Ha! I know what you mean mate, I did a video in the summer on animal identity through a thermal, and videoed a friends dog, Shelby does look like a fox even in daylight. Easy mistake to make, but it’s all from many hours in the seats and shed, that I learn to realise what I’m looking at. Something you can’t read in a book, you have to get out and do the research yourself . Thank you for watching chum👍👍
Big issue is the excitable expert occasional hunter chasing animals like deer etc have difficulty identifying their target correctly during daytime. This is evidenced by the number of shooting "accidents" where over eager shooters shoot other people, friend or stranger, because they looked like a deer. Thermal, with it's lack of definition, makes this risk much higher. And fatalities are permanent. Not everything stands out in the wide open with good thermal contrast, & a partially obscured person and deer can have little distinction.
@@johnmead8437 perhaps the answer is not shoot at anything unless you are 100% sure its what you are hunting. Never shoot at something that is partially obscured and hope its got more than 2 legs and be sure of a backstop i have never shot a deer where the round did not pass through and exit the other side .243 100grn soft point even at 200yds is a sledge hammer to crack a walnut. No backstop no shot once you pull that trigger you cant call it back. unfortunately you cant teach experience
@@alanbush4192 Basic safety rule: identify your target. Some obscured targets can be perfectly identified, others not. Consider your firing zone (backstop) in case of miss, ricochet, shot passing through. Having shot plenty of animals the bullet didn't pass through using heavier calibres than .243, it still remains a risk to avoid. And the .243 is a rabbit gun, ok on light animals in open areas but has major limitations that cost the hunter animals (have shot hundreds with them too) in some situations. There is a big difference between professional and recreational hunting calibre requirements.
That’s exactly what I was trying to show👍 Poor old Graham does everything himself, only getting around 2 hrs sleep a day if he’s lucky. Thanks for watching👍
Hi Robin, Yes indeed it did! It’s a great shame however that there are a few viewers who do not appreciate what we have to do in order to protect our Farmers livestock and crops. It’s a shame the high seats I have installed on the various farms are only the seat and a half size, as I’d love an “Expert” alongside spotting something coming in like the clappers and then making the decision , based on their experience if the subject is in fact one of the following, Fox , poodle, corgi, Labrador ? All of which are ALWAYS wandering around fields late at night🤷🏼♂️ As you well know.
I know what you mean John, watching them come in from a distance is far easier to calm get set, but it’s the ones that just appear that always surprise me😳 At least they’re not going shoot back if I miss.
Hi Gary, Thanks for tuning in, it’s a busy time now here and also on that farm. I was there on Monday doing some work on that high seat that’s been on the same tree for 3 years now, and the tree had started to grow round it, so a few alterations required there . Thanks again, for watching, and remember to exhale😁👍
Hi Gary, Thanks for tuning in, it’s a busy time now here and also on that farm. I was there on Monday doing some work on that high seat that’s been on the same tree for 3 years now, and the tree had started to grow round it, so a few alterations required there . Thanks again, for watching, and remember to exhale😁👍
Hello Karl, both of the sheep farms where I shoot, have border collies , and on Graham’s farm his two dogs stay in the barn with the ewes and lambs, and they’re not just left out all night.
Got no problems with pest control at all. That had me glued to my seat wondering when the shot would go off. Enjoyed the commentary also. I'm for a sub, cheers fella. All the best from Scotland.
Hello Stiofain, Thank you for watching and writing in. Sadly, on the farms where I’ve been asked to shoot, it’s the loss of livestock that’s caused the farmer to ask for help.
@@predatorprotectionuk totally understand, since the thermal imaging scopes have came out, so called vermin control groups shoot 100s of foxes, and lay them where they are shot an drive on…. I’ve Respect for your job 👍🏼
I always put the foxes I’ve shot in a spot either under my high seat or by my shed, the farmer will collect them in the morning and bury them. It’s not nice to leave dead animals around.
