Bullcat
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The ground isnt that hard where I live, as it has rained on and off recently. I would have not thought that there would be any blood using a snare. The only thing I can think of here is that he must have caught himself on the post I used for a peg, that was sticking out of the ground by about 2-3 inches. It was splatters of blood where the fox was going round in circles. I dont think anyone shot him as surely there would have been a pool of blood as well as the splatters. But then again, there wasnt a trail of blood leaving the scene. That Durham Puma traveled a long way, seeing that I li
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I set a fox snare the other day, the usual 9" off the ground and about 9" wide. I used a commercial snare (aircraft wire with a swivel at the end). I pegged the snare using strong fencing wire to a fence star post and banged the post into the ground at a depth of around 8 inches. When I checked the snare the following morning, the grass was flattened in a circle and there was splashes of blood everywhere. But there was no fox, no snare and no post. There was also no blood tracks either. Do you thing someone has robbed the snare and the fox or do you think that the fox worked the post out of th
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Where I live, we have quite a few old disused gold mines that are peppered with rabbit holes. The ground is a soft chalky type and pegs just dont hold well. So I tried a few of these hoop snares and caught my first one yesterday. They`re a great way to catch the bunny`s on the mines and will use them in future.
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The Whippet I have at the moment is just 7 months old. I have trouble from holding him back from chasing roo`s. Given half a chance he would chase one and try to tackle it, so they`re certainly not short of courage.
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Back in the early `s when I lived in the U.K. I had working Whippets from the Stormalong line of dogs. They were bigger than your average Whippet, and could handle foxes no problem. Currently I do most of my fox work with my Staghound bitch. But recently I purchased a Whippet (pedigree unknown), who`s sire looked very similar to the Stormalong dogs I had. He`s only 7 months old, so I havent done any work with him. Very soon, I will start him off on rabbits. But he will be at least 18 months to 2 years old before he takes on his first fox as I dont believe in starting them too early.
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But surely you still need to peg it down. Whats to stop the rabbit from running off with the snare around its neck?
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I`ve never seen this kind of snare, but then again I am a novice... So you dont need to peg these snares down? What exactly kills the rabbit?
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Peanut butter on bread for rat... Tinned Tuna for foxes... Carrots for rabbits...
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We`ve got fly traps out here in Oz, not to sure if you have them where you are. Basically they are a plastic jar filled with a foul smelling substance. You empty it out every three weeks or so, and refill it with the substance. They seem to work well, but geeze do they stink!!!!
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Has anyone ever owned this breed of dog? If so, how do you find them for hunting?
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Hi Lads, just an update here.... The foxes are now being snared beautifully. I havent done anything different. Kept the 9" rule. All I can put it down to is that the snares are now more weathered.
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Cheers smudge..
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I need some advice on snaring foxes as I havent had much luck lately. I use a 9 inch snare loop, set at around 9 inches off the ground, and placed in what I believe to be fox tracks. I also place these snares on fences that seem to have a trail going from one paddock to the next and I have also placed them at what I believe to be the entrances of fox dens. But as I said earlier, I`m not having much luck snaring me a fox. What can I be doing wrong? Would it maybe be an idea to use some kind of bait to encourage them over? If so, what would you suggest?