They probably would, but even rotten meat will attract fox's. Actually, it'd be even better than fresh meat
Fly larvae. As in maggots.
The fox population is self-regulating because foxes are territorial.
Yea it can be a nuisance. Salting the meat can help, or change the bait out regular, but even rank, fly blown meat will attract the fox's.
Remember, it's only the smell that's important. The bait is inside the bucket, so they're not actually feeding on it.
So how do they actually self regulate?
Changes in breeding patterns. They will breed back to an almost identical number, replacing however many are killed. If fewer are killed, fewer will be born.
Yes, but that happens AFTER disease such as mange, and starvation. That is why you see so many unhealthy fox's in urban area's. Of course, in the countryside, livestock are targetted more by unhealthy fox's, than healthy ones, not to mention the extra pressure put on other species by the large number of unmannaged fox's.
Do they stick around for long seeing as they cannot get at the meat to eat it.
It's more the fact that they'll visit it often, because of all that nice smell.
Might be a silly question but What do ye do with the carcasses when they're shot?
Leave them in a ditch or somewhere else?
302 foxes👍
320 bullets @ €35 per 20 = €576
7600km @€9 per 100km = €684
Total €1260
1260 ÷ 302= €4.17 per fox
X 4.19 foxes
€17.50 per night.
€70 per week
Hope the farmers look after you. And have and understanding wife/husband 🤣my wife would kill me
Stink pipes work a treat.
What way have you that set up? Is there a hole at the base of it. What diameter is the pipe.
Result from 6 days and nights foxing I had my friend kristoffer clausten from claustengamecalls over we put in the effort ended up with 44 foxes we put in a big effort in daytime calling with 7 foxes shot few on the tactacam and his video camera early evening produced the best results in daytime morning were disappointing tbh not a great response from them . I did manage to take a big dog fox at 300 meters at 8-30 am nightime was as good as we expected there was a dead ewe that we took 7 foxes off in 2 nights we put in a good effort walking 10/11 km each day not pushing to the limits but shooting was good both of us shot 22 foxes each
Thats a handy bit of work. Is it the Clausen predator calls you are using? any particular one work better?
Hi we used the number 4 longrange call and no5 close range both days and night I also have them in stock here in Ireland
Anybody here use cages for trapping foxes.
Did back in the day - handy in areas that are too built up for lamping
I have a regular problem with my snares, I’m using the correct legal snare with the stop but I’ve had a number of foxes go in but then manage to get themselves out again.
Any tips?
How did you set it up.
That can be tricky alright cos depending on the time of year and condition of individual animal, smaller skinnier individuals can indeed get out of the loops. Back in the day when I hung out in the local GC as a young lad, I remember alot of trial and error trying to get it just right for the particular problem fox
You had to get your target fox comfortable in the area you intend to trap him in - that would typically involve him getting into a regular routine of feeding in the area to the point were he is relaxed coming into it. This can be done using the likes of a small stink pit or pipe setup as described in earlier posts here. One he is comfortable you bring in a trap that is intergrated well into the site in terms of cover and is baited with similar stuff that goes into the stink pit. Then remove the stink pit and usually he will then go for whats in the trap soon enough
I have them set up along a sheep wire fence and tied directly to the fence.
Is there a good way of introducing spring into the snare to stop them getting the sharp jolt when the pull against it?
If you baited the trap for a time would it have the same effect.
There was a time when you had lads that would specialize in such things and bring it to a fine art - not alot of them about now and its been decades since I was doing regular snaring. I remember using a type of spring for securing them alrights that we got from specialist outlets like old style tackle shops and hunting outfitters. Online is probably now your best bet to track such things down, also some good youtube vids from old timers passing on good knowledge of how the make the most of a snare line in terms of design etc.
You can give it a try - but shy animals can be suspicious of new additions to their regular feeding areas and especially if it involves them entering a confined space like a trap that may also have a human scent lingering on it. Tis why I mentioned getting Charlie comfortable with feeding in the area you intend to set the trap and using strong smelling bait like roadkill etc. to mask ones own odour from your quarry.
In the winter do foxes move around a lot more than during the summer. As in they would not have any set feeding areas. So if a cage was permanently set would that be a better method.
In late winter and early spring though they start getting territorial again as mating/courting ramps up. If you can identify an area they frequently use and appear relaxed in, then that will certainly increase your trapping success provided sensible placing etc. is adhered too
Load your snares, so basically put tension in your snare where it wants to fire shut, so on contact with the foxes neck/chest area it will fire shut rather than be dragged shut, results in more neck catches and few back outs as the fox shouldn't have time to feel the snare dragging as the tension will make it fire shut on immediate contact
Would that be legal?
