samboy Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Hi gang. Drove 28 miles to my clay shoot this morning and counted at least 20 foxes dead at the side of the road and at least 20 on the way back. All small ones. I hate to see road kills. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoli 12 guage Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 6 minutes ago, samboy said: Hi gang. Drove 28 miles to my clay shoot this morning and counted at least 20 foxes dead at the side of the road and at least 20 on the way back. All small ones. I hate to see road kills. i'm the same to be fair. i'd rather,if they're a problem to see them dead in a field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchman Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 maybe the council has been catching them in the city...castrating them with the vet and then realeasing them into the country.............my mate has seen this happen at 2 oclock in the morning a big lorry turned up on his shoot and dropped off a shed load of foxes.....he shot 30 that night they had the fur missing around their muzzles where they had been licking out tins and cut marks and stiches around where their knackers were.....they were covered in mange city waisters havnt a clue the damage this does to the wildlife in the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12gauge82 Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 11 minutes ago, ditchman said: maybe the council has been catching them in the city...castrating them with the vet and then realeasing them into the country.............my mate has seen this happen at 2 oclock in the morning a big lorry turned up on his shoot and dropped off a shed load of foxes.....he shot 30 that night they had the fur missing around their muzzles where they had been licking out tins and cut marks and stiches around where their knackers were.....they were covered in mange city waisters havnt a clue the damage this does to the wildlife in the country I should imagine very cruel to, a city fox used to living on scraps isn't going to have a clue how to hunt for food. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 Young foxes are almost always the ones that get killed and now that "cubbing" is illegal (be that a bad thing or a good thing is not for my opinion here) there's more that die this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShootingEgg Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 (edited) 1 hour ago, samboy said: Hi gang. Drove 28 miles to my clay shoot this morning and counted at least 20 foxes dead at the side of the road and at least 20 on the way back. All small ones. I hate to see road kills. If you took the same route there and back you saw the same 20 twice 😉 Edited February 4 by ShootingEgg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 4 Report Share Posted February 4 53 minutes ago, ShootingEgg said: If you took the same route there and back you saw the same 20 twice 😉 He's not sure how many there were, but he counted them on the way, and on the way out 🤓 See loads down here in the SE. Once saw one burst right open, in the middle of the road outside a girls school 😲 It was cleared very quickly 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 As offered above, they will be "rescued" animals released in the wrong places. There has been an increase in both dead deer and dead badgers around this part of the Lincs/Cambs border recently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 20 hours ago, ShootingEgg said: If you took the same route there and back you saw the same 20 twice 😉 😂I thought that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 19 hours ago, JKD said: He's not sure how many there were, but he counted them on the way, and on the way out 🤓 See loads down here in the SE. Once saw one burst right open, in the middle of the road outside a girls school 😲 It was cleared very quickly 🙃 What were you doing hanging around a girls school? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKD Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 (edited) 9 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: What were you doing hanging around a girls school? OI !!! 😠 I was driving past in my way to a tool hire place at 0715, way before the gates were even open,,,, Honest guv ! 😆 Splattered fox was all over the central white lines, right where all the parents drop off their sprogs 😆🤣 TBH it wasn't a pretty sight 😳 Edited February 5 by JKD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesj Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 11 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: There has been an increase in both dead deer and dead badgers around this part of the Lincs/Cambs border recently. Tomorrow I've got to pick up 5 deer, 6 badgers and a fox that have been kill on the roads around here, I picked up 2 deer and 3 badgers on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 The only badgers that I have ever seen were roadkill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 49 minutes ago, amateur said: The only badgers that I have ever seen were roadkill I am exactly the same , I saw a dead Otter on the roads years ago and it was only a few years ago I saw my first live one in the flesh , now they are still not a every day event but I do see them every so often . With Badgers it different , I have seen a few dead corpse's on the roads , in fact there is a big one on the estates road right now , unless it have been cleared up over the last few days , they have no doubt came off the estate and after working and helping out on the shoots for well over 40 years I have still never seen a live one in the flesh . MM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
London Best Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 3 hours ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: What were you doing hanging around a girls school? It could have been much worse, it could have been a boy’s school! 2 hours ago, amateur said: The only badgers that I have ever seen were roadkill You really need to get out in the countryside mere! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amateur Posted February 5 Report Share Posted February 5 1 hour ago, London Best said: You really need to get out in the countryside more! I would, but then all I would see is more dead badgers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 6 Report Share Posted February 6 The first time I saw a badger was when we were travelling from Dormy House Sunningdale, to the local pub. I was surprised how powerful it looked as it trundled across the road. A few years later, travelled down across Salisbury Plain with a mate to pick up a Clumber spaniel pup. After crossing the Plain, we saw just under 30 badgers, dead at the side of the road in about ten miles. It seemed a disproportionate number for the distance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
button Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 On 05/02/2024 at 19:11, amateur said: The only badgers that I have ever seen were roadkill I’m with you and marsh man, seen hundreds, all dead! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JDog Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 They were not this year's cubs. It's too early. As has been stated they were probably released by some animal charity. That itself amounts to cruelty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Maybe some are dumped at the side of the road ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oowee Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 Any road killed badgers this way are cleared and cashed b4 daybreak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted February 8 Report Share Posted February 8 (edited) On 06/02/2024 at 15:35, Gordon R said: The first time I saw a badger was when we were travelling from Dormy House Sunningdale, to the local pub. I was surprised how powerful it looked as it trundled across the road. A few years later, travelled down across Salisbury Plain with a mate to pick up a Clumber spaniel pup. After crossing the Plain, we saw just under 30 badgers, dead at the side of the road in about ten miles. It seemed a disproportionate number for the distance. I used to have one nearly trip me up on a regular basis as I exited a shooting location at approximately the same time, on a weekly basis. It was seemingly on a mission that crossed my path out? A bit unnerving in the dusk the first few times. Edited February 8 by old man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fse10 Posted February 9 Report Share Posted February 9 young dogs looking for love and coming a cropper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cranfield Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 On 08/02/2024 at 13:37, islandgun said: Maybe some are dumped at the side of the road ! I have heard that this is well used method of disposal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen-H Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 13 hours ago, fse10 said: young dogs looking for love and coming a cropper. oh to be young and feel love's keen sting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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