Post by huntergks on Sept 7, 2015 15:29:27 GMT -6
I got back to 1 of my spots in the woods behind the house at about 6:45 this morning. It was another nice morning with temp of about 65, no breeze, & bluebird skies. The 4-wheeler started right up so the new battery was all that was needed. Abut 7:30, I spotted a fox in the tree tops but it never gave me a shot. At 8:45, I heard a shot from the SE corner of the woods. I had planned on moving at 9 anyway but decided to go ahead & move west to another spot.
I parked the 4-wheeler in the trail & sat 10’ or so behind it at 9. Around 9:15, 2 foxes came running just off of the trail to my right. They were flat tearing it up but never stopped long enough for a shot. They went tearing past me so close I could have smacked them with my rifle. They went further behind me & I couldn’t get twisted around enough so had to move around in the chair to follow them. They finally stopped & I shot the closest 1 with the other jumping onto the side of a tree. I got the scope on that 1, squeezed the trigger, and…………CLICK!! CLICK?
WHAT THE HECK!!!! I guess in my hurry for the 2nd shot, I pulled the bolt back far enough to eject the empty casing but not far enough to catch the next round in the clip. I quickly racked a round, got the scope on the bushies head, and…….MISSED!!!! I think I jerked the trigger instead of squeezing. As the Irish say, O’Well!!
About 9:30, I thought I heard a single bark in front of me & started scanning the tree tops. I spotted another fox moving in the canopy. There are still a lot of leaves on so it would have to come down for me to get a shot. It did move to a tree & started down, stopping every few feet but always behind leaves. Finally, it stopped about 8’ from the ground. At that point it was a standard stop, pop, & drop.
I thought that would probably be it for the morning but, at 9:45, I spotted another fox working along the ground. It jumped up on a log that parallels the trail & crossed the trail back into the undergrowth. I kept watching &, at about 9:50, it moved into the open & I added it to the other 2.
It started to warm up at 10 & shortly before 11, I decided to call it a morning. All 3 foxes were males with the 1st being a big, old guy & the other 2 on the young side. I was pretty surprised to kill 3 within 35 minutes. I think that’s the most in the least amount of time ever for me & it should have been 4 if I hadn’t gotten into a rush.
I’m not sure when I’ll get out again as I have a lot to do around the house this week but hopefully it will be maybe Thursday.
Oh yeah……………………..
GO BUCKS!!!!
I parked the 4-wheeler in the trail & sat 10’ or so behind it at 9. Around 9:15, 2 foxes came running just off of the trail to my right. They were flat tearing it up but never stopped long enough for a shot. They went tearing past me so close I could have smacked them with my rifle. They went further behind me & I couldn’t get twisted around enough so had to move around in the chair to follow them. They finally stopped & I shot the closest 1 with the other jumping onto the side of a tree. I got the scope on that 1, squeezed the trigger, and…………CLICK!! CLICK?
WHAT THE HECK!!!! I guess in my hurry for the 2nd shot, I pulled the bolt back far enough to eject the empty casing but not far enough to catch the next round in the clip. I quickly racked a round, got the scope on the bushies head, and…….MISSED!!!! I think I jerked the trigger instead of squeezing. As the Irish say, O’Well!!About 9:30, I thought I heard a single bark in front of me & started scanning the tree tops. I spotted another fox moving in the canopy. There are still a lot of leaves on so it would have to come down for me to get a shot. It did move to a tree & started down, stopping every few feet but always behind leaves. Finally, it stopped about 8’ from the ground. At that point it was a standard stop, pop, & drop.
I thought that would probably be it for the morning but, at 9:45, I spotted another fox working along the ground. It jumped up on a log that parallels the trail & crossed the trail back into the undergrowth. I kept watching &, at about 9:50, it moved into the open & I added it to the other 2.
It started to warm up at 10 & shortly before 11, I decided to call it a morning. All 3 foxes were males with the 1st being a big, old guy & the other 2 on the young side. I was pretty surprised to kill 3 within 35 minutes. I think that’s the most in the least amount of time ever for me & it should have been 4 if I hadn’t gotten into a rush.
I’m not sure when I’ll get out again as I have a lot to do around the house this week but hopefully it will be maybe Thursday.
Oh yeah……………………..
GO BUCKS!!!!
