walshie Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 (edited) Last year I had trouble with a family of foxes living in my garden and sh1tting everywhere. The smell was terrible, so I got a man with a cage round to sort them out. 4 in a week, and the smell stopped. Until now that is. The final straw. I have just gone in the garden and stepped in a fresh fox **** right outside my back door and it is all mashed into the stitching on my favourite mocassin slippers! It is obviously expensive to get a pro round again so I was thinking about doing it myself. I only have a closed FAC at the moment, so I was considering borrowing a mate's .410 hushpower and buying myself a cage. My question is: What cartridge would I need for short-range shooting of said fox so as to be as humane as possible and cause as little destruction to the cage as I can? Estimated range about 6". I know it would have to be a subsonic 2" cart, but what shot size and load? Any advice much appreciated. **** slippers. Edit to say: Now bought a .410 for myself. Edited August 24, 2012 by Teal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 As long as you don't use dust, any well placed 410 cart at 6" will adequately dispatch a fox! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Doesn't matter it will still be a solid lump at that range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimfire4969 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 People dispatch bulls with a 410 at 6", so a fox will no no problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest topshot_2k Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 As above any .410 cart will do at that range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deiseboy Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 As said at 6" any cart will do it. The pellets wont have a chance to spread and will be like a slug. How much space is between the bars in the cage? you dont want any pellets hitting it or it will put a nice hole in the cage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedwards1966 Posted August 11, 2012 Report Share Posted August 11, 2012 Any will work at that range, as already said there will be no spread, and there will be no energy loss at those distances. If you hit the cage it won't make much difference what shot your using either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillmouse Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 Make 2 plywood "Combs", slits spaced to fit between the mesh of the cage, so you can work the little beggar to the end and stop it scraffling about which will make the job of ending its days safer and more humane. Be warned it will kick up a stink in more ways than one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted August 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 The combs sound like a good idea. I'm already aware of how much they can kick up as I witnessed the last 4 meet their maker. I've just been in the garden this morning and it smells rotten! Can't say I'll miss that. At least I don't own slippers after yesterday. If I tread in any more ****, it will be in flop-flops. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishingdpw123 Posted August 12, 2012 Report Share Posted August 12, 2012 .410 can even be a bit heavy, shooting right through foxes on close range head shots, so watch out for ricochets . I've got a cage trap and I use a 9mm garden gun with no9 shot and at 3 or 4 inch range head shot between the eyes, they drop like a stone with no pellets exiting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted August 24, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Well, got my first one in the cage yesterday morning. A largish vixen, but she looked young and was in excellent condition. Fortunately she came over to the bars to see what I was holding, so the gun was no more than 6" from her head. Only using 2" 9 gram no.6 cartridges, but it was completely instantaneous and mess free, and didn't even wake the neighbours. No poop on my patio this morning, but I have left the cage out in case she was one of many. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pestcontrol1 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 Well, got my first one in the cage yesterday morning. A largish vixen, but she looked young and was in excellent condition. Fortunately she came over to the bars to see what I was holding, so the gun was no more than 6" from her head. Only using 2" 9 gram no.6 cartridges, but it was completely instantaneous and mess free, and didn't even wake the neighbours. No poop on my patio this morning, but I have left the cage out in case she was one of many. Well, got my first one in the cage yesterday morning. A largish vixen, but she looked young and was in excellent condition. Fortunately she came over to the bars to see what I was holding, so the gun was no more than 6" from her head. Only using 2" 9 gram no.6 cartridges, but it was completely instantaneous and mess free, and didn't even wake the neighbours. No poop on my patio this morning, but I have left the cage out in case she was one of many. Thats all you need for foxes in a cage 2" shells in a 410 works every time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B725 Posted August 24, 2012 Report Share Posted August 24, 2012 All 22 trapped foxes last year shot with 410 and they where dead before they hit the floor no damage to the traps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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