Ferretboy111 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Right after working 3 years as a game keeper, i havent had any luck with fox snares. i bought some more, weathered them and have set them out on my shoot. I caught this little vixen yesterday evening, was really excited as after going around checking empty snares for months there was a fox in one. I had set 4 snares along runs on a grass margin around one of my woods. Here was the result. Here is the snare: http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m317/fe...rrent=snare.jpg And here is the fox. http://s107.photobucket.com/albums/m317/fe...t=snaredfox.jpg Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest rabgoat Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 congrats ALEX, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybgood Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 should we put pics up of snares antis will use them in a bad way. But congrats on it thou. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pin Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Nothing wrong with snaring foxes, should we also not show shot foxes, rabbits, birds etc? The anti's have sufficient pictures to which they have placed false captions to keep them going for a while I think Well done, and although I don't wish a plague of foxes on your shoot if they are about I hope this is the first of many! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done And, **** the antis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazza Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done And, **** the antis :no: Well done Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlie 1 Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done m8 that is a gr8 result. hope you get many more. bet ur well chuffed with catching your 1st one, congrats charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the ferreter Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done And, **** the antis well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkeye Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done And, **** the antis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tikkamark Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done f.b great to pick the right run and nab 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suffolk shooter Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done FB, nice pics. Well worth the wait I thought, and hey Mungler guess what got my post count up at the same time SS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john faul Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 well done alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done And, **** the antis well done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted September 19, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Cheers guys, snaring is a very effective and legal method of controlling foxes, If anything i think there should be more pictures of snaring up to educate others on how to use them effectively. I have a few more snares i need to weather up (In a water and salt solution, turns them brown like picture within days, then ill be setting them on another part of my shoot. I really enjoy hunting out runs and basically pretending im a fox, and trying to think where i would like to walk. Have had 3 foxes in the past week or so off this one field, i shot the one the other friday, snared this one, and had another keeper ajoining my land shoot another one. 3 vixens down. Alex Cheers george for the idea about wire tealers, ill have an experiment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 ok I just thought that they will use the pics against us, u know wat antis are like. I too want more pics of this sort of stuff keep it going. how long u been snaring for ferretboy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well done Alex..Keep up the good work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lurcherboy Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 The first of very many I hope FB Nothing wrong with snares people if attended regularly and more than required by the license. LB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 Well pleased for you mate good work,hope it,s just the start GH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teal Posted September 19, 2007 Report Share Posted September 19, 2007 If you have any fences look along these for runs. They are the most productive. Agree with all that's been said about snaring. They really can be an essential tool for the lampshy fox, which can not be found in the earths. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webber Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Well done, keep up the the good work, and keep posting the pictures, when we cease to post facts the antis will have won by default. webber Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conor Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 fair play alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pavman Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Snares are Not my cup o tea having said that I aslo know the problem you have had and sometimes its the only way to get the job done, so fair play bud Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr W Posted September 20, 2007 Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Just wondering if you have got rid of the 4x4 in your pictures on photobucket (next to fox pics) it's just I can make out your reg and you might be leaving yourself open. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferretboy111 Posted September 20, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 20, 2007 Job done. I never was a big fan of snares untill i became a gamekeeper and absolutely hated foxes. As a game keeper results must be shown and relatively good numbers met, have already lost 10's of pheasants to foxes, not planning to lose anymore. Most of the foxes left on my shoot are extremely lamp shy, its not cold enough for the use of terriers in my stacks etc, so snaring is the only other real effective way. Have only erally been snaring seriously for a few months, have had the odd one or 2 out before then but not my 20 or so which are out. FB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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