Fox baiting station - Ethical? Legal or wot?

[Triggermortis]

So why not bury the bait just under the surface, seems to work very well for me, in fact having to uncover the bait seems to make them less cautious, maybe takes our scent off of it?
As an added bonus it also keeps winged scavengers off the bait.

 

[John Gryphon]

So why not bury the bait just under the surface, seems to work very well for me, in fact having to uncover the bait seems to make them less cautious, maybe takes our scent off of it?
As an added bonus it also keeps winged scavengers off the bait.

In the 'old days' a 6/0 Murray Cod hook was loaded with a parrots body and hung from a springy tree limb at a height where the average sized fox would jump for it and hook its gob. Without being able to exert leverage on the ground to gain release.
NO i have never done it and wouldn't do it but it was common enough way back when men were men and sheep were nervous.

 

[jall55]

No but it can't be can it? All pheasant shoots are totally perfect and never do anything wrong.

Morning brains
See you still have the same drum beating the same tune
Surely you must have something to poison to keep you busy ?

How do you not know the birds are breasted out ?

 

[StephenToast]

Morning brains
See you still have the same drum beating the same tune
Surely you must have something to poison to keep you busy ?

How do you not know the birds are breasted out ?

"There's none so blind as those that will not see."

 

[jall55]

"There's none so blind as those that will not see."

Indeed and none so boring as those that never change the record

 

[Foxyboy43]

Morning brains
See you still have the same drum beating the same tune
Surely you must have something to poison to keep you busy ?

How do you not know the birds are breasted out ?

I looked very closely several times and saw no breasted-out birds. That was part of the reason I started the thread,

 

[jall55]

I looked very closely several times and saw no breasted-out birds. That was part of the reason I started the thread,

Fair play Foxy - in that case very very bad form

 

[StephenToast]

Fair play Foxy - in that case very very bad form

Must be faked though right? Because we all know that nobody connected with gameshooting would ever do anything questionable anywhere ever.

 

[jall55]

Must be faked though right? Because we all know that nobody connected with gameshooting would ever do anything questionable anywhere ever.

You are making yourself look silly again Mr Toast
Have a day off

 

[Greenmist]

Must be faked though right? Because we all know that nobody connected with gameshooting would ever do anything questionable anywhere ever.

That could be extended to any sport or industry

 

[jimmer.13]

Must be faked though right? Because we all know that nobody connected with gameshooting would ever do anything questionable anywhere ever.

You are Jeremy Vine ……… and I claim my £5

 

[jimmer.13]

You are making yourself look silly again Mr Toast
Have a day off

Don’t tell him that, he’ll be off out sitting in the road or chucking orange paint on some priceless art work

 

[Scuffy]

I will put my head above the parapet and say that it's utterly appalling.
In this day and age, rightly or wrongly, public opinion matters.
What impression would that give to a urban dweller out in the countryside for a walk?
As already suggested there are far less visually damaging ways of baiting foxes in to safe shoot areas.
I also believe that leaving braced birds out in the open rotting is a gift for those who share a different opinion on shooting to us.

 

[BenBhoy]

I will put my head above the parapet and say that it's utterly appalling.
In this day and age, rightly or wrongly, public opinion matters.
What impression would that give to a urban dweller out in the countryside for a walk?
As already suggested there are far less visually damaging ways of baiting foxes in to safe shoot areas.
I also believe that leaving braced birds out in the open rotting is a gift for those who share a different opinion on shooting to us.

And encourage all sorts of vermin/scavengers, plenty of which can't be controlled (legally). Like I said - numpty. And even dimmer posting video on YouTubers. Who needs enemies.

 

[Roedeer 1962]

Bait stations are a good idea to present the quarry in the correct place for a back stop in difficult situations ie. away from house , people ect

 

[Foxyboy43]

I will put my head above the parapet and say that it's utterly appalling.
In this day and age, rightly or wrongly, public opinion matters.
What impression would that give to a urban dweller out in the countryside for a walk?
As already suggested there are far less visually damaging ways of baiting foxes in to safe shoot areas.
I also believe that leaving braced birds out in the open rotting is a gift for those who share a different opinion on shooting to us.

I have posted a comment to the guy who put this video up suggesting that it was not his best idea ever.
Should anyone else wish to do the same simply search “fox bait station” on Youtube and it is about the third one down, open it and comments can then be added.

 

[Nickb]

And encourage all sorts of vermin/scavengers, plenty of which can't be controlled (legally). Like I said - numpty. And even dimmer posting video on YouTubers. Who needs enemies.

Proper numpty Just do things discreetly and don't post on YouTube and nobody will ever know.

 

[Foxyboy43]

I have posted a comment to the guy who put this video up suggesting that it was not his best idea ever.
Should anyone else wish to do the same simply search “fox bait station” on Youtube and it is about the third one down, open it and comments can then be added.

Well that was quick and not entirely unexpected. I quote:-
“I couldn’t care less it’s not illegal, if you don’t like it don’t watch it”.
A true ambassador for shooting sports….

 

[kenbro]

I will put my head above the parapet and say that it's utterly appalling.
In this day and age, rightly or wrongly, public opinion matters.
What impression would that give to a urban dweller out in the countryside for a walk?
As already suggested there are far less visually damaging ways of baiting foxes in to safe shoot areas.
I also believe that leaving braced birds out in the open rotting is a gift for those who share a different opinion on shooting to us.

That’s assuming the public have access to that position.
Under Right to roam laws i’m not sure whether the public can walk where they want.
Many years ago on a local farm, the farmer had what he called a dead hole, and it was just that, a large open hole in a field. Anything dead went in there like sheep and also foxes, chooks etc.
It made a great place to set up a portable bench in the summer for sniping corvids.
Don’t know if they still have their dead hole as more or less retired and I ain’t been there for awhile.
Ken.

 

[Foxyboy43]

That’s assuming the public have access to that position.
Under Right to roam laws im not sure whether the public can walk where they want.
Many years ago on a local farm, the farmer had what he called a dead hole, and it was just that, a large open hole in a field. Anything dead went in there like sheep and also foxes, chooks etc.
It made a great place to set up a portable bench in the summer for sniping corvids.
Don’t know if they still have their dead hole as more or less retired and I ain’t been there for awhile.
Ken.

Many years ago an open-topped lorry toured the farms collecting fallen beasts for rendering and glue plants - the smell of it passing by was unforgettable!
However from what I read it is now illegal to dump or bury livestock - rather they must be disposed of in a prescribed manner - whether that includes gamebirds I honestly know not. My primary concern in these hostile-to-shooting days is the own goal that videos such as this hands to those who wish our sport harm.