Fox travel blog

[BenBhoy 4,706]

Interesting read

https://www.gwct.org.uk/blogs/news/2020/april/the-fascinating-journey-of-a-fox-gps-tracked-in-the-avon-valley/

[ianm 2,594]

An interesting insight into fox movements. 

[si brown 8,486]

£300 a day to fund a researcher..

wonder if he was out at 3.30 this morning chasing them about!

I'm thinking about writing a book about how to keep ten mins and two fields behind them

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Very interesting. 

[Stavross 15,238]

Very interesting that Ben, I’ve just sent it to my mate because we were talking about something similar a few days ago, he is adamant that foxes don’t tend to stray more that 10 miles from their place of birth, I disagree with this as some seem to be nomadic ( more dogs than vixens although I have no real proof of this) and that sort of proves my point, so here you go Andy ( Hugo’s dad ) this is for you

[BenBhoy 4,706]

2 hours ago, Stavross said:

Very interesting that Ben, I’ve just sent it to my mate because we were talking about something similar a few days ago, he is adamant that foxes don’t tend to stray more that 10 miles from their place of birth, I disagree with this as some seem to be nomadic ( more dogs than vixens although I have no real proof of this) and that sort of proves my point, so here you go Andy ( Hugo’s dad ) this is for you

Its nice to be right isn't it.....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Or so my wife tells me anyway!!! 

[Baldcoot 2,352]

If I want my opinion I ask my wife what it is as she tells me anyway

[Sausagedog 7,381]

Excellent story, thanks Ben

Amazing critters, that's why I love them so much. I'm pitching my wits against something way smarter than I ever will be!

[shovel leaner 7,650]

Another aspect of my life that I don’t share much of on here is my interest in fox hunting . I’ve been following the hunt a long time and either as a follower with my daughters and wife riding or with terrier work . 
              Rifle shooters / lampers are seen as the enemy because we can have and do have a massive impact on fox numbers , something which hunting , in particular mounted packs not foot packs do not. 
             But I have spent a fair bit of time watching foxes that are being hunted and you can tell when a fox knows the ground or if he is a “traveler”, as they are called in hunting parlance. Some foxes stick to certain areas and if you are on the ground regularly you will see them and become familiar with them . Some are dominant dogs which have a territory and some will be younger foxes that travel about a bit . 6644 falls into that category. When foxes are being shot or snared or controlled by whatever means you create a vacuum which nature will fill . So you are always going to have new foxes in an area . But an interesting article.

Edited May 2, 2020 by shovel leaner

[si brown 8,486]

17 minutes ago, shovel leaner said:

Another aspect of my life that I don’t share much of on here is my interest in fox hunting . I’ve been following the hunt a long time and either as a follower with my daughters and wife riding or with terrier work . 
              Rifle shooters / lampers are seen as the enemy because we can have and do have a massive impact on fox numbers , something which hunting , in particular mounted packs not foot packs do . 
             But I have spent a fair bit of time watching foxes that are being hunted and you can tell when a fox knows the ground or if he is a “traveler”, as they are called in hunting parlance. Some foxes stick to certain areas and if you are on the ground regularly you will see them and become familiar with them . Some are dominant dogs which have a territory and some will be younger foxes that travel about a bit . 6644 falls into that category. When foxes are being shot or snared or controlled by whatever means you create a vacuum which nature will fill . So you are always going to have new foxes in an area . But an interesting article.

When I was a young lad I can remember sitting on the moor with me dad and looking down on robin hoods bay and in one of the fields below us watching a fox run round a group of three or four big trees, it went back an fourth and into the open then back to the trees..

it then took off jumped a stone wall then strolled off, two mins behind the hunt piled into the field and the hole job went tits up!

the hounds were all over the place not a clue where to go or what to do

there not born smart but they get craftier by the day