rallyrus Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hi all, For the past 4 or 5 weeks now I've been having trouble with mr fox helping himself to my chickens, 2 or 3 went missing over a week or so, then one evening went out at 7.30pm ish and there was 2 foxes, chickens in mouths right by the chicken house!! they dropped the chickens and run off, also found another dead one near by. The following evening my mate came round with his .223, put a dead chicken out and waited from about 7pm til 1am nothing, the following few nights I went out with the lamp and the 12 bore, seen one on one night but not close enough to take a shot. That was it, a couple of nights I put a dead rabbit out and waited with the 12, till about 1am and still no sign. The rabbits where always gone tho first thing in the morning. In the mean time I fenced the chickens in with electric fencing, I also bought a few snares and put them down where the foxes where clearly moving about, 2wks pass and nothing. I go on holiday for a week so remove the snares, come back all is well, the following day check the chickens and one of my pens has been cleared of all its chickens (6 of)!! The following few nights wait out again with the 12 til dark, then go out with the lamp, nothing. Lay the snares down again. Went with the lamp almost every night all weekend, every hour or so I'd go for a mooch til bed at 1am ish, seen nothing. Finally on tuesday evening when I got home from work was going for the usual walk round with the 12 and to check snares and there was one in there!! woohoo at last!! a young dog Then to top that I when to check the snares this morning and woohoo another one!!! a vixen this time After nothing for so long 2 in 2 days here they are, dog at the top, vixen bottom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Hopefully the end of your troubles...for now Well done,your perserverance paid off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuartbrierley Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 nice do perseverance paid off .keep them snares set chickens always draw the foxes any time of day or night Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxbuster Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Well done fella. After all that time and effort its good you've had a good result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmooney Posted July 13, 2011 Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 Well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted July 13, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 13, 2011 cheers was beginning to give up, the snares will always be down now as long as i'm around to check them my turkey chicks will be ready to go out in a couple more weeks so i'm sure charlie will be sniffing round them too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy130 Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Nice one. It sounds like you had a frustrating time trying to get them. On our commercial shoot in North Wales we have out 80-90 snares at a time. They are dead handy because they are 'working' 24 hours a day. The only problem with them is it can take a while for your scent to wear off them. Anyway keep up the good work and if you need a hand laping etc let me know. ATB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted July 14, 2011 Report Share Posted July 14, 2011 Nice one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon123 Posted July 16, 2011 Report Share Posted July 16, 2011 Well done mate, Good shooting :good: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Cheers gents Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted July 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Nice one. It sounds like you had a frustrating time trying to get them. On our commercial shoot in North Wales we have out 80-90 snares at a time. They are dead handy because they are 'working' 24 hours a day. The only problem with them is it can take a while for your scent to wear off them. Anyway keep up the good work and if you need a hand laping etc let me know. ATB Where do you buy your snares from?? I could do with a few more, the last 5 I bought worked out at about £3 each, is that the going rate or can they be had cheaper?? Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Elvis Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Good job!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted July 18, 2011 Report Share Posted July 18, 2011 Where do you buy your snares from?? I could do with a few more, the last 5 I bought worked out at about £3 each, is that the going rate or can they be had cheaper?? Cheers Best making you're own if you can get a few metres of rappa wire and a few crimps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worthy130 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 The boss bought ours think they worked out at about 80 pence each for 200 odd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 hey russ you will have to show me how to add picks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted July 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 hey russ you will have to show me how to add picks. You'll have to shoot something first Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted July 19, 2011 Report Share Posted July 19, 2011 good job there! same craic here odd chicken going all the time, just the young ones. taught it was a fox coming round during the day, done loads of lamping not a sign of a fox. then last day i see a bloody cat sneaking off with young chicken in its mouth. you done well with the snares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert 888 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Ha Ha wait untill september quack quack time .wana buy a gaylander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 its always best to keep on top of them. if you have birds and have put a lot of time in on them it will only take a fox a couple of ticks to take the lot out. good on ya Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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