henry d Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 You risk a lot with all types of predators,mostly through eating the liver which can cause hypervitaminosis A and the symptoms are very painful as the bones deform and calcify over a short period of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 In the months of December and January, i sell a few, if the coats are good, but dont get a lot for them Depending on the coat, between 5 and 25 Euro a fox, unskined, but has to be bought to the fox man within 24hrs and he seems to know if its older. Out of these months, i dig a hole and bury them. Years back, their was a chinese restraunt that liked foxes. As for hanging them up, its done over here a lot, not allways, depends on the farmer, but most farmers like to see a fox that has taken several lambs from them strung up, after being humanely shot. As for the public eye, well, common sense comes into play here me thinks. Frank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harryhawk Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I think Oscar Wilde said of fox hunting, " The unspeakable in pusuit of the uneatable". I don't think even the Khazaks who catch fox with their Berkut eagles eat them and meat is very hard to come by out there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 I believe LB has eaten it... FM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPEEDY Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 2006 We would skin them in winter and cut off their tails in summer (in order to collect a bounty) then we would hang what was left on the fence by main gate. Now I take the tails for when they bring the bounty back next year and dump whats left in a blackberry patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadeye ive Posted September 23, 2006 Report Share Posted September 23, 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 A 200 bar pressure jet washer does the same job ................And yes I speak from experience 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. Henry you have been observing the other side toooooo much very good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boston Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 I think Oscar Wilde said of fox hunting, " The unspeakable in pusuit of the uneatable". I don't think even the Khazaks who catch fox with their Berkut eagles eat them and meat is very hard to come by out there. Kinda says it all then, doesn't it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatingisbest Posted September 25, 2006 Report Share Posted September 25, 2006 if we manage to shoot any on a pheasant shoot day they are thrown in a wet ditch, where they decompose quickly and without the smell due to the thick mud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest cookoff013 Posted December 5, 2006 Report Share Posted December 5, 2006 mine was just dumped in a hedgerow. i`d have covered it with earth if i`d got a shovel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TikkaT3 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I tend to put them (with a gloved hand) in to a thick hedge where they decompose nice and quickly. One farmer where I shoot (apple orchards) likes the carcases to be left near the main rides to put off the walker and ramblers ... who nick all his apples!!! I understand his thoughts, but do not follow his wishes through as it gives shooting a bad name. Still, good prevention Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I tend to put them (with a gloved hand) in to a thick hedge where they decompose nice and quickly. One farmer where I shoot (apple orchards) likes the carcases to be left near the main rides to put off the walker and ramblers ... who nick all his apples!!! I understand his thoughts, but do not follow his wishes through as it gives shooting a bad name. Still, good prevention why the gloved hand ?? as i think a fox will lead a cleaner life than loads of humans !! so why the glove ?? as i have lifted loads of foxes with no gloves and ive never suffered ! i would be very interested in you reasons for gloves when handling fox please ??!!! cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 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 a bit sad but it will do after all its dead right?? and you know it should be buried 1 meter down as all quarry that is not of eatable standard should according to basc stick to holding your hose and if this posts fails to be posted please tell him about it anyway cheers kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 why the gloved hand ?? as i think a fox will lead a cleaner life than loads of humans !! so why the glove ?? as i have lifted loads of foxes with no gloves and ive never suffered ! i would be very interested in you reasons for gloves when handling fox please ??!!! cheers kirky I always wear gloves to pick up fox too. I don't want no nasties + any mink I shoot can stay where they fall (& I aint worried about their nashers) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirky640 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 why the gloved hand ?? as i think a fox will lead a cleaner life than loads of humans !! so why the glove ?? as i have lifted loads of foxes with no gloves and ive never suffered ! i would be very interested in you reasons for gloves when handling fox please ??!!! cheers kirky I always wear gloves to pick up fox too. I don't want no nasties + any mink I shoot can stay where they fall (& I aint worried about their nashers) mate they wont bite you when they dead and you wont catch anything of them different story if you out late on a saturday night htough !! dont worry so much kirky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TikkaT3 Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 why the gloved hand ?? as i think a fox will lead a cleaner life than loads of humans !! so why the glove ?? as i have lifted loads of foxes with no gloves and ive never suffered ! i would be very interested in you reasons for gloves when handling fox please ??!!! cheers kirky I always wear gloves to pick up fox too. I don't want no nasties + any mink I shoot can stay where they fall (& I aint worried about their nashers) mate they wont bite you when they dead and you wont catch anything of them different story if you out late on a saturday night htough !! dont worry so much kirky See post #9 on the link. All keepers I have been out with as well as other friends have always donned the gloves when picking up a dead fox. Here's the text of post #9 A word of caution regarding foxes, I know another RFD in Kent that was a keen fox shooter, he spent several months in hospital with a really serious diease he caught from a fox, I cant remember the name of the disease but he was told the tail is the most dangerous plce to pick a fox up from, he was advised to use a glove and pick up by a front leg, I follow this advice since that day Ever smelt that stink they emit from scent gland, I used to remove the tail and thats when the stink arose, dont do so anymore though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death from below Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 I stitch them up to make coats and then retreat to my cave to await the oncoming nuclear winter.....pattttting. DFB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 I follow the shoot tradition and dump them in a deep pit....which just happens to be in front of the former shoot captains house (A VERY SPITEFUL AND ARROGANT MAN) : smells great in summer.About 70 + in there at the mo from last couple of seasons.......memo to self - must get out more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wol the hunter Posted February 25, 2007 Report Share Posted February 25, 2007 we have two heeps of wood,hay,muck etc wich is lit every week and in the summer its allways smouldering. so thats were i put mine. and sometimes they are hung up near pens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted February 26, 2007 Report Share Posted February 26, 2007 why the gloved hand ?? as i think a fox will lead a cleaner life than loads of humans !! so why the glove ?? as i have lifted loads of foxes with no gloves and ive never suffered ! i would be very interested in you reasons for gloves when handling fox please ??!!! cheers kirky I always wear gloves to pick up fox too. I don't want no nasties :blink: + any mink I shoot can stay where they fall (& I aint worried about their nashers) mate they wont bite you when they dead and you wont catch anything of them different story if you out late on a saturday night htough !! :blink: dont worry so much kirky mange is the reason I'd wear gloves, also why its best not to let your dogs worry the carcass too much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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