P~MX Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Angler scarred for life by a FOX when it bit his face while he lay asleep in tent Read more: http://www.dailymail...l#ixzz2BGw1ZG2E Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Full Pelt Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Too close for comfort, and they are getting bigger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TJ91 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 got to love the comments attacking him for not zipping up his tent, buying a budget bivvy etc etc who brainwashes these people, do they really believe foxes are cute cuddly creatures who do no 'evil'?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vulpicide Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 It's only a matter of time before a kid is killed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little_Dom Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 It's only a matter of time before a kid is killed. sadly it would probably take an incident like that to make people realise how dangerous foxes are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pigeon controller Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 It reminds me of carp fishing as a kid when I woke up with a rat sitting on my chest. I can't remember who crapped first!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willks84 Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 (edited) . Edited November 4, 2012 by willks84 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simon6ppc Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 i do find this hard to beleive, but it must be true,were i come from these moorland foxes seem to be a differnt kettle of fish,i ave a job some times getting with in 200 even 300 yard of them, yet when i go to places more away from the country they come to the squeak for fun... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
houlsby Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 Depends where they are I think. If there shot/Lamped often and how "urban" they are. There was a child bit by one last year when it crept into there home in the daylight. Can't remember where it was. I like the YouTube vid of the fox attacking the piglet in the pram.. Show it to all my "anti" girlfriend/family and friends when they tell me how cruel I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Mongrel- Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 I have a bit of a problem with this story. A/ It's in the Daily Mail so guaranteed to have been sensationalised! B/ East Sussex and more so the Uckfield area is more farmland than urban sprawl, unlikely that this fox was 'urbanised' and most foxes run away from people rather than trying to eat them. C/ Looking at the scars on his face, did the fox only have teeth on one side of it's mouth? D/ In the dark, in a tent,(which is how lake/river anglers fish) how can he be so sure it was a fox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 That must be the new FOX bite alarm :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beerdeor Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 That must be the new FOX bite alarm :lol: Brilliant my wife owns 2 of them you should see the state of my knob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted November 4, 2012 Report Share Posted November 4, 2012 I have a bit of a problem with this story. A/ It's in the Daily Mail so guaranteed to have been sensationalised! B/ East Sussex and more so the Uckfield area is more farmland than urban sprawl, unlikely that this fox was 'urbanised' and most foxes run away from people rather than trying to eat them. C/ Looking at the scars on his face, did the fox only have teeth on one side of it's mouth? D/ In the dark, in a tent,(which is how lake/river anglers fish) how can he be so sure it was a fox? I agree, something's missing from the story. I may be meeting this chap some time this week so I'll make up my mind then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
camokid Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 does that count as "i had a few bites" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted November 5, 2012 Report Share Posted November 5, 2012 Brilliant my wife owns 2 of them you should see the state of my knob Not a mark on it?? :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipper Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 I have not read the story, but a lake that i night fish on in Derbyshire has a very brave fox. I have been woken up in the early hours 3 times by a fox in my bivvy! the second time it was trying to drag my bait bucket out the door. the third time I had my dog with me and she chased it off, it was back about an hour later! I usually sleep with my door open. just shows how brave foxes are getting. I think that some of the anglers might be feeding it ? Foolish!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ack-ack Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 That must be the new FOX bite alarm :lol: Thats genius. I salute you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasper3 Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 (edited) I took this pic on the edge of dartmoor nr okehampton, the fox was was interested in the sound the camera was making, the shot was taken with less that 5ft between us.... it was used to having titbits chucked at it..i sat down on the ground and it just sat down then laid down Edited November 6, 2012 by jasper3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cant hit rabbits 123 Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Lots of the worst rated comments are calls for a fox cull, a return of fox hunting or something similar. Of course we PWers forget that faxes do nothing bad, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruno22rf Posted November 6, 2012 Report Share Posted November 6, 2012 Dont believe it-they dont look like canine bites to me and pinching the foxes nose to stop it breathing?-if its jaw was open far enough to cover a mans face then it could easily breath thru its mouth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reece Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 For fox sake! What a load of carp! But seriously, while fox attacks are extremely rare, it is ridiculous for Brian May, Chris Packham et al to suggest that they don't happen. Foxes are definitely capable of attacking humans. The only reason it is very rare is because they are usually afraid of humans, but in urban areas, they are becoming accustomed to people, and they also live at MUCH higher densities than in the countryside. How long before Brian May jumps up and calls this man a liar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gixer1 Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 We should tie mr may down with his knackers hanging out and covered in gravy and then release 10 urban foxes in with him - if he's THAT sure they don't bite it'll be ok.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 How long before Brian May jumps up and calls this man a liar? I don't know about him but I have doubts, this wasn't a particularly urban area I'm yet to see a fox that doesn't clear off at maximum speed when it sees a human. even ones we shoot round houses in urban areas aren't keen to stick about and will often bolt as soon as they wind you. Knowing a few of the anglers I do my first suggestion would be an accident after drinking excessively. Or who knows in the dark just possibly a dog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catweazle Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 There are foxes in Kent that walk down the pavement between the kids going to school in the morning, not at all bothered by humans. I've had them sitting on top of my shed whilst the dogs jump up the sides barking at them, once again not bothered at all. Some years ago when I demolished an old shed I found some cubs underneath. I propped the shed base up at an angle and the vixen came back and fetched them one at a time even though I was working down the other end of the garden. They are quick to learn and have probably been stealing food from anglers for a while, becoming more and more bold. Who's to say they haven't discovered that a quick bite means they get the sandwiches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted November 7, 2012 Report Share Posted November 7, 2012 (edited) I have seen MANY foxes recently in the CITY. I have saw 3 in the past month and nearly ran one over on Salters road right down near gosforth high street :o They are getting more and more bold! Edited November 7, 2012 by Lord Geordie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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