woodentermite Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 does anybody know of any other way to trap foxes other than snaring and cage trapping? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveo26 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Why don't you want to use proven methods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 proven being? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 ive only got 1 fox from snaring in 2 and a half years and cages are expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vmax55 Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 i trap them in the beam of my lamp then........ BANG job done. orrrr you could try digging a hole say 8ft deep on a well used run. sharpen yourself up some bamboo cane, **** on the end of it and place at the bottom of hole pointy end up and wait for mr fox to drop in and die from infection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 ive only got 1 fox from snaring in 2 and a half years and cages are expensive. Either you've got no foxes, or you're going it wrong? webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 trust me we've got foxes! im just doing it wrong. i can't tell the deiiferance between a deer, rabbit and fox run. i caught 1 in a run i found in the snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 trust me we've got foxes! im just doing it wrong. i can't tell the deiiferance between a deer, rabbit and fox run. i caught 1 in a run i found in the snow. GWCT do 1 day courses at various locations around the country to cover fox control and trapping of foxes. The course is well worth the cost and effort. Visit the GWCT website to locate a course near you. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Here you go. http://www.gwct.org.uk/education__advice/courses__training_days/courses_by_type/game_management_courses/default.asp webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twitchynik Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Remember that Mr Fox's sense of smell is much better than ours. Our traps take a while to get field ready. Try leaving them unset or with the other end open along one of his runs with lots of smelly carcasses in to get the trap seasoned and also for charlie to get used to it. We chuck in maggies from the ladder along with cut up rabbits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 24, 2011 Report Share Posted February 24, 2011 Drop boxes can sometimes bring results, but usually the young...and rabbits and badgers etc. Why? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 would you bait the drop box or put it in a run? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubby Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 would you bait the drop box or put it in a run? drop boxes are not baited, thats where they get their name "drop" from Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 would you bait the drop box or put it in a run? They would go in a run, but are not often used for foxes in my experience, and involve a certain cost and level of exercise to install! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted February 26, 2011 Report Share Posted February 26, 2011 woodentermite, where abouts are you mate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY Posted February 27, 2011 Report Share Posted February 27, 2011 Leg hold traps. I have been trapping foxes like that since I was a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 They would go in a run, but are not often used for foxes in my experience, and involve a certain cost and level of exercise to install! yeh iv'e only seen them for rabbits, also a pain to dig in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Leg hold traps. I have been trapping foxes like that since I was a kid. and where'd you get 1 around here. thaught they were just american? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) woodentermite, where abouts are you mate? dumfries and galloway in scotland, why? Edited February 28, 2011 by woodentermite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodentermite Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 (edited) dumfries and galloway, why? Edited February 28, 2011 by woodentermite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 woodentermite, where abouts are you mate? Cloud cuckooland Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Actually, one of the best fox baits is a jam sandwich, foxes have a very sweet tooth. Not a lot of people know that.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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