Was out in a scrubby patch sitting in the beast in a spot that has seen plenty of wabbiting.
With my Marlin ss .22lr sticking out the passenger side window I sat there and waited for them to pop their heads out
As soon as i got comfortable the first one appeared at a whopping 10 mts, he had myxo, and was dispatched with a bullet to the brain.
I then picked him up with a stick(as I didnt want to leave my scent on him ) and chucked him on a a cleared track which the Foxes frequently use.
After stting there waiting for a couple of hours , I decided to try to whistle up a Fox.
Tenterfields, reed , Toy squeakers, styro on the windscreen even a youtube vid of a squealing Rabbit......NOTHING, so I put them away and waited.
All of a sudden a Bunny poked his head out at 40yds, I lined up his cranium....Bang... missed
Then two minutes later a Fox came charging in at 50yds, he located the dead Bunny was about to grab it then saw me and pissed off just as I was about to aqueeze of a shot.
Out came the whistles again....NOTHING, so i waited for more Bunnies... NOTHING
Then after half an hour, I fired another shot to see what happens.
Sure enough, another Fox came barreling in, he stopped saw me then pissed off so I fired another shot.
The same Fox came racing back in , located the dead Bunny, was about to pounce on it, saw me then stopped.
This time he gave me enough time to line him up and just as I was about to squeeze the trigger , he bolted, grabbed the Bunny and once again vanished into the scrub....My VW for a shotty.
I could not believe how educated the Foxes have become ...Gunfire =free meal.
Not even a variety of whistles would bring them in...just goes to show how smart these little ferals are.
They both would make a nice rug come winter time.
cheers,
Sean.