sunday fox control.

[foxdropper 17,092]

 

Day out sunday on an estate nearby .We get the invite after every pheasant season but not during .Tried several places along a bank by the keepers house with no mark until we came to a largish place where my terrier wanted in .Netted up ,entered the bitch and stood with a shotgun apiece in case this was linked to any other workings nearby .Neednt have bothered as the bitch took the fox to a stop end and after locating her we dug the fox at nearly 8 foot after just under 3 hours through sand and 3 layers of unforgiving rock .

 

It was a mangey tailed vixen thought to be barren .Backfilled here and moved on to the opposite hanging wood.Left the dogs in the boxes while we had a look around for signs of use as there are many holes here containing a variety of stuff .Found a 3 eyed place with the faintest of pad marks and flattened bluebell shoots .Got the other bitch ,a superb fox dog ,and tried her on the lead for a mark .The tail quivere which was enough .In she flew baying immediately and came to rest 5 yds from where she entered .The mark said 3 foot but moving aso we let her get right up to it before hoofing out the sand .Only got 2 foot in when the soil collapsed under our weight into a large cavern and left us looking at the fox covered in soil!.Luckily the bitch scrambled free, held the fox which was restrained long enough for a shot with .410 for a humane dispatch .Nice .Never know whats in the ground ?.A dog fox in good nick .

 

The little bitch in the pic above lost the sight in one eye ratting last year .Pic shows the cavern into which we fell ? Tried further afield but nothing else found today.Good day had by all .

 

The last pic shows the mangey tailed vic and the dog on the keepers lawn .

[samba 534]

EXCELLENT MATE WELL DONE

[ratcher 69]

thats good going bet the keeper was well happy

[Simoman 110]

Sounds excellent foxdropper, love the solid black bitch

[Hob&Jill 258]

Good going

 

That fox's tail looks like some of the feckin poodles at crufts!

[deltor 1]

looks like you had a cracking day mate and it looks like a lovely forest to mate i wish i was the keeper

[beagles 0]

nice one mate

[foxdropper 17,092]

looks like you had a cracking day mate and it looks like a lovely forest to mate i wish i was the keeper

Some belting scenery round us mate .His cottage is in the valley to the right ,by a lake !

[foxdropper 17,092]

Sounds excellent foxdropper, love the solid black bitch

cheers mate .

[dogman 5]

NICE JOB MATE AND ONE HAPPY KEEPER

GOOD PHOTOS

[RatSnatcher 0]

Good post that......with a right result

[Guest houndblair]

BRILLIANT

[foxdropper 17,092]

Good company ,good craic ,dogs doing what they were bred for and to top it all the sun shone .Perfect .

[josh! 0]

it was a good day thanks fox dropper see you next month lol

[foxdropper 17,092]

it was a good day thanks fox dropper see you next month lol

 

You know as well as I do that it will be sooner than that mate .