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Foxing weather

  • 08-02-2014 06:17PM
    #1
    valerossi
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    Arrived home to this beautiful Foxing weather anyone been out lately and any look?


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  • #2
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    Fox drive last week 1 only, fox drive today 1 only normally get 4 or 5 each outing !


  • #3
    dodderangler
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    Just curious but how is this weather classed as foxing weather?
    Genuine question


  • #4
    LIFFY FISHING
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,791 ✭✭✭LIFFY FISHING


    dodderangler wrote: »
    Just curious but how is this weather classed as foxing weather?
    Genuine question

    A dirty wet windy night & hunt up wind & the foxes cant smell you.


  • #5
    valerossi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭valerossi


    LIFFY FISHING wrote: »
    Fox drive last week 1 only, fox drive today 1 only normally get 4 or 5 each outing !

    Feck disaster so for ya, reckon the summer was good to them so I was thinking there would be plenty about.
    Bit of a moon out but plenty of cloud and wind so might bit worth a run out over the next few nights.


  • #6
    deerhunter1
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    LIFFY FISHING wrote: »
    A dirty wet windy night & hunt up wind & the foxes cant smell you.

    Yep:D


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  • #7
    zeissman
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    valerossi wrote: »
    Arrived home to this beautiful Foxing weather anyone been out lately and any look?
    I was out over a week ago and had our best night yet. Shot 11 with the 204.


  • #8
    welsummer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 395 ✭✭welsummer


    zeissman wrote: »
    I was out over a week ago and had our best night yet. Shot 11 with the 204.
    Its good to use a combination in your area of lamping and flushing the cover with dogs as it picks up the lamp shy foxes.


  • #9
    valerossi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 284 ✭✭valerossi


    zeissman wrote: »
    I was out over a week ago and had our best night yet. Shot 11 with the 204.

    Nice going lad the 204 seems to be getting very popular might have to look into one.

    Agree 100% with you welsummer the only way too get educated Charlie is with the dogs, I notice a lot of fox nowadays are lamp shy from near misses.


  • #10
    dodderangler
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    I'm out at the moment and havint seen a fox. Tried calling but nothing yet but night is still young and plenty of rabbits about. More after the foxes but gotten 3 rabbits for the pot.


  • #11
    blackwater doc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 150 ✭✭blackwater doc


    was out today calling and didnt c a thing last sunday got 1 but the weekend before that i called in 3 thing the wind isnt doing me any favours at the moment:(


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  • #12
    dodderangler
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    2 foxes seen tonight but both were very cautious and I only tried to call one and no look. He popped his head out at around 120 yards after I shot a rabbit. But wouldn't come in.
    Ended with 5 rabbits so not bad and seen more aswell.


  • #13
    hrcbob
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 273 ✭✭hrcbob


    I was out monday and wed, One shot with the hmr each nite, finding that the ones im seeing are either hugely suspicious and high tail it as soon as a lamp is switched on, or they come in almost to kicking distance with a couple of squeaks.. an odd combination. That bein said wed nite was super calm and very bright around here,


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