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<blockquote data-quote="Christian F." data-source="post: 272012" data-attributes="member: 16766"><p>Sorry guys, but apparently I am denied access to the "Hunting Stories" chapter. May be I am too "Junior" for this!</p><p></p><p>Allow me to try it in this way!</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hi out there,</p><p></p><p>As a newcomer I would like also to contribute a little from this side of the pond; Germany.</p><p></p><p>I am a passionate hunter who has his own modest (300 Hectares) hunting area just around the corner were I live and use every opportunity to go out in the nature.</p><p></p><p>Now the story; It was the coldest night registered since 18 years and the temperature dropped down to -22 deg Celsius which is exceptional for our area (near Cologne) </p><p>which is only 200 m above sea level. I decided to go out and shoot a fox, as snow was covering the ground and it was no problem seeing even the smallest things out there. </p><p></p><p>It was 8 p.m. as my wife called me crazy when I left home with my "Drilling" which is a 3 barreled rifle (mine has a .22 Hornet, 7x65R and a 12 gage) </p><p>with a scope of 56 mm objective, allowing me an excellent optic performance even at poor light conditions.</p><p></p><p>Only 5 minutes later I in a dear blind. I was packed like an Eskimo and was enjoying the nature. It was so cold that not even the Jackrabbits came out of the woods.</p><p>I was thinking and quit convinced that I was the only crazy species being out at that night.</p><p></p><p>I must have fallen asleep and round about 11:30 p.m a marten appeared and stood for a fraction of a second still at roughly 90 m. </p><p>In the snow and nearly full moon it was as if he was lit up. I decided to send a bullet from y .22 Hornet barrel out in his direction. Up on impact he just dropped dead.</p><p></p><p>I was thinking to call it an end and go hope as all of a sudden a Fuchs appeared and started to "work" on my Marten. So once again I went decided fort he .22 Hornet and send it out. </p><p>The Fuchs ran about 15 m and dropped dead.</p><p></p><p>For me it was an exciting hunt and decided to pack up and go home.</p><p></p><p>I always document my hunt with photos of the animals, so as I got to the Marten I took a picture of him and then went to the Fuchs and did the same and all of sudden </p><p>(it was in the mean while 01:00 a.m) I heard noises coming out of the woods in front of me at a distance of around 50 m. I was standing middle of the field with no were to take cover. </p><p>The noise came from a wild male boar walking between the trees and apparently not noticing me. Maybe his ears were frozen!!! </p><p></p><p>I made sure that it was not a female and decided fort he 7x65R barrel and waited for him to present himself accordingly and send my 178 Grain bullet out.</p><p>Blinded from the flash of the shot, I did not see were he went but in the snow it was easy to track him. I found him dead only 15 m away from the spot I shot him.</p><p></p><p>The wild boar was 80 kg and the rest you can imagine what a work it was to get him home and do all what needed to be done.</p><p></p><p>What a night, at the coldest winter in Germany since 18 years.</p><p></p><p>For those of you who are still inexperienced; the successful hunter must be patient and not give up so fast!</p><p>I hope not to have bored any one. Sorry for my English, but at least I tried!!!</p><p>Take care all and happy hunting.</p><p>Christian</p><p></p><p><a href="http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04376.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4038/dsc04376.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p><a href="http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04405j.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2634/dsc04405j.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04382o.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3864/dsc04382o.th.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Christian F., post: 272012, member: 16766"] Sorry guys, but apparently I am denied access to the "Hunting Stories" chapter. May be I am too "Junior" for this! Allow me to try it in this way! Hi out there, As a newcomer I would like also to contribute a little from this side of the pond; Germany. I am a passionate hunter who has his own modest (300 Hectares) hunting area just around the corner were I live and use every opportunity to go out in the nature. Now the story; It was the coldest night registered since 18 years and the temperature dropped down to -22 deg Celsius which is exceptional for our area (near Cologne) which is only 200 m above sea level. I decided to go out and shoot a fox, as snow was covering the ground and it was no problem seeing even the smallest things out there. It was 8 p.m. as my wife called me crazy when I left home with my „Drilling“ which is a 3 barreled rifle (mine has a .22 Hornet, 7x65R and a 12 gage) with a scope of 56 mm objective, allowing me an excellent optic performance even at poor light conditions. Only 5 minutes later I in a dear blind. I was packed like an Eskimo and was enjoying the nature. It was so cold that not even the Jackrabbits came out of the woods. I was thinking and quit convinced that I was the only crazy species being out at that night. I must have fallen asleep and round about 11:30 p.m a marten appeared and stood for a fraction of a second still at roughly 90 m. In the snow and nearly full moon it was as if he was lit up. I decided to send a bullet from y .22 Hornet barrel out in his direction. Up on impact he just dropped dead. I was thinking to call it an end and go hope as all of a sudden a Fuchs appeared and started to „work“ on my Marten. So once again I went decided fort he .22 Hornet and send it out. The Fuchs ran about 15 m and dropped dead. For me it was an exciting hunt and decided to pack up and go home. I always document my hunt with photos of the animals, so as I got to the Marten I took a picture of him and then went to the Fuchs and did the same and all of sudden (it was in the mean while 01:00 a.m) I heard noises coming out of the woods in front of me at a distance of around 50 m. I was standing middle of the field with no were to take cover. The noise came from a wild male boar walking between the trees and apparently not noticing me. Maybe his ears were frozen!!! I made sure that it was not a female and decided fort he 7x65R barrel and waited for him to present himself accordingly and send my 178 Grain bullet out. Blinded from the flash of the shot, I did not see were he went but in the snow it was easy to track him. I found him dead only 15 m away from the spot I shot him. The wild boar was 80 kg and the rest you can imagine what a work it was to get him home and do all what needed to be done. What a night, at the coldest winter in Germany since 18 years. For those of you who are still inexperienced; the successful hunter must be patient and not give up so fast! I hope not to have bored any one. Sorry for my English, but at least I tried!!! Take care all and happy hunting. Christian [URL="http://img178.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04376.jpg"][IMG]http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/4038/dsc04376.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://img528.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04405j.jpg"][IMG]http://img528.imageshack.us/img528/2634/dsc04405j.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL="http://img99.imageshack.us/my.php?image=dsc04382o.jpg"][IMG]http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/3864/dsc04382o.th.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [/QUOTE]
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