dazzyboi Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Iv always wondered this, iv never heard of fox stew...Iv known people to stuff there foxes but it costs abit to stuff a fox.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 In the summer a fox only takes days to completely decompose. Other than taking the brush I put the fox on the heap and let the maggots do their work. In some ways its a shame but foxes are killing machines and if you have poultry or game then the foxes have to be under tight control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 Some are left to show the landowner how we've done ,but most end up in the skip at work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flytie Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 In the late 1970's early 1980's you used to be able to sell the skins! I have a mate who lambs outdoors and he used to shoot loads then prepare the skins on the back of old house doors. He made a tidy sum, but there no longer seems to be a market for them. Fly tiers might appreciate the odd tail, so a call to you local fly dressers guild might net you a bob or two. keep up the good work! Ft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 as basc told me on my course i burrie then 1 meter down not!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 as basc told me on my course i burrie then 1 meter down not!!!!! But that's what you tell the landowner On a serious note though to leave a fly blown carcus when the farmer is lambing would OR could create a situation making you not very popular .I don't mean being downwind of the smell but flys getting in places on a ewe that's had a rough night ........ TBH ...........They should be buried but after a several hour lamping trip and your not far off double figures it's the last thing you feel like doing .We all have alternative ways and means where they can be disposed never to be discovered again Good Question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 21, 2006 Report Share Posted September 21, 2006 I think they still have a market for the hides in Ireland maybe Frank has a view? LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl h Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 on two of the shoots I do fox control on we have a hanging trees round the farms where we tie up what we shoot so the the guns in the syndicates can see they are being controlled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 on two of the shoots I do fox control on we have a hanging trees round the farms where we tie up what we shoot so the the guns in the syndicates can see they are being controlled. Not clever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 The old gamekeepers trick (pay back time) was to hang the foxes on their gibbet so that not only did the boss know the job was being done but the maggots from the rotting carcases also fed the pheasants! Seems like nice revenge to me! My chickens love a good feed up on big juicy maggots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karl h Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 why is it not clever is is an old long tradition from round here as long as there are no footpaths and it is well out of the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I guess Teal is just being PC, doesn't want to upset people (for that read anti's) but to my mind people should get real and it's about time we started fighting back. We do what we do lawfully and (in the main) with respect for our quarry so lets not hide it but let people know what goes on in the countryside. Stand up and be counted for your sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mel b3 Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 i used to incinerate foxes at work but this year i've been using them as bait for other foxes , i've got a little spot that i use for any dead foxes or anything else that isn't edible , so far this year it's proving very effective Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I know two chaps who lost their pigeon shooting this Spring, because they hung up some dead rooks and a magpie in a pea field, visible from the road. The Farmer received a few complaints (which they don't like) and told them not to come back. By all means exercise your lawful rights, but there is no harm in being a bit discreet and accepting the sensibilities of other people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roe doe Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 i burn them on a tip we have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieT Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 Until recently when the fallen stock rules came in we used to put them in the "dead pit" with all the other dead farm animals but now we leave them where they fall or chuck the in the nearest hedge. After all they are bio-degradable!!! ct Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I feed the skinned carcases to my ferrets and then I shave the skins of fur and when I have enough I then make some felt with my "life partner" as we are trying to make a Eco-Yurt and sell the 3 bed semi and opt out of the environmentally damaging lifestyle we were a part of. yeah right,buried shallow and set as a midden(stink pit)with wires Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussex lad Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I feed the skinned carcases to my ferrets and then I shave the skins of fur and when I have enough I then make some felt with my "life partner" as we are trying to make a Eco-Yurt and sell the 3 bed semi and opt out of the environmentally damaging lifestyle we were a part of. Just spat half a can of stella over the keyboard you b@stard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Country_est Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 I feed the skinned carcases to my ferrets and then I shave the skins of fur and when I have enough I then make some felt with my "life partner" as we are trying to make a Eco-Yurt and sell the 3 bed semi and opt out of the environmentally damaging lifestyle we were a part of. Just spat half a can of stella over the keyboard you b@stard You can talk you daft bu66er. Was laffing so hard at you I just sat on the car keys and set the bloody alarm off waking half the neighbourhood. Trev Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 ......then my work here is done**bows deeply exits stage right**> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryhawk Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 When i was a trainee keeper we used to skin them and send them to Horace Friend in Wisbech Cambridge. £15 a good winter pelt back in the mid eighties for someone on a pittance was greatly recieved. A dodge the headkeeper showed me was to use a airline at the local garage. That was until the foreman took a look in the back of the landy after a good nite and saw a couple of charlies on their backs looking like michelin men Never let us use the airline after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilishdave Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 whats the trick with the air line? Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryhawk Posted September 22, 2006 Report Share Posted September 22, 2006 As long as they are pretty airtight (no gaping wounds) you can make a small incision in the skin hold the nozzle and pimp that air in. You may have to make a few attempts over the carcass. It makes the skin come away from the flesh easier. I think there is a name for giving dead things blow jobs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I think there is a name for giving dead things blow jobs Ho dear, thats baaaddd Again, all new to this but, as already said, if you have ferrets,dogs,birds why don't people feed the fox meat to these instead of wasting ... and has anybody ate fox them selfs... after all, it's all meat. What does it taste like or is there a reason for people not eating fox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I have never eaten fox meat, nor have I ever been tempted to and I have tried most edible things. Foxes smell rank ( I am told its because they mainly eat meat, most of it carrion ) and I suspect the meat would taste that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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