Let sleeping foxes lie ,or not ? .

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

When we were ratting the other day ,the farmer said to me that he had a fox checking out the chicken sheds every night and would i care to have a look for it .The weather lately has been a bit grim so as it was a light drizzle and windy tonight i decided on a look out on my own .Arrived at the farm in daylight as it had been seen at various times from dusk onwards .I chose to sit up on a stack of silage bales and to keep quiet as the foxes here are notoriously shy .As the last light went out the sky ,i saw a fox running down the far hedge ,about 150 yds away .A shout only made him run faster and i thought that was it for the evening .I had the scope mounted lamp with me and slotted it on the .222 for a walk about before heading home .I scanned the field with the laying sheds in but saw nothing so decided on a walk around the headland .They have moved 2 of the sheds in this field onto fresh ground so i didnt expected to see anything around them.I turned the corner of one of these and was surprised to see a fox curled up asleep in a slight depression in the ground ,obviously sheltering from the wind and rain .It looked up as i spread the bipod and i thought it would have been gone but no ,it mearly yawned and settled back down ?.Another night , i may of left it to sleep but the foxes here have recently dug under one of the sheds and you can guess the rest .I put the crosshairs on its head and squeezed one off .Charlie never knew a thing about it .The close range caused the shot to be low and took him in the throat .Showed the farmer who has a caravan onsite and he was well pleased.

It was a dog fox ,not huge but well furred up.

I will be back

[Ratman2 2]

Well done mate, all's well that ends well :

[David 9]

Nice one cant beat it when things go to plan

[weejohn 3]

well done how do you find the amber filter? do you use a dimmer switch on the striker?

[woz 260]

congratulations...i would of done the same....i took my lurcher out the other night to a farm iv never seen foxes on..lamped plenty of rabbits then saw a fox at 50/60 yards..no rifle... ...gutted.. ..had to walk away and save it for another night.......ps bet you woke the dead with a 222 and no moderator.......

[outshooting 0]

i would have done the same, a fox is a fox in any situation they all do damage when they are awake

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

well done how do you find the amber filter? do you use a dimmer switch on the striker?

 

I use the filters in rotation mate so as not to let them get used to any one colour.No dimmer switch though .

[Tikka T3 0]

foxdropper

 

good cal that .222 mate .this fox must have known you were out and about and thought feck this wots the point in runnin from the foxdropper and laid down in a submisive fashion

wish they were like it round my way .

seriously though nice fox and good pics .thought you got yourself a new .223 why you not using it then ?

 

regards t3

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Good result mate. I wonder where the idea of the amber filter came from ????????

[woz 260]

Good result mate. I wonder where the idea of the amber filter came from ????????

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street light??????????????

[dead-eye 3]

that fox looks in good condition well done

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

.................................thought you got yourself a new .223 why you not using it then ?

 

regards t3

 

 

Not me mate .Why bother with a .223 when i can hit 'em with the .222

 

foxhunter-Good result mate. I wonder where the idea of the amber filter came from ???????? -Your example mate ,i just modified it so it works

[martin 332]

Nice one FD.............. .............Charlie sleeps on.....and on .....and on!!!

[josh! 0]

for god sake is there any foxe's left around your area the local terrier boy's, hunts and lucher lads muct really hate you sorts it out sidney

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

for god sake is there any foxe's left around your area the local terrier boy's, hunts and lucher lads muct really hate you sorts it out sidney

yes, we do have a love/ hate relationship mate .......................They love to hate me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!lol.