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[Biker Biggles]

I wouldnt point a shotgun at that.

[hindle8907]

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

I wouldnt point a shotgun at that.

I like foxes, I think they're cute.
I know they're vicous vermin etc but Im sure if lions and tigers werent kept in parks but were allowed to roam properly free then they'd be just the same, killing live stock etc.

Btw, Im not saying fox hunting is bad tut tut, nor am I saying farmers shouldnt shoot them etc I know they're a pain, I know they can cost people fortunes so in turn Im aware that for some people (wilky been one) the sight of a fox prob boils the blood. All Im literally saying is; to me (so far) they've caused no foul so I just see a skinny dog/cat hybrid thing and hence quite cute.

Originally Posted by timwilky

Trouble is as you know, it is damm difficult justifying to plod that you need anything for vermin control in your garden.

I always found that if I was out with the shotgun I always saw plenty of foxes just out of range, however when ever out with the rifle I never saw one.

I have a good little cure for the local foxes these days. A jack Russell with attitude. I did get a call from extended family the other day if I still did a bit of shooting, my lads ex's dad lost 15 chickens on Monday night.

Correct..

you have to be within 30 yards of a fox ideally with a Big load in the cartridge to be fair to it.

[Jayneflakes]

Originally Posted by minimorecambe

Just Beautiful.

We have a family of urban foxes near us and I love them, even if they do go through the rubbish when the council don't bother to collect it! I see that as a fault of the council as opposed to the fox though.

These animals must be Britain's last large predators, everything else being hunted to extinction. We had bears in this country once you know and Wolves, all gone now though.

Well I think foxes are beautiful pains in the necks for farmers ...

I have pics of the cubs somewhere that I will find for you

Hard cases make bad law.

Yes they look pretty. But foxes are a nuisance around here, killing chickens mainly. You wouldn't think them so cute if they killed your flock.

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I think they are awesome.

They were here before people decided to keep chickens in their garden FFS. I hate the UK decision making ethos... 'if its a annoying or dangerous we must get rid of it'

Originally Posted by G

They were here before people decided to keep chickens in their garden FFS.

Weird, I was just coming back to this thread to type something similar. At the end of the day the foxes are simply exploiting a food source that has effectively "been handed to them on a plate". If you were a starving animal and saw a group of fat flightless birds with just a bit of wire separating you, wouldn't you be overcome with greed? And fair enough, they might kill them all at once and only eat a few, but I'm sure a fox's mentality doesn't assume a man will come and remove them all before the fox gets a chance to eat them. Makes sense to kill them all before they get away?

Now I do understand they're a pain in the neck but surely it just means you should protect your chickens and other poultry better? No point getting at an animal that is making the best of a seemingly easy situation.

As for the fox that attacked a child in the news, well that was down to human error again and to be honest, I think it's acted as a warning to parents to not take nature for granted. If you were in Africa you would not leave your sliding doors open (if you were lucky to have any) for fear of being attacked by something a lot bigger. Foxes are just wild dogs, we should be fortunate the wolves are not back in the countryside yet! I blame Basil Brush!