The Jackson Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 As yet I've never shot a fox, but it's always been a question at the back of my mind. What do people do with them, when there dead. Everything I shoot I either eat myself or they go down my local game dealer. But what about the fox??? Sorry if this has been asked before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archie-fox Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 the foxes i shoot get buried by the farmer...or if its out on some of the hill farms i shoot i tend to hide them as best as i can in the under growth so as not to be seen or found by anyone who may be out and about... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Many people advocate just leaving them to rot in a ditch or undergrowth saying that they will rot down quite quickly, which is true to a certain extent, but I am not a big fan of this, especially if there are footpaths in the vacinity. I personally would not want a family out walking coming across a dead fox with it's ribs or "other bits" shot out or having their dog dragging one out of a ditch in front of their children. Like Archie1234 (Who I have had the pleasure of shooting with on several occasions), I prefer to take them to the farmer to dispose of (At least that was he can then see that I am doing my job) or I bury them myself in a dung heap whenever possible/practical! The same applies if I shoot a number of crows that need disposing of! "Out of sight, out of mind"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I tend to dispose of them if they're near a footpath, I have a shoot with an incinerator so they get taken there. If they're well out of the way of the public I will just bung them deep into cover, but they take a month or more to disappear sometimes and can smell a bit. One thing I have found to work if I'm stuck is my incinerator at home. You need an oil drum and a leaf blower, which I guess if you used an electric one could be got fairly cheaply? I cut a hole in the bottom side of the barrel for a length of old flue pipe to go in and then tucked it in. Then I stick the nozzle of the blower into the flue pipe and run it at full throttle once a decent wood fire has taken. I had a Roe go bad in the chiller a while back and that completely went to just ash in under an hour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Your local take away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WelshLamb Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Cut it's tail off and chuck the rest in the undergrowth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixhills 69 Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I take mine to the incinerator so the farmer knows what has been shot i have to say i was driving behind a landrover a few weeks ago when one was thrown from the back onto the road it crumpled up next to the curb, i stop and move fresh dead foxes whilst driving around and the amount i find that have bullet holes in is suprising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wymberley Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Eat it, tastes somewhat like gammon. Google 'Jonathan McGowan'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grandalf Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 I feed the ones we shoot to my Hawks. Birds of prey love them it is good meat. I always freeze them first. I do not shot anything that is not eaten by myself or my animals. Good for you. I used to get asked for pelts - then for the brush (kids liked to hang them in their bedrooms) now I just have to bury them. Seems a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cockercas Posted November 10, 2011 Report Share Posted November 10, 2011 Chuck mine in the canal and let the tide flush them into the humber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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