sir-slots-alot Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 I had been asked to sort out a fox problem on one of the places I shoot. The owner had a few hens - maybe a dozen or so. Recently a fox has killed over half of them. 6 were killed by the fox in one visit - yet it only took one..... Its days were numbered It had been seen entering the field by the same route at roughly the same time. This would be its downfall. I decide that "baiting and Waiting " Mr fox would be the best approach. This is how it went http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xXMrN6_4Lc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVLM5z1rsX4 ATB Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballistic Hamster Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Nice shooting as always, catch up soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir-slots-alot Posted August 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Nice shooting as always, catch up soon Thanks Glen... Your welcome to come for a shoot anytime Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike6.5 Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Patience is a virtue Nice shooting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1967spud Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 nice shooting Alan and hi Glen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LONG RANGE CAPT Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Alan, Great work. Kind Regards Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
22/250 foxer Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 great stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 ALAN good shooting as always-i love the bait and wait .iv been trying to catch up with a vixen that had a cub still tagging along side her for 2 weeks finally got a call to say it had been spotted on the edge of a wood that has pheasants in the pen.so tuesday went early and sprayed a little horse hoof bait out on a freshly drilled field about 80 yds from the wood and got set up with the pvs 14 and waited.i shot the vixen at about10.00 but no sign of the cub,went back thurs the cub was waiting for me!off he went never saw him again,until last night got there at 8.00 sprayed a little more bait and set up at, 9.30 approx a fox is sniffing the bait but this is no cub, so 20vmax for supper this was a nice dog fox i waited till 11.00 but no sign of the cub im assuming the dog fox has finally sent him packing thats why hes around,all this with BRAHAM PARK festival in the back ground this estate borders the park i could hear the music whilst waiting. shot these with the good old 17rem.never fails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sussexsteve Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 What is horse hoof bait ? Atb Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyw Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 What is horse hoof bait ? Atb Steve there are a few recipes on here if you search-its basically the soft inner or rotten pulp from horse hoof clippings boiled up for a few hours and left to go stinky in the sun,the batch i use at the moment i made up in january and has been rotting away in a pop bottle sat on the top of the dogs kennel in the sun i put it in a small spray bottle and a little squirt in areas where charlie is active is a magnet for them it wiil last for a fair few days if the weather is dry but this recent batch really stinks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Si-Snipe Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Well done Al. I'm glad you got another opportunity to take him. Nothing worse than thinking that's it. Good patience to capture him on camera because I know you would have probably nailed him on that first sighting. ATB, Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony Posted August 28, 2011 Report Share Posted August 28, 2011 Well done Alan, persistance is always a winner. Tony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sir-slots-alot Posted August 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted August 29, 2011 Thanks for all the comments Gents. I knew it wouldn't be long before me and the fox crossed paths again. In the first vid - I think it saw me move from camera to rifle. Didn't make that mistake when we met again - I move back abit further and tucked myself in well. I also used cat food - which helps to keep it there longer. So a good result - Unfortunately - 2 more chickens where killed later that evening Probably a few foxes in the area paying the birds a nightly visit. ATB Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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