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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Declan on June 10, 2010, 10:57:08 pm

Title: Which bait
Post by: Declan on June 10, 2010, 10:57:08 pm

I,ve justy lost another Light Sussex to the fox. I am determined to get a trap tomorrow. What what be best for baiting the trap please?

Declan

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: jameslindsay on June 10, 2010, 11:05:59 pm

I would think any dead meat would do the trick would it not? Good luck, heres hoping you are successful.

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: doganjo on June 10, 2010, 11:08:35 pm

This might help - they say of dead bait doesn't work to use live but I'm not sure of the ethics of that
http://www.ehow.co.uk/way_5474845_homemade-fox-traps.html

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: jameslindsay on June 10, 2010, 11:12:29 pm

A bit barbaric that suggestion Annie, not for the faint hearted like me I'm glad to say. :)

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: Rosemary on June 11, 2010, 09:05:37 am

Nonsense to say live trap it and "take it somewhere else". So just give someone else the problem? If you trap it, you have to be prepared to kill it or get someone else to kill it promptly.

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: doganjo on June 11, 2010, 11:24:16 am

Quote from: jameslindsay on June 10, 2010, 11:12:29 pm

A bit barbaric that suggestion Annie, not for the faint hearted like me I'm glad to say. :)

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Nonsense to say live trap it and "take it somewhere else". So just give someone else the problem? If you trap it, you have to be prepared to kill it or get someone else to kill it promptly.

I didn't write that website - I just googled fox trap.  So I don't necessarily agree with what it says.  I still think shooting them is the best option.

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: jameslindsay on June 11, 2010, 11:26:51 am

I wasn'y having a go at you Annie, it was meant at the web site. I agree with you shoot the buggers - all of them!

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: doganjo on June 11, 2010, 11:29:29 am

Ok, no problems.  Just making clear how I feel about foxes especially after those twin babies being mauled.  Dogs doing that get put down for that, and foxes are far from being domesticated!

Title: Re: Which bait
Post by: fizzgigg on June 11, 2010, 06:25:39 pm

anything dead n the smellier the better water fowl always bring em in (i keep old 1s that died or road kill in the freezer) but rabbits or pheasants will do keep ur eyes open for roadkill good luck pal> Foxes wer the bane of my life for a couple of years no matter how well u lock up ur birds the find a way in or just take em through the day its not the nicest thing but as long as u check ur trao as often as possible (at least twice a day by law) an dispatch it quickly and humanely its the best way i even use the hides for hats and lures for birds of prey