OUT WITH BRNO17

[foxhunter]

BRNO 17 kindly invited me up to his place in Hawick on the Scottish Borders for a spot of foxing friday night. I was the lamp man tonite and BRNO 17 was the rifle.

 

The weather was good , dark and a bit breezy , so I was full of expectation.

 

The 1 st fox I lamped wasnt playing ball and kept itself skylined so BRNO17 coulndt take the shot. We then proceded to a spot overlooking some forestry where I called for about 10 mins but nothing showed.

 

We then moved back to where we saw the 1st fox , it was there again but we still couldnt get a shot as it just kept itself on the horizon , I couldnt belive it.

 

Moving on again to a piece of high ground looking onto a wood I called again , almost immediately from nowhere a fox came screaming in , "this ones in the bag " I thought but somehow it just disappeared into the wood . I was beginning to think it was not our night.

 

We then made our way back to the car , flicking on the lamp revealed another fox but once again it wasnt playing the game and disappeared into some thistles , it kept showing itself every now and again but still we couldnt manage a shot , eventually it just peeped over a banking " have a go " I said. Brno 17 pulled off a cracking shot shooting it right in the eye.

 

I was feeling a bit happier now , next flick of the lamp revealed another fox so I told brno17 to rest on my shoulder and that was number 2 in the bag.

 

Its funny how things can be not going your way then before you know it theres 2 in the bag , I suppose thats why we love foxing so much.

 

Thanks again mate for a good night .....................we're in for a good season I think !!!

 

[charly hunter]

Nice going lads, it does us good to have some hard times because then when things go right, the good time they just seem even better Hope your luck will rub off on me for tonight.

[brno17]

nae probs foxy, glad to have a pro caller out with me theres plenty more to get, had another one tonight in the field with the water bowser in it just before dark, poor sod died of a 243 related illness

[foxshot]

Good going lads ,know how you feel foxhunter there has been many time we have been out for a couple of hours without firing a shot then sudenly things come together