Back to the pumpkin field.

[toxo 160]

Reposting this as it appears no-one knew it was tagged on the end of the last post. Either that or my posts are just shite.

My buddy and I went back to the pumpkin field last night. We haven't got around to sorting a speaker for our fox caller so it's fairly weak but the lowly tenterfield came good again. To be honest the first one took us by surprise. Should've had him but I had a feeling there was nothing left in the mag. Turned out to be the case so just as well plus I had alerted my pal and didn't know if he was lined up on him. Of course all this took but seconds and charlie was off.

The second one came up with the wind to the side of us. He was careful to stay behind the sparse hedge in the cobnut field next door. All we got was fleeting glimpses until he was alongside of us where he caught our scent, he gave a dismissive look our way and went away.

We concentrated on the bunnies for a while before moving lower down the farm to where the Pheasant pens are. Things were pretty dead down there and we were on the verge of moving. I said "last scan" and blow me a fox came in from the left at about 130yds. He went down to the 17 hornet. One down.

We then went back to the  pumpkin field and worked out a plan. What wind there was had changed slightly so we gutted and chopped heads and legs of the nine rabbits and left them where the foxes had scented us earlier. Then we left the caller in the same place and stationed ourselves about 100yds further downwind so no chance of him scenting us. I then went mad with the tenterfield for a few minutes and then left him with his 17 hornet with a thermal scope whilst I went further across just in case he came in from the other side of the field. Not ten minutes had gone by when I got a message on the walkie talkie, "fox down". On checking the fox it was a good strong healthy fox and  I'm pretty sure it was the same one that showed first earlier in the night.

We called it a night after that. No doubt the farmer will be pleased,  especially after a fox recently got into one of the pens and killed fifty birds.

Don't you just love it when a plan comes together!

[foxtrotoscar 35]

Great write up Toxo!

What I envy is the fact you appear to have found a good shooting buddy you can work with.  I get fed up taking out others who are either afraid of the dark or just lazy if it's too cold etc.

[toxo 160]

Thanks foxtrotoscar. I'm just pleased someone read it. Thought I was gonna have to go elsewhere when I need an ego boost.

I think us lot like to hear how the day or night went in more detail. It sort of takes us there.

Yes my buddy Shane is a good one. He has a wife and kids and so isn't as free as I am but we work around these things and usually get out at least once a week.

I'm thinking what's left of the pumpkins will give us perhaps another two weeks at the crows so I've been working on a crow decoy. I'll post a pic later.

[Outback 1 26]

Good shite .