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#3 for the night. Offhand at 15 yards. I keep going out of focus because I'm shooting through a fence and needed to see if the target wasn't blocked by a fence wire. Splat ! SJC

I've been looking to upgrade my converted Co2 to PCP rifle to a more tunable and accurate PCP rifle. I was reminded of that needed upgrade after lining up on a mus and nothing happening after pulling the trigger. Tank was empty after three days of no use. Tank no leak, so the rifle has an internal leak. For the price I paid for it, topped with a thermal scope, it didn't do so bad for shooting tiny animals at distance with a .177 pellet. Time to divert some funds and get a real PCP rifle. SJC #2 heart shot at 20 yards.

Couldn't sleep after eating Mexican food for for Mothers day dinner, so I decide to stalk some Mus. This one took six shots to drop, but it dropped none the less. SJC

When it rains it pours and it only took a couple of minutes after dropping the first Mus before this unfortunate Mus came into range. I thought I missed it, but like the Mus I shot earlier, it moved a little and then moved no more. You know a Mus is dead when it doesn't move. SJC

After the torrent of rain turned into a drizzle I knew the Mus would be on the prowl. This one had been giving me the slip since Friday PM. SJC

Let the dog out and decided to do one more Mus patrol. This Mus made the mistake of lounging on the fence. SJC

This Mus didn't get the memo that Mus death is in town tonight. The Fusion II seems to prefer the 8.2 grn RWS pellets. SJC

This Mus gave me the slip many times, but it's slipping days are over. What a beautiful night for using thermal. SJC

When targets of opportunity pop up, you take advantage of it. Was tracking this vole for a half hour until it came into range. SJC

If you see an ACME truck pull up to the park, Run away fast !

Had to give this one an insurance shot just to make sure it was down for good. Never take chances with a Mus. SJC

The cheapest useable, reliable and feature rich china made 384 resolution thermal scope and monocular combo that you won't need to upgrade after purchase will run you $3,300 new, with a 5 year warranty. Buying anything cheaper is like throwing money down the drain. My suggestion is to buy the monocular first and then the scope. You can PM for the details so this thread won't wander off from Mus hunting. SJC

Mus. noun. ˈməs. : a genus of rodents that is the type of the family Muridae and includes the house mouse (M. musculus).

Coyote season ended, so I mounted the RIX L3 on the .177 Fusion 2 yesterday afternoon and sighted it in. I'm used to lining up on bigger targets, so I'm a little shaky, but I got the job done. This Mus didn't know what hit it. SJC

Had this lone female coming to a bait pile a couple of times Monday PM, So we paid a quick visit Tuesday PM. The first female taken on this property since Dec 2023.

My buddy has a Pulsar thermion XP50 LRF scope and an AGM fuzion spotter with LRF. Unless it's real far away, I just put the crosshairs in the middle of the intended target and pull the trigger. SJC

The full moon coyote killers were out in force Sunday PM. The night started out crappy as I was delayed an hour sitting in traffic from a bad accident on the Thruway. Then going out to the first stand my partner slipped on some mud, dropped his rifle and broke one of the shoulder straps on his back pack. After setting up, we had two dog's come into a field 180 yards away, but my buddy couldn't see the second dog, so we missed an opportunity at a double. One dog is better than none. After that stand, he noticed his scopes eyepiece cover was missing, so we spent the next half hour looking for it. Joy of Joy's. When we got to our second stand location, we heard a female coyote going to town very close by. I snuck up to the top of the hill and my partner stayed low. I called and she came right down the tractor trail on a string 150 yards away. I dropped it and after checking it out, I noticed that it was a stanky dog with a badly mangled rear leg. The last two dogs I've dropped had some type of disfigurement. Two dogs down before midnight and two happy farmers. Not bad for a full moon hunt. SJC

Was it once fired commercial 30-06 brass or military brass ? Make sure you have the de capping rod recessed into the die before using it. Also get some Hornady one shot case lube and spray your cases liberally. Under lubing is a major cause of stress and failure during the reloading process. Hand priming is ok for small pistol, but for large rifle and magnum loads, you need to seat the primer with authority and a mounted press system is best suited for that. Good luck and shoot safe. SJC

Dropped this dog after watching it limp across a field and then into the wetlands that borders the field we were setting up in. Beautiful night for thermal. Only had three and a half legs.

I've been hunting nights for almost 46 years and haven't seen anything like that. I could be lucky or maybe the creatures of the night know there's something out there with a high powered rifle and thermal scope waiting for them ? SJC

Looks like a coon skull to me. Nice find.

After the 2022 winter and EHD deaths, there's bound to be an uptick in population. You know the population is getting high when they start to sell those deer whistles for your car in gas stations. SJC

Finally got some action with the backup RIX L3 / 20-250. 180 yard shot that I normally wouldn't have attempted with a 384 res scope, but the L3 has the ocular magnification feature. It magnifies the display instead of losing resolution with digital magnification.

We saw a dog running away when we were heading into the second stand of the night. It disappeared over a hill, so we kept going, but we decided to split up to cover more ground. This dog came right between the fields we set up in and I had to wait till it got into a safe area for me to fire. Medium sized female.