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    Fortunately they were both on the ground with a good soft backstop off sticks but Martin is right to bollock you for shooting them in trees where the bullet could end up god knows where .
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    Sounds like the landowner dosnt want the foxes killed .Shooting is the most effective short term control method and besides ,the numbers your seeing is only seasonal .Dogs after vixens and will soon settle to a few residents .If you have a large rabbit population ,why control foxes anyway .Sounds to me like its you that wants the foxes dead to preserve the rabbits for yourself .
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    Couple of cranks out on day release mate ,just ignore them and keep on ridding the country of the winged vermin that is the feral pigeon .
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    The above is bollocks im afraid .A verbal agreement is still binding in law as to shooting /field sports activities and as long as they can verify that one of you has permission verbally then any others are there by your invite and you are responsible for their conduct .All written sporting agreements contain the phrase 'lawful person or persons' . In a recent misunderstanding with a rural officer however ,it was made clear to me that written permission may soon be needed or the guns will be seized until permission can be proved .Dont know if thats right or not or whether he was just putting
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    Says me that does 10 times as much as you to write those posts .Your turn .
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    For that amount of activity needed to strip the the carcass it would appear its been moved from its original position ,therefore not giving the opportunity for a pad i.d .Every carcass ive seen has had the ground worn all the way around it no matter how quick it was done.The work of a pair of foxes no doubt with a corvid buffet first light .
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    Well done to the pair of you
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    Wow, as many as you want . Now that is what I call open season. Gotta make my way there someday to do a hunt as sure looks like you have a lot of deer, almost to the point they are a nuisance animal. If you are ever over here mate drop me a pm ,youd be more than welcome to see the local fauna and grass a few too .
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    Your not going to like this bit mate but here in old Blighty we can shoot however many we want providing they are in season . In areas of regrowth such as this its the landowners wish that everything seen in season is shot .May only be a token cull as the area is very rich in deer but it makes us feel wanted ,lol.
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    Might post it in the terrier section ,just for a giggle .
  11. Squirrel_Basher
    Managed number 100 whilst sitting in a high seat in Dorset [details in stalking section].He came in close to my seat to scavenge on the gralloch of a doe id recently shot .Well pleased with this tally this year .
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    Thanks again to Matt for the invite and to the landowner for having us .The fox really was a bonus , i was beginning to wonder about number 100 this year. I think he was used to scavenging on gralloch as he really was tuned in to it .The place lends itself to two high seats and they work well to cover the area .The timber skirts are a bonus as you can shuffle the feet as they become numb without letting the whole place know .I too shot my deer free hand too as the seat was moving a bit in the wind ,the first at yds then a close one at no more than 20 .The fox was closer at maybe 15 yds from t
  13. Squirrel_Basher
    We used to get very good results off the side of a quad chasing any that wouldnt sit for the rifle but its not for the faint hearted as riding side saddle can be a bit dodgey at speed i can tell you .A semi auto has always been my weapon of choice purely for for the extra round .On foot dont be afraid to move to intercept a fox trying to play the wind card .Personally had two left and rights at the game but speed is of the essence .
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    What i cant grasp is this .Those who have commented on this topic seem to be the lads that are decent dog men ,have decent dogs and know other decent dog men .Being in such a 'clique 'surely has the advantage that a mate would help out with a worker at a moments notice ,i know the lads i knock about with would as i would do the same .The loan of a worker freely is small sacrifice in the long run . The notion that a dog could be bought in the first place would set alarm bells ringing ,that anyone would contemplate selling a worker ,lend yes, but not the demon money .I personally wouldnt know
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    I thought calling and antler shaking was big out with you mate.If that dont work then its pure luck if you bump into one or not .
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    Nice condition that mate ,well done
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    Proper job that mate .Well done Stuart .Always knew you were the gent in the hinge and bracket partnership of late ,lol.Honestly ,well done .
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    You spend too much time on here .
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    More like this please ,great to read of others way of hunting .
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    I had a farmer a while back take a bottle then slam the door ,most amusing especially as hes just shit spread all his fields and everythings over the boundary on mine ,lol.
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    I cant understand the trend for digging foxes for no apparent reason either .No body needs a reason to hunt ,its in us all or we wouldnt be on here .Get a grip lads and stop whining about the gun lads .Get out and get your fair share now the weathers colder .Get off your ass ,get off here and hunt .
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    You can rule out birds of prey ,they leave the pelvis and tail of a rat as well as the back skin,unless an owl as they swallow whole .Rats eat everything but the tail and skin .A fox would of carried it off ,they rarely if ever eat on the spot and they eat rats whole .A badger would dig around the trap before doing anything else .Being as its wet i would say a cat had something to do with the eating but not necessarily the turning over of the trap .Classic cat meal that mate ,even see where its vomited up some of the hair .Set a bigger livetrap and prove me wrong ,lol.
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    Dont forget mink can jump nearly as well as a squirrel .
  24. Squirrel_Basher
    Plenty of foxes around me for everyone .The weather is what affects foxes to ground and cant be blamed on the attentions of the rifle boys of which i am one . I also dig my fair share after xmas .Makes me smile to think that you boys appear to think you own every fox in your area .The hunts are the same which is why i dont hang out there no more .The fox is our number one predator and is treated as such around me ,nothing more ,nothing less and the terrier is just a means to achieve the numbers that the keepers want at the time of year when they get lamp shy.I understand you boys ,or some of
  25. Squirrel_Basher
    Terriers dont need heating of any sort mate .Not saying this to appear hard or big up my dogs but they just dont need it honestly .What they do need is dry draught proof kennels with plenty of bedding whether alone or doubled up .Put heating in and you upset the dogs natural ability to keep warm .The only time a dog does need warmth is after a severe beating or a very hard dig where the cold has set in but thats another story all together.In very cold weather the entrance to the kennel can be covered with hessian ,drawing pinned to the top, and the dog will learn to push it aside .The dogs
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