Back up at the shoot

[shovel leaner 7,650]

1 hour ago, ianm said:

That lokks like a corgi!

Nah , that’s an urban fox . I reckon it’s been going through Stavs charity bags that he left out one night . Some of his old rave  gear perhaps ?

[Baldcoot 2,352]

I had Stav down as a cravat and Paisley pattern kind of bloke tbh

 

[shovel leaner 7,650]

18 minutes ago, Baldcoot said:

I had Stav down as a cravat and Paisley pattern kind of bloke tbh

 

A bit like Noel Coward ?

[ianm 2,594]

33 minutes ago, shovel leaner said:

A bit like Noel Coward ?

No Noel Edmunds.

[ianm 2,594]

7 hours ago, shovel leaner said:

I use the 50grn Vmax in my .223 . My Tikka seems to shoot them ok . I have thought about trying different weights and brands just to see if there is anything better . But these bullets kill very well , dropping them on the spot , they very rarely put big holes in them , very often you have to really look for the entry hole . I’ve just bought another 100 off spud1967 , so I will be on them for another season. 
            I have shot a fox at 285meters at night , that’s the longest . I used Mapulator and my LRF and split the difference , no dwarf paces . But that was at a tricky one , who wouldn’t play ball . I’m more comfortable at half that distance and even more comfortable at around 60or 70 . 
            Is it just me or are foxes getting more clued up ? Are we seeing Darwin’s theory in practice? Where only the very shy foxes are surviving to breed . I remember foxes coming right in almost to my hand and shooting them with a shotgun. You wouldn’t do that around here now . I went woodcock shooting in Cornwall with a famous fox shooter who claims to be able to charm foxes with his squeaks , he told us not to shoot any foxes as they were all “ film stars “ . He then demonstrated his calls a few times bringing foxes in really close , he proudly boasted that he could make a fox do whatever he wanted. His calling was no different to what I can do , and it’s just that the foxes around there are hungry and not under pressure . He might have impressed the gullible people he takes out but I had my own opinions. 
 

You raise some good points here. If the 50grn are working in the 223 for you then leave well enough alone. I hated my 223 (but not as much as the hmr). I wasn't reloading then and i think the problem was the bullets where travelling to slow. They had a tendency to pass through the fox and leave a big exit wound, so not doing much if any damage inside. The number of runners i had was seriously unfunny. I was sick to death of spending forever looking for fox carcasses. It sounds as though you may have yours tramping on a bit and so it is fragmenting inside. The 204s that i now run do this, foxes drop on the spot and an exit is extremely rare. In fact when i go and pick them up i mostly cannot see either an entry or exit wound, they look "brand new" till you pick them up and give them a little shake, then they sound like a bag of soup.

I don't know if darwins theory is coming into play with foxes now but like you i would struggle to kill one with a shotgun now. They definately seem to be switched on more when it comes to calling them. Only an odd one will react to lip squeaking but most won't. I have found i have better reactions using fox calls on the foxpro rather than prey calls. It may also be that because i am constantly killing them in the areas i shoot on, the replacements have already run the gauntlet elsewhere and are clued up on calls lamps etc. However i have noticed a marked difference in the behaviour of a lot of foxes in the past six or seven years. Will we eventually only see foxes in daylight if Darwinism and pressure of using n/v and thermal takes hold? Interesting times.   

[BenBhoy 4,706]

1 hour ago, ianm said:

No Noel Edmunds.

Or his mate..

Edited February 23, 2021 by BenBhoy

[BenBhoy 4,706]

2 hours ago, Baldcoot said:

I had Stav down as a cravat and Paisley pattern kind of bloke tbh

 

With a .223 c'mon man!!

[Dervburner 2,549]

First stoat of the year. It had a large tick behind its ear. He’s a quick learner as well, only just had him and I’ve got him lying down already

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

18 minutes ago, Dervburner said:

First stoat of the year. It had a large tick behind its ear. He’s a quick learner as well, only just had him and I’ve got him lying down already

Hope he wasnt in one of your fenns I'm sure he chose your Doc traps

[Longshanx 833]

5 hours ago, Baldcoot said:

I had Stav down as a cravat and Paisley pattern kind of bloke tbh

 

He's definitely more

Edited February 23, 2021 by Longshanx

[Baldcoot 2,352]

Do they allow dad dancing in Ibiza

 

[Longshanx 833]

Just now, Baldcoot said:

Do they allow dad dancing in Ibiza

 

Only if you can rave like you did in the 90s

Top one, nice one, get sorted

[Baldcoot 2,352]

Its not the raving ,drink lubes that ,its the smell of ralgex and horse linament for the week after

[Dervburner 2,549]

4 hours ago, FOXHUNTER said:

Hope he wasnt in one of your fenns I'm sure he chose your Doc traps

Of course

[Stavross 16,107]

Orrible to me you lot