Mickeydredd Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Hi Anyone got a source for reasonable priced efficient fox traps. We are setting up a new syndicate and have a few to take out. Will be heading out with the rifle but could do with setting a few traps and don't fancy paying £100 each. Cheers MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walshie Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Trouble is the ones less than £100 are cheap rubbish that won't last long, whereas something like a proctor pest stop for about £100 will last forever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mickeydredd Posted April 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 Yeah, absolutely get that. I just don't know what is available so wondered if there is anything decent for less than that price mark cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Konnie Posted April 6, 2018 Report Share Posted April 6, 2018 (edited) Lynnfowler on here some times has traps available, think he's in the pest control game. Or could be wildfowlerlynn, had some rabbit traps for sale a while ago. Edited April 6, 2018 by Konnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benthejockey Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 You’re probably better off with snares and shooting at this time of year. They’ve survived being shot at, hunted, the weather and being run over so they’re a bit tricky to catch in a cage at this time of the year. My cages are catching cats, polecats, hedgehogs but so far no foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynes Posted April 7, 2018 Report Share Posted April 7, 2018 My keeper mate hasn't got a rifle so he has lots of snares set. About 200 of them. Caught about 85 last year I shot a few for him. But snares set in the right place and managed properly are very effective. Also the antis can't see them as easy to wreck them. And if they do there only a few quid to replace them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) To be honest, my experience with fox traps (in an urban setting) is mixed, you catch the young ones but they soon wise up to the traps and you will very rarely catch an older dog fox in a trap except perhaps in the very early days when they are still more curious than wary about the trap. Edited April 10, 2018 by Vince Green Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remimax Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 never had any luck with fox traps even when they have been sited for ages and well weathered in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpy22 Posted April 14, 2018 Report Share Posted April 14, 2018 the bigger the better. cover the floor so they dont have to walk on mesh. cover the sides and top if possible. they wont catch in a field hedgerow. they need to be set in amongst a yard where there are similar materials etc. obviously bait the area before the trap goes down. strangely enough i have caught 1 or 2 lucky ones Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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