scotty3968 0 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 GREAT FECKIN HAIR DUDE,,LOVE THE PICS SCOTTY Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dogpainter 0 Posted March 20, 2007 Report Share Posted March 20, 2007 About 20 years ago, I spotted fox cubs playing at the mouth of a hole - it was the middle of a glorious day in early Summer. I returned with a purse net and set it over one of the holes (there were 2), and retreated to watch. Shortly, one of the cubs emerged from the unnetted hole and began to play. When it came near to the netted hole, I got up and clapped my hands, and he bolted down the hole (back-netted). I took him out of the net, without getting bit, and put a red harness on him (see photo taken same day). I then decided he needed company, so returned the next day and netted a second one the exact same way. Looking back now, they were much too old to tame, but they did grow up into adult foxes. They had the run of a old pig house on the farm, with straw bales to hide behind. They never tamed. About a year later, I took them up to the mountain and released them (Wrong, I know). Off they went across the heather, glad to be free. A couple of weeks later, my father (who was a bread sales man in the area) was talking to a local farmer in the area. "You'll never believe what happened yesterday", he said. "I was standing beside the milking parlour, when a fox walked into the yard, and stood and looked at me. I went into the parlour and lifted the gun, and when I came out he was still there - He didn't move, and I shot him!" My father (wisely) never mentioned my release! The very young cub was one my friend was rearing to be rehabed - he doesn't normally hold them, but did this time for the photo. The third is one we reared and released a couple of years ago. We didn't tame it much, but the children were fascinated by it. I know they're controversial animals (as is rearing and releasing!) but I find them fascinating - I've reared them, shot them, snared them, called them, photographed them, painted them, sat and admired them - what an animal! Your lucky ,most people never learn, dont mess with nature,use it yes, abuse it NO. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cragman 2,791 Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 (edited) Zek, I enjoyed that post, thanks for putting it up. Most animals, but mainly foxes, have always fascinated me. Like many have already mentioned on here, I've had the young maggies, moorhens and mallards and once, a few gudgeon swimming round in the bath. I learnt a lot from these brief encounters and quickly moved onto to reading about them in books. But foxes...I love to look at or watch foxes. From the tip of the nose to the swishing brush, they're certainly fascinating animals. Edited March 21, 2007 by cragman Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest shay Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 Like many people into wildlife, as kids my brother and i reared allsorts. Its part of growing up and helps with the studying and learning, I now hunt and my brother breeds weird and exotic animals as a business. I'm sat here looking over my youth now, thanks Zec Quote Link to post Share on other sites
luke 2 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 i remember seeing a picture in a old book of a guy ratting with foxes and terriers it was quite weird looking it must have been old terrier book . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thurso jack 3 Posted March 22, 2007 Report Share Posted March 22, 2007 great pics all, really interesting stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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