-Mongrel- Posted July 4, 2011 Report Share Posted July 4, 2011 I run a vermin control ad in one of the local papers and have been contacted by a lady who is losing waterfowl from her property to a fox, as is one of her neighbours. Can it be legally culled? Can it be safely culled in a garden( I assume it's a very large one), and if so is there someone on here who wants to deal with it? Sticking point may be that it's advertised as a FOC service. I use it to try and generate permissions, a foot in the door as it were. I have a guy locally who deals with the odd one but it's too far for him (Ashdown Forest), but if anyone is interested and insured feel free to PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Not having a go at you,at least your trying, but i think putting ads in papers isn't the best way to get a permission, your more than likely to get responces from the wasp nest gang than a farmer wanting his rabbits kept under control, I would also think that to cull a fox in a residential house you would need to be a registered pest control with public liability insurance, I may well be wrong do you know anyone with a Fox trap ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Mongrel mate, I have to agree with Jasper3, to be on the safe side if it is in a residentual area it really does sound like a job for a cage trap followed by a moderated .22LR well away from prying eyes! - There are far too many "antis" and "furry friend huggers" around that would be only too pleased to pounce on something like this! Edited July 5, 2011 by Frenchieboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smig4373 Posted July 5, 2011 Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) If it was in your own garden i dont think you need a license to trap and cull a fox...The fact that you will doing for free and no money is going to change hands..Negates the fact that your on some1 else property..I think. Wouldnt BASC or C.Alliance membership cover the insurance issue.. :hmm: Cage traps are about £50/£70 tho... Edited July 5, 2011 by smig4373 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 (edited) Not having a go at you,at least your trying, but i think putting ads in papers isn't the best way to get a permission, your more than likely to get responces from the wasp nest gang than a farmer wanting his rabbits kept under control... It's a little more thought out than that to be honest, I am very specific in where I advertise and I target the equestrians. Thinking being that equestrians = horses = paddocks/stables/stores = rabbits (and rats possibly), it's also quite specifically worded and states the 'pests' that can be dealt with. That said, it's not been immensley successful, but I have knocked on every farm address I can find in a 15 mile radius, lettered every golf club within a similar radius and lettered many farms/clubs outside that radius. It seems that there is an awful lot of pressure on land in Sussex, and it's more about who you know than how keen/experienced/professional/courteous you may be. Either way, permissions are rarer than hens teeth. I'll be honest and admit I'm just about ready to give up and just shoot clay discs and knock down targets. I used to hunt and had a couple of permissions, but I worked abroad for a while and then on my return came to Sussex so lost what I had. I've not been on a 'live' hunt in a couple of years. Edited July 5, 2011 by -Mongrel- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted July 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2011 Mongrel mate, I have to agree with Jasper3, to be on the safe side if it is in a residentual area it really does sound like a job for a cage trap followed by a moderated .22LR well away from prying eyes! - There are far too many "antis" and "furry friend huggers" around that would be only too pleased to pounce on something like this! I get the impression that it's a large property with a few adjoining properties in the middle of the Ashdown Forest, from what I know of the area, there are many little pockets of half a dozen or so houses in the middle of nowhere and I suspect it may be one of these. Legally speaking, where is the difference between culling a fox and say rabbits on private ground? I appreciate it may be an issue with regard to what firearm could be used but would assume it would be down to the shooter to decide. If deemed safe, could it not be THEORETICALLY culled with a shottie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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