tips on fox trapping

[george atkins ga 1]

i have been given a fox trap which i have set just inside the bushes with a rabbit in it with its guts split open.i know there are foxes in the area as i have seen the vixen and four cubs only 50 meters from where i have set the trap.i am new to trapping foxes and i was just wondering if i am doing something seriously wrong or if there are any tips for me

[trapperman 474]

it can be very hard to get rural foxes into a cage you may have some luck with the young uns later on though, very different from urban fox that mostly go in no problem.

 

if you shoot a fox or know some one who has try to get its scent on the trap if its never caught before as this can help.

[olim 28]

wouldnt it help to cover it up with branches on the outside so its not so obvious to the fox,

how are the snares doing?

 

oli

[Ideation 8,216]

Are you doing it for any purpose or just for fun? If you get the vixen - i hope you are going to track down and deal with the cubs?

[george atkins ga 1]

wouldnt it help to cover it up with branches on the outside so its not so obvious to the fox,

how are the snares doing?

 

oli

no luck with the snares i have just dulled them down a bit yet to try them again

[george atkins ga 1]

Are you doing it for any purpose or just for fun? If you get the vixen - i hope you are going to track down and deal with the cubs?

i am doing it to stop the foxes getting to my mates valuable poultry,and i was hoping to catch the cubs as well as they are fully grown now

[george atkins ga 1]

it can be very hard to get rural foxes into a cage you may have some luck with the young uns later on though, very different from urban fox that mostly go in no problem.

 

if you shoot a fox or know some one who has try to get its scent on the trap if its never caught before as this can help.

thats i will ask my local gamekeeper