first fox

Collioure

Well it finally came...after much practise with my rifle (T3 Lite .223 S&B 8x56)I shot my first Fox tonight. Called it in with a WAM caller.....fox seemed to loose interest and walked into next field. So I kept my cool..strolled up to the the field and there was the fox in or around 100 yards sniffing around. I have been practising a lot lately shooting at night with the lamp on targets... so I had the bipod down (I have the extended one that you can shoot sitting), got the lamp on him then the crosshairs and gently squeezed the trigger..... fox dropped.

Here's the pic, I have also attached a photo of my shot groupings @ 100 yards on Sat....I used the target sheets supplied in Robert Bucknells book, there are fantastic for zeroing in and target practise.

jwshooter

did the vixen have cubs,

ayapatrick

good stuff! well done lad;)

endasmail

not been smart or getting on to ya mate ,foxes are considered vermin ,but they are given a chance this time of year to rear the cubs ,most lads would lkeave them be until late august, september i think unless its a problem fox causing harm to stock

riflehunter77

Collioure what brand and size grain you using in your T 3 lite.

ayapatrick

endasmail wrote: »

not been smart or getting on to ya mate ,foxes are considered vermin ,but they are given a chance this time of year to rear the cubs ,most lads would lkeave them be until late august, september i think unless its a problem fox causing harm to stock

ah but will the fox let the ewe rear her lamb if given the chance? - its something ta think of, but id be inclined to leave them be for a while,

Sparks

Trolling cleaned up. Thanks to the post reporters.

EPointer=Birdss

endasmail wrote: »

not been smart or getting on to ya mate ,foxes are considered vermin ,but they are given a chance this time of year to rear the cubs ,most lads would lkeave them be until late august, september i think unless its a problem fox causing harm to stock

Remember lads this is vermin control not a preservation project.
This time of year until September the pheasants/ducks etc are laying & vixens will easily catch hens on nests plus a dozen eggs or chicks. She'll be all the more enthusiastic with cubs to feed!

Granted there is moral inputs to this arguement but that could be said to the sport in general.

Few factors here, Is it sport shooting for foxes or vermin control.
Do you raise birds or release them.
The way I see it if you are not protecting the birds in your shoot then you are wasting your time. There will be plenty of foxes around lads regardless, theres no fear of that!

Just a difference of opinions but your end of season bag might relect which way you go!

Jonty

OP you're a bit early/late in the year for lamping foxes methinks?

stevoman

generally this time of year i put away the guns with lots of oil on them and leave them for the winter. I find fishing a great pastime for the summer and then dust off the gun then for the winter again. gives everything a chance to breed.

clivej

Having read the book 'Foxing with lamp and rifle' by Robbert Bucknell he is of the opinion that if you control the fox population then there will be plenty of food other than the game stock for them.

And no mater how many you kill there will always be another to come into that patch and take over.

Trojan911

Good shooting, nice zero & nice rifle, but....... wrong time of the year in the interests of fairness unless they are damaging livestock.

meathshooter

I shoot foxes all year except between march and middle of may I find if I leave them to may they are less wary and easy pickings the young ones anyway I DONT WANT TO WIPE THEM OUT JUST CONTROL THEM,this time of year is very easy to call them in and a great indicator of numbers in your shoot,I use the wham caller myself with great success

Collioure

Trojan911 wrote: »

Good shooting, nice zero & nice rifle, but....... wrong time of the year in the interests of fairness unless they are damaging livestock.

Ok I take all the constructive points on the time of year.......however we (gun club) are restocking the area with pheasants in the coming weeks and will be putting feeders down......we have had a lot of problems previously with foxes

However I do take all yer points and will be raising it at the next meeting

clivej

Collioure wrote: »

Ok I take all the constructive points on the time of year.......however we (gun club) are restocking the area with pheasants in the coming weeks and will be putting feeders down......we have had a lot of problems previously with foxes

However I do take all yer points and will be raising it at the next meeting

If that's the case then I cannot see any reason not to take any local foxes out of the equation. You must protect the game stock first.

Trojan911

Collioure wrote: »

Ok I take all the constructive points on the time of year.......however we (gun club) are restocking the area with pheasants in the coming weeks and will be putting feeders down......we have had a lot of problems previously with foxes

However I do take all yer points and will be raising it at the next meeting

Ah, well that's a different story. You must protect your interests.

pajero2005

Just reading thru' this thread is a real eye opener to the fox/time of year debate. Would I be ok using a .22magnum for fox? (Outside of breeding season, unless requested by land owner?) Or will I need to go bigger?

bunny shooter

Yes it would be ok BUT max effective range is approx 100 yards and dependant on your ablity to place bullet in right place

marlin

good shooting collioure,I have the same rifle and I,ve found 55g remington accutips,and 55g hornaday v-max the most accurate in it and both have the same point of aim so no need for adjusting the scope,
what ammo have you used so far and with what results

Collioure

marlin wrote: »

good shooting collioure,I have the same rifle and I,ve found 55g remington accutips,and 55g hornaday v-max the most accurate in it and both have the same point of aim so no need for adjusting the scope,
what ammo have you used so far and with what results

Currently using using 50 gr remington hollow points....must start to use diff ammo...