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  1. The above mentioned company advertises all over. I believe they are a call centre with loads of sub-contractors up and down the country, making money of mark-up commission. They are fishing for work offering carrots and trying to sound nice. Unfortunately, the mislead public are being ill-advised and will be as guilty of a wildlife crime as the releasers. (Thats if they have the knowledge and capability to do this type of work). I have never come across them in London.
  2. Out of interest and to get other pointers, when cleaning your Ruger 10/22 what do you find is the best method? Fully strip down the rifle or just carry out a barrel scrub with brush and pull through with a solvent swab to remove fouling? Do you ever full strip the 10 shot magazine for cleaning? Lightly oil moving metal parts? I also have a SAK moderator on the rifle that I strip and clean with an approved cleaning solvent? All comments would be appreciated.
  3. I contacted BASC with concerns and this is the explaination from BASC Received this morning (22/02/10): Thanks for the contact via our website. It looks to me as though you are shooting in what could be called "sensitive" areas - and in these cases, I agree that notifying the police may be a good idea, and it seems that so far it has worked well for you. Regrettably, this is not the case in some areas - and you have to remember that the police are not omnipotent (I served for 32 years as a police officer in the North-West) so sometimes the information does not get to the right
  4. Please find below a link to the Channel 4 Documentary 'Meet the foxes', first shown in December 2008, about urban foxes in Stoke Newington N16 London. Its about 49 minutes long, but a brilliant insight to what they do, what opinion's people have of them, their habits and finally the pest control perspective being taken care of by a well recognised Pest Control industry professional, in a totally sympathetic, understanding, humane and professional manner, if you forward the program to 42 minutes. This is not hunting, its pest control at its best. (Shame about the adverts). htt
  5. As a professional company working in this field, we follow the guidelines below with regards to urban fox management: Welfare An animals' state as regards its attempts to cope with its environment. Welfare includes the extent of any difficulty in coping or any failure to cope; it is a characteristic of an individual at a particular time and can range from very good to very poor. Pain and suffering are important aspects of poor welfare, whereas good welfare is present when the nutritional, environmental, health, b
  6. My name is not Bruce L.S. My information can be found under my profile.
  7. A .22lr rimfire rifle or pistol is ideal for a very close range dispatch of a fox in a trap as would a .410 shotgun with moderator if working in a built-up area. An instant humane kill will happen provide that the shot is well positioned and not rushed. Its all about the right tool for the right job and being safe at the safe time. Any large calibre than that would make a mess and would probably be very dangerous, especially when working in built-up urban areas. I alway cover the trap with a large taurpaline and use a moderated .22lr rifle now. Very quick, clean and discreet.
  8. It was a couple of years old by the look of it but obviously well under fed, probably living of bin raiding, fast food scraps and muck. Definately no nutrients, vitamins or minerals in this ones diet. Nothing like its country cousin with a big bushy tail, glossy coat and chalky white teeth. It made me feel sick when I checked the trap. The stench was lingering in the air. The mangy ones don't even look like foxes. They resemble something created in a laboratory. I hate seeing or hearing about animal cruelty, but until the local authorities re-instate urban fox control, this for me
  9. This is an urban fox that I put out of its suffering this morning in North London. It was covered in fleas, its ears were full of ticks and as you can see from the picture, its back parts were covered in sarcopic mange. People who think urban fox control doesn't work need to think again. If this fox was allowed to continue to mix with other foxes, due to the close proximity they live in, the highly contagious sarcopic mange would have been passed onto other foxes and the receipients would also die from infected wounds, where they have scratched themselves to death. This fox was truly t
  10. Very sad indeed for all concerned. You would have thought that the safety brief would have drilled in the constant checking of safety catches and safe arks. When I was in the Army doing live fire exercises, the safety catch was the most important thing on the rifle. It was hammered home to us from day 1 week 1. I don't know if the Police's firearms training is as strict and intensive as the British Army. Even now, the first thing I do whenever I pick up a firearm, even if I know it is clear, I always check the safety catch, cock, hook and look. SAFETY CATCH, COCK, HOOK
  11. I have a Ruger 10/22 Synthetic Stock with SAK Mod, bipods and a good set of scopes. I mainly use Eley Subs. I wouldn't change it for the world !!!!
