Catching a feral dog . . . . .

[Hannah4181 260]

Hello, i'm after some advice. There is a german shepherd living wild on and around my friends farm, the dog has been around the area for about 3 weeks now. We have tried all the conventional methods i.e, leaving food, taking dogs out, calling, sitting quietly . . . etc etc . . . . Nothing has worked. The dog is a fine specimen, obviously young and fit, a little under weight but appears to be injury free. He is simply terrified of humans, you can't get closer than 100 meters to him, before he turns tail and runs. I think he has been hunting for himself as pheasant and rabbit carcasses have been found in the thicket he is most often seen in, they could be fox kills obviously. I saw him on Wednesday when i was visiting my friend, i stopped the car and let my lurcher out, who is very calm and passive, put him in a down stay and reversed back up the drive. The Shepherd obviously wanted to see the dog, and got to within about 10ft of him, at which point a horse rider came along the bridal path and scared him off. His body language towards the lurcher seemed passive and excited, no aggression showed. I was a little worried for the lurcher, but to be honest he doesn't want any trouble and would use his speed as a weapon, probably getting as far from the dog as poss!

 

 

So now we have drawn a blank as to how to catch this boy . . . . . . . I was thinking perhaps a cage trap of some kind?? It would need to be big enough to take the dog obviously, and strong enough to hold him, as i imagine he will go balistic if captured and approached by humans.

 

 

Any advice would be most welcome.

[CarraghsGem 92]

check this out hannah

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/170148-dog-snaring/page__hl__feral

 

 

Edited October 15, 2010 by CarraghsGem

[Hannah4181 260]

check this out hannah

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/170148-dog-snaring/page__hl__feral

 

 

Fantastic! Thank you.

[pit bull 15]

that sould do the job mate

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

or a .243 at a last resort if he's worrying stock

[Hannah4181 260]

There's no stock for miles where he is . . . . All the farmers and land owners are on board trying to catch him, and leaving food in an attempt to get him a little tamer. I've passed the details of the trap onto my friend.

[Catcher 1 639]

Hi Hannah.If its a dog a bitch on heat put in the right place may do the job.

 

 

[CarraghsGem 92]

Hi Hannah.If its a dog a bitch on heat put in the right place may do the job.

 

 

 

+ 1

 

great idea... as long as the owner of bitch doesnt mind her having the bitch jab if he does tie with her.

[Catcher 1 639]

Hi Hannah.If its a dog a bitch on heat put in the right place may do the job.

 

 

 

+ 1

 

great idea... as long as the owner of bitch doesnt mind her having the bitch jab if he does tie with her.

 

 

If someone is watching.Its only a matter of getting it to enter some enclosure.

[Little Butch 16]

As already suggested a bitch on heat would be your best bet! Although a cage trap seems like It would work.. Would have to be a large trap though and I doubt most fox cage traps would be big enough?

 

Butch

[Guest crobinc840]

I have a bitch coming in season that is already very interesting to my male. I'm in Edenbridge, if you want to borrow her you'll need transport as I don't have any. If you put her in an enclosed yard on a long lead with the gate open he should figure it out and come in for her. The problem would be once enclosing a wild dog it's fear factor takes over and a passive dog will strike out. I know by experience.