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Smallholding => Techniques and skills => Topic started by: OhLaLa on May 30, 2011, 01:29:57 pm

Title: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: OhLaLa on May 30, 2011, 01:29:57 pm
Anyone found any good diy plans for building a humane fox trap? Had a good search on t'internet but the ones I find either require a log on account or are pretty vague.

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Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: Womble on May 30, 2011, 01:58:23 pm

Try this thread  (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=11894.0) from a few months ago. Note, the jury's still out on whether ours would have worked, as foxy met the farmer next door before he had time to try it out!  ;)
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: Declan on May 30, 2011, 04:29:42 pm
I spent £110 on one of these traps- shouldn't have bothered. I've put my poor live bait into one end many's a night only to find that he has ingored it  over and over. But theres still traces of where he's tried to get into the hen house/pen
They dont call him cunning for nothing!!

Not being rude but I'm finding a good piddle around the house every few nights seems to be working!!!!!!! Sorry.
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: OhLaLa on May 31, 2011, 09:23:37 am
If you decide to flog it Declan, send me a message.

 :farmer:
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: hughesy on June 03, 2011, 06:20:51 pm
Question. When you've caught the fox in the humane trap what happens next? I'm guessing the little bugger gets taken away to become someone elses problem, or why trap it alive in the first place?
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: robert waddell on June 03, 2011, 07:17:45 pm
THEN THEY SHOOT IT  :o  what is the point of releasing it to do the same again  :'(
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: Womble on June 03, 2011, 09:28:49 pm
Why a live trap?  Well mainly because it is just as good at catching cats as foxes (actually better  ;D), which obviously need to be released again unharmed.
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: OhLaLa on June 04, 2011, 01:44:52 pm
Quote from: hughesy on June 03, 2011, 06:20:51 pm
Question. When you've caught the fox in the humane trap what happens next? I'm guessing the little bugger gets taken away to become someone elses problem, or why trap it alive in the first place?
Well, I was thinking of giving it a good talking to and sending it on it's way.........    ::)  :D

Reasons for a live humane trap:
Any other animal caught can be released unhurt.
AND
Cos foxy could nip by at any time. Can't watch the coop 24/7.

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Quote from: Womble on May 30, 2011, 01:58:23 pm

Try this thread  (http://www.accidentalsmallholder.net/forum/index.php?topic=11894.0) from a few months ago. Note, the jury's still out on whether ours would have worked, as foxy met the farmer next door before he had time to try it out!  ;)

Cheers for that. We've taken a few ideas from the info we've found and made one.
Title: Re: Fox Trap Plans??
Post by: hughesy on June 04, 2011, 01:56:01 pm
Fair enough. We had someone come into where I work not long ago wanting humane rat traps so they could catch them and then release them somewhere else. There are some people about with strange attitudes to vermin. Imagine some tw&t catching his foxes then letting them out on or near your land. I know who I'd be wanting to shoot.