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20-01-2012, 08:05 PM
Originally Posted by Ramble 
Lol no idea!!!
just thought I'd mention!
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Location: Wakefield England
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20-01-2012, 08:19 PM
Originally Posted by Ramble
Didn't say I agreed with it just threw it into the mix. Yes they would have to be checked frequently and yes thefox would need grasses etc in there, but they do have a use.
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20-01-2012, 08:20 PM
Originally Posted by Ramble
The hounds are kept to hunt the fox..... See where I am going with that? No fox hunting no pack of hounds.
My sons school managed to catch the foxes on their land with humane traps....
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20-01-2012, 08:22 PM
Originally Posted by x-clo-x
i dont live in a suburban home
i live in the middle of nowhere, where foxes are very much a problem. im from a farming background too, and have witnessed fox attacks on chickens, lambs being killed by them etc.. its how i have been brought up and as ive seen first hand what they are capable of, i dont feel guilty hunting them. just like i dont feel guilty about getting rid of rats, or other pests.
I have either seen or heard of dogs killing chickens, lambs, sheep, deer, cats, other dogs and of course, people. I, like many other people, have seen first hand what dogs are capable of. I wonder how many foxes are responsible for killing those things in comparison to dogs?
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20-01-2012, 08:26 PM
Originally Posted by Lizzy23
legally anything used to trap vermin has to be checked once in any 24hrs, bit rough on the fox if its gone in 5 minutes after the last check.
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Location: Stockton on Tees
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20-01-2012, 08:41 PM
Originally Posted by Steve
Fortunately we dont have them in the UK anymore.
The lack of apex predators, has helped to create this problem.
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Location: Pancake flat East Anglia
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20-01-2012, 08:57 PM
Originally Posted by tazer
I'd say it's unfortunate we don't have them, they would put pressure on the fox population and save us the job of managing them.
The lack of apex predators, has helped to create this problem.
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20-01-2012, 09:01 PM
Originally Posted by Steve
I quite agree,but wolves will never make an appearance in the UK again so management is left to man.
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Location: Pancake flat East Anglia
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20-01-2012, 09:03 PM
Originally Posted by Lizzy23
legally anything used to trap vermin has to be checked once in any 24hrs, bit rough on the fox if its gone in 5 minutes after the last check.
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