What to do with Fox carcasses?

[stormyshoots]

What does everyone do with their fox carcases? Is there anywhere that will take them for pelts in the UK (I'm in Scotland, Ayrshire) ? I've started shooting them with the 17hmr and it doesn't make a mess of them like the 22-250 so they would be useable if skinned. Sometimes feel a bit guilty chucking them in the hedge when most everything else I shoot gets used, be it table or dog bowl. And before it's suggested I'm not keen on eating them, might feed it to the kids though see what they think

 

[finnbear270]

My unfortunates go back to the farm slurry pond / dung heap / bonfire, I leave them at the next nearest gateway from where shot, they get chucked in the mule when on the rounds.
To be fair it's the tidiest & cleanest farm I ever walked over, unlike some.

 

[Nickb]

They get a hedge ticket as Timmy says

 

[finnbear270]

Easiest way to feed Badgers.

 

[Sol]

What does everyone do with their fox carcases? Is there anywhere that will take them for pelts in the UK (I'm in Scotland, Ayrshire) ? I've started shooting them with the 17hmr and it doesn't make a mess of them like the 22-250 so they would be useable if skinned. Sometimes feel a bit guilty chucking them in the hedge when most everything else I shoot gets used, be it table or dog bowl. And before it's suggested I'm not keen on eating them, might feed it to the kids though see what they think

The taxidermy groups are always looking for good fox capes If you can be bothered learning on skinning them? otherwise people do buy the raw heads for the skulls, a £5 for them isn't unheard off. (not bad for lobbing them off and tossing in the freezer until there's 20 or so) It pays for the bullet at least.

 

[Kernow_Stalker]

I saw a guy advertising on Deer stalking UK facebook page this morning.
Think hes Yorkshire based, but offering £20 per carcass for headshot foxes....

 

[needsy]

I used to have a modern day cavewoman, who took all my pelts to make a prehistoric style winter coat, which she later wore in winter in Canada. Must say she did a great job of it.
Now they just go in the ditch/hedge.
Did see an advert somewhere the other day stating £20 per head shot fox

 

[Jelen]

Ditch or hedge. Not left on the field as- I've been told - it snarls up the combining/baling machinery

 

[JTO]

Hang them up over water for the maggots to feed the fish in mild weather.

 

[Nickb]

Hang them up over water for the maggots to feed the fish in mild weather.

What fish ? The rivers are empty.

 

[VSS]

What fish ? The rivers are empty.

You're obviously not hanging up enough foxes then.

 

[long_range_rob]

What fish ? The rivers are empty.

Apart from human excrement

 

[JTO]

What fish ? The rivers are empty.

 

[LuckyEddie]

In Scotland contact SASA to make arrangements for collection.
They need the livers for examination of parasites and/or infections

 

[VSS]

In Scotland contact SASA to make arrangements for collection.
They need the livers for examination of parasites and/or infections

Or pate.

 

[stormyshoots]

In Scotland contact SASA to make arrangements for collection.
They need the livers for examination of parasites and/or infections

Is this on all foxes you shoot or just the manky looking ones?

 

[shakey jake]

I got contacted by a vet school in london i think, they wanted the carcasses for training vets, put them on to 2 keepers, im sure it was about £20 a fox and they collected them.
More than they get for roe deer so winner all round

 

[shakey jake]

Is this on all foxes you shoot or just the manky looking ones?

Fera had a similar thing about 10-12 years ago in england. Trying to find evidence of a pig parasite, cant remember the name, same thing bears in us have

 

[Pellet Pinger]

Feed them to the snakes

 

[purdeydog]

They are a stinking pain to the xxx to skin! Use to save them years ago.