Back up at the shoot

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Making regular steady catches this year. Seen plenty of skylarks & yellow hammers this morning, they all said "cheers Ben, you're a legend".

Yeah...Yeah, I know. 

[Stavross 16,111]

Are you sure that’s what they were saying

[BenBhoy 4,706]

20 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Are you sure that’s what they were saying

 

[Dervburner 2,549]

Found this mallard nest on Friday, ten eggs. Had a look today, all gone...

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Maybe they’ve hatched

[Dervburner 2,549]

1 hour ago, foxdropper said:

Maybe they’ve hatched

I did wonder, no sign of shell anywhere around. Lots of crows, rooks and jackies in the area though? 

[BenBhoy 4,706]

57 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

I did wonder, no sign of shell anywhere around. Lots of crows, rooks and jackies in the area though? 

Still thought you'd see broken shells though..... Fox carried them away? 

[shovel leaner 7,650]

You can tell an egg that’s hatched from one that’s been attacked by a predator. Look for signs that the egg was pushed out or pushed in . The nest site will have the eggs all over the shop too , if it’s been burgled. Fingers crossed they hatched

[shovel leaner 7,650]

On 18/04/2021 at 11:58, FOXHUNTER said:

Shame you never got a result SL. I arrived at my ground at 6pm and immediately glassed a fox on a gorse bank out in the sunshine I got talking to the shepherd and he said he often sees a pair there so this is where I headed. I put the caller on and straight away a pair appeared and started play fighting with each other,  shot a dog fox 180 yds so a good start. I then went in search of a buck and bumped an old lad who made the mistake of stopping at the wood and looking over his shoulder,  awkward shot but I managed to drop him with a base of neck shot at 150 yds off my quads I then went lamping and shot a brace but did manage to miss 1 off the quads , complacency I think. So a great trip 3 foxes and a buck

That buck is clean !! All the ones I’ve been seeing are in velvet.

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

4 hours ago, shovel leaner said:

That buck is clean !! All the ones I’ve been seeing are in velvet.

Often see clean bucks here from Mid February onwards

[shovel leaner 7,650]

5 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Often see clean bucks here from Mid February onwards

I don’t doubt it . I saw several bucks in Northumberland, all in velvet. And bucks here in Gloucestershire still fraying . Interesting how they vary from place to place .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Most mature bucks  here are clean ,I say most as I saw on3 last night that wasn’t even started .

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

3 hours ago, shovel leaner said:

I don’t doubt it . I saw several bucks in Northumberland, all in velvet. And bucks here in Gloucestershire still fraying . Interesting how they vary from place to place .

Old bucks clean first followed by youngsters.

[Stavross 16,111]

Wooohoooo, finally got a foot in the door at a place I’ve been trying to get on for a few years now, it’s egg units, stables and a cricket pitch, I’ve been working here for about a year on and off, I’m now landscaping after the build has finished, putting a lake in and raised beds around the house. After putting the beds in today I was talking to the owner about the amount of rabbits and to my surprise he said can you shoot them still haven’t got the fox shooting but give me time

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Result mate Just dropped out of our shoot , cant be bothered with it anymore. Prefer to go solo and rake about myself for what I can get , don't really like syndicates to be honest.