Came early

[Longshanx 833]

After a discussion with the lady who runs the stables and the sheep farm, she advised me that she had seen a fox on a few occasions around 0600 in one of the fields. 

We had a walk to where she sees it and I told her I'd be back up in the morning early doors. 

So...... 

Alarms clock goes off at 4am, I'm washed, ready, got fueled up with a strong coffee and get the rifle out the safe. 

The stables are only 10 minutes up the road so get there for 5am. 

I parked the van up get the rifle & trigger sticks out the van. 

Rifle and trigger sticks in hand I head off to were I'm going to wait for the fox to cross. Nice and early or so I thought. 

Now bearing in mind the Intel I've got is 6am guess what..... 

Just as I'm heading to my spot the fox strolls through the field at 05:15 and clocks me.  I get it in my sights but its no use, its off up the field and all the whistles and shouts isn't stopping it.

So it's going to be an even earlier start for me tomorrow and I'm getting there for 4am, let's hope it turns up

 

[si brown 8,486]

It wouldn’t be a challenge if they dropped on your feet.. good luck tomorrow Ls

[Longshanx 833]

9 minutes ago, si brown said:

It wouldn’t be a challenge if they dropped on your feet.. good luck tomorrow Ls

Cheers Si. Very true, life would be boring if we never came across challenges

[si brown 8,486]

6 minutes ago, Longshanx said:

Cheers Si. Very true, life would be boring if we never came across challenges

I’ve been out three times over the last few weeks with the plan of bagging a buck, if I had a quid for all the ones I’ve seen over the last few months while out early with the shotgun I’d be minted!!

needles to say the freezers still empty and I’ve not had a sniff typical 

[Longshanx 833]

40 minutes ago, si brown said:

I’ve been out three times over the last few weeks with the plan of bagging a buck, if I had a quid for all the ones I’ve seen over the last few months while out early with the shotgun I’d be minted!!

needles to say the freezers still empty and I’ve not had a sniff typical 

Sods Law that Si, seen plenty of does about but no bucks. 

[Stavross 16,112]

You should pull an all nighter there, I’m sure Mandy would look after you

[ianm 2,594]

I do so hope this doesn't become an eleven page epic with excuse after excuse. 

[Longshanx 833]

3 hours ago, Stavross said:

You should pull an all nighter there, I’m sure Mandy would look after you

No thanks

[Longshanx 833]

1 hour ago, ianm said:

I do so hope this doesn't become an eleven page epic with excuse after excuse. 

You and me both , I'm hoping for a quick ending

Edited July 11, 2020 by Longshanx

[Stavross 16,112]

9 minutes ago, Longshanx said:

You and me both , I'm hoping for a quick ending

Stick with Mandy and you could have a happy ending

[BenBhoy 4,706]

4 minutes ago, Stavross said:

Stick with Mandy and you could have a happy ending

Stuff the foxes, I wanna hear more about Mandy!! 

[Stavross 16,112]

Longshanx will have to get you a picture, it could be a good little earner for him selling them for people to put on their mantelpiece to keep the kids away from the fire 

[Meece 1,958]

Sods law that charlie either doesn't show tomorrow or does something really random.  Son in laws brother and his partner have a riding livery and school ect.  They were being plagued by charlies eating the horse nuts,  making beds up in the hay stores, shitting in the hay, digging the horse shit out of the skip container, shitting  round the yard, generally right in a Doorway. Generally making a bloody nuisance of themselves.   Son in law and I went up there on numerous occasions to control them.  It was the most difficult shooting that I have ever encountered.  Firstly it was in winter and we were frozen solid.  the distance between  buildings was small and angles tight and few. One night I was put in a tack shed sitting in a doorway watching across an illuminated sand school.  After I had been sitting staring across the zone for about 15 minutes I leant forwad to look along the front of the shed.  Charlie was sitting like a dog at the end of the shed no more than ten feet away also intently staring across the sand school as if to try to see what I was looking for.  By the time I had shouldered the rifle Charlie had gone.  It was the first of many such similar frustrating events. Shooting around horse yards is difficult. 

[Longshanx 833]

1 hour ago, BenBhoy said:

Stuff the foxes, I wanna hear more about Mandy!! 

Seriously Ben, you dont

I'll paint a picture

Picture a piece of crumpled up foil and open it up & think it's skin, then draw a face on it and stick a ciggy in the mouth hopefully you get the picture

[Longshanx 833]

2 hours ago, Stavross said:

Longshanx will have to get you a picture, it could be a good little earner for him selling them for people to put on their mantelpiece to keep the kids away from the fire 

Fook that I'd crack the camera lense