Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Started with an appetizer. Rats! Nine rats for starters now off to call for fox's. 7 1 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Good luck 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 Well that didn't go to well. I heard a vixen screaming her head off just as I was about to give up. I moved in and had eye contact but she is lamp shy. Another lamp shy. Knows a red lamp. Someone around here is going out of their way to educate fox's! She ran in a wood. I gave it ten minutes and squealed. To my amazement she came running but as soon as that lamp hit her she stopped but in tall docs. I didn't feel confident so let her be but " I'll be back"! 5 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 16 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: Well that didn't go to well. I heard a vixen screaming her head off just as I was about to give up. I moved in and had eye contact but she is lamp shy. Another lamp shy. Knows a red lamp. Someone around here is going out of their way to educate fox's! She ran in a wood. I gave it ten minutes and squealed. To my amazement she came running but as soon as that lamp hit her she stopped but in tall docs. I didn't feel confident so let her be but " I'll be back"! You out with the .22 or mouse masher?! Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted October 16, 2020 Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 18 minutes ago, Sausagedog said: Well that didn't go to well. I heard a vixen screaming her head off just as I was about to give up. I moved in and had eye contact but she is lamp shy. Another lamp shy. Knows a red lamp. Someone around here is going out of their way to educate fox's! She ran in a wood. I gave it ten minutes and squealed. To my amazement she came running but as soon as that lamp hit her she stopped but in tall docs. I didn't feel confident so let her be but " I'll be back"! Join us comrade!!! 1 7 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2020 1 hour ago, si brown said: You out with the .22 or mouse masher?! The mouse muncher. Now to eat my words! I failed. Up at the chicken ranch I failed. I got to shed1 just to witness a large fox approaching the veranda. It knew what a lamp is also and retreated. No dice there. So I retreated and returned half an hour later to find a smaller fox doing the same thing. That retreated but offered me a shot. I could see its head clearly as it was lay down checking everything out. At the shot I saw nothing and thought it had gone straight down into the grass but I can't find a thing! So now I have educated one to avoid red light however they see it! What a tit! Fed up and tired now. But at least I have some fox's to torment me again for weeks and weeks and weeks! 2 6 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Try the green SD , you might be surprised Atb mate 2 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 1 hour ago, David.evans said: Try the green SD , you might be surprised Atb mate That's what I will do but still don't have a remote switch. I can only spot with it. Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 So up at six to be at a farm with a crow issue. 14 to the 99. I missed 4 8 Quote Link to post
Alsone 789 Posted October 17, 2020 Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 2 hours ago, David.evans said: Try the green SD , you might be surprised Atb mate Yes foxes are red green colour blind. At a guess it's seeing some residual white light through the filter (i doubt there's 100% conversion) with a filter rather than a pure red light source. Options here might be to use a red LED bulb (maybe still plus filter) (try to get the specs and make sure the spectrum of emmission is tight around the main visible red wavelengths (635-650nm)), or alternatively try a green filter with the existing light as suggested above in the hope of better conversion. Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 7 minutes ago, Alsone said: Yes foxes are red green colour blind. At a guess it's seeing some residual white light through the filter (i doubt there's 100% conversion) with a filter rather than a pure red light source. Options here might be to use a red LED bulb (maybe still plus filter) (try to get the specs and make sure the spectrum of emmission is tight around the main visible red wavelengths (635-650nm)), or alternatively try a green filter with the existing light as suggested above in the hope of better conversion. No filters. LED. 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Tested the hmr. Spot on, cant understand what went wrong. I miss my 20gn bullets. Be glad when these fly weights are gone! Totally knackered but going out again later. Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted October 17, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 17, 2020 Caught the chicken raiders moving in across the paddock. Squeaked and the big lad came trotting in. Dave was right. Couldn't see the green light. Just under 100yds in the bib. It ran nearly 100 yards and needed a finisher. I don't like these 17gn bullets! I'm a 20gn fan but I'll use these up. 10 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 Life is a learning curve SD well done mate and defo worth the second outing 1 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted October 18, 2020 Report Share Posted October 18, 2020 He's a big ol' unit.... I was using 17gr last night too mate but on bunnies, opposite problem from you though! (2nd shot etc) 5 Quote Link to post
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