Fox Cull

cavan shooter

My Brother asked me if I kinew anything about a fox cull that is being proposed by the Dept (assume agriculture) Apparently worried about a disease foxes carry. Wonder could it be from neospirosis and as a result from neos research.???????

I hope this isn't going to be a free for all:mad:
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clintfan

cavan shooter wrote: »

My Brother asked me if I kinew anything about a fox cull that is being proposed by the Dept (assume agriculture) Apparently worried about a disease foxes carry. Wonder could it be from neospirosis and as a result from neos research.???????

I hope this isn't going to be a free for all:mad:
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Im in farming myself but never heard anything about it. I know that fox numbers seem to be up this year. I lost two lambs to them so far this year but caught one of them in the act of killing a lamb and shot him. Whats neospirosis? I never heard of it.

cavan shooter

Too long winded to explain probabally couldn't even start but it was a topic of conversation a while back as a guy in NUI G was doing research on it. Do a thread search and you'll see all the info. Sorry

Trojan911

clintfan wrote: »

Im in farming myself but never heard anything about it. I know that fox numbers seem to be up this year. I lost two lambs to them so far this year but caught one of them in the act of killing a lamb and shot him. Whats neospirosis? I never heard of it.

Bovine Neosporosis

pestshooter7

Wouldnt it be better just to put a small bounty for the foxes tail again!
That wouldnt be long getting people out shooting them!
As for numbers iv shot 3 in the last 2 weeks within a half mile of my house and missed one! So theres loads of them arround!

spideog7

pestshooter7 wrote: »

Wouldnt it be better just to put a small bounty for the foxes tail again!
That wouldnt be long getting people out shooting them!
As for numbers iv shot 3 in the last 2 weeks within a half mile of my house and missed one! So theres loads of them arround!

I can't believe there is a problem getting people to shoot them in some areas !!
Around our area we keep the population low, so there isn't many problems thankfully. Today we went shooting in a different area about a half an hour drive from our gunclub area (invited by local farmer), the place was crawling with foxes, nobody shoots them there at all !! Put 6 out of one small bunch of furze. It's great shooting.

alan123

spideog7 wrote: »

Today we went shooting

You got them during daylight??

Terrier

The only project\research being carried out by the Department of Agriculture is survey to identify "Trichinella" All county bodies have been asked to submit certain number of foxes to be examined for the disease form specific areas.

This information was passed on to all NARGC county bodies as far as i'm aware.

In fairness lads, do you think a Fox Cull would ever be announced with the Greens in Power!!

Octopus

Terrier's Correct.

The department of agriculture are requesting fox carcasses for testing nationwide. This was carried out a number of years ago also.

The department were aware that clubs would be carrying out fox control anyway and requested carcasses that would be available regardless. Some counties have organised with the department a particular date on which to shoot foxes and hand them over for testing.

There was no mention of a cull. Chinese whispers:rolleyes:

cavan shooter

No bother will let him know, had my doubts I am aware of the collection of casrcases as we have provided some, thanks for the replies:)

cavan shooter

alan123 wrote: »

spideog7 wrote: »

Today we went shooting

You got them during daylight??

A few hounds with a bunch of lads to surround the furze/ bog or whatever is a good way of getting them

spideog7

cavan shooter wrote:

A few hounds with a bunch of lads to surround the furze/ bog or whatever is a good way of getting them

Yup that's it, don't like hounds though they are a pain in the arse, have one hound and I'd shoot him too if it was up to me. They just follow the scent and are absolutely heedless could be waiting for him to come back for hours if the fox get's out. Any dog can be good if they are trained for it, my own springer was one of the best in his youth, with him I often shot foxes on my own in furze. Lamping is fairly effective but definitely not as much craic

cavan shooter

spideog7 wrote: »

Yup that's it, don't like hounds though they are a pain in the arse, have one hound and I'd shoot him too if it was up to me. They just follow the scent and are absolutely heedless could be waiting for him to come back for hours if the fox get's out. Any dog can be good if they are trained for it, my own springer was one of the best in his youth, with him I often shot foxes on my own in furze. Lamping is fairly effective but definitely not as much craic

Would agree their I always hate to see badly behaved hounds can get you into a lot of trouble and then spend the afternoon looking for them. I lamp and beat/drive I enjoy both but drives are more social and it gets people out. My Dad used fox terrier as a young fella and found them good he also had a black lab that loved to go after foxes