I Need Your Advice I Haven't Got A Clue So Be Gentle

[budharley 945]

Morning lads I'm having trouble yet again with a fox on my 10 acre small holding . I have shooting permission on another 100 acres or so that surround it I would like to apply for my fac for fox is it possible to be granted one on that small amount of land . I know absolutely nothing bout rifles having shot shotguns all my life , where can I learn all about them ? I want to get a rifle purely to use as and when needed to control foxes that decide to use my livestock as food . What's the best way of going about it . There's no earths on the land the foxes travel onto it .thanks in advance bud

[walshie 2,804]

10 acres is a bit small for a fox calibre I reckon, but it all depends on the layout, backstops and so on. You should be able to get one based on the 100 acres, but you wouldn't be able to use it on your land until your ticket is open.

 

Until then, surely there must be a member on here who can sort it out for you. Or borrow a cage trap off someone.

 

Or load your shotty with a decent size load and wait for it.

[toby63 1,236]

can you not use the shottie and bait and wait?

[budharley 945]

I've waited I'm sick of waiting it doesn't seem to stick to a certain time my ten acres is joint on to the hundred so affective ltl it's the same land there's no other land in between

[toby63 1,236]

any roads or public footpaths nearby they will take all this into consideration when you apply for fac

[toby63 1,236]

have you lamped the land and seen the fox

[budharley 945]

Public footpath runs through the land no roads though . Another lads had a look out but didn't see it my lamps fecked at the minute . There's me me dad and another lad shoot it he's been out but hasn't seen it it's left shit next to me pond and in the field . I seen it at half seven two days ago in the morning on the track up to the yard but birds have Been taken between 4pm and six pm I waited from four till 8 Thursday night and it didn't show . This isn't just for this one fox obviously I would like to apply so I can keep on top of them I've got six snares set around my pens . It never goes near the pens

[toby63 1,236]

you need to find where the fox is traveling if you want to catch it in a wire . its no good just puting them down any where .

[budharley 945]

you need to find where the fox is traveling if you want to catch it in a wire . its no good just puting them down any where .

Only got wires around my pens , there's hundreds of places they can and do access the land

[toby63 1,236]

 

you need to find where the fox is traveling if you want to catch it in a wire . its no good just puting them down any where .

Only got wires around my pens , there's hundreds of places they can and do access the land

just look for wel worn paths in the grass or though the scrub and you will catch 1 .

[stillair1 16]

if it's an on going problem I would look at an elevated fox box and .22cf. Phone up your feo and get him to come over for a chat.