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Post by sakorifle on Mar 25, 2019 13:22:21 GMT -5
greetings
Out on the lambing fields tonight with the 22 hornet and wicked light on top.
Got to do our bit for the farming community we live in, because of this i have shooting over a lot of ground
Deer wise i am over the moon considering we have had literally no winter to speak off yet, and today it is that nice i thought about getting my bonneville motorbike out.
but i diverse.
Tonight with the thermal imager i will see what is going about the fields.
regards
Billy
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 28, 2019 10:23:55 GMT -5
Update
I got the ninety roe I was after and I am over the moon with that considering we have had no winter at all over here in the borders.
In fact I am taking tomorrow off getting on my bonneville motorcycle and going for a ride to some cafes to taste there coffee.
I diverse
I have been out two nights with the hornet on Fox patrol and have had two foxes both in the lambing fields.
I have taken the Nikon turret scope off and went back to basics with its original 4times leupold.
Reason being the Nikon turrets were accidentally moving in the dark.
The four times leupold is,perfectly adequate for a hornet in the dark, 200yds is,a long long way in the dark.
The night sight I use is great if one is sitting calling or baiting but for normal running and gunning lamping, I find it too slow, by the time one gets it focused in etc, the job could of been done with a normal scope.
But It is good for those that are lamp shy.
Very late and into early morning finishes are catching up with me I'm tired lol, and I am probably out again tonight, if this wind does not drop then it will be the 308 on the case tonight.
Regards to all.
Billy
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Post by moose1am on Mar 28, 2019 10:33:15 GMT -5
Update I got the ninety roe I was after and I am over the moon with that considering we have had no winter at all over here in the borders. In fact I am taking tomorrow off getting on my bonneville motorcycle and going for a ride to some cafes to taste there coffee. I diverse I have been out two nights with the hornet on Fox patrol and have had two foxes both in the lambing fields. I have taken the Nikon turret scope off and went back to basics with its original 4times leupold. Reason being the Nikon turrets were accidentally moving in the dark. The four times leupold is,perfectly adequate for a hornet in the dark, 200yds is,a long long way in the dark. The night sight I use is great if one is sitting calling or baiting but for normal running and gunning lamping, I find it too slow, by the time one gets it focused in etc, the job could of been done with a normal scope. But It is good for those that are lamp shy. Very late and into early morning finishes are catching up with me I'm tired lol, and I am probably out again tonight, if this wind does not drop then it will be the 308 on the case tonight. Regards to all. Billy Are you here in Indiana some where? I thought you were over in England across the pond. I enjoy reading your posts either way. But if you were here in IN I'd like to know what part of the State you live in. I'm down here by Evansville, IN in Warrick County. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 28, 2019 11:49:05 GMT -5
Billy:
Congrats on reaching the quota on the Roe Deer. Now you can relax a bit (well, after you are done foxing).
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 28, 2019 12:34:30 GMT -5
Not much time for relaxing esshup
Monday is the first of April that is the start of the buck season and I do it all over again.
One season runs into another over the pond here.
Born to hunt that's me I reckon, lol.
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 28, 2019 14:09:16 GMT -5
Update I got the ninety roe I was after and I am over the moon with that considering we have had no winter at all over here in the borders. In fact I am taking tomorrow off getting on my bonneville motorcycle and going for a ride to some cafes to taste there coffee. I diverse I have been out two nights with the hornet on Fox patrol and have had two foxes both in the lambing fields. I have taken the Nikon turret scope off and went back to basics with its original 4times leupold. Reason being the Nikon turrets were accidentally moving in the dark. The four times leupold is,perfectly adequate for a hornet in the dark, 200yds is,a long long way in the dark. The night sight I use is great if one is sitting calling or baiting but for normal running and gunning lamping, I find it too slow, by the time one gets it focused in etc, the job could of been done with a normal scope. But It is good for those that are lamp shy. Very late and into early morning finishes are catching up with me I'm tired lol, and I am probably out again tonight, if this wind does not drop then it will be the 308 on the case tonight. Regards to all. Billy Are you here in Indiana some where? I thought you were over in England across the pond. I enjoy reading your posts either way. But if you were here in IN I'd like to know what part of the State you live in. I'm down here by Evansville, IN in Warrick County. No I am about as far north in england as one can get I am right on the border with Scotland. Ninety does shot in Indiana you lot would lynch me for that, lol. Regards Billy. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 28, 2019 15:21:18 GMT -5
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 28, 2019 16:22:30 GMT -5
Oh Indiana is an awful lot bigger than I can imagine then.
We have counties dividing the whole country, not part of a country lol.
I really cannot imagine the scale of it all over there.
One end of the uk mainland to the other end is about eight to nine hours drive not overly rushing and in moving traffic.
Tiny compared to what you have.
Regards.
Billy
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Post by schall53 on Mar 28, 2019 17:24:44 GMT -5
Oh Indiana is an awful lot bigger than I can imagine then. We have counties dividing the whole country, not part of a country lol. I really cannot imagine the scale of it all over there. One end of the uk mainland to the other end is about eight to nine hours drive not overly rushing and in moving traffic. Tiny compared to what you have. Regards. Billy My home county here is 461 square miles, which is roughly 21 miles by 22 miles. |
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Post by esshup on Mar 28, 2019 17:51:44 GMT -5
Billy, driving from New York, NY to Los Angeles, Ca is around 2,800 miles. To drive from the northern border to the Southern border (not including Alaska) is roughly 1,750 miles....... The continental United States are 3,119,884.69 square miles. Alaska (not included in that figure) has 663,000 square miles all by itself.
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 29, 2019 15:55:30 GMT -5
Greetings.
Big place then.
Went out last night and got another Fox, but man am I tired three very late nights are hard on me nowadays, so tonight I am staying in with the heating on drinking coffee and watching foxpro furtakers on you tube, they are in Alabama at the moment. Lol
Relax time.
Regards
Billy.
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Post by whitetaildave24 on Mar 29, 2019 16:36:03 GMT -5
That’s a pretty good show. Spent a good amount of time watching the foxpro team.
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Post by schall53 on Mar 29, 2019 16:55:49 GMT -5
Greetings. Big place then. Went out last night and got another Fox, but man am I tired three very late nights are hard on me nowadays, so tonight I am staying in with the heating on drinking coffee and watching foxpro furtakers on you tube, they are in Alabama at the moment. Lol Relax time. Regards Billy. You guys over there must have some really nasty fox. I don't think I have ever heard of a fox taking lambs here. The largest domestic stock they take here are chickens or ducks. Do more good than harm controlling rodents. |
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 30, 2019 12:56:30 GMT -5
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 30, 2019 12:58:07 GMT -5
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 30, 2019 13:00:19 GMT -5
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Post by sakorifle on Mar 30, 2019 15:30:34 GMT -5
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Post by sakorifle on Apr 4, 2019 8:25:45 GMT -5
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Post by schall53 on Apr 4, 2019 17:29:16 GMT -5
Thanks for posting Billy, I wasn't doubting you.
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Post by sakorifle on Apr 19, 2019 17:07:50 GMT -5
Greetings.
No i just thought you would like to see first hand what these foxes do over here.
I have stopped six of them up to now the lambs up here in he north are at there most vulnerable this month.
I would of been out foxing tonight but the moon is that bright it is like daylight out there.
The weather today is like summer it has been 21 degrees Fahrenheit over here in the norh
The buck season has got off to a slow start but it should get better soon.
It is 1106pm here so time for a quick look on the site then some sleep i think.
Regards to all
Billy
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