Artificals

[mickyatch 37]

Alright lads im typing this write up to ask your opions and knowlege on building artifical fox earts the peice of ground i work with my dog is littered with around 4 or 5 drains which foxes dont seem to be using and after hours and hours of checking for earths ive drew a blank and im pulling my hair out like . So after scrounging around i have managed to get hold of around 100 bricks and flags along with some piping and im thinkin about building quite a large artifical earth as there will be two or three of us building it . Does it make a difference on the amount of holes depth ... site ... size ... weather you chuck the odd dead rabbit down ... or straw for bedding(so vixens will cub in it ) any help would be much appreciated atch

[Born Hunter 17,813]

If your gonna have it approx 9" square then thats 3 course of bricks, so 6 bricks per one brick length. So 100 bricks will only get ya about 12 feet of artificial I believe. Ya gonna need WAY more bricks to consider anything more than 2 entrances...

[shotgun tim 27]

iv got about 200 breeze blocks you can have for free just come and uplift

[FightTheBan 1,147]

The fact the site is 'littered with drains' and they aint using them is a dead giveaway. Dont waste your time.

Maybe its not a foxy spot or they live elsewhere and use your site to feed.

 

And if you are checking drains at this time of year, Im not surprised your drawing a blank.

 

FTB

[mickyatch 37]

well what else have i got to check if i cant find earths ? ... and i was only digging them 2 and a half feet in depth and using three bricks so you sound about right ... and breeze blocks where you at like mate ?

[Moorsman 17]

Ftb I agree with your 1st statement on the land he.s hunting but this time of year quote what's wrong with a nice dry stone drain or 9 innch pot pipe bet if you got a call you,d go lol

[steveS.Yorks 161]

200 breeze gives you 44 linear meters of tunnel to go at,easily enough for a 3 entrance earth,better still 2 smaller earths,dont put it/them where they might flood,sounds obviouse but the water table can be just under the surface in some areas,and if theres plenty of drains its a fair bet they aren't there for nothing.

[barry123 112]

200 breeze gives you 44 linear meters of tunnel to go at,easily enough for a 3 entrance earth,better still 2 smaller earths,dont put it/them where they might flood,sounds obviouse but the water table can be just under the surface in some areas,and if theres plenty of drains its a fair bet they aren't there for nothing.

is this a wind up

[donnyc 1,203]

Position is the key

[mickyatch 37]

would i be better positioning them in places like woods etc where i see alot of foxes ? and a always thrt on these warmer days that if foxes werent lying out theyed be in a cool stone drain rather than a hot earth ? and am considering breeze blocks like ? has anyone got shape in mine ie enterances depth of pictures of previous artificals

[shotgun tim 27]

im near berwick upon tweed i got the blocks free myself from work there used but i had to take the lot i used [bANNED TEXT] i needed now there in the way so iv started skipping them

[skinner 348]

200 breeze gives you 44 linear meters of tunnel to go at,easily enough for a 3 entrance earth,better still 2 smaller earths,dont put it/them where they might flood,sounds obviouse but the water table can be just under the surface in some areas,and if theres plenty of drains its a fair bet they aren't there for nothing.

is this a wind up

you want to stop doing that you will hurt your head, and why should it be a whind up

[barry123 112]

200 breeze gives you 44 linear meters of tunnel to go at,easily enough for a 3 entrance earth,better still 2 smaller earths,dont put it/them where they might flood,sounds obviouse but the water table can be just under the surface in some areas,and if theres plenty of drains its a fair bet they aren't there for nothing.

is this a wind up

you want to stop doing that you will hurt your head, and why should it be a whind up

have an auld super sur here, i;ll lend it till ya if ya want ,but you,ll have to get your own gas ,sure mr red will appreciate it,all the hairy chest bye bye

[mickyatch 37]

any one got any pics of artificals that they have built ?

[steveS.Yorks 161]

200 breeze gives you 44 linear meters of tunnel to go at,easily enough for a 3 entrance earth,better still 2 smaller earths,dont put it/them where they might flood,sounds obviouse but the water table can be just under the surface in some areas,and if theres plenty of drains its a fair bet they aren't there for nothing.

is this a wind up

 

No its not a wind up? wtf looks like a wind up about it?

 

1 block .440 x .215 x 100= 44 linear meters if theres plenty of drains on his ground they are there because the land needs artificial help to drain,or do farmers waste money round your way putting useless drains in?

 

And i know of artificials that do flood in very wet weather,dont know who built them theyr'e old,and possibly they didnt flood years ago,bit of a waste though all that hard work for them to flood.

 

Maybe you should stop banging your head on that wall,doesn't look like you could afford any more brain damage