garyb Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I was just starting to settle down for this evening, when my phone rang, one of my land owners had lost 10 of her chickens over the last 12 hours I've just been up there to bait the area with a "chicken kebab" of the slain and will be visiting again tonight with my 223 Here's a few pics (mobile) of the carnage... I hope to add another photo to this thread later tonight :blink: For those who think foxes are cute, and harmless - I can assure you - they are a menace to anyone who keeps poultry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 had the same a urban fox who took aliken to some pet rabbits 4 in all he paid the price at 7am this morning :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevethevanman Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Hope to see that fox brought to justice later tonight :blink: I have a friend he keeps rare ducks and they are worried for them at the moment, however he is setting aobut constructing an anti fox barrier Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 I agree, absolute menace and need dealing with. Good luck with getting the little *******!! :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 go get em Gaz :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Just hope he hasn't beat you back good luck :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 3, 2010 Report Share Posted January 3, 2010 Had a lot of this of late around here, bad weather making the foxes feed more or just the way things are?? good luck G. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 What a weird night! Having got the keys from the landowner, we talked about what fox activity she'd seen in the recent days. It turns out she had bolted one from her barn in the past week! She described it as a good looking fox with a large white tip to it's tail, white like she'd never seen before! Anyway - I met up with Nickbeardo from here, and another mate.. and we headed to the farm to try and apprehend the culprit, who would hopefully be tucking into my chicken donner! We pulled into the farm and lamped the bait... nothing & it had not been touched, ok.... I thought - let's give it a bit of a call and see. To cut a (very) long story short, after a good 45mins of calling we had seen NOTHING! So decided to cut our losses and head up the road to another farm for a shine... I should mention this farm is (according to google maps) 0.743 Miles away from the Chicken farm. We pulled out of the farm gate and onto the main road, when I noticed a large object in the middle of the carriageway.... I spun the car round... and sure enough it was a fox, still warm - with blood still leaking from it's head injury! Could this be our fox? I should mention that, a field no wider than 30 yards separated the road from where we had been sat calling... I'm still left wondering if this one was coming to the call!!!! ?? before it was hit Anyway... we carried on our way (slightly confused) We hadn't been at farm #2 more than 5 mins before I managed to use the WAM to pull one in from a good 300 yards... squeeze thud! First fox (with the rifle anyway!) of 2010! - This fox... had the white tail the land owner from farm #1 had described! Now... here's a question.... Would you expect a fox to range nearly a mile in 24 hours?!?? - it's possible I guess! We did a tour of the rest of the farm and didn't see much, the odd muntjac perhaps.. So we decided to pop back over the road to the chicken coop at farm #1... Where i'm pleased to say. the bait still hadn't been touched. That has to be the weirdest nights foxing I've ever done! - perhaps I should put in a variation for a Ford Mondeo 2 foxes, one shot! I've left the bait, and will check again in the morning. GB (Road kill fox, is the bottom one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) It's a pity that these idiots that say we have no right to shoot the nice cute looking friendly foxes will not accept that this is the damage that the fox can do, especially in adverse weather conditions when they get even bolder! Good report mate! Edit: Just as an after thought we might have to be even more vigilant in this weather now that the lambing is starting in some areas! Edited January 4, 2010 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sarakun Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Is it bolder, or are they driven by hunger, because we have shot all their natural food resources? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 top going mate :rolleyes: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 ******* hel!-looks like the bloody thing stabbed that chicken. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 foxe's do a hell of a lot of traveling at night marking terriotories 1 mile range is a mear pinch in the dark for the fox i would say you have your culprit .we baited a area and it took the fox 4-5 days to take the bait as they are not daft they realise something is not right we again have had to move the baiting area to get this fox inline for a safe shot hopefully this week we will bag him if he takes the bait . as he has only 70 yard dash to cover on a brow of a hill secound baiting area is at the base of a man made embankment 100 yrd dash required now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 It could of course, just be realted to the local gene pool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 'twas a funny night indeed - you also failed to mention travelling sideways and backwards down a hill (possible brown trouser moment) on some rather iffy ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamie g Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Is it bolder, or are they driven by hunger, because we have shot all their natural food resources? what worms grubs and insects ? thats what most of a foxes diet is. he will eat rabbit of course but not often quick enough to catch a full sized rabbit. young rabbits or rabbits with mixy are fair game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Well done chaps As for "ranging more than a mile in 24hrs" are you serious I hope you saved me some body parts Still on for tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Well... I'm no expert on fox movements.. but 3/4's of a mile aint all that far... Anyway...i've already put it down to the local gene pool in my mind... that said, it's still a strange coincidence! Yes to tonight, call me later. GB EDIT Just had a call from the landowner... The bait still hasn't been touched, and after looking at the foxes I left out for her - she's fairly certain it was the white paintbrush tailed one! Who knows!!! ?? Edited January 4, 2010 by garyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth Stalker Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Tell Sue not to bin em, you know why SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 (edited) Tell Sue not to bin em, you know why SS SS Don't matter how much curry powder you put in, your not goona get me to eat round yours As for ranging Fox's, CP shot the tail of a Fox one night and SS finished it off a few nights later 3/4 mile away. That or there were two tailless Foxs around our way PELTMAN Edited January 4, 2010 by the pelt man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonk Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 Well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 4, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 As for ranging Fox's, CP shot the tail of a Fox one night and SS finished it off a few nights later 3/4 mile away. That or there were two tailless Foxs around our way It probably thought it was "safe" in SS's back garden... having seen him shoot "at" the rest of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 that range is easy Gary after all they are very much dog like and pretty fit as well, If you look at the alternative form of fox control where they "used" to get chased a few miles is far from unusual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 i was going to bring you the head and tails SS, but they needed to be left for identification Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Sarakun Posted January 4, 2010 Report Share Posted January 4, 2010 what worms grubs and insects ? thats what most of a foxes diet is. he will eat rabbit of course but not often quick enough to catch a full sized rabbit. young rabbits or rabbits with mixy are fair game. Next time you shoot a Fox jamie g, open up the stomach and see how many worms grubs and insects you can find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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