Foxes

Tomjim

Anyone interested in hunting foxes on my farm, I have lambs being born at the moment

Feidhlim Dignan

wher bout in the country i might be able to help out

palo

What County are you in?

poulo6.5

Tomjim wrote: »

Anyone interested in hunting foxes on my farm, I have lambs being born at the moment

Where are you. I would do it if you are not to far from me.

tfox

Where are you based, I'm sure there'll be plenty offers to help, myself included

Tomjim

Westmeath Offaly Border

PM if you interested. Will need to get it done in next couple of nights

Thanks

mayfly36

what a top offer, as you can see you will have no problem getting the help. Well done on the offer. If only i was nearer.

johngalway

Glad you could make it Tomjim

Glensman

mayfly36 wrote: »

what a top offer, as you can see you will have no problem getting the help. Well done on the offer. If only i was nearer.

+1 on that.

Make sure you go with whoever takes you up on it. Lamping's a lot of fun!

daithi55

Tomjim wrote: »

Westmeath Offaly Border

PM if you interested. Will need to get it done in next couple of nights

Thanks

as in ferbane or doon maybe
id be up for it some night if ya like
always willing to help out

and pm sent

T223

Tomjim wrote: »

Westmeath Offaly Border

PM if you interested. Will need to get it done in next couple of nights

Thanks

Give me a shout,should be able to sort something for you not far from my area.Gladly sort out problem with charlie.

poulo6.5

daithi55 wrote: »

as in ferbane or doon maybe
id be up for it some night if ya like
always willing to help out

and pm sent

Daithi I'm from tip aswell we could hook up and do it together if you want or if it suits.

daithi55

poulo6.5 wrote: »

Daithi I'm from tip aswell we could hook up and do it together if you want or if it suits.

ya no hassle lad well see what he says first
he might have someone else lined up that sent him a pm

One shot on kill

i was a bit slow for this one
anyway im a novice fox shooter and wouldnt mind gettin out to learn a few things so keep me in mind

also i understand there is no need for an audiance walkin around the fields either so no harm done either way

Tackleberrywho

Tomjim wrote: »

Anyone interested in hunting foxes on my farm, I have lambs being born at the moment

I'm available Sat,Sun,Mon,Tues and Wed night next week

Tomjim

Thanks for all the replies, I got sorted. It is not possible to reply to each PM individually, so I am saying thanks here to all for responding.

Regards

daithi55

Tomjim wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies, I got sorted. It is not possible to reply to each PM individually, so I am saying thanks here to all for responding.

Regards

a balls was looking forward to a bit of new shooting lol
hope they get ya sorted

Tackleberrywho

Tomjim wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies, I got sorted. It is not possible to reply to each PM individually, so I am saying thanks here to all for responding.

Regards

I have a few helpers to drive the Foxes off your lands if the needs be.

I
don't live a million miles away from you AFAIK, so I could sort them foxes on a Flexible basis as required

poulo6.5

Tomjim wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies, I got sorted. It is not possible to reply to each PM individually, so I am saying thanks here to all for responding.

Regards

Glad you got sorted.
Anyone from boards.?

I was up with one of the local farmers this evening and we got this lad snooping about.


One less problem around the lambs.

welsummer

Whats with the scales beside the fox

poulo6.5

welsummer wrote: »

Whats with the scales beside the fox

Since that story about the big fox over in England I was curious to see what size the fox around here are.
I missed out on some lads that were very big but I had no scales so I have that old one so I leave it in the jeep at all times now
I shot a 20lb fox last week or so and this lad was 17lb. Neither were the biggest I have ever seen

welsummer

depending on the ground but 99% of the time i never even look at the fox.. one the lights go out it is good enought for me, unless it is lying in the middle of a grass fields. most of my are shot in rough hill sedge ground and you could waste too much time looking for them

johngalway

welsummer wrote: »

depending on the ground but 99% of the time i never even look at the fox.. one the lights go out it is good enought for me, unless it is lying in the middle of a grass fields. most of my are shot in rough hill sedge ground and you could waste too much time looking for them

You don't know whether you've hit them or not in that case.

All lights go out once the gun goes off, either it's hit and dead, or running for the hills. Can't count the ones that aren't laying at your feet IMO.

welsummer

i not into body counting and at this stage in my career i know if a fox has collapsed or ran.

poulo6.5

welsummer wrote: »

i not into body counting and at this stage in my career i know if a fox has collapsed or ran.

dont get me wrong but would you not think it best to at least pick it up from the field and throw it in to the ditch out of the way.

daithi55

welsummer wrote: »

i not into body counting and at this stage in my career i know if a fox has collapsed or ran.

thats madness sure whats to say your rifle isnt out
once ya pull the trigger its very hard to see if hes dead or not until ya go up and see
due to the kick from the rifle and the smoke
and the fact the fox is lying flat if ya hit him makes him impossible to see afterwards
and if it turns and runs ya cant see feck all either
unless hes very close to ya

Dupont

daithi55 wrote: »

and if it turns and runs ya cant see feck all either
unless hes very close to ya

surely you never shoot at a set of eyes without identifing the body with the lamp first so when shot (at) you would see the fox run off or drop

daithi55

Dupont wrote: »

surely you never shoot at a set of eyes without identifing the body with the lamp first so when shot (at) you would see the fox run off or drop

no mate i just ment that if ya fire the shot and the fox turns and runs its harder to see them as hes not broad side or sitting up with a white chest
id never fire at eyes pure madness

welsummer

poulo6.5 wrote: »

dont get me wrong but would you not think it best to at least pick it up from the field and throw it in to the ditch out of the way.

As i said , most of the ground that i shoot on is open hill ground and big rushey field , so there is no ditches to throw the fox in. Yes, there is times when the rifle jumps and you dont see the fox go down , but that is where you lamp man comes into play, as he should be able to see if the the fox runs left, right or backwards.
I never said that i at shoot at a pair of eyes. I said when the lights go out, meaning he is dead

ssl

I know a farmer who won't let lads shoot on his land cos the bodies of foxes were being left behind. He said the bones can get collected in silage and cattle can choke on them. Shooters should always drag it to a ditch unless your on terrain where it can be left where it fell.