chrispti Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 As per the title, Documentry, Urban fox attack, more4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
activeviii Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 i can see one charlie getting feed a 22 slug very soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digger Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Licence to kill ? Funny that - looked lika a normal FAC to me. What was going on with the inbreeds and their bad facial hair ? Two benefit claimants wandering around in cloud cuckoo land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Saw this programme last week and really enjoyed it!That Anschutz .22 Rimfire does the job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marky123 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Hi The shooting of the foxes has been on a different programme ages ago. Still worth a watch. MARK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy. Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 2 good clean kills. Still, the houses behind weren't the safest of shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 2 good clean kills. Still, the houses behind weren't the safest of shots. Are any houses safe from a .22 bullet that can ricochet from almost anything!That Pest Controller shoots an awful lot of Foxes in and around urban areas of London. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Nowt wrong with a 22lr from a 1st floor window if you ask me. I know of a few lads that control urban foxes using this method... Here's a post I put up a while ago, from when I had to do the same. http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...=124406&hl= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 That Bruce bloke new what he was doing.If he didn't think he could shoot them safely then he would have used the trap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 How about the one instance where they "captured" 28 foxes in one session - That must really say something about the "Urban Fox Population" around there. I am sure that this is the case in most "urban" areas and not just London. We were shown a vixen being mated by one of her own offspring so if this is happening on a regular basis (And there is no reason to think it is not from what the program showed) how is that likely to effect the "inbred" offspring, could this cause any "mental inbalances" over a period of time? "2 good clean kills. Still, the houses behind weren't the safest of shots." - He chose an upstairs window to shoot from at relatively close range which gave him quite a safe "angle of attack" which would have minimised any chance of a ricochet so was this really "not a safe shot" mate, or to put it another way, if you were in an identical situation would you have taken the shot? If I were asked that question in identical circumstances my answer would be "Yes"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 He was shootuing down on to a well manicured lawn, I think you would have to be very unlucky IF the round went right through to get a richochet!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 He was shootuing down on to a well manicured lawn, I think you would have to be very unlucky IF the round went right through to get a richochet!! I agree mate but like I said he new what he was doing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Typical PW response, picking holes - when there are quite clearly no holes to pick ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Typical PW response, picking holes - when there are quite clearly no holes to pick ! I couldn't agree more. I was trying to be polite and "tactical" with my reply! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Only holes i saw were in the foxes...maintain what I said though the first time it was on...the house owner was a total áss hole :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 Typical PW response, picking holes - when there are quite clearly no holes to pick ! very true and the chap in question has been doing it a long time and he showed how professional he was at his job. al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 very true and the chap in question has been doing it a long time and he showed how professional he was at his job. al Yep true professional forgetting to mention on camera that shooting the dominant fox in the area will just clear the territory for new occupants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 (edited) Yep true professional forgetting to mention on camera that shooting the dominant fox in the area will just clear the territory for new occupants. if people ask for foxes to be removed,who cares that it is a dominant male and prey tell how you came to that conclussion?. i think your talking about the old story about.shoot a fox and more will come to the funeral. bloke does a job and puts shooters in a good light and all can be said is negativety. al Edited July 4, 2010 by albob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CZ550Kevlar Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 It`s a well known fact that if you shoot the fox whose territory it is then there isn`t going to be some void left behind, a new fox will come along and take over where the other fox left off meaning you will never get rid of the problem and i think the honest thing to do is to tell the client that there is a good chance a new fox will come along, seeing as a little while later the bloke is surprised that another fox has come along it seems he wasn`t warned. And it`s not an old story it is a proven fact that many shooters have seen including me, i have shot many foxes over the years only to find them being quickly replaced by new occupants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 I'm not so sure. For me, I find managing the population reduces the number in a given area. And in turn reduced the risk to flock or fowl... They don't breed like Rabbits afterall. The key is to keep on top of them... I shoot several farms which have a shoot on sight type policy with foxes. You will be VERY lucky to see one whilst lamping these days. Something must be working somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
albob Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 It`s a well known fact that if you shoot the fox whose territory it is then there isn`t going to be some void left behind, a new fox will come along and take over where the other fox left off meaning you will never get rid of the problem and i think the honest thing to do is to tell the client that there is a good chance a new fox will come along, seeing as a little while later the bloke is surprised that another fox has come along it seems he wasn`t warned. And it`s not an old story it is a proven fact that many shooters have seen including me, i have shot many foxes over the years only to find them being quickly replaced by new occupants. if your talking urban fox,then that is a different story,as they do not meet as many shooters as their country cousins and control etc is a different matter. so in the country it is not possible to be replaced quickly,as their breeding does not work to that schedule.what you may mean is that the void will be eventually filled if you wait long enough. proven fact where i shoot,shot a lot of foxes and you will be lucky to see 2,where before you tripped over them and no,i have not shot one since shooting that lot(14 months waiting time since shooting them),so not had to control them since ,as they are not a nusiance and they have not filled the void as quick as your saying,unless you have a massive fox problem,which changes the whole talking point.so is the proven fact not working on my shoot? you may get more trying to do that in summer,as the cubs are made to go their own way but,come winter time,this will not be the case.till summer time. so i shoot a fox and then next day another fox moves in quickly.wow great news for us fox shooters. al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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