Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Just stood up and glanced out the window. Lovely evening and a shame not to see some more of it. Only what do I see? F*cking magpie! Right there on the acre outside my gate. Just yards from where I Removed my bloody Larsen Trap three days ago Well, that's now in the compound, being overhauled. But, obviously, I wasn't having that so out with the rifle. I've leaned on my gate post and had the bugger in my cross hairs. Sound backdrop. Have to chance the twig he was behind. Started crushing the trigger and he moved! B*stard! Waited and watched a bit. Saw his mate slip away. Then he did. But he went to one of the ash trees along the paddocks edge. Off I went. I figured to take him from the ash pile wall. Maybe leaning on the old gate there. Once I found him again. That's when it hit me: The birds. Something was up with them. Something was Out There! So, there I am. One up the spout and with a positive Choice of good firing positions. Plus I have clean cover, Sorted! I'm stood staring down over the old, bottom gate of the paddock. 100 yards to The Styx below. Could this sun touched evening bring me the mythical fox??? Already I was swearing, in my mind and eye; " Show yeself and ye coming home with me! ". Then my mind raced back to the black cat I'd seen earlier today. Mile and half away? Doubt it. But possible. He'd do. Or how about a mink? Could I Take a mink at 100 yards? I'd try! And f*ck me, there he Was!!! Bounding along besides the Styx! Just a glance through the trees below and moving right to left. He'd have to cross my firing zone, over that gate! I shifted to my right. Allowing myself as much 'gone by' as I could, and took firing position. Eye to 'scope ..... Steady! ..... Stay 'Calm' ..... THERE! Even as the cross hair found him and my finger found the trigger, he turned to face my way. Fading sunlight full on his RED coat and beautifully displaying the Huge CREAMY YELLOW chest! A second, in which a Black one would have been thrown backwards into the Styx. And then he was gone. And my heart still pumping like a train! What a f*cking experience!!! I've just seen my first ever Wild, Free, UnCaged, Genuine Pine Marten! I think this moment deserves a wee Jameson! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stone-cold 0 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 have several mate,never seen one myself but if i did id be chuffed Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malt 379 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Nice one DS! Nice to see something you've never seen before. I felt exactly the same, when I saw a Golden Eagle, up in the Scottish highlands a few years back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Name Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Well let me tell you, that was a great read thoroughly enjoyed it, made me picture every little detail as though i was there my self well done Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Yeh that was a smashin right up DS. Nice one fella. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Simoman 110 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Top stuff ditch, never seen one even though they are common on the highland estate we stay at.......... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sounder 9 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 good man ditch hope that cheered you up mate i have a lot of them here and have found a good few in my mink cages nasty c**ts they are cheers sounder Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ballybricken 1 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 Congrats DS! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Ditch_Shitter Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 scent said: I've never seen a marten how big are they are they like a large ferret Like bloody large ferret, yeppers. I'd say they're pretty much the missing link, size wise, between anything else like that and an otter. Big enough that ye'd never mistake one for a ferret. No where big enough that ye'd suspect an otter either though. Move along the ground in long bounds too; Quite unlike much else I've seen over land. Can't half f*cking motor too! Here's one I cage trapped a week or so back. I believe that's one inch mesh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clay man 0 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 well done D S looks a nasty one good one for a terrier Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Name Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 I`m the same as others, never actually seen one, heard of them but thats about all never had any reports of them here where i live, the odd mink is about all i see/catch they do resemble the ferret and polecat in a manner, but have the color of stoat/weasel what size are they though? look like nasty little buggers to great post ditch_shitter Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sounder 9 Posted April 15, 2008 Report Share Posted April 15, 2008 i know you let it go again as it against the law here to kill them here but i don't mined if you did'nt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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