Leaving Shot Foxes.

[HedgeCrawler 224]

I found this guy,shot through the chest,where I have permission to ferret and use the air rifle.This is one of a few carcasses Found in this area. I was wondering whether you take your kills with you or leave it where it drops?

 

[David.evans 5,323]

Not that I shoot fox,

But if I did , I think I wouldn't leave them liying around, but suppose it would depend where you are ?

Atb

[cragman 2,770]

I always remove them, and not just shot foxes. It takes a few minutes to drop them in a hole and cover them up. In past years I've found all kinds of stuff lying around on places I go on. It doesn't do us any favours and being discreet helps keep the moaners of our backs.

[toby63 1,236]

chuck them under a thick hedge or in a dyke out of sight

[Rat face 1,655]

i dont shoot but if i did i would like to always walk over and have a look at the fox see if it was a dog or vixen and what condition it was in and then drop them at the farmers to keep them on the good side, lads around here just blast them and dont even take a walk over to them, each to there own i guess

[HedgeCrawler 224]

Like I said this is one of a few found over the past few weeks,obviously the same shooter not taking the time to dispose of the animals shot.

[shropshire dan 467]

Depends on the landowner. Some want to see the foxes shot and then they dispose of them others couldn't care less and say chuck them in the hedge.

[andyf 144]

I always clear up afterwards, it doesn't take more than a few minutes to pick up the dead fox & chuck it into somewhere / something

nearbye were it won't be happened upon by casual walkers etc.

I don't want the dog walkers, kids etc finding dead arisings from my shooting.

The fewer people that see this kind of stuff the better as far as I'm concerned.

[shropshire dan 467]

Absolutely Andy. I have very limited land with public pathways suppose I'm quite lucky that the majority of the land I shoot foxes has know public right away. I shoot rabbits at local schools so obviously make sure I collect and remove all rabbits etc.

[Tremo 138]

I normally inform the farmers and they disposes of the carcass. I believe that they are obligated to remove dead stuff like this from their land. If they aren't that concerned I generally tuck them away out of sight under a hedge or in a gulley, if one happens to be around.

[The one 8,479]

When we where out last week we saw a dead fox at the bottom of a upturned pheasant feeder , one guy I used to lamping for was told to leave them on the farm house gate and the farmer disposed of them as he had a huge farm the guy made sure nearly every fox he shot ended up on that gate . I usually leave them under a hedge and next time im passing lift the skull if its clean

[HedgeCrawler 224]

That's what I thought should have been done.It's been moved now and I might get abit of practice trying to stuff him before trying on anything I want to keep.

[Deker 3,478]

I have to get mine disposed of, that generally means incinerated, but fortunately I have free use of several sites. (contra deals)

 

Not much other than maggots eats the fox in my experience, unless they are desperate, whilst a whole deer carcase can disappear in a week, and rabbits overnight, foxes can often linger!

[Tremo 138]

Yeah, I've watched a fox carcass wither away, day after day for weeks. It was over the summer and it absolutely honked! I wasn't going to touch it for sure.

 

Like you say Deker, nothing wants to eat them. Even crows seem to give them a wide berth.

[SportingShooter 0]

I'd normally agree that nothing much will want to feed on a dead fox...

 

But over the last few weeks I've shot two in the same field and put them in the same hideaway, both were eaten away within days by something. Down to bones and fur left.

 

Strange.

 

As for leaving them, I usually tuck them away in the nearest hedge or ditch out of the way of passers by and more importantly they're not going through the mower when it comes to silage!