Dead fox

westwicklow

Over the years, there have been many foxes shot in my area, hundreds of them. Just a thought, what do you do with your dead foxes?

riflehunter77

westwicklow wrote: »

Over the years, there have been many foxes shot in my area, hundreds of them. Just a thought, what do you do with your dead foxes?

Usually leave down with the farmer if it was a problem fox, or just leave them in the ditch after a few weeks nothing left at all.

welsummer

put them in the ditch and dont leave them in the middle of the fielf. out of sight out of mind. too many tree huggers out there

E39MSport

whats a tree hugger?

welsummer

people who want to tie them selves to a tree in front of the bulldozers, they are usually anti blood sports as well.

meathstevie

The best option is burrying.

welsummer

i am not bringing you out after foxes with me.
we would never get home or would be pure wore out

Cul a cnoic

meathstevie wrote: »

The best option is burrying.

Go lamping from a mini-digger and its sorted :D

bushy...

E39MSport wrote: »

whats a tree hugger?

welsummer wrote: »

people who want to tie them selves to a tree in front of the bulldozers, they are usually anti blood sports as well.

meathstevie wrote: »

The best option is burrying.

You need to do this in a safe manner.

Tree hugging might be contagious.

No-one wants to go close enough to find out though.

bunny shooter

On a ditch well out of sight, nature will recycle it

Tackleberry.

+1 ya leave it up on a high ditch,out of sight

fish slapped

lovely in sweet and sour sause :eek::eek::D

clivej

In 2 weeks it will be as flat as a pancake and after a couple more nothing left. BUT best to place it well out of sight soas no member of the public can find or see it.
The anti's will have a field day of the fact that somebody had killed any animal.

marlin vs

I bring all my foxes and crow's here.

http://petcrematoriumireland.com/roi/index.htm

fish slapped

marlin vs wrote: »

I bring all my foxes and crow's here.

http://petcrematoriumireland.com/roi/index.htm

10 out of 10 for that one marlin:D

cavan shooter

I normally drag them to the ditch preferably near a tree where I use them to feed the grey and magpie population then after a couple of days startegically place a Larsen trap and so it continues.

Prior to the ban on Alphachlorolose and depending how cold it was (colder the better) a farmer I shoot for used it on the carcass, I remember seeing 12 grey crows and 6 magpies and that was one day!!.

Its forbidden to be used on meat baits, and with the Buzzards coming back, I wouldnt consider it anymore. Back to the larse

riflehunter77

marlin vs wrote: »

I bring all my foxes and crow's here.

http://petcrematoriumireland.com/roi/index.htm

:P:D:P:D

Duck's hoop

welsummer wrote: »

people who want to tie them selves to a tree in front of the bulldozers, they are usually anti blood sports as well.

This is not necessarily true. Lots of heads I know into protecting our natural environment and heritage, and are not at all opposed to shooting/fishing, love them in fact.

welsummer

have they dredlocks

Dusty87

Duck's hoop wrote: »

This is not necessarily true. Lots of heads I know into protecting our natural environment and heritage, and are not at all opposed to shooting/fishing, love them in fact.

Well in fairness they are only protecting the habitat which supports our quarry. Agree wit you ducks hoop, i know boys like that too. Not the same as anti's.

jwshooter

welsummer wrote: »

people who want to tie them selves to a tree in front of the bulldozers, they are usually anti blood sports as well.

should that not be "field sports "

ak51535

I just put them into the ditch and let nature take its course, then in one of the fields theres a gully, so I throw em in there, they're out of sight then.

Duck's hoop

welsummer wrote: »

have they dredlocks

A shooting/fishing bud of mine once sported a fine head of dreadlocks! He's alright now though.

:pac:

welsummer

a rare breed

westwicklow

So what about the practice of hanging dead foxes on gates and fences around farms?

meathstevie

I only do that when a lad has been asking to sort out a problem fox...not very nice to leave a carcass to be removed by someone else.

clivej

westwicklow wrote: »

So what about the practice of hanging dead foxes on gates and fences around farms?

The problem with that is when a small child and parent comes across the remains as happened a year or so ago here in Kilkenny.

That hit the local papers in a big way.

So unless the farmer needs to see proof of the dead fox just hide them in the hedgerows or just cut off the tail and hang that on the gate.

westwicklow

Isn't it the neighbouring farmer who hangs the dead foxes on his road gates visible to the public..... he thinks it will put off other foxes! Puts everyone else off for sure.