Oh What A Night!!!!!!!

[kilbs66 23]

The Mike & Mitch

 

Dating continued last night on another cracking permission of Mitch's. Things did not go to plan from the start really.

 

We arrived at the said permission and Mitch realised he had left his hunting jacket behind, so back in the van phone Mrs M to meet us half way. Mitch and I are busy chatting when the phone rings and his Mrs says "did you not see me waving?". We had been too busy gassing to notice and driven straight past her. Once jacket in hand we arrive back at the permission and after a short walk with a crack at a pesky woody we arrive at the area we are going to plot up. Mitch goes one side of a large area of bushes and I go the other side so we are facing up the same way so no chance of BLUE on BLUE. I start ranging certain markers so I'm ready for when big ears pops out. All of a sudden I'm surrounded by thousands of midges that proceed to feast on all exposed parts of my skin. Not wanting to scream like a girl I lay there with my gloves and hat on in the heat looking through my fingers, suddenly to my left I catch a glimpse of something moving. I slowly open my fingers and realise it's a fox looking at me from what I know to be 20 metres. It stood there for 10 seconds and legged it. After another hour of zero bunnies and having been eaten nearly to the bone I get up and bump straight into Mitch who exclaims I'm getting f*****g eaten alive over there!!!!!! No s**t Sherlock. Back to the van for some jungle prep and we head off in another direction only to be met by a family of foxes enjoying themselves. Back to the van to put on the Nitesite and for Mitch to swap rifles. Start putting the NS200 together and a nut is missing. Luckily Mitch comes to the rescue and provides said nut. We head off to another location and plot up together. I'm sweeping the area with my Nitesite spotter and catch one to the left, I tell Mitch who swings his rifle over and I switch the IR on the spotter down so Mitch is not blinded and the rabbit is startled by the click (crap design Nitesite) I get a look from Mitch which says you t**t. Minutes later I pick up another one on the spotter to the right and Mitch bags it straight to the nut with precision and it drops dead on the spot. Suddenly I sneeze but do not have time to stifle it and I get a "I don't think we will be seeing many more after that". Then the alarm on the van starts going off and Mitch legs it away to investigate leaving all of his gear. I pack up carrying two rifles, two range finders, Nitesite spotter and my shooting sticks and leg it as fast as you can leg it carrying all that stuff towards him. False alarm fly in the van setting it off. Went back and picked up Mitch's rabbit and had a wander back to the van spotting wooden posts that we think are rabbits. All in all a great night with a good laugh even if we only got one. BLOODY FOXES!!!!!

Off out again tonight and I'm ready I THINK!!!

Whilst sitting here typing this I just bagged a squirrel and woody for uncle Mitch's freezer

Edited May 26, 2015 by kilbs66

[moxy 617]

Good write up mike

[villaman 9,983]

Nice one Mike , sounds better than it really was

[random 659]

Sounds an interesting trip,good read.

[kilbs66 23]

Nice one Mike , sounds better than it really was

I enjoyed it hehehe glass half full and all that

[The one 8,511]

At least your out and got something mate

[Lloyd57 98]

It sounds like you had an eventful evening being it not on the good side.

[bigmac 97kt 13,812]

ONLY ONE

 

ill get the knitting needles ready

 

you can bring your own wool

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[villaman 9,983]

Its always good to get out , the other night we looked over our shoulders and the most wonderful sunset , shot no rabbits though to busy looking at the sky

[villaman 9,983]

ONLY ONE

 

ill get the knitting needles ready

 

you can bring your own wool

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

I will bring the rabbit up to you mac ,just to show you what one looks like

[bigmac 97kt 13,812]

 

ONLY ONE

 

ill get the knitting needles ready

 

you can bring your own wool

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

I will bring the rabbit up to you mac ,just to show you what one looks like

 

You dont need to now the 97 and the put pay,d to that

 

Now you have a new friend to play with you will not want to speak to us lesser mortals :cray:

 

Now where did i put my wool

 

 

Oops iv dropped a stitch

 

Its hard to type and knit at the same time

 

Nice shooting by the way bud

 

atvbmac :thumbs:

[kilbs66 23]

Its always good to get out , the other night we looked over our shoulders and the most wonderful sunset , shot no rabbits though to busy looking at the sky

I concur it was one of the best I have ever seen in Dorset. You don't get that sat in front of the TV.

[charlie caller 3,654]

Sounds like you could do with applying for a .222 and leaving the air rifle at home, with all those Charlies around

[kilbs66 23]

Hi Charlie

 

You are right but I think the most I would ever apply for is FAC air as I wouldn't want the extra hassle of having to account for ammo as well as a rifle. I think Mitch has a couple of pals with open tickets which he is going to take down there and sort out a few of those foxes. It was mobbed down there. I think we saw about six that night. It was still a good night if a little eventful

 

Cheers

 

Mike

[charlie caller 3,654]

Account for ammo? Please elaborate, the only accounting I do is having the amount I buy written on my ticket, and that is loaded rounds, I reload centerfire, and dont have the bullets noted on my ticket, so no hassle mate thats it, simple's