Fox baiting station - Ethical? Legal or wot?
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Foxyboy43
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I do something similar
Not as much bait as i would not like all that potential for disease in my field - so i just put dog food / buscuits out each day
I think shooting at a known distance - with a safe backstop is very ethical and sensible if you can - no walking about - less chance of missing from a proper box too
Not as much bait as i would not like all that potential for disease in my field - so i just put dog food / buscuits out each day
I think shooting at a known distance - with a safe backstop is very ethical and sensible if you can - no walking about - less chance of missing from a proper box too
shakey jake
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i think its a very good example of why not to post videos! pheasants dumped with strings on, looks like butchers waste in the boxes.
not very clever
not very clever
Yes it does look like that actually
Agree with you - if that is the case - wrong and daft / stupid
Looked like pheasants to me
John Gryphon
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When fox skins were worth the dough we always had `roos scattered about that were visited continually.
The roo`s shot on permit of course.
The roo`s shot on permit of course.
A stink pit with a soil pipe to let the smell out and just a few small tip bits would be every bit as good and not land you in bother . Don't know of a specific law but i bet there are numerous ones that could be employed in a potential prosecution . Its certainly not a great plan if there is farm stock about , let alone walkers etc
The farmer who I shoot with has a steel pipe stuck into the ground end on.
Hole cut in the bottom and the stuffed with any crows, magpies and squirrels we shoot on his land.
Avoids any unwanted attention and is at a set distance.
That just looks like a prosecution waiting to happen.
Hole cut in the bottom and the stuffed with any crows, magpies and squirrels we shoot on his land.
Avoids any unwanted attention and is at a set distance.
That just looks like a prosecution waiting to happen.
Foxyboy43
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From what I can see there is a pile of pheasants some of which look like they have been braced. In front of the pile and scattered about I can see largish mammal bones including a partial ribcage - so a mixed bag in every sense.
Sooo, IMHO (deep breath) and legality aside (I don’t know the legislation there, it is :-
Unsightly - would almost certainly cause emotions to any passing non-shooters/children, ranging from upset to distress;
Unwise - may well lead to a call to the police;
Unnecessary - a Bait Pipe would serve just as well and to all intents and purposes be invisible;
Unsanitary - may well cause disease/spoil the ground - I don’t know any farmer who would approve this;
Unwelcome - particularly to the shooting community; and
Utterly dumb for posting on Youtube.
Sooo, IMHO (deep breath) and legality aside (I don’t know the legislation there, it is :-
Unsightly - would almost certainly cause emotions to any passing non-shooters/children, ranging from upset to distress;
Unwise - may well lead to a call to the police;
Unnecessary - a Bait Pipe would serve just as well and to all intents and purposes be invisible;
Unsanitary - may well cause disease/spoil the ground - I don’t know any farmer who would approve this;
Unwelcome - particularly to the shooting community; and
Utterly dumb for posting on Youtube.
John Gryphon
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Would a length of hollow log (more natural) be any better than a pipe?
StephenToast
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No but it can't be can it? All pheasant shoots are totally perfect and never do anything wrong.
Fair point, it would certainly blend in better
BenBhoy
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One potential risk is botulism if sheep or cattle graze that land.
I, like plenty here, put a bit of bait down to get them where I want. But dumping, no other word for it, that amount of dead animals in one spot is just numpty behaviour imo.
John Gryphon
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and dog foxes would pi$$ on it as a scent post..even more attractant.
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