Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Realistically, of course; No one can say what might have done it. We weren't there to see. Can sure as hell see it in this clip though. What in gods name could leave one like that, ye reckon? (I'm not saying it was aliens ..... But ...) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
South hams hunter 8,926 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 is it not just mange that its been scratching at? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 6,541 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Knocking boots this time of year aren't they so possibly fighting? 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Point there, Gnips! I've been mulling it over. Looks too round for wire, I thought. Seen that done. Lacerates, in my limited experience. Mange? Thankfully no hands on experience what so ever. But, from what I've seen on line; Would it not look less over all gleaming, if mange had advanced to That state? And can mange cause such localised devastation, seemingly overnight? I mean, that's a Fukk of a wet one, looks of it. No, I'd guess then that the Gnipper probably suggests the most logical seeming explanation. Fox on fox. Mouthful removed. Jesus! He fukking mean't that! But, yeah. It Does tie in with what I've witnessed: Way a Dog will sort of stand, side on. Front feet on another's shoulders. Burrow in there. Guess we've near all seen that before? No idea what an actual Dog might do. Never seen it. Come to think about it? There's no Dog around here capable of managing that, really. Ooh! Can't discount a very lucky shave with a leopard, of course Anyone else not happy with feisty foxes? Seems the route of least resistance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mushroom 13,252 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 First guess, breeding fights. Second, mange. Third, I reckon an Akita did it 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jok 3,324 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 If that isn’t the path of a bullet then I’m Irish. Nowt wrong with them by the way. OMO. Jok. 6 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Reckon that's possible, Jok? It had sort of flashed through my mind. Don't even know why dismissed it. I'm no expert on wounds. I tend to kill what I fire at. Is a fair old patch though, isn't it? And so noticeably round. I think it's the almost scientific roundness that got me so fixated in the first place. I've had them limping. With a dodgy eye. Completely minus an eye. But, this? Yeah. Just doesn't smack of anything I could see happening in nature. Yeah. Thanks! I think rifle shot's a bloody good contender! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
si brown 8,486 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 I’d go bad shot with a ballistic tip bullet 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted January 10, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Even 'better', Si I've used them myself. Seen what they can do to bone, let alone skin. And it is suspiciously close to an engine shot gone awry, isn't it? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLATTOP 4,543 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 My first impression was that’s been clipped by a bullet and healed up. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 58 minutes ago, FLATTOP said: My first impression was that’s been clipped by a bullet and healed up. JFK he ain't. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mC HULL 13,476 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, mushroom said: First guess, breeding fights. Second, mange. Third, I reckon an Akita did it grebs done the dance and yap Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sussex 5,777 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 hours ago, jok said: If that isn’t the path of a bullet then I’m Irish. Nowt wrong with them by the way. OMO. Jok. Got to agree , that looks like a bullet wound ..something just grazed that .. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted January 10, 2022 Report Share Posted January 10, 2022 Just now, mC HULL said: grebs done the dance and yap Kill yours and Mushroom's put together. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ken's Deputy 4,460 Posted January 13, 2022 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2022 Well, lads, I think we about have confirmation! Caught him snaffling some slices of apple I'd left out, last night. Because of the purpose of the original exercise, I happened to get some crippling views of the ~ now patently obvious! ~ bullet wound! Looks like it came in from his right side. Exploding amongst the fatty layer on the back of his shoulder blades. Must be the luckiest fox (still) alive! One inch either way and ..... 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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