LAMB KILLER?

[garyw 0]

GOT A PHONE CALL THURS MORNING FROM A FARMER WHO HAD JUST STARTED LAMBING ON WED NIGHT HE WENT FOR A LOOK THURS MORNING AND FOUND TWO DEAD LAMBS WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WERE SIGNS OF A FOX KILL. I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE THE CARCASSES WHERE THEY WERE AND COVER THEM WITH A SACK OR SIMILAR TO KEEP THE CROWS OFF THEM.ANYWAY I CALLED UP AFTER WORK AND SURE ENOUGH BOTH LAMBS HAD PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE HEAD AND NECK OLD CHARLIE WAS AT WORK.

I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE BACK BEFORE 7.00 AND WOULD SIT AND WAIT THE LAMBS WERE ONLY 90 YDS FROM A OPEN FRONTED BARN GREAT PLACE TO SET UP.

GOT THERE AT ABOUT 7.00 WITH MY MATE WHO LAMPS FOR ME AND SET UP IN THE DOORWAY OF THE BARN WITH A 100% VIEW OF THE LAMBING FIELD.WELL WE WAITED TILL 9.00 JUST FLICKING THE LAMP OVER THE FIELD EVERY 10 MINS OR SO NOT A SIGN OF CHARLIE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A BIT STRANGE AS A FOX THAT KILLS IF UNDISTURBED WILL CALL BACK WITHOUT FAIL.ANYWAY WE WENT FOR A WANDER TO SEE IF WE COULD CALL ONE IN FROM ANOTHER FIELD,NO JOY THERE EITHER.SO BACK TO THE BARN,WE BROKE OUT THE FLASK AND GOT SETTLED AGAIN.10.05 AND WE SWEEP THE FIELD WITH THE LAMP AND THERE RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER SITS CHARLIE ABOUT 200 /230 YDS AWAY A DECENT SHOT BUT THE SHEEP IN THE FIELD WERE RIGHT IN THE LINE OF FIRE.WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR CHARLIE TO MOVE I DIDNT WANT TO SQUEEK HIM BECAUSE I KNEW HE WOULD HEAD FOR THE LAMBS.HE SCENTED THE FLOOR AND MADE A MOVE WE WATCHED HIM IN THE LAMP TURNED DOWN TO MINIMUM[LIGHTFORCE140 WITH DIMMER] HE GOT TO THE LAMBS AND I GAVE A SMALL SQUEEK TO GET HIM HEAD UP LAMP ON FULL WITH A

NOD SIGNAL WE DONT TALK WHEN WE HAVE A FOX IN THE LAMP WE HAVE A SYSTEM OF NODS AND HAND SIGNALS TO EACH OTHER.THE DOT ON MY NIGHTFORCE SCOPE WAS ON THE FRONT LEFT SHOULDER PULL THE TRIGGER FOLLOW THE SHOT THROUGH SAW THE FOX JUMP BACK AND FALL IN A HEAP.

WE WAITED FOR 20 MINS TO SEE IF ANOTHER WOULD FOLLOW IN BUT NO JOY.WE WALKED TO THE FOX AND FOUND A NICE VIXEN.SHE WAS BARREN[NO CUBS OR EXPECTING ANY] THATS THE SECOND BARREN VIXEN IV SHOT IN 2 WEEKS

ANY WAY A JOB WELL DONE WE HOPE.PHONED THE FARMER NEXT MORNING AND HE WAS CHUFFED TO SAY THE LEAST.

ITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND HE HASNT HAD ANY MORE TROUBLE SINCE.

HOPE THIS HASNT BEEN A LONG WINDED STORY BUT I THOUGHT ID SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL .

 

E.

[dwighet 1]

GOT A PHONE CALL THURS MORNING FROM A FARMER WHO HAD JUST STARTED LAMBING ON WED NIGHT HE WENT FOR A LOOK THURS MORNING AND FOUND TWO DEAD LAMBS WITH WHAT HE THOUGHT WERE SIGNS OF A FOX KILL. I TOLD HIM TO LEAVE THE CARCASSES WHERE THEY WERE AND COVER THEM WITH A SACK OR SIMILAR TO KEEP THE CROWS OFF THEM.ANYWAY I CALLED UP AFTER WORK AND SURE ENOUGH BOTH LAMBS HAD PUNCTURE WOUNDS TO THE HEAD AND NECK OLD CHARLIE WAS AT WORK.

I TOLD HIM I WOULD BE BACK BEFORE 7.00 AND WOULD SIT AND WAIT THE LAMBS WERE ONLY 90 YDS FROM A OPEN FRONTED BARN GREAT PLACE TO SET UP.

