pavman Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Been doing the homework and looks like the Vixen has split her brood up so not sure how many Cubs there are but came across what looked like an active old Bunny hole made just a little bigger than the others. Did a sit out last night and this Vixen cub was the only shot I got, had a fleeting look at mum and she will have moved any others that may heve been there so the fieldcraft starts all over again...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shotgunspud Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 As an old mate of mine would say One More Less, well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason kaye Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 aaaaawwwww poor little thing No seriously well done mate still waiting to see them up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 Not seen any cubs yet or young bunnys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matth12321 Posted April 21, 2010 Report Share Posted April 21, 2010 A good fox is a dead fox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Go Gadget Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice one pav, I know some folks dont liek shooting them when they are that young but its one less to become a problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted April 22, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Nice one pav, I know some folks dont liek shooting them when they are that young but its one less to become a problem I can understand it, they are a lovely looking creature but unforunately when they set up camp in the woods the release pens are based in come July when the poults are coming on if left un checked they do untold damage. If they took one now and again the shoot could sustain them but their nature makes them what they are and there is no option but to deal with the threat when you can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wboulter Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 only good fox is a dead fox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted April 22, 2010 Report Share Posted April 22, 2010 Well done Pavman. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Nice one, I shot a tiny one last year, but didn't post it on here as I didn't want to provoke a negative response. My mate point blank refuses to believe there is fox cubs out yet, I showed him this thread and his words were 'thats probably a picture from last year to blag everyone' :lol: Anyway, godd shooting, young or not, it won't be long before its fully grown and eating pheasants! All the best, SSS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted April 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Nice one, I shot a tiny one last year, but didn't post it on here as I didn't want to provoke a negative response. My mate point blank refuses to believe there is fox cubs out yet, I showed him this thread and his words were 'thats probably a picture from last year to blag everyone' :lol: Anyway, godd shooting, young or not, it won't be long before its fully grown and eating pheasants! All the best, SSS Last year my first cubs (2) came on May 8th again by sitting out an earth, If you are watching and the earth is active its best to deal with it there and then, I am tracking around 5 earths and this is the first one to show any signs of use with feathers and body parts around where the dog has been feeding the Vixen whilst she tends the cubs....... The Vixen was not in the earth at the time and they often split up the cubs and go to them to feed, dividing the litter gives them a better chance if one lot are found she still has others...... there may be several vixens all moving cubs about maybe on my permission or next door, they dont hold ground the same way the land is held...... Shoot next door shot their first cubs about 10 days before I found any..... maybe the weather here in the south east brings them on quicker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Nice one mate. There is no reason to think that here are not loads of earths with cubs in at this time of the year and those cubs will need feeding even more as they grow which means that the adults will be hunting even more - That to me is good enough reason to shoot them. No matter how young or small they are at the moment if they are not "culled" they are going to grow to be adults and breed themselves, causing even more problems with game bird rearers and farmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Why didnt you wait up for the dog and vixen then shoot the cubs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikka tom Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 Not seen any cubs yet or young bunnys come up 2 cumbria it full of the little bastading bunnys Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcf1 Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 A good fox is a dead fox. :lol: :lol: only good fox is a dead fox Not that I have any particular problem with shooting foxes, cubs or otherwise. In fact I shoot my fair share - but stuff like this just makes shooters sound like bloodthirsty retards. Yes, its a pest. But a native predator with a beauty of its own, an ecological role, a place in our countryside and part of what makes british nature what it is. Treat them with at least some respect and don't come across like a redneck halfwit and we might just have a future in shooting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmyh1988 Posted April 23, 2010 Report Share Posted April 23, 2010 (edited) i gotta sidde with jcf on this one i'm a farmer and know first hand how sly mr fox is but heres the but i can understand you like to post a pic of a dead cub because you proud and fair do's but well i dunno i'm all for culling foxes but something inside me says that posting a pic of a shot cub is jut a lil too far and like the previous poster said a bit bloodthirsty and redneck-ish but hey each to there own and i know i didn't have to open the thread i knew wat was coming but i thought i'd give my 2 cents jim Edited April 23, 2010 by jimmyh1988 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Get over yourselves....a dead fox is a dead fox, they do the same damage eventually....nice one pav!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 i attended a job last friday to shoot a litter and vixen who were under the household decking .when i arrived the husband opend the door let me in guided me throu to the rear of the house where this little cubs were paying 5 in all and a very mainagey vixen i took out the rifle and it all changed they became cute little things and he canceld the job but had to pay as he had pre booked me. his wife did warn me her hubby was a bit of a puff and she was not wrong love to have been a fly on the wall when she returned home lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 Not that I have any particular problem with shooting foxes, cubs or otherwise. In fact I shoot my fair share - but stuff like this just makes shooters sound like bloodthirsty retards. Yes, its a pest. But a native predator with a beauty of its own, an ecological role, a place in our countryside and part of what makes british nature what it is. Treat them with at least some respect and don't come across like a redneck halfwit and we might just have a future in shooting..... I agree Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcf1 Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 Get over yourselves....a dead fox is a dead fox, they do the same damage eventually....nice one pav!! Well when you put it so eloquently I see the error of my ways :thumbs: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted April 27, 2010 Report Share Posted April 27, 2010 :thumbs: I KNEW youd see sense lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandmartin Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 Nice bit of charlie eradication.Whether they're adults or cubs the more that hit the deck the better Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 I've not seen any yet - although I've heard them. Shot mum the other night from the hight seat near our laying pen, waiting for cubs to appear now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
country-kid Posted April 28, 2010 Report Share Posted April 28, 2010 come up 2 cumbria it full of the little bastading bunnys not many bunnys round these parts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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