aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 i was just out walking on a very good piece of land wich i dont have permission to shoot on but enjoy stalking animals for fun on (it's kind of like a place where i practise stalking rabbits and woodpigeons on....except without a gun). well i went down with the trusty binocs and realtree suit and spotted a group of 8 rabbits feeding at the other end on the field. so sticking close to cover and not making much sound i slowly stalked up to the rabbits until i was a mere 15 yards away with know heads popping up to look around and none of them bolting (i never usually get this close) i realised that there were more than 8 rabbits. there were 8 adults and 4 tiny kits. well i watched them for about 10 minutes and they slowly cam closerto me up to the point where 1 of the kits was only 5 yards away from me well just at the point where it couldent get any better a vixen emurged at the bottom of the field and slowly stalked up to the bunnys just as i did and was crouching 5 yards behind one of the kit bunnys. both the fox and the rabbits were completely oblivious to my prescence as i had no smelly stuff on, i was downwind and i was frozen, not moving a muscle. well the fox leapt high into the air the rabbits bolted and in a blink of an eye the fox had a baby rabbit stuggling in its mouth all 10 yards away from me. and just when i thought it could not get any better at all, 2 fox cubs emerged from the undergrowth to its mother to feed. i stayed there for another 20 minutes watching the cubs and the mother feed and the cubs play fighting. then they sluk away into the forest. i lay there. frozen with joy as that was the first time i had ever seen fox cubs that close. i am completly kicking myself for not having a camera. amazing watching foxes hunt and nature taking place that close to me. Aaron Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Rolfe 2 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Nature at it's loveliest and cruelest both at the same time........truly amazing what you can see if you lay still long enough. That's how it's always been ........and always will be........ Rolfe. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Nature at it's loveliest and cruelest both at the same time........truly amazing what you can see if you lay still long enough.That's how it's always been ........and always will be........ Rolfe. Summed up perfectly mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest little lurcher Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Nature at it's loveliest and cruelest both at the same time........truly amazing what you can see if you lay still long enough.That's how it's always been ........and always will be........ Rolfe. Summed up perfectly mate nothing more or less to add except rolfe , you summed it perfectly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MuttleMcTuttle 21 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 What a wonderful sight I've been lucky enough to see foxes hunting, and cubs playing with the rabbits brought back for them, but no, I've never had my camera handy either, except for a few shots of the cubs just mooching around. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 17,819 Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 i was just out walking on a very good piece of land wich i dont have permission to shoot on but enjoy stalking animals for fun on (it's kind of like a place where i practise stalking rabbits and woodpigeons on....except without a gun). well i went down with the trusty binocs and realtree suit and spotted a group of 8 rabbits feeding at the other end on the field. so sticking close to cover and not making much sound i slowly stalked up to the rabbits until i was a mere 15 yards away with know heads popping up to look around and none of them bolting (i never usually get this close) i realised that there were more than 8 rabbits. there were 8 adults and 4 tiny kits. well i watched them for about 10 minutes and they slowly cam closerto me up to the point where 1 of the kits was only 5 yards away from me well just at the point where it couldent get any better a vixen emurged at the bottom of the field and slowly stalked up to the bunnys just as i did and was crouching 5 yards behind one of the kit bunnys. both the fox and the rabbits were completely oblivious to my prescence as i had no smelly stuff on, i was downwind and i was frozen, not moving a muscle. well the fox leapt high into the air the rabbits bolted and in a blink of an eye the fox had a baby rabbit stuggling in its mouth all 10 yards away from me. and just when i thought it could not get any better at all, 2 fox cubs emerged from the undergrowth to its mother to feed. i stayed there for another 20 minutes watching the cubs and the mother feed and the cubs play fighting. then they sluk away into the forest. i lay there. frozen with joy as that was the first time i had ever seen fox cubs that close. i am completly kicking myself for not having a camera. amazing watching foxes hunt and nature taking place that close to me.Aaron You didn't need a camera mate, that scenario will stay with you for the rest of your life! (unless you get Alzheimers)! Cheers, D. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aaronpigeonplucker 32 Posted May 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 right, my new mission is to go walk up there evey day after school with the camera and try ang get the shot again. it probably won't happen for again, but at least i'm garunteed to get some good pics of rabbits. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the Verminator 0 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 right, my new mission is to go walk up there evey day after school with the camera and try ang get the shot again. it probably won't happen for again, but at least i'm garunteed to get some good pics of rabbits. good luck with that, would love to see the pics Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JPTfellterrier 65 Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 your one lucky lad...great write up aswel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Hunter4ever 0 Posted May 19, 2009 Report Share Posted May 19, 2009 (edited) gt permisson, get your gun and go back there, hopefully you'll get a shot at the vixen or cubs, maybe even a rabbit. Edited May 19, 2009 by Hunter4ever Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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