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[mark p 60]

good result

[lancer 13]

well done, strange for carcases to be at the sett when cubs are not on solids yet.

[leegreen 2,189]

well done, strange for carcases to be at the sett when cubs are not on solids yet.

 

No its not, if there is easy food to be had and a fox that is able to take it. Fresh meat will keep for weeks for a fox.

[leegreen 2,189]

are they cubs

 

Sorry?

[David 9]

Well done mate

[Brummy 9]

well done, strange for carcases to be at the sett when cubs are not on solids yet.

 

I've seen exactly the same happen but with free range piglets. There were 4 fairly fresh and large piglets in shallow "larder holes" partially buried next to the earth which had 5 cubs similar in size to these.

[sounder 9]

great job mate , best post i seen in a long time !! keep it up bud your a credit to this site and to the farmer you looking after

cheer sounder

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

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 ?

 

 

Excellant terrierwork mate,Good write up of the days story,And FOXES taken care off how they SHOULD be.

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Again ,Thankyou for your replies

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

still shame about the lambs, but very well done on your part mate. Done the job as it needed to be done!

 

Excellent .

[bluedogge 1]

as it should be,you get the call,you turn up,the dog does its job,fox problem solved,farmer happy n livestock saved,you go home n wait for the next call END OF!!!!!

[adbirdy 14]

FD

 

A very good post showing the proper method of fox control with terriers, protecting farmers and keepers livelihoods, something which the anti's know or care nothing about!

 

Well done

 

Ade

[Guest rexdigger]

is it just me who cant see the pheasant feathers???????????? :whistling:

[xx-georgia-xx 15]

well done mate good bit of terrier work there good job you killed them cubs aswell they would of starved if you dident wouldn't they?

[steviebhoy 0]

is it just me who cant see the pheasant feathers???????????? :whistling:

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