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Hunting photos and activities.
I needed meat last weekend so hunted pheasant.
January birds are a lot more clued up now and they take a bit of out smarting.
Gun of choice this occasion was my .45 smooth rifle. Loaded with 50gn of fine granulated powder and 3/4oz of #7 shot seperated with four os cards. Not wanting to leave the levergun out of the frame I went predator hunting yesterday but found non but just going dark a buck rabbit stepped out at about 60yds. Using my bino's to find which way he was facing I endeavoured to take aim in the failing light. I sent the 150 spire point of unknown make with 8.5gns of Herco and got him through the ribs and front leg. Not bad for an old half blind fellow! Hope you like the little story.
N.
January birds are a lot more clued up now and they take a bit of out smarting.
Gun of choice this occasion was my .45 smooth rifle. Loaded with 50gn of fine granulated powder and 3/4oz of #7 shot seperated with four os cards. Not wanting to leave the levergun out of the frame I went predator hunting yesterday but found non but just going dark a buck rabbit stepped out at about 60yds. Using my bino's to find which way he was facing I endeavoured to take aim in the failing light. I sent the 150 spire point of unknown make with 8.5gns of Herco and got him through the ribs and front leg. Not bad for an old half blind fellow! Hope you like the little story.
N.
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I'm with you that old, half-blind stuff, Nath. Mine aren't getting any better.
Ya did good!
Ya did good!
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Keep these stories coming Nath, I've been here since the 5th Dec and have only seen a squirrel 3 times and no wabbits the place is full of crows, magpies and jackdaws but I can't do a thing about it I will have to get me a Cattie (slingshot) for my country walks..
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+1 to that Nath -- Love to see your posts & pix!
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Nath, always nice to see you and Jess in the field. It is slightly jarring to see you with pheasants in the woods; here it is more a cattails and cornfields kind of thing, although we used to kick a few out of the brushy creekbeds where the quail loved to hide.
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Thanks Bill and ofcourse everybody.
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How's Jess getting on?
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She is starting to show her age some. Gets burnt out sooner.
She got a mite recently. A mange. Got some spray and shampoo for it. Think we are on top of it now.
She got in a scrap with a fox a few week's ago and got bitten a little. It shocked her and she sulked for a couple of days
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Bless her heart. I hope she has the best seat in the house right by the fire, Nath ...
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Hey Nath, have you seen that 2 legged fox yet?
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Yes, seen photos of it.
I wondered where it had gotten too.....I knew I had hit it.....!
Bill, spoilt rotten she is!
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What the.....am I seeing that right? A fox in your house? Or looking through the window?Sixgun wrote: ↑Fri Jan 13, 2023 1:26 am Nice load Nath...8.5 of Herco....about 800....a cast bullet would get you another 100 or so.....
I miss your Fox pictures with you gritting your teeth....we have one monster that watches TV with us......he eats good, tonight he had prime rib, potatoes, and carrots.....---006
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Yep...we get them all the time......every night several come up and eat what we don't eat. My SIL who lives 2 doors down, maybe 300 yards away asked my wife the other night, "what are you feeding those foxes, we thought one of the steers broke out of the butcher house.----they actually are very friendly...if we open the door they run out in the yard, maybe 50 yards and come back to feed more......your name comes up regularly here...always tell my wife, "where's Nath when you need him?" I can't shoot them anymore....they are like pets....couple of times I stung them with shot loads out of 32-20 but they come right back.....it's entertainment......we realize it's not a smart thing to do...(feed them) but some rules are made to be broken.----006
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Lol. They look sweet. Begging with them big eyes.
I'm gonna make me a fox costume and come sneaking around your back yard!
I'm gonna make me a fox costume and come sneaking around your back yard!
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Yea Nath....I told Gamekeeper I'd set em up for awhile and the same goes for you......we have loads of foxes around here since the game commission stopped the bounty on them.......you would have a field day, literally.....I'll shoot the mangy ones but it's been awhile since we've seen a bad one.....
Foxes are nasty critters though.......the realization of that comes when they pee on the cat food so other animals won't eat it and many times leave a dump on the front steps or sidewalk......one time the weather was about 10 degrees and a Fox dropped a load and it was steaming....I told mom, "look! Obama is here smoking a cigarette"
Foxes are nasty critters though.......the realization of that comes when they pee on the cat food so other animals won't eat it and many times leave a dump on the front steps or sidewalk......one time the weather was about 10 degrees and a Fox dropped a load and it was steaming....I told mom, "look! Obama is here smoking a cigarette"
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Psalm ch8.
Because I wish I could!
Because I wish I could!