Here is an interesting story..... Before I started lambing up at the farm I lambed in some rented fields, this was before I was given the chance to rent the farm as someone else was renting it from my landlord/landladies and they fell out so I was offered it
I was lambing in rented fields a few miles away, i checked them at least 3 times daily, but never had a lot of lambs; When I was there one day I saw a family of foxes, mother suckling babies in broad daylight. A few days after that I found fox hunters on my land, employed by the neighbour I think, so I willingly let them hunt the fox down, after that a few more lambs. A few years ago I started lambing up at the farm and was dually surprised at the amount of twins, triplets and singles I was getting, profits went up and all was hunky dory for a while. We don't tend to have many problems at all now by fox or badger, until now that is, so I may have to deal with it if it is a fox; According to the law badger hunting is illegal, so no go there am afraid. Tell me is it a different matter if you catch it with a lamb? Not that I have seen a single badger since I moved here, although I know neighbours and family which have seen them.