Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

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Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Die Judicii » 24 Mar 2026, 9:40 pm

I got this Vixen last week after many attempts over about six weeks.
She had led an incredibly charmed life.
Having had her behind the reticle many times, but never squeezing the trigger.
She used to follow the sheep and the goats on this particular property and always managed to have them in very close proximity, either just in front
or behind, and sometimes even right alongside of her.
Her primary target was the landowners fowl houses or dead rooster.
This landowner knew she was hanging around on a regular basis, so he used to put out a dead rooster every now and then in an attempt to stop it
from maybe actually getting into the fowl houses and doing a lot of damage.

She was pretty regular too, as foxes are, and was almost spot on 11pm everytime I saw her.
But her luck ran out last week when I got her in the open with no sheep nearby.
Good old .17hmr Brno 453

Old Mate put out another carcass 2 nights later, and that disappeared, so I put some cameras out, and managed to get some pics and video of her
mate the Dog Fox caught in the act of getting an easy meal.
So now I'm after him.

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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by wrenchman » 25 Mar 2026, 12:48 am

very nice thanks for sharing
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Ausmade » 25 Mar 2026, 8:09 am

Nice work mate, well done!
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Wapiti » 25 Mar 2026, 1:44 pm

Good work DJ.
You wonder you're a busy bloke night-times.
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Aristotle.
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by wrenchman » 27 Mar 2026, 12:27 am

the fur looks good on it do you tan the fur or sale it
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Die Judicii » 27 Mar 2026, 9:26 pm

wrenchman wrote:the fur looks good on it do you tan the fur or sale it


No Mate, Just shoot em and let the crows attend to the burials.
So long as the landowners are happy.

I sighted the dog fox last night.
He is maybe even more cunning than the vixen was. I'd be guessing he's been shot at on a few occasions.
He kept ultra low in the tall grass and belly crawled. So much so he mainly only showed up as a white glow in the thermal.
Not having a clean shot opportunity I just watched as he exited through a boundary fence and then walked bold as brass up the center line of
the bitumin road. Almost like thumbing his nose at me and knowing I wouldn't shoot.

He'll keep until another night.
He keeps the same hours as the vixen did,,,,,,,, he turned up at 11pm.
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And,,,,It's been proven,,,,, the most trustworthy females in my entire life were all canines.
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Die Judicii » 27 Mar 2026, 9:28 pm

Ausmade wrote:Nice work mate, well done!


Thanks Mate, :thumbsup:
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And,,,,It's been proven,,,,, the most trustworthy females in my entire life were all canines.
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Re: Vixen nailed, now the Dog.

Post by Die Judicii » 27 Mar 2026, 9:30 pm

Wapiti wrote:Good work DJ.
You wonder you're a busy bloke night-times.


Well,,,, You know how I operate,,,,,,
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And,,,,It's been proven,,,,, the most trustworthy females in my entire life were all canines.
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