duncan Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 got up for work at 4 in the morning when my intruder light in the back garden came on and there he was, a big old fox, how can i get rid of it .I can`t shoot it as there are neighbours to the left and to the right .I have heared stories of dogs catching fox mange SUGGESTIONS PLEASE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harv Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 snare Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Live bait trap? Then take it a few miles away to you permission and show it your Hatson Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferretman Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 iw with both of them suggestions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njc110381 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 At 4am? BOOM! Nobody will be awake until the bang, and if there's only one they'll be none the wiser :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 Silenced .22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 FAC air or even a 12ftlb'er can take em at close range. right at the apex of the spine i have been told. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col s10 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 FAC air or even a 12ftlb'er can take em at close range. right at the apex of the spine i have been told. fox with air rifles :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdamW Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I second that! DO NOT SHOOT A FOX WITH ANY AIR RIFLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I have seen them taken from 30 yards with a rapid running at 28ftlb! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sapper063 Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 bedroom window 45 degress rimfire sorted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferret Master Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 I have seen them taken from 30 yards with a rapid running at 28ftlb! The **** stupid enough to pull the trigger should be flogged. FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted November 25, 2008 Report Share Posted November 25, 2008 At 4am? BOOM! Nobody will be awake until the bang, and if there's only one they'll be none the wiser good do N. are we shooting the mother or blowing it up mate. :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 crikey just set a live trap catch him in it then shoot him with a air rifle 12lb or above you are within the law. i do this for a liveing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
urikastu Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 You could treat yourself to a Hushpower for Christmas. The 410 sounds just like an air rifle and at 4 in the morning nobody will know :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 QUOTE (libs @ Nov 25 2008, 08:23 PM) I have seen them taken from 30 yards with a rapid running at 28ftlb! The **** stupid enough to pull the trigger should be flogged. FM If you can place a pellet in the kill zone (back of neck or throat (for air anyway)) in a fox with even a 12ftlb rifle you will kill it dead by breaking its spinal cord. This is far quicker that a pop of AAA with a gappy pattern and poor placement. If you wish to jump up and start spouting who should recive what punishments, then maybe you should be more worried about people suggesting fireing .22rimmy into their gardens. We ALL know land has to be passed, and even if you have an open ticket, shooting into a garden is not a great idea, esspcially with .22, which does like to bounce. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 (edited) If you can place a pellet in the kill zone (back of neck or throat (for air anyway)) in a fox with even a 12ftlb rifle you will kill it dead by breaking its spinal cord. if if if if. if me granny had testicles she would be mr grand dad. stupid and idiotic. Edited November 26, 2008 by markbivvy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Im only going on what i was told by someone who shoots FOR A LIVING, and has done so for more years than most, if you dont belive it, fine by me. I have seen it, droped where it stood. I have seen a fox get 2 barrells of BB and run off. We could argue all day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Im only going on what i was told by someone who shoots FOR A LIVING, and has done so for more years than most, if you dont belive it, fine by me. I have seen it, droped where it stood. I have seen a fox get 2 barrells of BB and run off. We could argue all day. i have been told of a man that killed a big red stag with a 22 rimmie, but i dont think we should all try it. it might work once , but how many times will it go wrong. vermin they may be, more respect they should have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Don't use an air rifle on foxes. I have many opinions on what I think of that but I'm going to keep them to myself for now, just don't do it. Cage traps, from what I'm led to believe, work best the bigger they are. The fox will feel safer entering a larger space than a confined one. For example a hen house. Bit of hanging bait could draw him in, all you need to figure out really is the door mechanism, has to be reliable and strong. As for dispatch once trapped, I'd go for silenced .22lr point blank range to the brain. Regards to your Grandad Mr Bivvy :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libs Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 vermin they may be, more respect they should have. OK Yoda, i see your point. We all shoot within our capabilities? most of the time. If the gentleman asking about fox control (he may be the best HFT shooting in the known world) belive he could make the shot and doesnt wish to spend time at her majesties pleasure for useing a shotgun in a build up area thats up to him, this is a forum OPEN for people to post advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markbivvy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 this is a forum OPEN for people to post advice. thats true, but as it is illegal to wound or attemp to kill an animal your info could get a person arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 Something I wonder, is what's the law on airguns and foxes? Since I read a lot of topics on here about licencing and how certain forces won't allow .22lr or 17HMR for foxes :yp: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted November 26, 2008 Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 It have to be snare or live bait trap im afraid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duncan Posted November 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2008 thankyou for all your answers some of them will be useful :yp: , some quite funny ,others well?? cheers Dunc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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