Foxes Lamping Rabbits

[Guest Navek]

Had a fox come past my Lurcher picked the rabbit out the seat cam to me dropped it at my feet then ran back past the Lurcher with its tongue out

[buster gonads 862]

I,v seen day time Hares chase the dog when the dog is on the arse of another Hare, happens around Feb time when they start to get frisky, not seen a Fox do it though.

[harvey88 40]

Ive seen this happen twice two seasons in a row, first time slipped the dog on the rabbit before the dog got out to it the fox got up started to make its way towards the rabbit then realised the dog was on its way and making a sharp exit over a hilltop, second time i was with a mate he was lamping the field and couldnt believe his eyes the fox was coursing the rabbit in and out of the hedgerow on the end of the beam, we didnt even bother slipping the dogs just stood and watched for a good 10/15 seconds before the rabbit dropped down its hole.

[Red Center 165]

 

 

 

 

never seen that, had them just watch watch from the edge while the dog running them.like most had them come in bit closer when the dog caught it and the rabbits making a noise . but if a fox try join in on the chase on the rabbit, and like you say dave was quite close to me dog,Buck would changed course and had the fox and prob one dead fox if that close lol, he dont like to share noting he a jealous hunter really regards other dog.the old fox you got to hand it to them,they are very clever animal and good opportunist ,thats why there still here the countryside would be a poor place without them deff

I think Oz is a perfect example of how clever and adaptable the fox really is. Different climate, wildlife, terrain and they still thrive. Yeah I reckon if a fox run up on your big brute named Buck he wouldn't live to regret the decision either haha

 

yeh it would be prob its last run deff, a bloody cat locked on to his head when he 12 month old he never seen one that close before ,it hurt him and bloody hell he only bit once and that was the end of that feral. yeh foxes are survivors no dout about it, and in your country with what you got out there crocs,snakes,dingos, they do well to do so.do dingos take many foxes ? or do they only take sick ones.

 

Yeah where there are a lot of pure bred dingos there are no foxes. They kill feral cats too. Most foxes don't go north enough to worry about crocs. A group of scientists did an experiment and let 7 foxes and 5 cats go in a 5 sq km enclosure with 2 dingos, the foxes were all dead in a week and the last cat was killed after two

 

well that says it all then,regards dingos. how big are they , they look from pics about a collie size,but pics can give not a true feel of a thing.?

 

Yeah depends on where you are but most are about the size of a collie. I ran in to a pack of 3 males that would have averaged 30-35kg in hard condition, they were big. I know they were pure too coz it was in a really remote area