Hunting Woodland Perm: A Few Hours Well Spent

[Greylag80]

With the nuts now in full swing, I thought I’d head out to my woodland perm for the first time in a while. It’s a little private mixed woodland that borders the farmer’s crop fields on one side — a cracking spot and always worth a wander.

For these trips I usually favour the PCP. The BC and flatter trajectory of the .177 really make it the right tool for the job, especially as a lot of shots end up being steeply angled, sometimes almost vertical! Feeders are fair game for the springer, but when I’m roving and need to deal with all the different holds, I’m just far more effective with the PCP.

Anyway, after a lovely stroll through the woods — bumping into hares, deer, and plenty of songbirds along the way — I managed to pick off three squirrels and a young woody (taken under GL42 for crop protection).

Can’t speak highly enough of the kit I was using: Krait .177 with laminate stock and the DNT Thermnight. It’s a brilliant bit of kit, especially when you’ve spotted a squirrel with the thermal spotter but can’t locate it with the naked eye or quite pick it out with the digital scope.

Nothing missed a beat, and it made for a really enjoyable few hours in the woods. Feeder sessions will come soon enough, but for now — a tidy result and time well spent.

 

[Beaver]

Lovely rifle

 

[OldStock]

That is a lovely combination.
If I went for a 'better' gun that is probably what I'd go for.

My last two visits to a squirrel perm have been very frustrating, just the odd one seen on the spotter a good way off, few hours at each visit.
I suppose it means, my efforts over the last year have paid off, but the only stragglers are around the farm buildings, and they are dead busy while they bring in the apples.

 

[brian747]

Well done Greylag,
a great looking combo
and a good result.
atb brian

 

[Clothead]

Nice setup there god shooting

 

[pogue]

nice shooting mate

 

[ChrisHobbs]

Nice work.
And a great bit of kit

 

[Dr B]

Well done and all the best with it. I'd just add add, that a .22 is just as easy to use out to 40yds. Yes there is hold-over but with modern comp software, or as we did it in the old days - targets - and a decent reticle, Jobs a good un!!! . I rarely think these days when I shoulder the rifle (compensation almost always just there as a thought - though not always needed as some suspect), its relatively instinctive, and highly effective.

As the old saying goes "know thy combo". Which underlies the older saying of "beware the man, with one gun".