lapwing Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 Hi all Could anyone reccomend a fox attractant to pull them in to range under a high seat? The obvious ones of a dead sheep or roadkill deer are dubious on Defra regulations and/or the possibility of bringing TB onto the farm. Something visibly discreet, legal, and smelly would seem the order of the day. Sorry if this has beec covered elsewhere; if so please could someone point me to the thread. Thanks, Lapwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northerner Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 this was a thread made by nttf a while ago not heard much about results though bait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guinea Fowl Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 If you are near a town just get a donner kebab. I live in the city and see more foxes here then i see in the countryside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomtommckinnon Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 or you could try the old dying rabbit call Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lewis Posted January 31, 2009 Report Share Posted January 31, 2009 A dead sheep that has been lying for a few day's and is all blowen up. Run a knife down the belly of it and hey presto. Fox's will smell it for mile's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapwing Posted February 1, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2009 Thanks for the ideas. I'll try nttf's boiled horse hoof first. A bit tricky to use dead sheep round here as trading standards get uppity about anything not sanitised and carted away to be incinerated immediately, and there is always someone wandering off the footpaths looking for Larsen traps to vandalise.... Has anyone had any luck with punctured sachets of oily dog food? If so what brand? Lapwing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogfox Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 what i did for an hour last night was i took an small old car speaker and wired it up to an old ipod, on the ipod i downloaded 2 calls (more can go on ) 1 of a fox mating call and the other is distressed rabbit! works a bloody treat and can fit in a little pouch ready and waiting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fell terrier Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 cat liver i understand works well i made a joke of were to source this and someone took it off terribley sorry if i offended any cat lover i will not mention pussy again Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Sardines in oil, smeared on a fence post, was the latest idea I read about. I'm going to try it out ASAP. I usually use festering rabbit guts, or horse-hoof bait brewed up by a mate, both of which are effective. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommo Posted February 3, 2009 Report Share Posted February 3, 2009 Guts from anything, Rabbit, phesant, pigeon any of this put in strategic places will attract them like flies round ****. Have see them almost walk up to us on occasions after the innerds of deer etc. (buried them yes l know, l know) but they can smell that from miles off and they come running! 100 yards..... pop! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crow_Killer Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I would just use a rabbit call or at this time of year I would use a fox mating call to try and bring them in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sniperfox36 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 a ripe old smelly fish works well :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnGalway Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Stink tube. One pipe say four or six inches wide and eighteen inches long. Two end caps to block the pipe, a peg into the ground and a chain or other tether to stop what ever animal comes along carrying it off. The idea is, you drill holes in the pipe, fill it with guts/fish/whatever and let them stink like hell. You can also drag it around the field when it's high to create a smelly trail. Tuna fish oil, mostly used for trapping in North America, is also excellent for creating trails. Get something like a hessian bag, pour in some pil, tie up the bag and go for a bit of a walk with it dragging behind you. Another idea is again with a hessian or leaky bag, fill it with nasty things like fish and guts and tie it from a branch in a tree letting the nasty muck leak out. There are probably lots more ideas rattling around my brain but I can't think of them at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 grab an old tart from the local on a sat night, they usual stink enough to bring any dog running. :blink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hambone Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 grab an old tart from the local on a sat night, they usual stink enough to bring any dog running. :blink: Before or after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Try tripe flavour CHUBB dog food from LIDL's. It stinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 Try tripe flavour CHUBB dog food from LIDL's. It stinks. It stinks alright. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROB REYNOLDS UK Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 i use lamb plucks ,but the best way to do it if the farmer dont want to see stuff on his land is chip oil from the chippy ..just pour it on the land it will soak in ..fox will find it but farmer will not ..im foxing 4 nights a week ..going now tat tar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprags Posted March 27, 2009 Report Share Posted March 27, 2009 I thought you were gonna say dont attract em' in close,........... just whack em' at long range..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_b_wales Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 I've got a batch of the horse hoof bait. I made it about 7 months ago, and it really stinks. I tried it out one evening, but no foxes came to it. I believe that there were no foxes about that evening though. I'm going to try it soon, in a field where there are lambs. I'm going to use it in conjunction with my Cobra Merlin NV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted March 28, 2009 Report Share Posted March 28, 2009 Whatever you use,make it in small bits and spread it around a bit(or even a lot)so as to maximise the time charlie will spend there looking for more bits.If it's in one lump they know when it's gone it's gone but with lot's of bits they will come back even when it is gone looking for more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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