badgers and foxs

[fieldsportsman 107]

hi, does anyone do any fox/badger setts that are networked to rabbit warrens, if so what are the tale tale sighns for this as i dont want to put my ferret down to one as it proberly wont come back up

[hullhunter 219]

will be an interesting one this.

[Guest jt750]

Quite a few local here. Foxes you can smell around warrens i mean they are pretty rank smelling and also you're likely to find bones outside the entrance. Badgers often have "spoil" outside their holes which is digging and old bedding. Also you're likely to find middens/latrines close to a badger sett.

If you're still seriously in doubt find someone to show you what is what before you put your ferrets to ground

[fitchet 788]

i just watch my dog and you can tell by his manerisms whether there is a fox or rabbits down there.

[stealthy1 3,964]

The tell tale sign is a badger in a purse net If you want to stay on the right side of the law, then stay clear of badger sets, its illegal to interfere with a set in any way, and thats if you can even get your ferrets to enter a badger set

[fensaluki 35]

Quite right there.to be fair you should make the effort to know were any brock sets are on your perrmision and stay well away from them.one thing loosing a ferret to them quite another getting caught "interfereing" with a badger set mate regardless of wether you intentions are good or not.Ignorance will be no form of defence in these circumstances and they would through the book at you fella.

So if your not sure and you see large spills with bedding on them stay well away.

 

Foxs can be a different story though mate as many will pull out rabbit places this time of year and squeeze in to them deeply even whilst the rabbits are home but to be honest although I've seen a few foxs leave warrens whilst ferreting I've only ever known foxs to turn and kill ferrets in these places later on when its a vixen with cubs.

 

Just a case realy of seeing,learning and usualy trusting your instincts. If it feels wrong the it quite probably is so leave it alone.

 

Better safe than sorry.

 

Just my opinion though.

 

 

ATB

Edited December 21, 2010 by fensaluki

[Ideation 8,216]

BIG f*****g HOLES. . . . .. dead giveaway.

[fieldsportsman 107]

cheers everyone

[Guest crobinc840]

I know this is a fox hole due to the fox killing a bird as I was walking up.

Edited December 21, 2010 by crobinc840

[Guest crobinc840]

Don't know what lives in here but there are plenty of big openings that the dogs are very interested in.

[Guest crobinc840]

hole 2 of 6

[Ideation 8,216]

hole 2 of 6

 

 

Pig!

[stealthy1 3,964]

Another good way to check for badger sets is to look in the enterance at the footprints, badgers and rabbits are unmistakable

[Guest crobinc840]

hole 2 of 6

 

 

Pig!

 

And I had my bet on flubbernutters really I was thinking badgers but the ground is hard with sticks so no fotty prints

[jocky 198]

i have done some big old rabbit warens that i have bolted rabbits and foxes from, [lucky for th ferrets] but you can tell a bager by the bedding out side the hole and the amount of dirt that as been dug out.