Frenchieboy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I am fairly new to fox shooting and have a question I would like to put to other fox shooters. I do not want to get involved in any arguments about the rights or wrongs of fox shooting but I do not want to "fuel" any arguments against fox shooting for the "Antis". I believe that there are some who advocate hanging fox carcasses on fences to "deter" other foxes, just as the "Old School" type of Game Keepers used to use a Gibbet (Spelling?) even though this was more to show the "Master" that they were doing their job with skill and dilligence. However, by hanging the carcasses of the foxes that we shoot on fences or just leaving them where they are shot (Especially if there are public footpaths running across the land) would we not be giving the "Antis" more fuel to abolish the shooting of foxes, after all I am not sure that I would want a child of mine to see a fox carcass that has been shot with a rifle which, as we all know can make quite a mess at times, while out on an innocent walk in the country. I have only shot a few so far, and those that I have shot I have burried (I carry a spade in the back of my motor specifically for this purpose)! So, please can you tell me what you fellow fox shooters suggest (Or recommend) as the best method of disposing of the carcasses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 So, please can you tell me what you fellow fox shooters suggest (Or recommend) as the best method of disposing of the carcasses? A large hedge, far enough away from any footpaths or public access. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shotgun666 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 i do the same,i carry a spade and burry them as ive got a busy public footpath running through one of my shoots,less for funny or awkward people to moan about also.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 gibbets are very frowned upon these days, and should actively be discouraged (they are mentioned in the BASC codes of practise as unacceptable). chuck them in a deep hedge or better still bury them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lez325 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I agree - bury or hedge them- so long as they are not likely to be seen by members of the public a remote deep hedge will do the job- saves all that digging too Les Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 What happened to 'If you shoot it, eat it'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I was on a country walk last year and came across a fox in a hedge - about 8 foot up it was well aged and a little wind dried. Must have flown up there and got stuck Not one of mine but I now make sure that the hedges I throw mine in are the right type Cheers AndyCM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzy Fudd Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 what about a nice fox skin rug in front of the fire? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikee Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 the lads i go lamping with chuck them on the muck heap round the back of the farm and the cowman covers them up in the morning with the digger, they dont last long under there mikee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackbart Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have one farm where the farmer(big sheep farm) asked me to leave them where they fall...not sure why or what he does with them, but thats what he wants. Some times if they are in remote parts of farms and awkward to pick up they get left where they are but if they are in an area where they can be seen from a path or road they end up hedge or ditch fertiliser. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 What happened to 'If you shoot it, eat it'? ? Fox casserole, anyone got a recipe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Pan Boiled Fox http://www.wildmanwildfood.com/pages/recipes.htm#fox no thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frenchieboy Posted August 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 Thanks for that Nick. I was only joking but as usually happens I have been fairly put in my place. I don't think I want to try that recipe though, (You no doubt would if you were starving or on a survival course.) Plus the wife is very "houseproud" and would no doubt use me for target practice if I bought a smelly old fox into the kitchen to skin, gut and cook! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heladoxa Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I have put, 'Who has eaten fox?' on several forums. I was not inundated with cries of, 'Me!, Me! Me!'. Is it because they are meat eaters and most of the animals we eat are vegetarians or made to be vegetarians (eg pigs) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 it's not just that they eat meat, but that they eat carrion not to mention the fact that they stink to high heaven (which i understand really comes up a treat when cooked!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baldrick Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I just chuck them on the heap, in a ditch or leave the chunks where they fall. We used to have a Lab that would drag fox carcases out of ditches and out of the stink pit, to feast on when it had a quite moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyCM Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I just chuck them on the heap, in a ditch or leave the chunks where they fall. We used to have a Lab that would drag fox carcases out of ditches and out of the stink pit, to feast on when it had a quite moment. a fair few of mine have been dragged out into the open, although I never know by what Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 a fair few of mine have been dragged out into the open, although I never know by what I bet it was a black panther George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullet boy Posted August 25, 2009 Report Share Posted August 25, 2009 I leave mine to the Farmer to dispose of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobt Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I usually stick them under a hedge bottom, but on one shoot the keeper hung it by the tail under a bush out of sight, he claimed the maggots would feed the birds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr salt Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 Maybe the local hunt may have a use for it. (to drag/sent etc) Just becareful how you ask them Dont just turn up with it!!!! cheers scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 bonfire everytime tail hung on a line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miffy Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 I used to take mine to a guy that froze them and then fed them to his eagles. I now just chuck them in a hedge bottom. No way am i going to half a dozen+ holes in a night or even one hole big enough to take upto a dozen foxes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jay222 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 in the freezer for a couple of weeks and then fed to a python Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 26, 2009 Report Share Posted August 26, 2009 A large hedge, far enough away from any footpaths or public access. Simples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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