[daddymatty82]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1377117/Fishermen-Richard-Langley-bitten-sleep-latest-victim-scavenging-foxes.html

bring back hunting i say

[HappyHippy]

I'm afraid I have to agree  Maybe not with the thought of dogs ripping the foxes limb from limb, but something has to be done to seriously control the numbers.
I know they look cute and folk don't like the thought of hurting animals (I don't like the thought of hurting animals either) but enough is enough 
It was bad when they were a 'countryside' problem, but now that they are moving into towns and cities and coming into contact with more and more people they are becoming a major problem, one I fear will get worse, much worse, unless action is taken soon.
Karen
PS Daddymatty - do you drive an artic and do you have a white GSD ?

[daddymatty82]

no not artic yet need to save up for my licences this year and as for a white gsd  i got a mostly white JRT why?

[HappyHippy]

Ah there was a guy with an artic up here turning a few weeks ago (he was a bit lost) had the double of my dog in his cab and talked about a furminator (for brushing dogs) and although I don't know you in person, only through here, he kinda reminded me of you a bit - don't know why  But I am a bit strange with things like that  lol! Could have been one of those weird coincidences ?
I say psychic - hubby says psychotic 
Karen 

[Newfoundland]

I lost a duck to the fox two days ago. It was not even dusk, we think it struck about 4 o'clock. I have been told that when they are feeding young they will appear at any time of the day, so although I have always carefully shut my ducks and chickens in as dusk falls, it didn't stop Mr Fox. I am so scared of him returning that i have been either in the garden or overlooking the garden from the house. I have Jack Russels roaming about the place but it did not deter him. Greater security seems the only answer!

[Hilarysmum]

Hilary hates foxes, which is good, because it tends to keep them away from which ever part of the holding she is on.

[Skirza]

Lion poo...that's the answer apparently. Foxes wont come in your property if you have lion poo in it...mind you...not sure anyone or anything else would either 

[Hilarysmum]

Lion poo not readily available in Brittany    sadly

[SallyintNorth]

Longleat sell it, maybe they do mail order?   

[poppajohn]

Get a tooled up friend to shoot it if you are not tooled up yourself. Snare it if you know how, then club the bluddy thing on the head. Dont tell anybody what you intend, bunny huggers are everywhere.

footnote. Poppajohn denies all liability for recommended actions against Reynard and / or any of his relatives. Poppajohn is not legally responsible for any of his ramblings or recommendations. Poppajohn also supports the culling of badgers due to the spread of bovine TB.

[Hilarysmum]

Get a tooled up friend to shoot it

Exactly, quite normal here.  They have a quota of foxes they can shoot legally (because foxes keep down rats).

[Hilarysmum]

I have had to send Hilary out on to the pond as a fox trotted past our window this morning.  She (fox) is on the pond near the 2nd Island I think searching for baby coypu.  My ducks have taken to the remaining water at the house end, and the chickens are looking very wary.  Hilary is slowly working her way across which will doubtless see the fox off.  The dog is doing her best but gets confused poor thing, she wants to play with Mrs Reynard not see her off.

[Fowgill Farm]

Friend rang me to say a fox had left the exceedingly savaged body of a week old piglet, she hasn't found its head yet and has decided to move mum & babies back inside until she can fox proof the run. They're getting more courageous. Llamas are supposed to be very good fox deterrents so i inderstand
Mandy 

[Hilarysmum]

Foxes threatening piglets may be why Hilary has such an instinctive and passionate hatred of them.  She spent some time browsing around where the fox had been, finally peed on the area.  Have kept birds in until now, OH strimmed every bit of long grass or undergrowth in the area.  Hilary returned to her own field very pleased with herself!

[Frieslandfilly]

Scary stuff, I have had 3 fox attacks in just over a week, last night my geese were shut in thier house, the female is sitting and the fox bit the head off my gander through the smallest hole, presumably he was trying to protect her! I have declared war!! Previous to that I have lost 5 Welsummers (the ones I bought at Cirencester no long ago, daddymatty) and a number of Marans. Got a trap coming at the weekend and then will get someone to shoot it if we catch it, although friend reckons there must be more than one as all the bodies have been taken  not just killed. Watch this space and I will tell you how many we catch, if any    Worst thing is I am thinking that it will go for the lambs next!!