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Mousing a Fox
I have just spent 15-20 minutes mousing this vixen. I saw her sitting just inside a little spinny about 20-25 yards away. I stopped the truck and took my mouse piper out to see if I could cokes her out. After a few squeezes she was alert and looking towards me. She made a move and hopped over a ditch and sit there looking at me, a few more squeezes and she moved in closer, and closer, in the end she was only 5-6 yards from me and just sat there listening and turning her head from side to side taking it all in.
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Wow very good, well done.
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Well done Dawn, the penultimate shot is typical of the pre mouse pounce attention. It is amazing how the call of food will over ride the urge to run.
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Nice one Border, the last two are me faves 
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Sorry Border it is a linking of words. Dawn owns Borders and she shoots wildlife shots - never the less apologies to both.
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...and her username is Borderdawn on Dogsey.com 
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No need to apologise I had no clue what anyone meant untill just jow! 
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I love 2 and 3 personally!
They're all lovely though...that sounds like a brilliant technique to get her to come closer...where can you get mouse pipers from?
They're all lovely though...that sounds like a brilliant technique to get her to come closer...where can you get mouse pipers from?
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Originally Posted by NicolaCariad
.that sounds like a brilliant technique to get her to come closer...where can you get mouse pipers from?
To squeak in a fox you purse your lips against the back of your hand and 'kiss' in making a series of intermittent noises. Alternatively you can use polystyrene on a bit of glass.
Either technique when practiced work every time.