Out foxing a problem

The boer goats at home have started kidding so I went for drive with the spotlight and saw ten in 500acres and only 2 let me get close enough for a shot
Next night took my young bloke with and the walking light only saw 5 and got 2 shots this is one of themAttachment 11653
There was a still born yesterday afternoon and this morning it had vanished. Have seen a fox in this paddock every night but it won't let as get a shot so this is the next option.
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I will post a photo of then end result.
I not saying this fox is killing yet but it will if it is left hang around long enough

OK, I will show my ignorance. Just where in the world are you?

Isn't he from england?

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Originally Posted by Kiwi Sapper

OK, I will show my ignorance. Just where in the world are you?

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Good work Ackley:thumbsup:

Dundee is on to it, but we don't have any croc's this far south. Oz mate, on the border of NSW & Victoria

Make sure you show some pics of the result !!

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Originally Posted by Ackley

Dundee is on to it, but we don't have any croc's this far south. Oz mate, on the border of NSW & Victoria

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Shouldn't have told them, I think I had em going on that one!

Nothing to show. I shot 2 more last night but didn't have success with the traps

Went out with the light again last night and got 2 shots with 4 foxes seen.I spotted this one from about 200yrds, got myself set up but it wouldn't look at me properly to get a shot. So after it dissappeared I headed towards the tree that it had been next too. Spotted it again from 150 still near the tree. Got set up again and the fox was nowhere to be seen. Pick up and headed closer and from about 100 spotted it near the tree again. Got set up no fox! So this time I thought I knew what was going on so just waited for five mins with the light off. Turned the light on there is the fox, quickly line it up and just as I squeezed the trigger it turned to step behind the tree. The fox just wasn't quick enough and coped it in the green lungs as it moved.http://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...4/IMG_0055.jpg
This morning the kid had been pulled out from between the traps but not eaten. This is one smart fox. I had planned to shoot a duck to use as bait but ran out of daylight before I finnished work [img]htttp//i1097.photobucket.com/albums/g345/Ackley44/IMG_0057.jpg[/img]
I will see what happens tonight as rain is forecast

SUCCESS Took the ute and my young bloke with the shotgun and BB's. We drove to the paddock without headlights and when we turned all the lights on 50m in front of us was the fox with its nose about 3feet from a kid. The fox bolted with us in hot pursuit. The paddock is fairly rough and it was Ethans first time using the shot gun while chaseing a fox at night. 11 shots later he had her but she almost made it to safety as you can see by the fence in the back groundhttp://i1097.photobucket.com/albums/...4/IMG_0059.jpghttp://s1097.photobucket.com/user/Ackley44/media/IMG_0061.jpg.html
I have a big smile on my face as getting the cunning one is the best.:thumbsup: Cheers Ackley

Lucky you have land Ackley or you'd be spewing right now, although I'm sure you still are!

Awsome :thumbsup:

will they come into a fox whistle?
Or too cunning.?

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Originally Posted by puku

will they come into a fox whistle?
Or too cunning.?

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Depends on the time of year, age, what sort of whistle you're using etc.
Generally summer is the best time for them, about now they go to den and it gets pretty tricky to shoot them.

Some good pics there Ackley I was actually harvesting wheat between Mungindi and collarenebri last year saw a few foxes around the wheat paddocks had a real good photo opportunity that I missed of a fox cub gnawing away at an old roo carcass but I spooked it while getting out of the tractor with the camera lovely looking animals but a real pest for farmers and livestock one thing I could not get over how close the emus will get to you when they want to to check you out. Most interesting expereince I had which I also missed a photo opportunity on was seeing a pair of brown snakes mating only because the farm owners son gave it the 12g treatment but sure was funny watching them bite each other when the shot pellets hit never did get any chance to get photos of some of the snakes I saw there which was a shame.

Ok, I didn't realise they are easier or harder to whistle in at different times of the year. I was in Vic in late Feb early March and we were calling (whistling) them in.

Savage little bastards

Hunter 308 if you come over harvesting again this year give me a call when you get near the end and we might be able to go and find a sambar for you.
Snakes are not the big deal most people make them out to be. Only time I've seen them be aggressive is after I've done some thing to give them a reason to be.
Puku at this time of year most foxes won't come to a whistle. An old cunning fox will run away at 100 miles an hour if it hears a whistle. I have neighbours who use a whistle all the time so the foxes around here are well trained.
You would be surprised but even with a spot light you quite often need to use a bit of hunting nouse to out smart them.

Cheers Ackley