fox attack?

[Guest little_lloyd]

I was checking the live catch pheasant traps last night and found one which had loads of pidgeon feathers where the trap was set and the trap moved and palced as unset! Trap was blood coverded.

 

Presume it was a fox but the trap was moved and didnot look like it had been distubed (aprt from the blood)

 

Anyone had any thing like this before!

[charlotte hill 0]

Im confused

 

The trap was moved, placed as unset....and had feathers in it........but did not look as though it had been disturbed

 

 

I only had 2 glasses of wine last night I think

 

 

Can you explain again mate

[Guest little_lloyd]

The trap was set in some cover (near by to houses) When checked had feathers where it was set but it had benn moved by something along a bit out of the cover covred in blood.

 

Hope that makes more sence!

[charlotte hill 0]

The trap was set in some cover (near by to houses) When checked had feathers where it was set but it had benn moved by something along a bit out of the cover covred in blood.

 

Hope that makes more sence!

 

 

yeah, sorry, im a bit slow this morning

[john b 38]

Sounds like it had caught something and the fox has had it out. We often find rabbit cages yards away from where they were set after the fox had pushed them to somewhere solid so the door can be pushed open.

 

 

 

The feathers were probably from the bird flapping about when the fox first turned up.

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

True enough. Providing a pigeon could and would get into such a trap - seems pretty obvious one would, could and did - then they lose feathers like dandruff once they get flustered and flap about some.

 

It'll have likely been a fox too. Badger would have smashed the trap.

[trapshooter 0]

why would you still be catching up pheasants ??

[OldTrapCollector 377]

Sounds like the work of a two legged fox to me LLoyd - easy pickings for poachers, pheasant traps

 

OTC

[mally 832]

I was checking the live catch pheasant traps last night and found one which had loads of pidgeon feathers where the trap was set and the trap moved and palced as unset! Trap was blood coverded.

 

Presume it was a fox but the trap was moved and didnot look like it had been distubed (aprt from the blood)

 

Anyone had any thing like this before!

 

Firstly I'd go for two legged vermin. Reposition it next time. I had this happen to me once and i left a note near the opening asking the culprit which leg he wanted breaking first. Hence i never had another bird taken out the trap.

 

Secondly the wild pheasents on our shoot are nesting and some are actually sitting. IMO it's too late to be catching up now mate.

[Guest little_lloyd]

why would you still be catching up pheasants ??

 

 

Only had one out then which was forgotton about Anyway since the mystery i have been keeping an eye out on the place for both foxes and wanndering people!

 

Like i said this trap was set in some cover with a garden backing on to it, so it was probaly the two legged tipe of vermin

[mole trapper 1,693]

Sorry to say little loyd, think it would be best if you stopped digging yourself a big hole, firstly like it has already been said way to late to be catching up, and as for putting up forgotten trap, , not good.

Note, think before touching keys on keyboard.

[Guest little_lloyd]

Mole catcher! I make sure i check all my traps daily when there set!

 

Just this one was a one of and i will make sure i this does not happen again.

[ferreterno1 0]

Mole catcher! I make sure i check all my traps daily when there set!

 

Just this one was a one of and i will make sure i this does not happen again.

 

 

you mean mole trapper dont get people mixed up