Varmint Control

PSXDupe

Probably not the right thread but can anyone tell me, what to guys to with varmint that they kill, ie Foxes etc.

What to they do with the dead animals?

aaakev

Throw them in a ditch away from a water source some guys skin them

cookimonster

For most of my permissions :

Fox and Corvids are disposed discreetly in ditches. Some corvids I'll leave out for the Buzzards.

Rabbits and Pigeons are for the pot (some for the buzzard) or I will freeze some whole pigeon for decoys .

I have ate crows (popular in some States in the US) but they are nothing special to warrant me doing it again.

Gun clubs will retain certain body parts of vermin for their vermin control count etc, so if your helping out a local club check with them to see if they want tails or wings etc

Birdnuts

If doing fox control for farmers its a custom in some places to hang the carcasses on fences to let the farmer know the job is done. Other than that natural scavangers of various types will quickly dispose of small carcasses like Charlie,Corvids,bunny's etc.

Hunter456

the foxes i shoot i take their tails and throw them into very heavy cover. some times if i go to the local sheep farmers land i'll hang the fox on the fence so the farmer sees the ****er who being taken lambs.

dodderangler

Seen some thrown on top of the pheasant pens over the years.
Probably to deter other foxes

Bogwoppit

cookimonster wrote: »

Fox and Corvids are disposed discreetly in ditches. Some corvids I'll leave out for the Buzzards.

Rabbits and Pigeons are for the pot (some for the buzzard)

I've been told by wildlife rangers that this will result in dead buzzards.

dodderangler

Bogwoppit wrote: »

I've been told by wildlife rangers that this will result in dead buzzards.

If they are Steele shot then it's fine. Anything lead shot can result in dead scavengers

cookimonster

Bogwoppit wrote: »

I've been told by wildlife rangers that this will result in dead buzzards.

Understandable, but realisticly the amount of shot carrion left out for them and whether or not they actually consume it due to the presence of other carrion scavengers is debatable.

Birdnuts

cookimonster wrote: »

Understandable, but realisticly the amount of shot carrion left out for them and whether or not they actually consume it due to the presence of other carrion scavengers is debatable.

I'd agree with that. Lead shot in carcasses is really only an issue if its the only source of food for a scavenger. In an Irish context that would rarely be the case. Plenty of roadkill, livestock carcasses etc. to be had thoughout the Irish countryside for scavenging species. Strictly speaking livestock carcasses should be buried by law, but not always practical or possible in large commonage or mountain areas etc. where it might take days for a farmer to notice or find a sheep for example that has died of exposure,disease etc. and by then most of the carcass will usually be consumed by resident scavengers of various types