Badgers In Fox Traps

[jackg 7]

Section 7 of the 1992 Badgers act allows for the killing of Badgers in the defence of property, but if it is apparent before that point in time that the Badgers are causing damage to property then you need a licence to kill them.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1992/51/section/7

No licences have been issued since 1997.

Edited June 2, 2013 by jackg

[earth-thrower 494]

  On 02/06/2013 at 11:53, lab-tastic said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 10:45, ferrets88 said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 07:10, lab-tastic said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 06:30, ferrets88 said:

Cheers for all your replies, People say they will only eat dead chicken and wont kill em but have seen em killing but unlike fox they kill 1 then run off with it quick. Ive got the trap set on a main track that everything uses next to the electric fence set it there as ive seen foxes there and they tried burying chickens they've killed round there. No badgers sign mite work but doubt theyd be able to read ma writing

Don't kid yourself they just kill one and run away. There every bit as deadly as a fox.

Duno if we ever see em at work they tend to be running off with 1 and no sign of other dead. you know when charlies been coz theres dead everywhere, you can see where its started a load with the heads bit of and buried then rest hardly have a mark on them most we lost was 200 odd in 1 day from a vixen with cubs. Nice smelly chicken that's bin under the brooders all night in trap now so see what happens.

I've had hundreds killed a few times before we got a good electric fence fitted and it was a badger. In a pen of say 200 if a fox got in then there's a good chance all will be killed... Badger would kill maybe 50-100. Probably because he isn't as fit or quick as a fox.

Cull needed desperately!!!

 

What ! are you seriously advocating for a cull of badgers, in scotland then ?

[The one 8,529]

In Scotland they where rare here now there starting to show every where driving the motorway its nothing to see two or three dead ,mind you you can see the same amount of foxes and a odd roe deer . But there numbers must be increasing dramatically

[Lab 10,979]

  On 07/06/2013 at 15:24, earth-thrower said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 11:53, lab-tastic said:

 

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 10:45, ferrets88 said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 07:10, lab-tastic said:

 

  On 02/06/2013 at 06:30, ferrets88 said:

Cheers for all your replies, People say they will only eat dead chicken and wont kill em but have seen em killing but unlike fox they kill 1 then run off with it quick. Ive got the trap set on a main track that everything uses next to the electric fence set it there as ive seen foxes there and they tried burying chickens they've killed round there. No badgers sign mite work but doubt theyd be able to read ma writing

Don't kid yourself they just kill one and run away. There every bit as deadly as a fox.

Duno if we ever see em at work they tend to be running off with 1 and no sign of other dead. you know when charlies been coz theres dead everywhere, you can see where its started a load with the heads bit of and buried then rest hardly have a mark on them most we lost was 200 odd in 1 day from a vixen with cubs. Nice smelly chicken that's bin under the brooders all night in trap now so see what happens.

I've had hundreds killed a few times before we got a good electric fence fitted and it was a badger. In a pen of say 200 if a fox got in then there's a good chance all will be killed... Badger would kill maybe 50-100. Probably because he isn't as fit or quick as a fox.

Cull needed desperately!!!

What ! are you seriously advocating for a cull of badgers, in scotland then ?

Anywhere they are a problem then yes.

[earth-thrower 494]

  On 07/06/2013 at 16:03, The one said:

In Scotland they where rare here now there starting to show every where driving the motorway its nothing to see two or three dead ,mind you you can see the same amount of foxes and a odd roe deer . But there numbers must be increasing dramatically

Interesting observation.I believe the latest research could indicate a slight increase.They estimate the badger population at around 25,000 individuals.Hardly a large population, i would suggest.

[Matt 160]

At least 500,000 nationally with 50,000 killed on the roads every year there is no sign of them decreasing anywhere.

 

Personally, I think the increase in forage maize in the last thirty years has had a big effect, providing a ready source of food for them in the later autumn and allowing them to lay down fat reserves for the winter.

 

In Devon and Cornwall badgers outnumber both foxes and deer and are causing massive problems. I can't comment on the Scottish situation, but historically they've had much lower numbers of badgers and no bTB to speak of.

 

The proposed initial culls will result in the killing of around 5,000 badgers which is 10% of what is killed on the roads and not really a significant number nationally.

 

As for cage traps, I fear there is little that will keep them out; the cosmopolitan diet of old brock means that they will be interested in pretty much whatever bait you use. If badgers are in the area I would advise extreme caution and an early morning trap check to release any caught. Take care to record any incident of accidental capture, and include a photo or two of the badger being released; just in case....

[ferrets88 5]

  On 07/06/2013 at 22:56, Matt the Rat said:

At least 500,000 nationally with 50,000 killed on the roads every year there is no sign of them decreasing anywhere.

 

Personally, I think the increase in forage maize in the last thirty years has had a big effect, providing a ready source of food for them in the later autumn and allowing them to lay down fat reserves for the winter.

 

In Devon and Cornwall badgers outnumber both foxes and deer and are causing massive problems. I can't comment on the Scottish situation, but historically they've had much lower numbers of badgers and no bTB to speak of.

 

The proposed initial culls will result in the killing of around 5,000 badgers which is 10% of what is killed on the roads and not really a significant number nationally.

 

As for cage traps, I fear there is little that will keep them out; the cosmopolitan diet of old brock means that they will be interested in pretty much whatever bait you use. If badgers are in the area I would advise extreme caution and an early morning trap check to release any caught. Take care to record any incident of accidental capture, and include a photo or two of the badger being released; just in case....

Seems to have slowed down fink they staying clear of it now had them in it 5 times now but have started getting a few Charlie cubs so works happy bout that. Fink I mite start taking pics or videos of releases like you say just incase someone tries grasses me up. Cheers for all your advice and replies Joe