Dan the main things with finding a good video camera are a fast trigger speed below half a second so you don't get empty videos of critters that already passed, a lot of infrared LEDs so you can see good far away where critters aren't in the dark. What I like about Moultrie is they are a US company with US customer service instead of service reps in foreign countries who are hard to understand on the phone. As for micro SD cards get class10 16GB and you're set. So far as I know they're online cameras that only work with Verizon/AT&T apps installed into your phone. If they have non online cameras I don't know about it but those are not hard to find. They're at Academy, walkmart and gun stores.
I can relate as I've gone through that too. I've had most every brand you can buy from cheap to expensive cameras and all eventually had issues with not sensing animals on one side of the screen until they're triggered on the other that still works so it's a universal issue maybe not with all but with most cams as I haven't tried every single one out there. Some have water leaks during rain that eventually rusts out the battery compartment but if you catch that within the warranty period you're good. If you buy from big stores like Academy they'll let you return the cameras for exchanges easier than smaller gun stores which is faster than having to go through warranty exchanges with the cam companies.
Dan this is the camera I got today. https://www.moultriefeeders.com/moultrie-mobile-delta-cellular-trail-camera-attCool being able to snap a pic of the fox in the light. The ones I have around would bolt if I shined light on them.
So we have multiple foxes moved into the neighborhood. We currently have a higher than I can remember rabbit population. So if I wanted to keep the foxes at bay, how much air rifle does one need to take an ethical shot?Has anyone taken a fox with something like a mid-power PCP like an Urban or Fortitude? Or even a springer?
To answer the OP. Depends on the shot placement and range.I bet a D34/HW95/Benji 392 will all do the job within 20 yards.If you’re doing it pretty close, the multi pump is nice because you can use heavier pellets and get the sectional density up for good penetration.
Quote from: Horatio on August 09, 2021, 04:45:13 PMTo answer the OP. Depends on the shot placement and range.I bet a D34/HW95/Benji 392 will all do the job within 20 yards.If you’re doing it pretty close, the multi pump is nice because you can use heavier pellets and get the sectional density up for good penetration.That sounds horrific tbh. I see red tailed foxes EVERY single day, in fact one was trotting around my yard last night 20 feet from me —not scared at all till the dogs got let out, causing him to go chill next door waiting till the dogs went back inside. Seeing them everyday at various sizes, mom’s, puppies, juveniles, elusive males, etc, I wouldn’t even consider taking one with my .22 Marauder tuned all the way up for power let alone a springer or multipump or .177’s. If you don’t think it’s enough for a medium sized dog, it’s not enough for a fox despite the stories told about a sister’s friend’s brother’s uncle who supposedly took one out with a spit wad at 100 yards. OP, if/when you get out there and put the fox in the scope, you’ll know if it’s too big for your weapon platform/shooting ability at night or not. I’m sure some have killed puppies, small juveniles, or starving adults who are smaller than average, but a good healthy adult Fox is too big for .177, springers, and multipumps if you actually know foxes. Heck, you can blow half a squirrels head off or put an exit wound in it’s torso so large and ragged that bone and intestine are hanging out and they’ll still run away under their own power 3/4 of the time. A fox is an order of magnitude larger than a squirrel...
I lost count of how many red squirrels I've shot in my yard in the last 16 years, but it's over 70. Almost exclusively headshots, and I've only seen the headshot fail 3 times, twice due to me miscalculating the angle of the shot. I say the headshot failed, but all that means to me is that they were still breathing. One made it a few feet, the other 2 didn't go anywhere, still breathing but didn't seem concious (no reaction to what was going on around them).
Quote from: Mrblonde40 on August 10, 2021, 01:54:40 PMI lost count of how many red squirrels I've shot in my yard in the last 16 years, but it's over 70. Almost exclusively headshots, and I've only seen the headshot fail 3 times, twice due to me miscalculating the angle of the shot. I say the headshot failed, but all that means to me is that they were still breathing. One made it a few feet, the other 2 didn't go anywhere, still breathing but didn't seem concious (no reaction to what was going on around them).Red squirrels are easy, they drop quick with a head/neck shot. But the bigger squirrels jeez! They are some tough customers. They can really crawl in those last mins with a heart/lung shot and even some head shots.