Fox in a cornfield.

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I came in from a range today and got a call so went straight out for a fox. I got a quick glimpse of him but I couldn't see him or anything. I wasn't possible to get higher to look down. What would be my best way to get this lad. Get higher or call him into a different field. I tryed calling him but noting.

Start feeding the edge of that field/nearby field?

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Feedng as in leaving food out and baiting him.

valerossi

Bait him regularly enough so that he gets complacent and pop him on the way to the bait is one way but takes time. Try a caller some night or early morning, but chances are he will catch sight of you if he has good cover. If you no he's sitting in the field maybe send in a dog to flush him out ideally over a nice open field. Do make every effort to get him because he was more that lightly after a game bird in the corn. Best of look lad.

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The ****er took a chicken and I'm finding it hard to nail him. But now that you say it when I went into the field I rose a cock pheasant and from where he took the chicken say it was no more than 30 yards and a ditch between them.

He could of been after the game bird and spotted easyer prey.

What could I use for bait.

valerossi

oh ya this time of year charlie really develops a taste for feathers. Some rabbits (just cut the belly open), fish, dog/cat food their not picky. Just tie down or half bury the bait to give you time to achieve the desired shot. But the caller coupled with bait can work, say caller draws him so far bait takes him where ya want him.

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Ok so chicken in destress call and a tin of cat food would that be smelly enough.

Do I keep the call beside me of beside the bait. How often do I sound the call.

valerossi

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Ok so chicken in destress call and a tin of cat food would that be smelly enough.

Do I keep the call beside me of beside the bait. How often do I sound the call.

Not on the bait it could spook him then he'll never come in again, beside you would do because if you call to often he wont follow the bait and could spot you. Call at first light or dusk every 15 mins because you don't want to spook him or draw him from the bait. Chicken caller is perfect because he has already taken one from their.

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Ok great I might try get a rabbit tomorrow evening. Put the bait out once or twice on its own then lie in wait the tied nite with caller and try nail him.

valerossi

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Ok great I might try get a rabbit tomorrow evening. Put the bait out once or twice on its own then lie in wait the tied nite with caller and try nail him.

Checking the bait regularly will give you an idea when he is around that area, they keep good routines.
Once he is comfortable he will stroll right up to the bait its amazing how such a cute animal can get so relaxed. Don't forget to anchor that bait the night you plan on getting him.
Best of look with him lad.

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Cheers valerossi ill definitely bait him tomorrow nite and ill also try set up a clock on the bait if I can.

dodderangler

Watched a video earlier on baiting a fox
Best thing for them is cat food and place a few plops of it about 10 yards apart as much as you can get out of it. Cat food is best as placing a chicken or a rabbit he'd likely take it and run with it. Cat food he'd eat it there and follow up on the rest.
Again just quoting a video I seem earlier.
Can pm you the link if you want

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dodderangler wrote: »

Watched a video earlier on baiting a fox
Best thing for them is cat food and place a few plops of it about 10 yards apart as much as you can get out of it. Cat food is best as placing a chicken or a rabbit he'd likely take it and run with it. Cat food he'd eat it there and follow up on the rest.
Again just quoting a video I seem earlier.
Can pm you the link if you want

Ye do please if you don't mind cheers

dodderangler

Il post it up on this so maybe others can look
It's Roy Lupton using cat food and shooting fox from his window to protect his peacocks. But he basically explains about rabbits and chickens being too easy for a fox to take and run off
Forward it to 10:38 to see it unless you want to watch a lad decoying crows at the start

http://youtu.be/Y9TW3BFbT-U

dodderangler

Sorry at 12:10 he talks about cat food and then goes from there

johnk123

Just in myself from a date with charlie... I shot 3 magpies over the weekend and left them out in the same spot last few nights.... Shot two rabits today that I skinned and gutted in the same spot again, came up and ate said rabbits for my dinner, said I'd just chance a look, so took the rifle back out, went down to the spot. Blew the call... about 8 minutes later and I spot him... one more call and he keeps on trotting along into range.. Stops when he hears a horse a couple of fields away and I squeezed the trigger and he dropped on the spot. Tempted to go back out for another look now!!

Best of luck with him! You'll get him!

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Ok so the fox came for his chicken breast on Sunday. I've baited the field and the field next to it where I want get him in for the shot. 3.5 hours I sat out last nite and noting. Checked the bait this morning and just checked it there again sand still noting.

It might be a coincidence but the last 3 times the fox took a chicken it was on a Sunday afternoon/early evening. That's hardly part of his routine.

How big can there territory's be is it possible he only comes this route on e a week.

valerossi

One shot on kill wrote: »

Ok so the fox came for his chicken breast on Sunday. I've baited the field and the field next to it where I want get him in for the shot. 3.5 hours I sat out last nite and noting. Checked the bait this morning and just checked it there again sand still noting.

It might be a coincidence but the last 3 times the fox took a chicken it was on a Sunday afternoon/early evening. That's hardly part of his routine.

How big can there territory's be is it possible he only comes this route on e a week.

He may not be a regular visitor to that area or you proper spooked him the day you spotted him. Give him another couple of days with fresh bait because it could be on the very end of his territory and if he's successful closer to home he might not stray that far.
Fox can have massive ranges while tending to young and at winter so theirs no telling where its den is, but sure have a walk round could be close.

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The land I think he is coming from I don't have permission on. I may pay a visit to the owner again.

I have seen a real you g fox on the road the other day. So you g he ran back and forward across the road a couple of times when he seen me coming.