kenny14 656 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) With all the fog we've been having over the past week or so I felt like I was starting to get withdrawal symptoms, so even though we were getting frequent heavy showers of sleet and freezing rain (which I'd been out in all day), I decided to try a spot close to home where a lot of Pheasants and Partridge had recently fallen prey to 'Charlie'. As soon as I scanned the first valley I could just make out a set of eyes in the distance on a bankside, even though I couldn't see an outline I was pretty certain it was a Fox, but not sure enough to risk a shot, so I started calling, and after about half an hour it hadn't moved an inch. The rain had come with a vengeance, and I was starting to feel my luck just wasn't in, so I decided to try and get a bit closer by approaching along the top of a small cliff, behind some thin cover to the left. As soon as I set off the rain stopped, the sky cleared and the area was bathed in moonlight. Great! I thought, but decided that this was my best chance of getting a shot, so I continued slowly getting closer. When I thought I was close enough to where I'd seen the eyes, I carefully peered over the edge down into the valley and scanned the area only to see the back of a Fox trotting up the hill and out of sight. By now the rain had started again and was being driven horizontally on a strong northerly which made viewing through the Yukon NV impossible, so I decided to scan with the lamp as I re traced my steps and headed home. I'd barely gone 20 yards when I spotted some eyes moving across the valley from my right, so I quickly got the rifle rested on a large stone and flicked on the lamp again. Looking through the scope almost directly into the rain, I could just make out the outline of the Fox as it drew level with me, so I steadied myself and gave a short squeek. The Fox turned it's head towards me but carried on moving. I definitely didn't want to miss this opportunity, and as it would've been out of sight very soon, I quickly gave a longer series of squeeks which made it stop and stare towards me. As I eased the safety off, it sat down and I got the shot off. As we all know, these things happen very quickly but sometimes seem to be in slow motion, and the Fox appeared to just lie down, then I heard the unmistakeable 'THWACK' as the bullet struck. When I got to the Fox I found it was one of the biggest I've had, and by far the biggest Vixen. Unfortunately I only had a mobile to take a photo, but I was well pleased with the result, more than worth getting soaked for. Edited November 24, 2010 by kenny14 Quote Link to post
DERBOY 18 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 GOOD WRITE UP THEIR KEENY , GOT SAME THICKNESS TO HER . YOU GOT YOUR REWARD , WHEN MOST PEOPLE DONT DARE STEP OUT SIDE IN THAT WEATHER (ME INCLUDING) Quote Link to post
stubby 175 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 GOOD WRITE UP THEIR KEENY , GOT SAME THICKNESS TO HER . YOU GOT YOUR REWARD , WHEN MOST PEOPLE DONT DARE STEP OUT SIDE IN THAT WEATHER (ME INCLUDING) turn your caps lock off Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,021 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Well done Kenny for being out in awful conditions. Im not that keen any more !!! Looks a good size vixen Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted November 24, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Well done Kenny for being out in awful conditions. Im not that keen any more !!! Looks a good size vixen Cheers. I can't say I'm that keen of those conditions either but as I said, I really was starting to get withdrawal symptoms, and a successful outcome does seem to warm you up (though I've had plenty of failures too where I've gone home feeling cold, damp and miserable! lol). Quote Link to post
hw100sniper 2 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Well done Kenny glad there are still some none armchair shooters Quote Link to post
cassshantia 16 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 nice one kenny i was hoping to get out on my rest days but this weather was the shits for an inexperienced person like me good shooting Quote Link to post
martin 332 Posted November 24, 2010 Report Share Posted November 24, 2010 Well done lad,she does have a good girth to her,did you weight her at all? I've started to carry a small set of scales with me,just out of interest if we get a big'un,they were about £4 on EBay! Martin Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 nice one kenny i was hoping to get out on my rest days but this weather was the shits for an inexperienced person like me good shooting Cheers Lee, Keep in touch and we'll still have a look out sometime if you like. Kenny Quote Link to post
kenny14 656 Posted November 25, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 Well done lad,she does have a good girth to her,did you weight her at all? I've started to carry a small set of scales with me,just out of interest if we get a big'un,they were about £4 on EBay! Martin At the time I wished I could've weighed it, as she was big in size and weight, but all my shooting's done on foot so I've got to try and keep what I carry down to the essentials ( a small digital camera's something I want to sort out though as my mobile's crap especially in the dark). Quote Link to post
cassshantia 16 Posted November 25, 2010 Report Share Posted November 25, 2010 YES WILL DO MATE Quote Link to post
jackinbox99 41 Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Christ, looks like a horse! Nice shot and well worth braving the bad weather! Quote Link to post
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