Guest stewie Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 well just watched the programme about the twins attack and its obvious they are too many in our citys and they need controlling BUT im also fasinated by how they can survive and thrive anywhere they settle it dont matter to the fox if its the highlands of scotland or the suburbs of peckham he will always find a home and a meal and fair play to him lol!!!! i think they are amazing animals in truth and are only doing there best to get by we moan when they kill a few chickens or poults but look what humans have done to the planet the recent bp oil leak being a good example dont get me wrong ive killed many a fox in my time, will kill many more and know they need keeping on top of but when you compare the fox to a rabbit,rat,hare,deer etc then they are the easily the most i respect out them all maybe its all about one hunter respecting another??????? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spiderpig 39 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 i like to see a good one get away unlike some who say f**k it get a fresh dog out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
McKay 37 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 I have huge respect for them, just like any other animal. They are fantastic creatures just doing what they have evolved to do, and they do it well but they do need to be controled and it should be performed with respect and dignity. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Casso 1,261 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 well just watched the programme about the twins attack and its obvious they are too many in our citys and they need controlling BUT im also fasinated by how they can survive and thrive anywhere they settle it dont matter to the fox if its the highlands of scotland or the suburbs of peckham he will always find a home and a meal and fair play to him lol!!!! i think they are amazing animals in truth and are only doing there best to get by we moan when they kill a few chickens or poults but look what humans have done to the planet the recent bp oil leak being a good example dont get me wrong ive killed many a fox in my time, will kill many more and know they need keeping on top of but when you compare the fox to a rabbit,rat,hare,deer etc then they are the easily the most i respect out them all maybe its all about one hunter respecting another??????? Respect where respect is due, watched a vixen couple of times last year when out with the dogs, she was dug out by the hunt later on , watched her as i'd watch any wildlife, not love or hate , just interested, I'll probably try the up coming pup on one in time, just to test his mettle , to see what he's made off , but have no great need to work them any more, cant eat the f****r, cant sell it, cant feed the dogs on it, now if one was annoying me out lamping it becomes personal and all bets are off, apart from that , just cant be f*****g bothered anymore,,the rural fox has his place,,the urban fox is just a oversized rat and is a different matter altogether,, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest stewie Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 spiderpig, mckay and casso could not of wished for better replys lads Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lurcher lass 9 Posted July 4, 2010 Report Share Posted July 4, 2010 i like foxes, i respect them as a quarry and an interesting mammal, it was good to see the video footage of their behaviour and habits, i used to see them walk along a fence like any household moggy,, without the fox a lot of other wildlife wouldn't be in check and we wouldn't have the hounds, terriers and lurchers we have today. i completly agree that urban foxes are in the same box as pigeons and rats, they need to be very much controlled and to be honest kept at distance,, the country fox i view in a different way, for he is far more intelligent and it would be fantastic to save this animal from the guns and control it via hounds, terriers and lurchers again, for its only this way where you can seperate the smart fox from the very smart fox .. bring back the times where you watched the fox that got away and think he deserved that, good on him all the best lurcher lass xxx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
poacher3161 1,766 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 Anybody who dosent have respect for them imho is not worthy to hunt them.I have never had a reason to hunt them with only being a poacher of edible game but have been out with lads on the odd digg and followed hounds on foot plus caught a few with my lurchers in the past [bANNED TEXT] they have unexspectedly bolted from cover and they are definately a quarry to be admired. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whin 463 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 nothing better than seing a fox in full fur ,hunting in snow im lucky to witnnes it a few times ,but nothing like a good pelt of them ,if i see one and hees in range wel hees game but i never go looking for them unles denning etc ,to me there pest to be controled at times, youd better ask a grouse keeper or hil farmer what he thinks of the fox or a pheasant feeder , Quote Link to post Share on other sites
scothunter 12,609 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 i respect all animals no need for wantin cruelty of any sort.yea ive shot snared foxes in the past and my old lurcher took a few in her day,but i agree with dell anyone who doesnt respect there chosen quarry has no business calling themselfs a hunter imo.seen some cracking foxes on a snow covered winters mrng going about his business.hasten to add ive seen mangy scabby ones aswell lol. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mouse 282 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 got total respect for old reynard.love to hunt them and dig them but on the other hand i can sit for hours watching cubs play.they are one of the cleverest creatures alive and deserve utmost respect at all times.if i can i always let them run for another day but they also need to be controlled in certain circumstances. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Waz 4,265 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 The government has shown its disrespect of foxes by banning hunting with dogs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
clint 45 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 (edited) I respect all life, if it to balans nature a little , this is good. The big problem here , small island too many peoples. No space for any wildlife, I remeber 20 year ago visit Uk, was very much land & green area, Now, many place have many house. 1/2 land gone in this time ! You need control this,countryside is bare, no many animal now. I see 10 000 hecacre a week, i see 2 deer, 4 fox & manybe 10 rabbit, & hawk !! You country has be killed. I remember see many deer , maybe 40/50 walk thru field, also Hare box in medow. If fox in wrong place , remove if do damage. I no kill for no reason,I shoot many old rabbit 150m distans & leve in field for fox to eat, this make chicken safe. i love see in nature, in corec place. Edited July 5, 2010 by clint Quote Link to post Share on other sites
"Earth!" 503 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 many of the houses are being built not only to accomodate the growing british population but also those from foreign countrys coming here to live and take our jobs 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
littletimmy 71 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 i like to see a good one get away unlike some who say f**k it get a fresh dog out Quote Link to post Share on other sites
.terrier man. 193 Posted July 5, 2010 Report Share Posted July 5, 2010 ye i respect them for killing 20 chickens down my alotment the other day and only taking 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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