I was back at one of my favorite long range Bunny patches last Saturday only to find the numbers were much lower than the last visit.
I remember seeing a fox there last time having a good look around and chasing a few of the locals but I didn't take a lot of notice until this time.
After setting up the .223 at around 300yds away I spotted a Bunny and ended his career, then one by one they appeared.
Three foxes had decided to use my Bunny stock as a main food source and over the past month or so had reduced the numbers down to a quarter of the original population,.
The first one was shot at 272, the second at 282 and the third at 275yds plus a few more rabbits at ranges from 255 to 330yds chucked in for good measure.
All foxes were in poor shape with about 30% fur loss due to mange and their tails matted with thorns and grass seeds, they all looked like they needed a good feed .
The conditions were very windy with full value crosswinds from 25 to 32kph so I decided to keep the range under 350yds to give the .223 a chance, hopefully my target stock will make a come back now the hunting pressure is off.
Sean.
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