Gully Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Is it legal to relocate urban foxes from London into the countryside and release them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabbithunter2008 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Why move a fox to some where it can cause damaged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Axe Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 I've not heard of such a law, only for the Grey Squirrel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Simple answer, Yes, it's perfectly legal as it is a native species. The morals, on the other hand, are up for debate, but I'm sure we can leave that for a different topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Cheers, I just wondered as the keeper on the syndicate I shoot with has shot a lot of foxes that have been sterilised or show fresh stitches from other medical work. Some do-gooder is patching them up and releasing them near us. What do these people think they're doing? I won't tell you how many he's shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
00taz11 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 make sure you ask the land owner first just incase you let it out near chickens or a pheasent shoot just saying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Gully when you say SW Herts.. any rough pointers as to a location? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 there's me thinking the fox was in the same class as a rat vermin. i destroy all my captured town foxes on site as a princible of being vermin . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malkiserow Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Cheers, I just wondered as the keeper on the syndicate I shoot with has shot a lot of foxes that have been sterilised or show fresh stitches from other medical work. Some do-gooder is patching them up and releasing them near us. What do these people think they're doing? I won't tell you how many he's shooting This happens in Coventry as well, not sure they can survive out in the country if all they are used to is refuse...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Gully, we have a local group of do-gooders releasing patched-up (urban) foxes on a farm I shoot over. The quantity we've shot has been alarming. It's not challenging sport, but the only good fox is a dead one in my view. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harnser Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Gully, we have a local group of do-gooders releasing patched-up (urban) foxes on a farm I shoot over. The quantity we've shot has been alarming. It's not challenging sport, but the only good fox is a dead one in my view. Baldrick , Parcel them up and send them back without a stamp on . They will get the message . Harnser . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleeh Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 there's me thinking the fox was in the same class as a rat vermin. i destroy all my captured town foxes on site as a princible of being vermin . Yes, but you have to remember that the law's with foxes are slightly different to rats, because rats spread diseases, and are a threat to public health, where as foxes (mange is arguable) are, and do, not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coupe312 Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 Not in my back yard. if a fox is not wanted in the city i think 99% of farmers would feel the same. rubbish goes in a bin not next doors garden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gully Posted November 10, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 make sure you ask the land owner first just incase you let it out near chickens or a pheasent shoot just saying I'll make sure I do that next time I release one. Garyb, you have a pm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmboy Posted November 10, 2008 Report Share Posted November 10, 2008 We've had urban foxes released in the area numerous times. We had a very tame one turn up at lambing time one year. If you threw a ball it would chase it, it also tried burying stuff in or veg garden if I remember correctly. In any case, it was not a problem until it started running out of fresh afterbirth to eat. Once it got to that point it took a couple of lambs from the shed and got shot for its efforts. Should have dealt with it earlier, but we were at the peak point of lambing at the time and just too busy. In a similar incident, a van load (6 i think) was dumped a few miles away from here. They were completely out of their environment and just ran around the edge of the field they were dumped in. A few of the farmers just went in with a landy and shot the lot before they got the chance to cause trouble. Poor things would have probably starved if left to their own devices. Gareth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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