edge007 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Hello, just out of interest, what do PW members do with the foxes they shoot as i wouldnt have a clue if i shot one, cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bangs Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Skin the brush for the farmer then chuck the rest in the ditch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edge007 Posted January 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 is that legal/ethic, throwing in a ditch? what if old Doris walking little fifi finds them? surly theres better ways or am i wrong? i dont know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2bangs Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Don't throw them anywhere that a member of the public is likely to be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinny Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 We just leave them where they were shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiceychilli57 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 The few that get shot around my bit are normally buried, cant leave anywhere due to people constantly walking off footpaths, they dont think of the dangers of walking into an area where .222 and .243 rounds whiz through the air occasionally, but they still create merry hell if they find anything that looks cute that has been shot, sorry it just boils my blood Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 They go to sleep in the local hedgerows, and in turn feed the birds and other animals they once used to predate upon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 The few that get shot around my bit are normally buried, cant leave anywhere due to people constantly walking off footpaths, they dont think of the dangers of walking into an area where .222 and .243 rounds whiz through the air occasionally, but they still create merry hell if they find anything that looks cute that has been shot, sorry it just boils my blood Remember there should be no danger from those bullets at any time, this is our responsibility and it is not a great idea to give other impressions - even on private non access land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spiceychilli57 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Remember there should be no danger from those bullets at any time, this is our responsibility and it is not a great idea to give other impressions - even on private non access land. As a responsible shooter every shot is deemed to be safe before it is taken, with a suitable backstop and with all precautions taken. The risk that somebody is behind the hedge just cannot be taken and in no circumstance would it be. It is indeed our responsibility to present shooting to the public as a safe but sometimes a necessary pratice whether it be on land that can be accessed by the public or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadkill Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 spend the rest of there days in the bottom of a hedge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
washwildfowler Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 (edited) we have a stink pit they go in which is back filled every few months , then a new one is dug and so on best way... all my corvids and vermin go in it nothing is left any were , there is always a chance that someone could see them in a ditch headge any were really , its not always the genral public can find them .. we have people who work on the farm that do not like the killing of foxes , so why give any cause for them or anyone to kick up about ..plus other foxes can find them and drag them out into the open .... Edited January 13, 2011 by washwildfowler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apache Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Some people pose them for silly photographs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redgum Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Legally they should be burried 1 metre deep, this goes for any other critters you shoot and don't take home to eat. Deer grallock should be treated the same but many just leave it for the badgers and fox's, dead fox's more often than not get slung into ditches or even onto the road. But it really is a good idea to at least put em somewhere were they can rot away without being a public nuisance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 According to previous posts on another thread some idiots leave them on the side of main roads hoping they will be mistaken for road kill. My council dump will take them, you have to double bag them in yellow bio hazard bags and write DEAD FOX on the outside. Our council is free, most others charge. Thats why you hear of them getting dumped on the side of the road or in those big dumpster bins you get round the back of shops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 why would anyone dump them on a road side when they can dispose of them where they are shot on farmland .never heard of anyone going to all that trouble to put them in a bin around the back of a shop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishermanpaddy Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Sell them to your local unscrupulous takeaway to pass off as chicken to the unsuspecting public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Legally they should be burried 1 metre deep, this goes for any other critters you shoot and don't take home to eat . Deer grallock should be treated the same but many just leave it for the badgers and fox's, dead fox's more often than not get slung into ditches or even onto the road. But it really is a good idea to at least put em somewhere were they can rot away without being a public nuisance. There are other options, incineration, and the bin men will take pretty much everything as long as you present it appropriately. I have access to appropriate waste disposal depots who find a few foxes or rats easy to deal with next to various human body parts etc they deal with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Most of mine get burried in the farmers dung heaps. The heat from the decomposing dung helps the carcass to decompose quicker and there is little if any smell from the carcass plus they are out of the way of public eyes - What the antis don't see thay can't find fault with or complain about! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 simple answer is most of mine end up in the bottom of hedges, or if the farmer is ploughing anywhere in the last furrow he did so he ploughs them in when he starts up again. Obviously you put them out of eyesight and you would be very surprised how little is left in a week and even more surprised in a month. In the summer the maggots get to work in a day or two and once its down to bones something has them as well either foxes or badgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Farmer deals with ours,think they're either buried or burned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Most of mine get burried in the farmers dung heaps. The heat from the decomposing dung helps the carcass to decompose quicker and there is little if any smell from the carcass plus they are out of the way of public eyes - What the antis don't see thay can't find fault with or complain about! Frenchieboy,thats what we have to do with dead quarry thats not being sold,got a b######## off farmer from leaving pigeons in the hedge row and the same farmer was telling me of another shooter who chucked dead foxes in the ditch,he was not pleased when he was digging ditches ,now we have to put everything in the muckheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Duncan Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 (edited) Sell them to your local unscrupulous takeaway to pass off as chicken to the unsuspecting public. I imagine more do than you think Vietnamese eat dog (I believe) so I'm sure some culture would eat fox. Has anyone tried it? It's meat at the end of the day and AFAIK there's nothing 'unclean' or risky about them. :yp: Edited January 14, 2011 by The Duncan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Worstan Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 They do take ages to rot away! Not many things want to eat a fox, stinks to b-&&@/? !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 Legally they should be burried 1 metre deep, this goes for any other critters you shoot and don't take home to eat. Deer grallock should be treated the same but many just leave it for the badgers and fox's, dead fox's more often than not get slung into ditches or even onto the road. But it really is a good idea to at least put em somewhere were they can rot away without being a public nuisance. I would like to see where that is written please. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 i leave mine in the hedge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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