How Do I kill Urban Foxes?
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I've got loads of them comming in & out of my garden, 'orrible mangey things. They s
t all over the place, spread disease & I need them got rid of.
Can you buy poison that kills them? To be honest I want to get rid of the squirrels too so something that get rid of both would suffice. I don't want to shoot them because a) I might just maim them & I don't want to have to wack them to death with a spade...and ...b)They usually come out at night when I'm tucked up in bed.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
t all over the place, spread disease & I need them got rid of.Can you buy poison that kills them? To be honest I want to get rid of the squirrels too so something that get rid of both would suffice. I don't want to shoot them because a) I might just maim them & I don't want to have to wack them to death with a spade...and ...b)They usually come out at night when I'm tucked up in bed.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
sleep envy said:
Lordbenny said:
TBH they're not that much of a pest in the city
You have got to be kidding. Round our way they spend all their time riping open the bin bags and distributing the contents all over the place. One of them attacked my brother's dog in his garden. I know other people who have had their gardens wrecked by them.Edited by sleep envy on Monday 17th November 19:31
http://www.conceptresearch.co.uk/fox.htm
£54
Failing that get Envy the big game hunter round with his big gun. And his wooden cock oh sorry woodcock
£54
Failing that get Envy the big game hunter round with his big gun. And his wooden cock oh sorry woodcock
The Londoner said:
sleep envy said:
Lordbenny said:
TBH they're not that much of a pest in the city
You have got to be kidding. Round our way they spend all their time riping open the bin bags and distributing the contents all over the place. One of them attacked my brother's dog in his garden. I know other people who have had their gardens wrecked by them.Edited by sleep envy on Monday 17th November 19:31
g BIG pest!I really don't think an air rifle would do the business.
The Londoner said:
sleep envy said:
TBH they're not that much of a pest in the city
You have got to be kidding. Round our way they spend all their time riping open the bin bags and distributing the contents all over the place. One of them attacked my brother's dog in his garden. I know other people who have had their gardens wrecked by them.Edited by sleep envy on Monday 17th November 19:31
can easily cull it if I wanted to but it's never caused me any problems - wheelie bins are quite handy
as for a fox attacking a dog??? that is very odd, thy usually run a mile
Lordbenny said:
The Londoner said:
sleep envy said:
Lordbenny said:
TBH they're not that much of a pest in the city
You have got to be kidding. Round our way they spend all their time riping open the bin bags and distributing the contents all over the place. One of them attacked my brother's dog in his garden. I know other people who have had their gardens wrecked by them.Edited by sleep envy on Monday 17th November 19:31
g BIG pest!I really don't think an air rifle would do the business.
Lordbenny said:
Lordbenny said:
The Londoner said:
sleep envy said:
TBH they're not that much of a pest in the city
You have got to be kidding. Round our way they spend all their time riping open the bin bags and distributing the contents all over the place. One of them attacked my brother's dog in his garden. I know other people who have had their gardens wrecked by them.Edited by sleep envy on Monday 17th November 19:31
g BIG pest!I really don't think an air rifle would do the business.
Lordbenny said:
I've got loads of them comming in & out of my garden, 'orrible mangey things. They st all over the place, spread disease & I need them got rid of.
Can you buy poison that kills them? To be honest I want to get rid of the squirrels too so something that get rid of both would suffice. I don't want to shoot them because a) I might just maim them & I don't want to have to wack them to death with a spade...and ...b)They usually come out at night when I'm tucked up in bed.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
If they have mange and you keep dogs look out. Treating a dog that has caught fox mange is not cheap.t all over the place, spread disease & I need them got rid of.Can you buy poison that kills them? To be honest I want to get rid of the squirrels too so something that get rid of both would suffice. I don't want to shoot them because a) I might just maim them & I don't want to have to wack them to death with a spade...and ...b)They usually come out at night when I'm tucked up in bed.
Any suggestions would be appreciated.
To get rid of them try some of the following
1. Lamp them and shoot them
2. Call the local hunt......there's still ways around the new law
3. Set snares
4. Do NOT use poison
5. You used to be able to get a product called Renardine, known to some as "fox Oil". Not sure if it is still available, seem to remember that it might have been banned.
Have fun!
Don't shoot it with an air rifle. Even an FAc air rifle won't do anything other than maim it, if you can't kill something with respect don't even try.
You want a shotgun or proper rifle, a .22 rimfire will do it (just). But if it is an urban fox (in other words you live in a built up area) you can't go around shooting things in your back garden anymore unless you are 100% certain of your backstop AND that you won't cause anyone distress in the process. In other words if you or a friend shoots it and plod get called chances are that person WILL lose their license.
The best thing you could do is secure your rubbish instead of leaving it lying around and provided you don't have any livestock it will attack (rabbits or chickens usually) just enjoy watching what are quite interesting wild creatures on a night. (By the way that wasn't a bunny hugger comment, I do hunt but still love to watch wildlife provided it isn't causing an issue or it is tasty and I want to eat it.)
You want a shotgun or proper rifle, a .22 rimfire will do it (just). But if it is an urban fox (in other words you live in a built up area) you can't go around shooting things in your back garden anymore unless you are 100% certain of your backstop AND that you won't cause anyone distress in the process. In other words if you or a friend shoots it and plod get called chances are that person WILL lose their license.
The best thing you could do is secure your rubbish instead of leaving it lying around and provided you don't have any livestock it will attack (rabbits or chickens usually) just enjoy watching what are quite interesting wild creatures on a night. (By the way that wasn't a bunny hugger comment, I do hunt but still love to watch wildlife provided it isn't causing an issue or it is tasty and I want to eat it.)
Lordbenny said:
wildoliver said:
The best thing you could do is enjoy watching what are quite interesting wild creatures on a night.
I live in leafy, suburban, South West London green belt & I certainly don't regard these pests as 'interesting creatures'!Can't use poison, to risky for other critters. No easy answer, any local wildlife rescue groups that may be able help? Not sure how exactly, but they me be able to trap and relocate some. Don't bother with the RSPCA. I'm not really someone who agrees with hunting but if you csan get a good marksmen with a gun that'll kill it may be an option but some of your neighbours may not agree!
A Fox recently killed the kids rabbit mid day on a sunday. No bloddy respect. I run out and it just stood there with the rabbit in its mouth. Wouldnt even run from me until I got about 6' from it. I was on the point of turning and running away myself. It seemed a lot bigger up close. Anyway we have got some chickens now (not very sensible seeing as we have a fox problem)and the bloody foxes have a party in the back garden with all their mates every night making really weird noises. They are really taking the piss. They have burst all the kids balls and even stole one of my wifes shoes that was left in the garden. They are proper brave to mess with anything of the wifes! We live in a built up area so any disreet and humane advice would be appreciated.
Ive got to stay in tonight and weave ponchos with the women folk of the village so dont suggest running at it naked!
Ive got to stay in tonight and weave ponchos with the women folk of the village so dont suggest running at it naked!
Edited by TonupS2 on Monday 17th November 20:40
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