A Daft Question

[workworkwork 19]

This might seem a damn right daft question but if you put a dog to ground in a very shallow place could you see whats happening with a thermal imager?

[dillydog 8,463]

The fire brigade used to use them to try and locate terriers lost to ground around here, it used to be in the paper quite often. I can't ever remember them having any success, they treated it like a training day and f****d about.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Can they see into woods? Or is it literally just open land they can see?

[dillydog 8,463]

I was talking to a local keeper a couple of days ago and he can't even see in drizzle. He says it makes the whole screen look fuzzy and you might as well stay in bed .

[workworkwork 19]

Shame it dont rain every night! Perhaps then the local foxes might have half a chance

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

I was talking to a local keeper a couple of days ago and he can't even see in drizzle. He says it makes the whole screen look fuzzy and you might as well stay in bed .

It's nice to hear there's still hope for the wildlife then. The keepers up here are out 5 days a week with the b*****d annihilating everything. One keeper I know said they dont even use the lamp anymore. Look for foxes with the thermal, and then use the night vision on the rifle and BANG! As Jim Royle would say 'Sportsmen my ARSE!' Edited December 25, 2016 by Rabbit Hunter

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

All keepers aren't like you then mate. Some see every fox as a pest and will do whatever means necessary to eradicate as many as they can. I disagree on the snaring argument too. Id say rifles account for more foxes than all snares, dog lads and hunts combined around where I live and the surrounding area.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

If your up in the hills then yeah I'd agree thermal is limited due to the terrain. Where I am it's pretty flat fields and it's a different ball game.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

From what I've seen and practiced ,a good snare man will wipe the floor with any riflemen and both will outdo terrier work as a means for control .I'm not decrying terrier work as I love it but just saying it as it is here .

[scrap 4]

No such thing as a daft question

[morton 5,368]

All keepers aren't like you then mate. Some see every fox as a pest and will do whatever means necessary to eradicate as many as they can. I disagree on the snaring argument too. Id say rifles account for more foxes than all snares, dog lads and hunts combined around where I live and the surrounding area.

Snares work 24hrs a day,every day.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

But it can only catch once until it's reset. A gun can fire and fire again. You get my drift we'll leave it at that lol.

[morton 5,368]

But it can only catch once until it's reset. A gun can fire and fire again. You get my drift we'll leave it at that lol.

Give up whist you think your ahead.

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

 

 

But it can only catch once until it's reset. A gun can fire and fire again. You get my drift we'll leave it at that lol.

Give up whist you think your ahead.

I'm not giving up. From personal experience I still totally believe that rifles are the main killer of foxes where I am and where I hunt. I just know what an argumentative twat you are so I can't be arsed to run it for pages and pages.

[Pirate 9000 676]

I would agree that country wide rifles kill more foxes,has snares are used mainly by professionals who control foxes has part of their living but any fox problem I get called to snare is always going to be first choice.