wisdom needed for hunting the fox

[stevoman 4]

okay folks, hard to admit but i dont have much experience in hunting foxes. i have done some night lamping with the rifle with friends, but i was wondering whats the best advice you can give for hunting them with a shotgun. I wont be going around hunting them at night time so what id the best time apart from that to try and hunt them down, also what are the best technigues to doing so aswell.

 

thanks for your help,

 

stephen

[Angelfire 0]

We used to drive them, A dozen or so would line the end of the woodland, while another dozen would walk through, it was a quite effective way of dealing with Charlie..........with a shotgun. Always had a couple of dogs at the ready though.....

 

 

Phil*

[stevoman 4]

and what would be the best way for calling them, where should i set up to hide or do i walk? also whats the best call for them?

[Guest Macnas]

You can call them in if you know they are going to be about. Get yourself hid with a good view of where you think the fox might approach, make sure you're down wind of it, and get it as close as you can before you hit it.

 

You can get a few mates with hounds or long dogs of some sort to drive through some wood or cover where you know foxes lay up, and try and be in the right place when they break.

 

If all you have is yourself to yourself, calling is the job. There are a few good calls around, any good squeaker will do as long as the fox isn't tired of being called and shot at, which can happen in areas where a lot of shooting goes on.

Edited October 9, 2007 by Macnas

[COMPO 54]

If foxes are a problem, they are usually preying on someones chickens or pet rabbits etc...

 

lay in hiding in between where you reckon they live/hide and where the food supply is, and shoot them on the way to the chickens at either dusk or dawn