moonlight fox shooting

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

evening all ive just come in from fox calling in the moonlight we have a good foot of snow hear with a full moon and no cloud(ish) so i went for a look about to se if i could call a fox thats been makeing trouble in one of the drives. i have got a new swaro scope so i could make out hares at 200yard! any how i sat on a hill top between two woods with a fence and ditch runing between them this is a good place for foxes ive shot them hear before 20mins of calling, and i could see a blob comeing up the wood edge a look thru the scope and i was a fox about 150yard out i was gona wait untill it got to the fence then take it as it stopped but just as it got 10-15 yard from the fence the cloude came in and masked it right out!! when i cleard up agen charlie was gone! how do they faid in to thin air in 5 seconds god only knows! i waited a half hour more but its minus 12 so i come home. maybe next time.

but the missis is giveing me greif about christmas so i may just go back out!

[cassshantia 16]

not sure on your situation but i was thinking of a stake out t'morra ,full moon and little wind here,what time should we settle down to look about ?there is a big stack of bales in field (round type ,3 high ) thinking of baiting the footing areas and setting up a u caller and me seating 15 foot in he bales for a good all round site on any movement ?

anyone else has done bale watch ?

cheers lee

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

if you know your ground well and its foxes then you can time it to get in with them but if not just go out and call or wait in a good place bait will work but keep a eye on the wind. and downwind to they do come this way to many people sit with their back down wind and think because they will smell you its no worth keeping a eye on the area. i go from 9.30 onwards or if its not to cold all night! a good sleeping bag and a bale stack and your good to go

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Well I've not laid eyes on a fox since we got snow Saturday, been out night & day and no joy. Off persecuting greycrows again tomorrow to stave off the shakes

[thomasc4329 10]

I,ll second that john been out 3 nights since saturday for an average 5 hours a night with a couple of mates we only saw three foxes in that 15 hours, but the week before that my mate shot 9 in one night!!!!!

[JohnGalway 1,043]

Yeah, I'm not bothering going out tonight. Last night done it for me, I was stood overlooking a local wood, sure there are foxes in there. None of them would show for a call, so sod that.

[perthshire keeper 1,239]

yeh it can be like that i think they stay in the thick woods to keep warm. but we have had a lot of snow for a while so their hungry and dont have much choice.

crows are realy easey to bad in the snow too! just wait out over a bait with the rifle and job done