  12. I have a SAK Moderator on the end of my .22lr Ruger 10/22. It is quieter than a mouse farting !!!!!
  13. Having just watched the video, I don't think it would be appropriate in a school or built up area due to public opinion and disturbance. I throw a taurpaline over my traps when dispatching foxes in cages in order to keep things as discreet as possible, especially when on sensitive sites such as schools or back gardens. The other consideration would be a captured fox dancing around on the end of a cable which would draw the crowds and could create alot of stress and bad feeling, especially when I am trying to be as humane as possible. Furthermore, I might be an hour away from site, or
  14. Only approved for use in England 3 months ago, imported from America, I was wondering if anyone has used them yet and what the results were. As most of my work is done in Schools and private back gardens, I just put traps down, though always looking at other options for urban fox control. Comments please if you have had any experience yet with these devices. Thanks. http://www.collarum.co.uk/?gclid=CLjjxsbM758CFQE8lAodnnahXQ
  15. If you really want to get into the Pest Control industry, try to get a full-time job with one of the national's, then after about 3 years, leave and get out there for yourself. Use them to your advantage and get on as many courses as possible. You won't regret it. I didn't !!!!!!
  16. If you live in the Essex / London areas, I would strongly recommend Abridge Armoury who are a well recognised gunsmiths, used by other gun shops throughout the country to do their mending and bending!! Located in the Market Place, Abridge, Essex. (Just north of Chigwell). Open Wednesdays to Saturday.
  17. If its a 'country fox' you probably won't !!! If its a urban town fox try Felix cat food, cooked chicken carcase, mackerell (whole), jam sandwiches etc. Don't set the trap to trap straight away. Win its confidence first by pre-baiting (door tied open with cable ties) with the food around the mouth of the trap and then start putting the food in a little bit further until it is passed the 'pedal', if you are using a press pedal trap as I do. The same goes if you are using a pull-wire trap. Use chicken drumsticks as a pre-bait to encourage charlie to pull the drumstick. Good luck
  18. Bratton Sound Pistol/Ammo Safe. Hardly used. Two keys. £60.00. Can delivery to North or East London area only. Ideal for fixing in back of van for extra security storage.
  19. Most Gun Shop's send their repairs to Abridge Armoury !!!! If they can't help you, no one will.
  20. I can strongly recommend: Abridge Armoury (Gunsmiths) Silver Street Market Place Abridge Essex, RM4 1YA Tel: 01992-813570 / 813005 Speak to John or Phil. They are "The repairer's repairer". Nothing is to much trouble for them.
  21. My FEO always has his BASC Manual with him for guidance and his Home Office Guidelines as reference. I also think that as he has been in 'the job' and a Police Firearms Officer for over 20 years, he's been round the block and knows his stuff. Younger FEO's would have been brought up in the 90's+ only knowing that firearms are dangerous, used by bank robbers and other criminals and feral gangs. We all get painted with the same pot of dirty paint. If you have BASC Membership, call their Firearms Department and they will fight your corner, thats why you pay membership fees. B
  22. When I first put my application in for the pistol,my FEO took a 6 page written statement of me as he said from the statrt that his boss would refuse the application; however, he didn't and I got what I felt would be necessary for carry out my work with in a safe and secure fashion. Surely Busterdog, the FEO that originally authorised your 2 shot dispatching pistol with The Chief Constables backing at the time ought to review your particular case, especially if you have a genuine need to possess such a Section 5 firearm.
  23. I have a .22lr Smith & Wesson Revolver to dispatch foxes in traps. My Firearms Certificate only allows it to be used in this application. It is only a one shot as the revolving barrel has been modified only to hold one round. This is held on a Section 5 'open' ticket. My pistol has not got a fitted sound moderator although my FEO has said that if I need one, I could have one. The Cheif Constables comments are: "The .22RF Single Shot Pistol and ammunition to which this certificate relates shall be used only in connection with the humane killing of foxes during the course of the hold
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