Yes it is Brian for sure, and certainly for identifying animals, I switched over as there were so many sheep in that field when I arrived, but they’re not daft, and almost seem to understand who I am, and to bugger off out the way. After the tractor left the field, all but the ewe and lamb in the pen left the field. I’ll stick with B&W in the future and just have to put up with the effect it has on my night vision ability with my eyesight , something the red light doesn’t effect. Thank you very much for watching, I’m glad you let me know👍👍
Hello my friend, now that’s interesting because I had a viewer write in last year to say that sign in in Crete.🤷🏼♂️ Either way, I love the sign and I think it displays a very clear message. Don’t go to Crete or Shivley, you might get shot at 😁🫵 Thank you very much for watching and writing in, I appreciate hearing from viewers around the USA🏴
Hi Simon , that’s a massive compliment coming from you matey, thank you very much. I’ve been back on goose patrol this afternoon , 12 more meaty breasts in the freezer👍
Hello Geoff , Thank you very much, I’m glad to have you along. I don’t know if it was the lambing film you watched first or yesterdays rabbit session? I think the lambing video has been the most active film I’ve made so far, as it really shows why we go out after foxes this time of year, and also how hard the farmers work too. Hopefully there will be a few more stepping into my high seat field🤞🏼
Hello seanna, Well thank you, finally there’s someone out there that appreciates and understands the problems a Shepherd has this time of year👍 I wonder sometimes if folks walking down the meat aisle in Tesco or Waitrose , actually know how much work goes into producing their Sunday lunch🤷🏼♂️ But I expect most of the “experts” who do comment utter crap on mine and other video makers work , probably survive on burgers and chicken wings!
Hello Paul , or should I be saying, G’Day! I’m amazed that the stuff I make, is watched on the other side of the world 😳 I can’t thank you blokes enough, it’s lovely to get messages too. Hope your winter won’t be too cruel🙏🤞🏼 All the best David
I don't know where the rest of that post went , but hey ,great vid again , when Charlie 2 was coming down the hedge line towards you just before he detoured for a snack , I was sure I saw something else a way behind him on the same line was it a c number 3 or something else , hard to tell my pc screen is smudged from a repair that never worked lol . keep 'em coming please . K P
Yes you did Keith , I had another 10 mins of close encounters , but I think because of the wind on my back, they knew something wasn’t quite right. Next time Eh👍
I only shoot Foxes chap, that’s why I do a walk up to the animal, people must think I carry a stock of dead foxes to put in the field after I’ve removed whatever the odd breed of dog was that is suggested. JUST FOXES👊
Cheers matey, I’ll take you off that PEACE list now. PEACE. Pizza Eating Arm Chair Experts 😁 There’s loads of brilliant hunters out there, who do all their shooting in the lounge
no probs with pest control, however foxes are native, lambs are in their space, just think farmers should protect their lambs with non lethal means, i would rather see a fox in the wild than a (bred for meet) lamb
Hello Starflash, Thank you very much for watching and then taking the time to write in. I understand where you’re coming from about the foxes, but other than keeping the livestock in buildings or inside a secure fenced area, I don’t know how sheep farmers, and chicken farmers would be able to manage? Probably the costs involved for the farmer could be prohibitive too, and that’s why the likes of folks like myself are able to obtain the permission to shoot in the first place . One less thing to worry about for the farmer, if he’s got some help controlling the predators that once get the taste, don’t just kill one lamb or chicken , duck, or whatever , they will go on a frenzy and cause a great deal of distress and damage.
As a hunting man not someone who sits in the dark with a night site thermal and shots fox with a riffle something that is so easy a child could do, I'd like to know how you can say for certain that fox would have took that lamb? You had some gadget set up with a rabbit sequel didn't you next to it? I'm looking for any actual proof of fox's taking live lambs that are with there mother's because a fix taking dead lambs and lots of lambs will die in first few days in the field is completely different matter all together!
Sadly Eric , we don’t all live in a lovely fluffy world like others eh🤷🏼♂️ He’s welcome to come along and chat to the shepherd and offer his opinion to him!
@@Erikskelly I mean with trail cams being so affordable I'd like to see evidence of a fox killing a lamb, I'm not saying they don't but with cameras everywhere bower days I'd expect to see a clip.... Evidence you know. This video certainly isn't , Calling a fox to a rabbit squeal in a sheep field, come on hardly evidence.
I've no issues with what you do for pest control but am puzzled by the use of an image of a vandalized STOP sign in the intro. Surely that is a rather negative visual association for responsible hunting and gun ownership generally. Just a thought...
