204Ruger

Had a phone call from a farmer I shoot for the other day saying he'd seen a three legged fox and he wanted it got rid of before lambing! Decided to have a look tonight. Even though it was cloudy, it was very bright! Walked up the drive and saw something too large to be a rabbit in the thermal! Turned out to be a heron at 10-30 at night! Never seen that before! A bit later saw a fox, but it was on the neighbours farm and about 500yds away! Decided it was a waste of time and headed home!got back to the truck and there was a fox a few hundred yards away calling on the other side of the valley and quickly picked him up in the thermal! When I switched to the nv it was definitely a fox limping badly! Tried a call but the fox wasn't interested and disappeared through the hedge! Could still hear it calling so tried a few calls and then saw a fox again at the top of the valley! Had a quick check on measure map and it was about 332yds away! I knew if I started trying to get closer it would see me and be gone! Had a quick look at strelok and decided to give it a go! Was pretty shocked when the fox dropped without a twitch! Only problem is that when I got to it, it was a very healthy dog fox, and I very much doubt it was the lame fox! Have to try again on a better night! Longest fox ever in the night!

Great shot there, FW! He was indeed a healthy looking critter.
Thanks for sharing the story with great graphics to best visualize the event too.

If you decide to share the rifle and load details, go ahead.

Thanks Rick! Rifle started off as a Remi lvsf, but now has a timney trigger, bartlein 1-10 fluted barrel, grs stock, lucky 13 mag system and the action has been trued and the bolt also has a bushed firing pin hole due to it cratering primers!
Scope is a meopta optika6 3-18×56 with a night vision add on!
Load is Nosler custom brass, 39 b/ kings, br4 primers and 25.3gr of N-133! Not the fastest, but very accurate!

And a dpt sound moderator!

Very fine looking rifle and set up. Thanks for sharing it.