shroughan 8 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Was just wondering if sum1 could help me out just started fox hunting couple of months back and am getting all kinds of feed back on when 2 shoot foxes and when not can anybody explain best times of year.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fox head 0 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 15:59, shroughan said: Was just wondering if sum1 could help me out just started fox hunting couple of months back and am getting all kinds of feed back on when 2 shoot foxes and when not can anybody explain best times of year.. The best time to shoot foxes is all year round mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patdahat 41 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 they need trimming all year round here anyway. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patdahat 41 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" well then hunting usually starts around oct till feb Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shroughan 8 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shroughan 8 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 16:25, fox head said: On 07/06/2011 at 15:59, shroughan said: Was just wondering if sum1 could help me out just started fox hunting couple of months back and am getting all kinds of feed back on when 2 shoot foxes and when not can anybody explain best times of year.. The best time to shoot foxes is all year round mate. cheers for that.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shroughan 8 Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 18:00, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? YA JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION LIKE!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ideation 8,216 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 Not ALL foxes need to be 'controlled' ALL the time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DottyDoo 500 Posted June 7, 2011 Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 18:00, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Leveller Posted June 8, 2011 Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 20:17, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 18:00, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? YA JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION LIKE!! In English usage the verb ‘to hunt’ describes four quite different activities. Used intransitively, as in ‘She hunts’, or ‘She hunts with the VWH", it describes what hunt followers do. The verb is also used with a direct object, in two ways. First it is used to describe what the huntsman does—as in "He hunts hounds", or "He has hunted hounds all his life". There is another transitive use of the verb, as when we describe a pack as ‘hunting a fox’. Strictly speaking, of course, hounds hunt "along a scent line", which may or may not lead them to a fox, they can also be described as hunting the quarry itself. Lastly there is a use of the verb with an indirect object, as when we describe a cat as "hunting for mice". In American usage the verb ‘to hunt’ is used transitively of humans in the same way that it is used of predator animals. Americans hunt deer, rabbits, raccoons and so on with guns. They go after their quarry as dogs or cats do, with the intention to kill. In English usage, however, this is not hunting. On a personal level can I ask why you've recently decided to make foxes your chosen quarry? You say you only started a few months back. I'm guessing you're not a keeper/farmer or landowner. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shroughan 8 Posted June 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2011 On 08/06/2011 at 06:33, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 20:17, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 18:00, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? YA JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION LIKE!! In English usage the verb ‘to hunt’ describes four quite different activities. Used intransitively, as in ‘She hunts’, or ‘She hunts with the VWH", it describes what hunt followers do. The verb is also used with a direct object, in two ways. First it is used to describe what the huntsman does—as in "He hunts hounds", or "He has hunted hounds all his life". There is another transitive use of the verb, as when we describe a pack as ‘hunting a fox’. Strictly speaking, of course, hounds hunt "along a scent line", which may or may not lead them to a fox, they can also be described as hunting the quarry itself. Lastly there is a use of the verb with an indirect object, as when we describe a cat as "hunting for mice". In American usage the verb ‘to hunt’ is used transitively of humans in the same way that it is used of predator animals. Americans hunt deer, rabbits, raccoons and so on with guns. They go after their quarry as dogs or cats do, with the intention to kill. In English usage, however, this is not hunting. On a personal level can I ask why you've recently decided to make foxes your chosen quarry? You say you only started a few months back. I'm guessing you're not a keeper/farmer or landowner. No I am non of the above just a kid who started out fishing and ferreting lamping at a young and as I got older I got a springer trained him 2 the best of my ability then worked all the next summer saved up enough money and got my first shotgun purely for game and as my love for this grew I found my self getting more involved with different shooting and hunting way of life purely by instinctive nature.. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shoagn191 2 Posted June 23, 2011 Report Share Posted June 23, 2011 On 08/06/2011 at 11:13, shroughan said: On 08/06/2011 at 06:33, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 20:17, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 18:00, Leveller said: On 07/06/2011 at 17:31, shroughan said: On 07/06/2011 at 16:38, Leveller said: Shooting foxes isn't "fox hunting" so what u class as fox hunting. Are you for real? YA JUST A SIMPLE QUESTION LIKE!! In English usage the verb ‘to hunt’ describes four quite different activities. Used intransitively, as in ‘She hunts’, or ‘She hunts with the VWH", it describes what hunt followers do. The verb is also used with a direct object, in two ways. First it is used to describe what the huntsman does—as in "He hunts hounds", or "He has hunted hounds all his life". There is another transitive use of the verb, as when we describe a pack as ‘hunting a fox’. Strictly speaking, of course, hounds hunt "along a scent line", which may or may not lead them to a fox, they can also be described as hunting the quarry itself. Lastly there is a use of the verb with an indirect object, as when we describe a cat as "hunting for mice". In American usage the verb ‘to hunt’ is used transitively of humans in the same way that it is used of predator animals. Americans hunt deer, rabbits, raccoons and so on with guns. They go after their quarry as dogs or cats do, with the intention to kill. In English usage, however, this is not hunting. On a personal level can I ask why you've recently decided to make foxes your chosen quarry? You say you only started a few months back. I'm guessing you're not a keeper/farmer or landowner. No I am non of the above just a kid who started out fishing and ferreting lamping at a young and as I got older I got a springer trained him 2 the best of my ability then worked all the next summer saved up enough money and got my first shotgun purely for game and as my love for this grew I found my self getting more involved with different shooting and hunting way of life purely by instinctive nature.. Keep it up. Sorry for the poor reception your brothers are giving you here. Sounds like you're hunting for all the right reasons. Don't let a bunch of self righteous bores ruin it for you. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dave1372 83 Posted July 10, 2011 Report Share Posted July 10, 2011 On 07/06/2011 at 15:59, shroughan said: Was just wondering if sum1 could help me out just started fox hunting couple of months back and am getting all kinds of feed back on when 2 shoot foxes and when not can anybody explain best times of year.. ....don't worry about the nit picky comments, some people rather than answer your question would rather try to be-little you. If you are just starting out then I would recommend you get a copy of Robert Bucknells book 'Foxing with Lamp & Rifle' it is very informative and you will find it very useful and you can easily re-sell it and get some money back afterwards. If by 'best' you mean 'easiest' then in my opinion it would be this time of year when this years cubs are easily lamped and called in. Also as soon as any crop field has been harvested the foxes will be there that night to see what is about. With foxes there are always plenty of exceptions to the rule ! Hope this helps! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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