GOT THERE AT ABOUT 7.00 WITH MY MATE WHO LAMPS FOR ME AND SET UP IN THE DOORWAY OF THE BARN WITH A 100% VIEW OF THE LAMBING FIELD.WELL WE WAITED TILL 9.00 JUST FLICKING THE LAMP OVER THE FIELD EVERY 10 MINS OR SO NOT A SIGN OF CHARLIE WHICH I THOUGHT WAS A BIT STRANGE AS A FOX THAT KILLS IF UNDISTURBED WILL CALL BACK WITHOUT FAIL.ANYWAY WE WENT FOR A WANDER TO SEE IF WE COULD CALL ONE IN FROM ANOTHER FIELD,NO JOY THERE EITHER.SO BACK TO THE BARN,WE BROKE OUT THE FLASK AND GOT SETTLED AGAIN.10.05 AND WE SWEEP THE FIELD WITH THE LAMP AND THERE RIGHT IN THE BOTTOM LEFT HAND CORNER SITS CHARLIE ABOUT 200 /230 YDS AWAY A DECENT SHOT BUT THE SHEEP IN THE FIELD WERE RIGHT IN THE LINE OF FIRE.WE WOULD HAVE TO WAIT FOR CHARLIE TO MOVE I DIDNT WANT TO SQUEEK HIM BECAUSE I KNEW HE WOULD HEAD FOR THE LAMBS.HE SCENTED THE FLOOR AND MADE A MOVE WE WATCHED HIM IN THE LAMP TURNED DOWN TO MINIMUM[LIGHTFORCE140 WITH DIMMER] HE GOT TO THE LAMBS AND I GAVE A SMALL SQUEEK TO GET HIM HEAD UP LAMP ON FULL WITH A

NOD SIGNAL WE DONT TALK WHEN WE HAVE A FOX IN THE LAMP WE HAVE A SYSTEM OF NODS AND HAND SIGNALS TO EACH OTHER.THE DOT ON MY NIGHTFORCE SCOPE WAS ON THE FRONT LEFT SHOULDER PULL THE TRIGGER FOLLOW THE SHOT THROUGH SAW THE FOX JUMP BACK AND FALL IN A HEAP.

WE WAITED FOR 20 MINS TO SEE IF ANOTHER WOULD FOLLOW IN BUT NO JOY.WE WALKED TO THE FOX AND FOUND A NICE VIXEN.SHE WAS BARREN[NO CUBS OR EXPECTING ANY] THATS THE SECOND BARREN VIXEN IV SHOT IN 2 WEEKS

ANY WAY A JOB WELL DONE WE HOPE.PHONED THE FARMER NEXT MORNING AND HE WAS CHUFFED TO SAY THE LEAST.

ITS SUNDAY NIGHT AND HE HASNT HAD ANY MORE TROUBLE SINCE.

HOPE THIS HASNT BEEN A LONG WINDED STORY BUT I THOUGHT ID SHARE THE EXPERIENCE WITH YOU ALL .

 

HOPE THE IMAGE COMES OUT ITS MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT POSTING AN IMAGE.

Job well done...

[SNAP SHOT 194]

Nice one garry, pleased to hear you got her, could you now find your caps lock key please...........

[garyw 0]

SNAPSHOT.is this what you mean.im not very pc literate iv tried posting an image and it didnt work.

any one help?.

[garyw 0]

 

 

heres the image hopefully.

[jamie g 17]

 

 

heres the image hopefully.

 

 

nice write up mate i injoyed reading that

keep them coming

Edited February 11, 2008 by jamie g

[russian sniper 0]

Nice shooting!

Hope the lambs are safe from now on.

 

ATB

Daz

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

Well done pal, I am heading out tonight to take care of charlie who has been at it with some lamds, hope I get a good result.

[novice 25]

Hi Gary. I see you use a PES moderator. What do you think of them? I've just bought a T12 and will be giving it a whirl this Sunday, but I'm always open to hear what other think of the kit I use.

 

Novice

[garyw 0]

NOVICE.

the pes is very good i had that one put on the rifle to match the ss barrel they do what there intended for if slightly heavy.best feature is you can strip them down to clean them and they dont rust.

[Guest JohnGalway]

Well done Gary Can I ask what rifle you have there? And am I the only one getting slightly moist looking at it

[garyw 0]

JOHN.

the rifle is a DAKOTA PREDATOR they are built in the NESIKA FACTORY USA.

CALIBRE IS TACTICAL 20.thats a 223 case necked down to 20 cal in a forming die then fireformed.

stock is AAA CLARO WALNUT.26" BBL.VARMINT TRIGGER iv got it down to break at about 1lb.

factory bedded no recoil lug,PES sound moderator,harris BR bipod NIGHTFORCE BR SCOPE with npdd reticle.

im shooting the 40gn berger match bullets with VIHT NI33 PWD chronographed last summer at 3920 fps.zero is 1 1/2" high at100yds holds to 1" high at 200 then just 1/2 low at 300yds.set up like this i hold dead on a fox out to 300 yds this takes the guess work out of dialling in the scope.this gun will shoot the 32gn vmax at 4200 with a stiff load .its a very accurate gun if i do my part the 20 calibres are great for foxing.

cheers .

[Ste* 0]

Welldone mate.