This time I do mean our glorious taffy leader!!! I'm looking for a coup of some kind.

Last night I found myself in a highseat with "Mr E", and out comes a fox that I have been trying to get for the last few weeks. Instead of his usual staying just inside the tree line and not coming clear for a shot, he proceeded up the field. He sat 20yds in front of us. I had no rifle but Pete was armed with a 308.... and what did he do????

HE PUT THE RIFLE DOWN AND TOOK OUT THE CAMERA!!!

Well, since my blood pressure has now gone down and I can focus again, I feel he should be tried and sentenced by his peers, so please let me know of any suitable punishment you feel should be administered.

Rgds,
FB

Since he obviously doesn't have any need for his guns any longer, you could probably just as well give a hint to your local authorities, which - as far as I've understood - are most anxious to disarm any person possessing firearms without a reason.

Or maybe that's too harsh... After all, he's BEEN a hunter before, right?

Kiri...
In Norway behavior like that means whipping on the family jewels with barbed wire.
It is a treathment never forgotten

Shoot the camera. Similar concept to people taking phonecalls while out stalking

We should enrol him as a member of WWF!

Actually, I think the fox came in closer than 20 yards as I swear I could see pheasant feathers arounds it's mouth!

JTH, The .308win did get used to full effect about 30mins later when a pricket paused just a fraction too long in the wrong spot!

All in all a very enjoyable weekend, with everybody having a good result, including the fox!!

FB,
I cannot imagine how many sleepless nights you have had and how many are to come over this incident.Our leader/moderator has broken the deer stalkers code "foxes first deer second", I am so distraught over this I am having difficulty typing, I can only extend my condolences to you and your family at what can only be described as a despicable act perpetrated by a trusted friend.I am going to find it difficult to come to terms with what **** E has done
I can't even say his name...
FB, I know there is a blame culture out there but do NOT blame yourself, it was not your fault, and don't go doing anything stupid!
We are all here to help get you over these difficult times..

regards
distraught griff

Let's see the photos Pete, before we pass judgement. If you had shot the fox, you wouldn't have seen the deer! So those earth tremour Kent has experienced was down to Kiri venting his anger??

Pete:

Actually I know what you are going through, believe me. I've been there myself, too.

Three years ago one autumn morning I was sipping coffee in the kitchen, just before heading for moose hunt with our regular small group of hunters, when through the window I see three wolves appear to the open from nearby forest. I wake up everyone in the house and we run outside to watch them. The wolves stand there looking at us quite indifferently, distance being about 60-70 metres.

Being the law-abiding hunter that I am, I left my .338 Win Sako inside and not a thought of firing a shot at those protected animals ever crossed my mind

The wolves left after a while, undisturbed, and I went to meet the other moose hunters. When I told them that I just saw three wolves from 60 metres distance and didn't try to shoot them on spot, they gave me quite a lesson for some reason

Well, anyway. Two weeks later, when the wolf season had opened, I got a chance at those same wolves from about 400 meters distance with the .338, but unfortunately missed.

FB

You must be distraught however, I do feel tha a certain amount of the blame must lie at your door. I take it that the nasty fox is one that resides on your shoot. That being so surely you as shoot captain would have mentioned ground game, vermin ect. in your pre shoot talk.

Poor old Pete he must be getting soft as time marches on. Maybe you should get one of these everybody stays happy fitments it would keep all the shooters happy. , you know it makes sense


John

Well, I managed to get some broken sleep lat night and the Doctor has told me that the veins on my face have gone back to their normal size...

I did actually mention foxes in the pre shoot chit chat, bbut this one in particular was last seen with a pheasdant in his gob last week, hence why I feel so passionately about it!!

FB

FB

I was present on the ground on that sorry evening - and to hear of such laxity makes me incandescent with rage.

After all, had we not previously sat through a military style briefing, complete with war office maps? A pith helmeted FB pointing out the order of battle, rapping on the ground plans with his swagger stick as he identified our deployment and the approaching enemy forces .... 'here, here & here'!

During this concise lecture it was clearly stated that before culling the Fallow menace, we were obligated to shoot at least one - possibly two of FB's fox population.

I had already obliged, whilst Artemis had suffered a minor nervous breakdown, trying to decide which of the four in front of her high seat should be despatched.

To hear then of such blatent disregard and self serving actions on the part of our previously esteemed Moderator - causes me to shake my head in disbelief.

Ahh, the stories that could be told of the goings on over this last weekend Maybe I should post a full and unabridged account!

I feel it is my duty to let our fellow AR members hear of the highs and lows of our visit to Fallow Buck country.

Tales of deer successfully taken, foxes removed, commando taxidermy.......the offences of criminal trespass as well as breaking and entering....... all in a day's work for FB!!

Rgds Ian

Bet he didn't have fox on his ticket for 308!

(Pete you owe me a pint for this excuse!)

Pete, I feel your pain.

I am still taking abuse over one I missed at about 30 yrds one night four or five years ago. This was with a tack-driver of a 270 which previously had killed everything it was ever pointed at.

Gents,

FB's account would make a News of the World journalist blush, and contains enough half truths and outright lies to make a New Labour spin doctor proud.

In fact my Solicitor informs me than Private Eye have been sued for thousands for less deflamotory remarks than these!

Suffice to say, knowing the *true* story, I have a compltely clear conscience and if doing it again, would not do anything differently, expect now I would'nt leave the surplus beers behind for the miserable greek scrote to drink!

Regards,

Pete

Ok,

Having now managed to lay down in a darkened room long enough to regain my senses after watching my four foxes frolicking in the morning sun whilst I played eeny-meeny, I too can concur that a fantastic weekend was had.

But Ian, tell me... whose whimpering was the loudest...? Was it our keen eyed, fox loving Welsh friend who was apparently beside himself at hearing yet another Fallow hitting the decks or was it our Greek Londoner having to resist wrestling Pete’s .308 away from him so he could inflict mortal wounding to one of his resident phezzy murderers?

(Still, at least Pete can tell the difference between a back end of a horse and the back end of a sheep, something that FB struggled with apparently!!!)

But then again the whimpering could have been loudest when we started drilling 16mm holes in his newly decorated home in order to accommodate his 'shire-horse' shoulder mount!!!

There was also that moment when we saw FB turn a shade lighter... yes he and his fern-dog had locked themselves out of the house when the front door slammed shut!!! Simple, gets up on his garage roof and will be able to get in from the back. Unfortunately getting up was the easy bit!!! Step in IanF... who's Orangutan bloodline came in quite handy, a sight the neighbors will never forget I’m sure!

Oh and Kirri, don’t think it went unnoticed that the ceremonial unveiling of the Stilton was kept under wraps for the second time! You obviously save that for your real friends.

Pete what are you up to next weekend?? dinner at number 10 with the Blair's

TP,
He has been asked to speak at PETA'S AGM

Sounds like you brought the best out in each other
Worse than a bag of weasels..

regards
griff

quote:

Originally posted by Artemis.:

(Still, at least Pete can tell the difference between a back end of a horse and the back end of a sheep, something that FB struggled with apparently!!!)

....... apparently the argument over species was concluded with the words ' I should know - I'm Welsh!!'

Rgds Ian

I suppose we all have our areas of expertise!!

I am ashamed that a fellow Gog did not shoot Charley when the opportunity arose.
Off with his head.