222 again.
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M_Strohmeyer
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Awesome! Way to go!.Never will die, the 222. A classic.
Got these two tonight.
Federal 50gn factory.
One was a monster with a bob tail, probably one I missed before now.
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Stinkdog
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Things have been quiet.
Think I'm on top of these fox's which is good now that everything is breeding.
150yds or so in a squall!
I was hanging around some carrion I found earlier that had fox prints all around it. When I got there in the dark nothing was there so I walked away and returned half hour later.
Still nothing on the carcass but I checked behind me conscious of the wind knowing it will approach from down wind like myself and there it was nose down tracking my steps!!
Think I'm on top of these fox's which is good now that everything is breeding.
150yds or so in a squall!
I was hanging around some carrion I found earlier that had fox prints all around it. When I got there in the dark nothing was there so I walked away and returned half hour later.
Still nothing on the carcass but I checked behind me conscious of the wind knowing it will approach from down wind like myself and there it was nose down tracking my steps!!
M_Strohmeyer
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If the wacky laws in Australia wasn't so awful, you could do some good on the fox population down under.
Stinkdog
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The whacky laws in the UK are bad enough!
Tiratore
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My Remington 722 in 222 was my first centerfire rifle. I acquired it in the late '50s, in the as-issued condition. With a 1", 10X Unertl, I used it for fox, gopher and woodchuck hunting. Then, decades later, I took it to South Dakota to shoot prairie dogs. With the factory barrel, it shot about 1" at 100 yards. Pretty uninteresting. So I had Jack at Hart Barrels put a new HV contour barrel on it. And upgraded the scope. I made stock for it when I was in high school, using a Herter's semi-finished one as a basis. Then, changed to an HS Precision benchrest stock. The only pieces of the original rifle are the receiver and bolt.
M_Strohmeyer
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Nicely done. Time for some feral cats, dogs, and especially hogs.
Thank you mate...
I perform a lot of pest control here for around 70 local farmers. Mainly targeting rabbits and foxes...And certainly take out feral cats when they appear. I also carry out roo culls under permit for a couple of the farms too...
We don't have any pigs or wild dogs where I am.
I much prefer hunting at night on foot...Using thermal...
WTR!!...
