dunganick Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 my dad managed to get hold of one of the evening standards before they were taken off the shelves this evening. the page on the front has a picture of a chap with a silenced centerfire rifle and a good number of dead foxes and crows. i might scan the article in tomorrow. makes for some intresting reading. seems to be a relitively unbiast piece of writing. although this was written by a RSPCA spokeswoman "there are other more humain ways of keeping fox numbers down" funny....... shooting foxes with rifles was the most humaine way of killing foxes 6 months ago when they were going for the hunting with dogs ban. ****** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Get it scanned and get it on.......now.......please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackthorn Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 being a woman she is probably going for talking them to death think ide rather be shot than bored to death Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hi, Nick, please get it up. This should be interesting. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 i dont know.......the things i do for you lot you can zoom in by clicking on the image front page http://img480.imageshack.us/my.php?image=19yu.jpg 2nd piece of article http://img480.imageshack.us/my.php?image=22dw.jpg 3rd piece http://img480.imageshack.us/my.php?image=37ci.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 So why were the papers taken off the shelves? And what is all the fuss about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnskevena Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 (edited) Is it me lads or did he do some of them foxes a favour? I thought a few of them looked very far gone with mange. If i am right about some of them having mange they shoild have made that the headline and left the papers on the shelf for all to see Edited February 10, 2006 by johnskevena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hi, Nick, please get it up. This should be interesting. B) FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 i wouldnt mind betting the number of complaints from anti's forced it to be taken on the shelves, (if it indeed was, my dad didnt see any copies in any news agents after he finished work, when normally there are still hundreds) makes intresting reading, seems the guy is quite sensible and like i said the article is quite fair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natures_son Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 No surprises their alot of the hunting i do is in urban area and the amount of foxes around is unbelieveable golf courses are brilliant for running the dogs on nice flat ground and soft most the time as well Unfortuantely the owners arnt very keen to give permission. Oh well beggars cant be choosers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Hi, Thanks for that Nick. It made for some interesting reading. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piebob Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Isn't releasing caged/caught foxes back into the wild illegal? Piebob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Isn't releasing caged/caught foxes back into the wild illegal? Piebob Hi, Yes I thought so. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 this is bad press and will only lead to shooting being band the man shooting should have never allowed the pics to be taken stupid or wot ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gilderoy Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 What a load of tosh!! "Relocated wildlife doesn't survive more than a couple of weeks" - Then why is it John that birds and many other animals reared in captivity can adapt let alone an animal that has been wild since birth. An expert ey? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead-Eyed Duck Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Interesting to see that his company traps and releases 40 foxes a week "Into the countryside". Reminds me of a place on Anglesey with a nature reserve nearby. The woman who ran this asked for my farmer friend for any dead lambs "To feed the local foxes". This is a true story folks. Got quite upset when he told her the facts of life she did. All she wanted to do was to ensure that "The released foxes did not starve in the early weeks of release". For anyone who knows Anglesey this was near to Newborough. Shot a lot of foxes there, but the policy appear to have changed, as few about now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNAKEBITE Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Have a look on page 27 of todays currant bun. Same story but more "tabloid" Hilarious, but for all the wrong reasons. "He blasts them in the head from upto 150yds away" is the "best" quote. Nicely put isn't it? :< Quote from RSPCA spokesman "There is no need to shoot them" So how do we do it then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rarms Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 >"Relocated wildlife doesn't survive more than a couple of weeks" - Then why is it >John that birds and many other animals reared in captivity can adapt let alone >an animal that has been wild since birth. An expert ey? What do you base this on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gemini Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 What a load of tosh!! "Relocated wildlife doesn't survive more than a couple of weeks" - Then why is it John that birds and many other animals reared in captivity can adapt let alone an animal that has been wild since birth. An expert ey? Unfortunately Gilderoy this does seem to be true as far as a lot of foxes are concerned. The animal-rights eejits round up lots of urban foxes that have been happily rooting through local dustbins since they were cubs. They then gather them all together and pack them all into a great big lorry, and then transport them miles out into the countryside. Now can you imagine these foxes, non of whom have ever seen the countryside let alone lived there, suddenly find themselves miles away from a house and its companioning trashcan. The first thing they do is run around in bewilderment looking for somewhere to hide. They then start to roam blindly around the local fields looking for food in the shape of a dustbin or similar, which is when a lot of them suddenly get a lethal injection of V-max. Some of them even wander in the direction of the local farmhouse and wait for someone to come and feed them with cat food (a favourite in some cities) and will even sit in the back yard in the evening waiting for the owner to come out. Usually the owner comes out with a shotgun. Many of these urban foxes will attempt to reach the nearest town/city and will be killed on the roads, whilst those that do try to adapt to the countryside will succumb to starvation through not knowing how to catch rabbits. No Gilderoy these people are not doing these foxes any favours at all. :< G.M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 This story is really doing the rounds. Todays Daily Mail has a double page article on the Fox Shooter. All seems very balanced, except the statement that he has a silenced .410 in his armoury, " in case the fox gets too close, or is moving". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
claybreaker88 Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 And the mail compares him with hit teams of Russia and quotes contract killing at 400 ukp a fraction of what his equipment id worth or even they quote a Bagdad attic not sure where they are coming from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 The comment about trapping and releasing is a good one. If it was me taking away poor foxy in a cage to "salve the consience" of the person who wants rid of it,then it would be straight back to the yard and BANG,also known as doing a Snotty I don`t know where this one is going but it gets my vote for showing that foxes need controlling. Well done Nick for putting it up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 no problem, i now have the one in the daily mail. will get that on here tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Nick, thanks very much for putting the articles up mate Very intersting , enjoyed it a lot. I wonder what rifles and calibers was he using? One looke like a left handed centerfire of some sort with mod and the other an air rifle B) , i could be rong, it may be a rimfire of some sorts. I sometimes shoot a good few foxes in areas where they have never been culled before and big bags can be had. They are fairly easy to get close to as well. As for the fools who release urban foxes into the wild countryside, well, i would love to take them out to the tundra up in Alaska and drop them off and say, ' your on your own now mateys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunganick Posted February 11, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 the rifle looks like a mannlicher (traditional sling stud on barrel) and the bolt that follows profile of the stock. the picture is probably turned around to make it look better. the other article i have makes intresting reading as well. you can have a look tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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