urban (ish) fox

djflawless

Just out for my break and had a text on the fone.
neighbours small breed dog attacked by a fox in the front garden of a housing estate and ive been asked to intervene in the dispatch of the fox.
Any way i can get him in the estate legally or is it a matter of trying to lure him to somewhere in a field?

oldtart

djflawless wrote: »

Just out for my break and had a text on the fone.
neighbours small breed dog attacked by a fox in the front garden of a housing estate and ive been asked to intervene in the dispatch of the fox.
Any way i can get him in the estate legally or is it a matter of trying to lure him to somewhere in a field?

How are you intending to dispatch a fox in a housing estate, doubt it would be safe or legal to use a firearm. You could try and trap it and then remove it far away from the estate.

djflawless

oldtart wrote: »

How are you intending to dispatch a fox in a housing estate, doubt it would be safe or legal to use a firearm. You could try and trap it and then remove it far away from the estate.

no wouldn't use the gun if i was allowed.chance of too much collateral
im thinking a trap, as i don't think id be so popular if someone happened to find a snared fox in their back garden!

blackpearl

what about a bow.

pheasantmad

Try to get a loan of a live fox cage trap, really only option in these circumstances and usually the urbanish foxes are a lot easier catch in a cage trap than there wild cousins... .22 to the head then somewhere remote, problem solved!!

djflawless

blackpearl wrote: »

what about a bow.

would be nice
but i imagine the same as a gun

Buggs

Be careful of any animal rights people in your estate could land yourself in hot water.

aaakev

Buggs wrote: »

Be careful of any animal rights people in your estate could land yourself in hot water.

For trapping a fox? Nothing illegal so **** them

Buggs

aaakev wrote: »

For trapping a fox? Nothing illegal so **** them

Correct, but if they come across a trap what are they likely to do?

Eddie B

Yea cage trap is best option! Set it in back garden, out of sight!

The larger traps have a better catch rate than the smaller one's, so if anyone is thinking of buying one I recommend the largest trap possible! A lot of them can fold down for easy transport!

Cass

blackpearl wrote: »

what about a bow.

Illegal to use a bow to hunt in Ireland.

Chalkie11

Buggs wrote: »

Correct, but if they come across a trap what are they likely to do?

Ha leave um open the trap,fox will more than likely bite them and then they wont be antis anymore:)they be ringing you for pest control then:)

djflawless

I think there is antis feeding him regularly with their cats.have to try be careful

Woodcock shot

It's a tricky one, be as discreet as possible, best of luck with it,
Let us know how you get on

djflawless

Have a fox in a country garden to take care of tomorrow night and after that ill be chancing getting a trap or snare set up for the estate lad!will update as i go

deeksofdoom

Don't use a snare in a housing estate.

I have a fox around my estate here too, the neighbors have asked me to get rid of him and do you know what?....... he can f'in well stay where he is.

If any of the other neighbors get wind that I killed the local fox there'ld be war.

djflawless

Well to update, fox in country has been taken care of with a promise of a lump of ham at xmas
and live fox trap was meddled with last night so its been sent home.need new tactics.

anyone know wether it would be legal to set poison on private ground and leave up a sign with 'poison land' ?
after all, my intentions will be to set poison for vermin...

pheasantmad

That would be highly irresponsible with all the dogs cats and not forgetting the children near the estate that could pick it up???
Also illegal...

djflawless

pheasantmad wrote: »

That would be highly irresponsible with all the dogs cats and not forgetting the children near the estate that could pick it up???
Also illegal...

garden is off limits to children and dogs due to fences,boundaries existing etc.
unsure on the laws there with cats.
if cats cant have license the same as a dog would i be right in saying they technically aren't a domestic animal?
might be going OT but it might be discussion for a new thread?

Birdnuts

djflawless wrote: »

Well to update, fox in country has been taken care of with a promise of a lump of ham at xmas
and live fox trap was meddled with last night so its been sent home.need new tactics.

anyone know wether it would be legal to set poison on private ground and leave up a sign with 'poison land' ?
after all, my intentions will be to set poison for vermin...

Highly illegal and dangerous to non-target species. The PCS(Pesticide Control Service) - a wing of the Dept of Agriculture, controls the use of poisons/pesticides in this country and it now only licences certain rodenticides for the control of rats/mice in bait boxes as per the regulations.

PS: If the fox trap is set in a private garden then how is it being interfered with without the owners permission??

djflawless

Birdnuts wrote: »

PS: If the fox trap is set in a private garden then how is it being interfered with without the owners permission??

what can i do?
ive no proof anyone could have snook over a fence to do it
lets face it, if i called up the gaurds about it there isn't much they could/want to do about something like this.
Don't you know antis have more rights anyway

Birdnuts

djflawless wrote: »

what can i do?
ive no proof anyone could have snook over a fence to do it
lets face it, if i called up the gaurds about it there isn't much they could/want to do about something like this.
Don't you know antis have more rights anyway

Sounds like a strange situation. I assume the trap was set discreetly under cover. Is the area overlooked by other houses?? If I were the householder I would be rather concerned that some trespasser is monitoring my home to such an extent that he/she went out of her way to enter my property and spend time looking for something like a concealed fox trap. Sounds like this chap has more on his plate than just a troublesome fox

djflawless

Birdnuts wrote: »

Sounds like a strange situation. I assume the trap was set discreetly under cover. Is the area overlooked by other houses?? If I were the householder I would be rather concerned that some trespasser is monitoring my home to such an extent that he/she went out of her way to enter my property and spend time looking for something like a concealed fox trap. Sounds like this chap has more on his plate than just a troublesome fox

said anti isn't a he
sleeps in a house where at least 15 cats feed in and/or around
is a thriving member of the community
and im just "a trigger happy young fella with a gun"
that's why i was trying to figure a quick and easy way to dispatch the fox for a neighbour with some cop on to them

Birdnuts

djflawless wrote: »

said anti isn't a he
sleeps in a house where at least 15 cats feed in and/or around
is a thriving member of the community
and im just "a trigger happy young fella with a gun"
that's why i was trying to figure a quick and easy way to dispatch the fox for a neighbour with some cop on to them

Unhinged cat woman aside;) - I think your best bet is the find out where the fox is getting in(shouldn't be too hard in your average urban garden) and secure some diesel or creosote soaked rags at this location. Anything with a nose will stay well clear of that area. I know people with allotments etc. that use this method to keep the likes of cats/dogs out of their vegetables. Garden centre "Pet deterrents" are based on the same principle.

djflawless

Had an old fella tell me pissing everywhere is the same job will give it a go! Thanks birdnuts!!

Birdnuts

djflawless wrote: »

Had an old fella tell me pissing everywhere is the same job

Be discrete - scary cat woman might react badly!!:D;)

djflawless

Birdnuts wrote: »

Be discrete - scary cat woman might react badly!!:D;)

no different from a scraggy tom cat

dodderangler

djflawless wrote: »

Had an old fella tell me pissing everywhere is the same job will give it a go! Thanks birdnuts!!

Get a couple of cans of devils bit. Never pissed so much in one night till I drank that stuff