Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 One one place I've been playing cat and mouse with a fox for a few months now. Seen him a few times, at least once he followed me but I couldn't quite see my sights in the evening light. Nearly as he came into me mouse squeaking and I was just able to make the sights out at 60yds but he made me just before I fired. He had followed my trail out of the forrest, I had a feeling and waited but never got the shot. Skip forward a few weeks and while stalking fallow we bumped into each other. He ran away then turned uphill but stopped to look back. In the murky light I lined up the sights and sat him on top of them. At about 80yds he just dropped out of view. 15 Quote Link to post
BenBhoy 4,706 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 Welcome back mate, been a poorer section without you. 7 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 25, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 25/12/2022 at 19:37, BenBhoy said: Welcome back mate, been a poorer section without you. Expand I'm never hard to find, up the fields or in the woods mate. 6 Quote Link to post
FOXHUNTER 5,021 Posted December 25, 2022 Report Share Posted December 25, 2022 On 25/12/2022 at 19:41, Sausagedog said: I'm never hard to find, up the fields or in the woods mate. Expand What a nice piece of ground 2 Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Looks nice fallow ground too 1 Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 On 25/12/2022 at 18:54, Sausagedog said: One one place I've been playing cat and mouse with a fox for a few months now. Seen him a few times, at least once he followed me but I couldn't quite see my sights in the evening light. Nearly as he came into me mouse squeaking and I was just able to make the sights out at 60yds but he made me just before I fired. He had followed my trail out of the forrest, I had a feeling and waited but never got the shot. Skip forward a few weeks and while stalking fallow we bumped into each other. He ran away then turned uphill but stopped to look back. In the murky light I lined up the sights and sat him on top of them. At about 80yds he just dropped out of view. Expand I used to think along the same lines mate ,might be different here but there’s rarely one fox left or one fox that knows your movements .Unless it’s a distinctive coat or a limper then it’s just a fox .The place I do there’s a fox ,or so I thought that’s IR shy .The other night I had 3 run from the IR but I had two of them when they stopped to look back .I missed a fox ages back that is understandably IR shy but the other two ,not a clue .There’s a couple that are call shy having called two braces and shot one from each so there’s two more that know I’m trouble .I surprised a fox round a corner last night by a dung heap that took off like his tail was on fire and was still running up a bank two fields away . Theres a bad limper too that can run like a greyhound if he knows I’m about but his time is probably up soon as he’s on trail cam as regular as clockwork . Good work on the fox mate but if it’s like here it’s never ending . 1 Quote Link to post
Wolfdog91 7,020 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Good to see you back SD ! Been missing you and all them classy guns if yours 2 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 28/12/2022 at 04:59, Wolfdog91 said: Good to see you back SD ! Been missing you and all them classy guns if yours Expand Classy! Cheap old outdated junk more like. 1 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Arrr SD that’s not true I think we all read your outings with a touch of jealousy with your guns , me personally would love to shoot one off them atb mate 2 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 28, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Been testing a topsy turvey Valmet for a few days now. I don't like 26" barrels or topsey turvey guns as a rule but wow, this one comes up spot on every time and follows through. I've taken pheasants, crows, pigeon and squirrels with it and not paid for it yet! 5 Quote Link to post
si brown 8,486 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 On 28/12/2022 at 10:00, Sausagedog said: Been testing a topsy turvey Valmet for a few days now. I don't like 26" barrels or topsey turvey guns as a rule but wow, this one comes up spot on every time and follows through. I've taken pheasants, crows, pigeon and squirrels with it and not paid for it yet! Expand That’s all I use now sd… old 26” Miroku with fixed 1/4 1/4 good gun for roost shooting and using steel for the geese. not missed my auto one bit and I certainly don’t miss scouring the fields for spent cartridges 3 1 Quote Link to post
David.evans 5,323 Posted December 28, 2022 Report Share Posted December 28, 2022 Lazy git SI 1 Quote Link to post
Squirrel_Basher 17,100 Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 28/12/2022 at 10:00, Sausagedog said: Been testing a topsy turvey Valmet for a few days now. I don't like 26" barrels or topsey turvey guns as a rule but wow, this one comes up spot on every time and follows through. I've taken pheasants, crows, pigeon and squirrels with it and not paid for it yet! Expand Just keep your eye on that following through at your age mate Quote Link to post
shovel leaner 7,650 Posted December 30, 2022 Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 Good to see you back posting SD . An O/U ? I’m not saying anything. 2 1 Quote Link to post
Sausagedog 7,381 Posted December 30, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 30, 2022 On 30/12/2022 at 19:44, shovel leaner said: Good to see you back posting SD . An O/U ? I’m not saying anything. Expand Well...... Quote Link to post
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