robbiep Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Can you not use shotgun by law? The OP does state in the original post that a shotgun would be far too loud - I'm assuming neighbours are an issue Edited May 3, 2014 by robbiep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDAV Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 (edited) Trap it then Despatch or deliver to nearest RSPCA centre for rehoming...... The RSPCA may even come a s remove it for you. Subsonic load in moderated shotgun will do the job Unmoderated gun with subsonic ammo is quieter Edited May 3, 2014 by HDAV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirty Harry Posted May 3, 2014 Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 If I were you I'd trap it and shoot it with the shotgun. I would ring the police and say that I'm just letting you know out of courtesy that I am about to despatch a fox in my back garden with a shotgun and if you receive any calls it was me. Perfectly legal and you should only need one shot. As for transporting a live fox in a trap the RSPCA and animal hospitals do it all the time. Treat it humanely and there will be no issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robbiep Posted May 4, 2014 Report Share Posted May 4, 2014 The problem with calling the RSPCA ... they will then 're-home' the foxes. Usually for urban foxes caught on Merseyside/Chester, they bring them out to a large piece of Forestry Commision land up in the hills a mile or so from me, and let them go. Then, a week or 2 later, when the foxes are starving (because they're urbans, and far better at hunting dropped KFC food than rabbits and mice) they find the lambs, chickens, etc ... and bingo, I've got dead stock and a fox problem. So not really the most responsible course of action. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
srspower Posted May 6, 2014 Report Share Posted May 6, 2014 My dad used to find where in the fence the fox was getting in and set up a humane snare. In the morning the fox would be just sat there and he could humanely despatch it with the 410. Got a fair few over the years that way when they came for the chickens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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