gspbernard10 14 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Just wondering if anyone else has dug one similar, sorry no pics, but was back leg just above the joint, was fully healed and clean, fox was in great health so obviously could still manage.. Quote Link to post
BIGLURKS 874 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not dug too one but there is one up this way that has been going strong for 3 years has too be the smartest fox I've ever met I've gave up trying too get him I don't have enuf fingers too count the times he has escaped and evaded us he has been shot at 4 times hunted with hounds 3 times and lamped for a whole season chasing him over hills and threw woods he just seems too pop up every now and then he is a sneaky little b*****d and knows the area better then any off us I know of one lad has tried chasing him on a quad trying too catch him 1 Quote Link to post
Bustersback!!! 23 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 I've dug them with front and back legs missing, with all sorts of scars and injuries. The one thing that they'd all got in common was the fact they were all in good health and all were fat as pigs. The only thing I hate too see and IMO there's no coming back from is mange, it's ruthless and a cruel way to go 4 Quote Link to post
ands 497 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Thats the thing with hunting with dogs-you either get them or you dont-no missing legs!! 1 Quote Link to post
Accip74 7,112 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not dug too one but there is one up this way that has been going strong for 3 years has too be the smartest fox I've ever met I've gave up trying too get him I don't have enuf fingers too count the times he has escaped and evaded us he has been shot at 4 times hunted with hounds 3 times and lamped for a whole season chasing him over hills and threw woods he just seems too pop up every now and then he is a sneaky little b*****d and knows the area better then any off us I know of one lad has tried chasing him on a quad trying too catch him Love stories like that........He deserves to die of old age ;-) 3 Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,610 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not a fox but had a 3 legged Roe with the lurcher and it ran like normal. Quote Link to post
Alli 923 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 ive dug a few with missing limbs and badly damaged limbs over the years, 99% of them was riffle damage, midnight cowboys. 4 Quote Link to post
day and night walker 233 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Been seeing one on an off for the last year or so that has no brush, gotta say it does look strange. atb. Quote Link to post
kirstysdad 827 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Had a bob tail couple weeks ago all healed up looked like it had a bad docking had one with front foot missing he was a nasty bugger 1 Quote Link to post
Grunter123 1,092 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Had a few with bits missing dug and lamped,I don't no how true it is but I here from a good source that RSPCA have treated a few from towns and then released them round us after been treated tails docked and things Quote Link to post
MIK 4,756 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Had a few over the years I will look out some pics .....years ago bolted a vixen I'm sure WILF was there with fat Dillon to a chocolate bitch called Tilly ....went down to see the farmer and one of the lads from the shoot syndicate was there and said he had shot a big dog fox in the back leg .....I wasn't very happy that the lad hadn't done more to finish it off and told the farmer who had 35000 free range chickens ...that this will turn into a live stock killer if it survives ......sure enough that winter they started loosing chickens and I got it one night ....it was in a bad way and its stump had been dragging on the frozen ground .....still amazed me how it managed to survive for so long 1 Quote Link to post
johonawhitness 110 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 dog fox with half a rear leg round my way. he WAS also suprisingly fast and a big poultry killer. completely heald over at knee joint. Quote Link to post
gspbernard10 14 Posted January 7, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 We thought at first it may have been an rspca job, as the stump was so clean and had healed perfectly, but we will never no.. Quote Link to post
Garyk067 22 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 We had 1 with the lamp 1 night half its back right leg missing but it had no trouble running Quote Link to post
BGD 6,385 Posted January 7, 2016 Report Share Posted January 7, 2016 Not dug too one but there is one up this way that has been going strong for 3 years has too be the smartest fox I've ever met I've gave up trying too get him I don't have enuf fingers too count the times he has escaped and evaded us he has been shot at 4 times hunted with hounds 3 times and lamped for a whole season chasing him over hills and threw woods he just seems too pop up every now and then he is a sneaky little b*****d and knows the area better then any off us I know of one lad has tried chasing him on a quad trying too catch him Brilliant, sure that fox will live on for years in tales told about him around your area. What a legend, you have to respect that will to survive. 1 Quote Link to post
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