I got to the ground this morning just coming light, it was beautifull and frosty. I know the dog fox's are trailing vixens now and eagerly scanned the fields in hope.
I listened to some pheasants come off roost and watched from distance them make for some game cover where they feed on some wheat and maize.
I went around them up the side of the wood they left from roosting and where I know old fox earths are that are used to raise cubs.
As I was thinking to do some calling just one bird in the game cover started cocking a regular single note! Game on I thought!
After two good calls on my caller that by the way was wanting to freeze up from my breath he showed him self about 200yds away. I hastily made for a telegraph pole to aid my shooting.
Before I was ready he had crossed the field and was around 100yds away making for down wind of me. He heard me getting in position but because I was covered up and kept low he did not see me.
He kept walking and I shouted "oi" to him but allthough he looked just kept walking so I shouted louder the next time and then he stopped. The reworked trigger broke like a glass rod and that was the only bit of 2010 he ever knew.
It would of been a nice one for the 94 and even maybe the 9422, one day when my boat comes in
I may try one of those BLR's.
All was quiet around there after for a few hours and I wondered where the vixen was ,,,
On the way back to my car I hunted a hazel stick out of a hedge as my old one was broke only to have a stoat come running towards me. With the wind on my face he came down to about five yards before he got worried, it was good to see his little beady eyes. I say he it was small so may of been a female. Should of shot it really but I had done ok so,,,,
Nath.
-- suggests "ermine" is only correct when they are in the white phase, while "stoat" is correct when they are in the brown phase.
