youngshot Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 hi, there apears to be a family of foxes living underneth a shed 2 doors down the road! i hav been give permision to get rid of them but i dont no how? he has just lost 2 out of three of his chickens to them so its qutie important to him! his wife a couple of weeks ago found a cub on the patio and call the RSPCA because she didnt want him coming home and bashing its head in! :yp: The gardens are about 150 ft long and 42ft wide. he doesnt think snares are humain enough for his liking. although i can snare in my garden! Ther happens to be a very large hill of soil @ the bk of his garden but behind that he has more houses i would apresiate any help on this topic please! :yp: thanx youngshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Snares are a good choice as they only hold the fox til you arrive(twice a day)to check and despatch any caught foxes. However if the owner doesn`t want to do it that way then shooting from a safe vantage point will get the vixen and cubs and a silenced shotgun would be my choice,the only thing is as you say the proximity of houses. If Tony and the bunny huggers hadn`t messed things then nets and terrier(s) would have it sorted in an hour or less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Would a baited fox cage trap work ? Like snares, it would have to be placed out of sight of sensitive eyes. I would hazard a guess, that the most sensible approach in the domestic circumstances you describe (Wife calling the RSPCA), is to leave them where they are. When the cubs disperse, block up the hole under the shed. :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted May 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 gr8! but what would hapen to the adults? would they dig back underneth? youngshot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natures_son Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 If he kept game birds as well as chickens :yp: get a terrierman in and have them all out :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mungler Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 Get a hushpower shotgun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikky Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 ring frank :yp: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 15, 2006 Report Share Posted May 15, 2006 ring frank I would go for snares and as H says check them twice a day, or prehaps 3, just to be on the safe side. :yp: This time of year, it gets light very early, so a rimmy with Mod and subs, fired from a very safe vantage point and with accurate bullet place ment in the brain, works wonders. :yp: You can take out the whole fox family this way. Id do it, but alas, im all the way over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the pelt man Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I would go for snares and as H says check them twice a day, or prehaps 3, just to be on the safe side. This time of year, it gets light very early, so a rimmy with Mod and subs, fired from a very safe vantage point and with accurate bullet place ment in the brain, works wonders. You can take out the whole fox family this way. :o Id do it, but alas, im all the way over here. I don't think Youngshot has an open ticket ?. The use of a Rimfire in a garden of this size without it having a Ploice check(which they wouldn't pass)is not the way to go, IMO. As said before: Cage trap or wait till they have left and dig down around shed place heavy gage wire mesh to stop them returning. PELT MAN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scolopax Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Foxes are normally very sensitive to disturbance around the cubbing site. Just go to the shed, have a good look around, maybe dig around a bit at the entrance holes or let a dog have a good sniff about etc. Generally let the vixen know you have found her cubs. She will then relocate them soon after you leave, job done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 gr8 thanx alot u guys! but what i realli dont want is her moving them because they will just come back and eat all the chickens! but thanx i will try all of these sujestions and get back to u!! thanx young hot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
COLINSRI Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 (edited) EDITED Edited May 16, 2006 by henry d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 oh well sod the spelling!!!! young shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Hi, They will train the young to kill in the chicken pen. They all need removing, traps or snares. Or get some gamebirds that you intend to shoot and get a terrierman in because that beats the legislation if you are protecting gamebirds. FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted May 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 hmmmmmmmmm ne1 hav any small amoutns of partridges or pheasants they would b willing to sell to me? thanx Young Shot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Why do you need poults this time of year for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Try reading the previous posts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Why cant he just get a terrierman in anyway to flush the foxes? regardless of whether he has gamebirds or not! the foxes are doing damage thus they need to removed. Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 I would go for snares and as H says check them twice a day, or prehaps 3, just to be on the safe side. This time of year, it gets light very early, so a rimmy with Mod and subs, fired from a very safe vantage point and with accurate bullet place ment in the brain, works wonders. :o You can take out the whole fox family this way. Id do it, but alas, im all the way over here. I don't think Youngshot has an open ticket ?. The use of a Rimfire in a garden of this size without it having a Ploice check(which they wouldn't pass)is not the way to go, IMO. As said before: Cage trap or wait till they have left and dig down around shed place heavy gage wire mesh to stop them returning. PELT MAN Sorry, i forgot your firearms laws are a bit different then over here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 (edited) . Edited September 4, 2009 by JohnGalway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 just continually cause a disturbance around them, if they're big enough they'll soon move off somewhere quiter... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natures_son Posted May 16, 2006 Report Share Posted May 16, 2006 Why cant he just get a terrierman in anyway to flush the foxes? regardless of whether he has gamebirds or not! the foxes are doing damage thus they need to removed. Alex Maybe just maybe because thats the way this hunting with dogs law has been wrote ferretboy111. Hunting with dogs has been banned apart from in certain cases e.g protecting gamebirds. Why comment on something you know nothing about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Well i go out foxing with a couple of terriermen so in theory i know alittle as ive been out with them and will be going out with the mink hounds also some weekend at the end of the month. Just thought that poultry/gamebirds could be classed as the same, think your stuck if you cant use snares, terriers, or guns, maybe just try what poacher said and cause disturbance, leave your scent around Why assume i know nothing never mind! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted May 17, 2006 Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 Does anyone know the wording for the gamebirds bit. Given the red junglefowl are likely to be the origins of all chickens and all chickens therefore being part of the pheasant family... The suggestion for a livecatch trap is the best, being in your semiurban setting it is the least conspicous and place against a wall and baited up the urban foxes should fall for it no bother. If you were in the countryside then snares would have been the better option, as a cage looks pretty conspicous and you can get a lot of snares for the money. Suggest concreting up the hole as soon as the foxes have vacated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youngshot Posted May 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2006 i keep chickens my self and have tryed snaring on my property but havent had any luck in the past 6months. well i will try to find some game birds! do ducks count?? both our chicken enclousers are up against our boundrys! and to make matters worse the actual hole opening is about 2 yards underneth the shed base so i cant get acses to that unless i knock the shed down! and i dont think he will b very happy wit me! : ive heard about foxes getting caught in larsen traps as well could i use my larsen instead of buying a new live catch fox trap? or would it be just as easy to make a fox trap? many thanx guys for all the info and help so far!! thanx YoungShot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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