Rat face 1,655 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 i know that lads get some good bolts out of big stack of hay and straw but i was just wondering if anyone has ever had any luck with charile been at home in stacks of bales of silage? i have never found in any around my way i was just wondering if anyone else has or dose fox just not like laying up on the plastic or is it to cold for them? atb rat face Quote Link to post
Tsayad 88 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Foxes are a problem with poly grainbags. As you know, they like to climb on and leave deposits on the highest thing around. At about 5' high, the grain bags are the highest thing around, but they are slippery, so Mr Fox has to dig his sharp little claws in.As the storage of grain relies on the skin being moisture, gas and insect-proof, you can understand my lack of appreciation. Not methods that bring a warm glow to a dog-man's heart, but whatever it takes,. Shorty is still convinced that it wouldn't happen without her help. ..... and yes, that is a privately owned fire-fighting unit. Multipurpose. Back to topic, I find that foxes will camp anywhere there is shelter and cover. If a row of hay-rolls provide it - and a few mice into the bargain - they'll use it. Regards... Peter Quote Link to post
wirral countryman 2,110 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Pre-ban we used to have some great results around farms that stacked up the round bales,we once took 5 in as many minutes on one particular farm,all bolted to either the lurcher's or shotgun,one terrier will not pressure them enough to bolt in a large stack though,you've got to know your terrier's and a rock hard stayer could give you problems if they stick high up,we used mainly plummer's or russells that could be called out if necessary,I can only recall one which the terrier killed high up and we had a right job getting up and into where it was,and it had been dead a bit by the time we reached it,a lot of hunts leave them out stacked up 3 high for this reason on hunt land,its an easy place for a bolt if they take cover in them,atb,wirralman 1 Quote Link to post
Rat face 1,655 Posted July 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 thanks lads good info an cracking pics Quote Link to post
long dogs 580 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 ive bolted a few out of bale stacks over the years good bit of cover for them Quote Link to post
Guest busterdog Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 The bales can be very good to you but they can be just as cruel, I've had dozens out of them, but like i say i've had some nightmares. Quote Link to post
lunita 57 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 seen plenty run to hay bales on hunting days.. Quote Link to post
Grinder 102 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Summer hunters Bales are also kept in barns in the winter lol..... I had my first fox with a terrier from a bale stack.... Small bales then... And have had plenty from then since.... Where I grew up there would be Dutch barns on the fields and very rarely visited by the farmer... Not much cover either... So when the hard frosts and rain hit, they were like a magnet for foxes... 5 is the most we have bolted out of the one stack.... I still have a place I go too.... stone barn with a soil floor... And have at least one or two a season from it... Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 Summer hunters Bales are also kept in barns in the winter lol..... I had my first fox with a terrier from a bale stack.... Small bales then... And have had plenty from then since.... Where I grew up there would be Dutch barns on the fields and very rarely visited by the farmer... Not much cover either... So when the hard frosts and rain hit, they were like a magnet for foxes... 5 is the most we have bolted out of the one stack.... I still have a place I go too.... stone barn with a soil floor... And have at least one or two a season from it... allways try the barns but these big bales have limited it a bit Quote Link to post
lunita 57 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 i live near a naylor pipe works they have em all stacked up in yard ..they always used to run for theere tooif hounds started to press them hard.. Quote Link to post
goldfinch2007 2,332 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 plenty near me,handy for a bolt.but can be deadly Quote Link to post
LUMPHAMMER 324 Posted July 25, 2011 Report Share Posted July 25, 2011 (edited) Had some fun with the bales by me ,3 high & maybe 20 meter's in lenth x3 across the field , always held in the freezing weather Got some pictures somewhere ,will try & dig them out Edited July 26, 2011 by LUMPHAMMER Quote Link to post
diggory 130 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 i live near a naylor pipe works they have em all stacked up in yard ..they always used to run for theere tooif hounds started to press them hard.. used to live up that neck of the woods,plenty of 9 inch pipes for em to choose from Quote Link to post
lunita 57 Posted July 26, 2011 Report Share Posted July 26, 2011 i live near a naylor pipe works they have em all stacked up in yard ..they always used to run for theere tooif hounds started to press them hard.. used to live up that neck of the woods,plenty of 9 inch pipes for em to choose from yep ...lol..nice place to live isnt it Quote Link to post
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