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Hunting Tried the hide.

ChrisHobbs

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After a couple of mornings of seeing activity in and around the garden, without managing to coincide them being on the feeder with me being in place, I decided last night to put the pop up hide up, and get up early today and stake it out.
Quite a misty start today, although it’s burning off now for what looks like another lovely day.
Saw three chasing through the oaks in next doors field. Looks like they’re stuffing themselves with emerging leaf buds.
Gave it a hour and a half, until 7 ( which is when I’ve been seeing them), but they weren’t coming down. So I went in to wake my daughter up and start the morning routine.
Of course, the first time I glance out the window there’s one bouncing across the shed roof heading for the feeder 😂
Managed to keep low going out the back door and slip into the hide without spooking him.
And that’s number five in the bag at
22 yards. Regal .20 , 13.73grn Exacts.
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Good sized boar.

Now to get on with some work.
Happy Friday everyone 👍
 
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Great way to start the day.

I'm considering taking a pop up hide over to the rat perm, seems overkill but might work on the wise ones.
Small numbers there, but if I watch carefully I can see one pop it's head up, now and then, to see if I'm there (25 yards away in the hedge line).
 
Considering getting some kind of pop up for a tricky rabbit job I've just started, reckon I would have to leave it in situ for a week before I used it.
 
Mole trapper said:
Considering getting some kind of pop up for a tricky rabbit job I've just started, reckon I would have to leave it in situ for a week before I used it.
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I’ve used it on rabbits quite successfully. I’ve found that even if you set it up in the afternoon, the rabbits will ignore it pretty quickly.
First time I ever used it, I set it up for some avian pests on a friend’s farm at dawn. Got out of the hide after dealing with the problem two hours later, to find four rabbits hopping within 30 yards of me.
I’d just stomped out of the back and spooked them straight off.
But I always check first now 😂
 
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