season on foxes, as they're fair game all year here. Cheers Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Like Dave said no season here with them being classed as vermin. Hope you get some more before you run out of time. What are the season dates then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted March 30, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 Open season is from 15.07-15.04.Fantastic views|fom the barn,much better than the small field of view out of my old cabin.I think that is what has made the move more successful,I can see them coming from 3-400m away and that they are up by the farm buildings/muckpile most nights judging by the tracks.Thats 9 in the last month,6 by me and 3 by a mate. Views from the barn , left to right. Bait is at 80m on the edge of the tyre tracks in the snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemasis243 Posted March 30, 2009 Report Share Posted March 30, 2009 fantastic views there Toby, are you shooting the foxes by use of night vision , lamp or using the moon light ? Are there any laws there regarding shooting at night? cheers Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toby Posted April 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2009 Just good old fashioned german optics with an illuminated reticle Lamping is out, as is the use of NV gear. You are allowed to use a lamp if it is fixed to a wall, otherwise its just to use the snow and moonlight.You aren't even allowed to use artificial light when following up wounded game unless you are part of an "official"game dept.As you saw on the Roe dvd it is legal to shoot deer in the moonlight over here,it's when you wound them that you start having problems.There have been numerous cases over here in the hunting press of hunters that have been taken to court over both successful and unsuccessful night shooting episodes.The commonest species to shoot at night over here is fox, followed by red deer and roe deer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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