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[Wolly 4]

are they cubs

[Brightlite 0]

A good job done well. And proof, once again, that a good terrier is still the surest method of fox control.

[countrymaid 2]

Thank you for putting your story on and the photo's, its nice to see a proper job done and the photo's of the new born lambs shows the reasons why these foxes have to be controlled.

[nightstalkeruk 0]

Nice work there FD, just shows how much one vixen can take in a matter of weeks.. was that of Tim K patch ?? you shoot on Fri ? heard there was only about 30 culled this time ...

 

good job

 

NS :clapper:

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

A good post again Foxdropper and good pics to go with it, it just goes to show how destructive vixens with cubs can be...good job...

[sp.w 42]

Spot on foxdropper!!

[clinker 0]

We had a call yesterday from the shephard on our local estate that hes lost several lambs.The keeper has been out with lamp and night vision but not seen a thing so its down to us to get her in the ground .We walked miles in search of an earth that showed signs of cubs but as you would expect on a well keepered estate ,they werent about .One last chance this morning of a look along a fir shelter belt on a far boundary produced the goods .I noticed a place kicked out a bit more than the usual rabbit holes and knelt down to inspect it .The back end of a lamb was on view and i drew it out to find a headless corpse Another was in veiw so i pulled that out ,the back end of a new born .Another carcass was visable from deeper in with a torch so i trenched the entrance to remove that too before netting it and allowing the small bitch in to have a look . Baying and mixing was soon heard from not too far in .The usual banter accoumpanied the wait while she settled to her job and then we found her at 1.4 ,about 10 foot from the hole to the right .This bitch is a veteran fox dog that knows the job inside out so no worries about her getting pushed about even by an angry vixen .We dug into the bankside easily in the sand ,no roots or rock just pure orange sand .Got to her and it was me that broke in just in time to see the vixen strike forward with lightning speed and then retreat to the stop end just behind her .Filled in behind the dog and chipped away the earth around charlie for a shot .Lifted the bitch with a spade infront of charlie to prevent a bolt .Shot the fox ,drew it out and three cubs tumbled out with her ,still that chocalate brown and eyes shut tight .Humanely despatched them and phoned the shephard .He arrived and said that two more went last night and that hopefully we had the culprit .Job well done in my book where the gun failed .The cubs weren't yet on solids so was she stock piling for the future ?

helo foxdropper ,well done. just wanted to ask ,whats the craic with the lambs? they look chopped up?thanks.

[owen 11]

We had a call yesterday from the shephard on our local estate that hes lost several lambs.The keeper has been out with lamp and night vision but not seen a thing so its down to us to get her in the ground .We walked miles in search of an earth that showed signs of cubs but as you would expect on a well keepered estate ,they werent about .One last chance this morning of a look along a fir shelter belt on a far boundary produced the goods .I noticed a place kicked out a bit more than the usual rabbit holes and knelt down to inspect it .The back end of a lamb was on view and i drew it out to find a headless corpse Another was in veiw so i pulled that out ,the back end of a new born .Another carcass was visable from deeper in with a torch so i trenched the entrance to remove that too before netting it and allowing the small bitch in to have a look . Baying and mixing was soon heard from not too far in .The usual banter accoumpanied the wait while she settled to her job and then we found her at 1.4 ,about 10 foot from the hole to the right .This bitch is a veteran fox dog that knows the job inside out so no worries about her getting pushed about even by an angry vixen .We dug into the bankside easily in the sand ,no roots or rock just pure orange sand .Got to her and it was me that broke in just in time to see the vixen strike forward with lightning speed and then retreat to the stop end just behind her .Filled in behind the dog and chipped away the earth around charlie for a shot .Lifted the bitch with a spade infront of charlie to prevent a bolt .Shot the fox ,drew it out and three cubs tumbled out with her ,still that chocalate brown and eyes shut tight .Humanely despatched them and phoned the shephard .He arrived and said that two more went last night and that hopefully we had the culprit .Job well done in my book where the gun failed .The cubs weren't yet on solids so was she stock piling for the future ?

helo foxdropper ,well done. just wanted to ask ,whats the craic with the lambs? they look chopped up?thanks.

chopped up ? more like smashed up, well done foxdropper, very good vermin control and one very happy farmer, just think of the damage that vixen would of done when the cubs would of been ready for eating meat

[FOXHUNTER 5,021]

Another job well done mate Nothing wrong with the pics just keepin it real !!

 

As you say the antis dont like anything so this pic wont make any difference , good humane fox control which will save a few more lambs from the slaughter and a very happy shepherd !!!

[fish 148]

at lest you got the cubs bud not just the fox. good pics as you say propper stock protection

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

At £60 each thats £180 killed and half eaten.The shephard lost 12 in all so thats £720 to a single vixen.Multiply that all over the country and thats hell of a loss which only serves to put the price of food up .Thanks for the good replies people .

[shinyspade 2]

good job done. better that the cubs where acounted for. terrierwork where and when it counts the most much better than a shot vixen this time of year. the cubs in my opinion didnt need to be in the pic

but thats just my take on it. regular and efficient fox control in the winter months is the key. i find terrier work this time of year distastfull but realize its a job that has to be done. but dont think i'd take pics to be honest.

[speedystu 0]

Nice going FD, looks like your very busy!!!( hows the fingers)

[J Darcy 5,871]

A good account of how terrierwork can sometimes work where other methods don't.

 

All the best JD

[Doglost Co-Ordinator 4]

A job well done- not for the glory of it but out of necessity. Perhaps if some of these antis spent a lambing season working the fields they'd see things in a different light. Like most of the ones that dont know any better & give nothing but grief.