Live Fox Trap

[Wales1234 5,546]

My uncle and neighbour have lost a lot of chicken in the last week iv had a trap up past few nights but continue to lose chickens I flush the wood behind the house with 2 my dogs last night big dog fox broke out and farmer shot him lost two most chicken ! So obviously still a fox close by so what's the best way Iv got a dead chicken in a pretty big cage trap better to cover it? It's got a mesh floor but it's most or less covered?

[twymanc 135]

I'm no Fox expert but there's more than likely quite a few. on my perms which is mainly night shooting only they follow me about and have stole my kills on a few occasions when I lamp the field there's at least 8 sets of green eyes lurking in the shadows there so braisen and clever these days and they won't be far away as there treating it like there personal kfc I watched a documentary a while ago and they were even turning there nose up at certain foods I'm sure someone will be along soon enough to help out good luck and arb mate

[walshie 2,804]

The fox will probably be back once the chicken gets a bit older and smellier.

[forest of dean redneck 11,691]

Was dog fox feeding vixen an Cubs?

[Wales1234 5,546]

There's not a lot of foxes here lol

That's what I think he was with the vixen

[twymanc 135]

There's not a lot of foxes here lol

That's what I think he was with the vixen

Lol we've got mass,s of them down here the councils even started to give them a 3 bedroom semiotic they've got kids lol

[Wales1234 5,546]

I wish it was like that here very rarely we get fox trouble their shot to death here

[Deker 3,478]

My uncle and neighbour have lost a lot of chicken in the last week iv had a trap up past few nights but continue to lose chickens I flush the wood behind the house with 2 my dogs last night big dog fox broke out and farmer shot him lost two most chicken ! So obviously still a fox close by so what's the best way Iv got a dead chicken in a pretty big cage trap better to cover it? It's got a mesh floor but it's most or less covered?

 

There is another thread running about fox traps, perhaps worth a look.

 

Personally I don't have an issue using traps as they come, the fox walks on all sorts and through all things every day, he is used to wire and fences as he commonly tries to break into compounds etc.

 

If you want to cover the base and everything else then give it a try, my experience tells me the fox doesn't give a toss, others may well argue.

 

I have no doubt if this sort of 5 Star luxury worked on fox, then someone making traps would have introduced all this and shouted from the rooftops that their traps worked better than everyone elses.

 

Times and ideas move on, of that there is no doubt, but we have been catching, mice, rats, squirrels, rabbits, fox, etc etc in steel mesh cages very effectively for a very long time!

 

ATB!

Edited May 18, 2016 by Deker

[EDDIE B 3,166]

 

 

My uncle and neighbour have lost a lot of chicken in the last week iv had a trap up past few nights but continue to lose chickens I flush the wood behind the house with 2 my dogs last night big dog fox broke out and farmer shot him lost two most chicken ! So obviously still a fox close by so what's the best way Iv got a dead chicken in a pretty big cage trap better to cover it? It's got a mesh floor but it's most or less covered?

There is another thread running about fox traps, perhaps worth a look.

 

Personally I don't have an issue using traps as they come, the fox walks on all sorts and through all things every day, he is used to wire and fences as he commonly tries to break into compounds etc.

 

If you want to cover the base and everything else then give it a try, my experience tells me the fox doesn't give a toss, others may well argue.

 

I have no doubt if this sort of 5 Star luxury worked on fox, then someone making traps would have introduced all this and shouted from the rooftops that their traps worked better than every elses.

 

Times and ideas move on, of that there is no doubt, but we have been catching, mice, rats, squirrels, rabbits, fox, etc etc in steel mesh cages very effectively for a very long time!

 

ATB!

Yea, i know what your saying, but the Fox is a bit more clever than the rest, isn't he. Can be hard to outfox a fox. You get the odd stupid one, and cubs are easier caught.

 

In my opinion (and some will argue), cage trapping fox's is probably the least productive method of fox control, especially in rural area's.

 

Of course there are many situations where cages are the only method that can be used, but many would agree, it ain't the main method you'd choose if given the choice.

[Deker 3,478]

 

 

My uncle and neighbour have lost a lot of chicken in the last week iv had a trap up past few nights but continue to lose chickens I flush the wood behind the house with 2 my dogs last night big dog fox broke out and farmer shot him lost two most chicken ! So obviously still a fox close by so what's the best way Iv got a dead chicken in a pretty big cage trap better to cover it? It's got a mesh floor but it's most or less covered?

There is another thread running about fox traps, perhaps worth a look.

 

Personally I don't have an issue using traps as they come, the fox walks on all sorts and through all things every day, he is used to wire and fences as he commonly tries to break into compounds etc.

 

If you want to cover the base and everything else then give it a try, my experience tells me the fox doesn't give a toss, others may well argue.

 

I have no doubt if this sort of 5 Star luxury worked on fox, then someone making traps would have introduced all this and shouted from the rooftops that their traps worked better than every elses.

 

Times and ideas move on, of that there is no doubt, but we have been catching, mice, rats, squirrels, rabbits, fox, etc etc in steel mesh cages very effectively for a very long time!

 

ATB!

Yea, i know what your saying, but the Fox is a bit more clever than the rest, isn't he. Can be hard to outfox a fox. You get the odd stupid one, and cubs are easier caught.

 

In my opinion (and some will argue), cage trapping fox's is probably the least productive method of fox control, especially in rural area's.

 

Of course there are many situations where cages are the only method that can be used, but many would agree, it ain't the main method you'd choose if given the choice.

 

 

I wouldn't argue with that, but the thread is about traps, and as you say, there are times and places where it is the best, or only option.

 

[Wales1234 5,546]

It's pretty much only option here !

I know the earths there undiggable and no where really to shoot them it's a wood iv flushed the wood with dogs one fox was shot I let the dogs mark the earth hopefully spooked her to move on

[cragman 2,788]

Set up a Trail camera for few nights or do some fieldcraft and find out which direction the fox is coming from. Either snare the fooker or sit out and ambush it with the rimmy

[DIDO.1 22,844]

I'd just keep my hens in a better pen. Iv kept poultry all my life and ever since I forgot to lock my ducks up aged 10 iv made sure poultry is safe at night.

 

Your always going to get an odd fox moving in. Think longer term and buy some chicken mesh?

[Wales1234 5,546]

I know which way it's coming From I might try get my hand on some snares

[jayjay 264]

snaring would be my preferred method........find his runs, get the wire down, if the run looks a bit wide, channel him in to the part you want him to go through..........worked for me, with good results in the past, caught 22 one year coming into the allotments where I had a few chickens running, all the best, with what ever you do.

 

jay.