Do foxes come back at the same time experiences?

I put three feral pigeon carcases out in a valley a few yards apart, dog fox come straight in, found them all three he piled up and then proceeded to try and take them all in one lump, I was 200 yds away with the Duce, i could have been 20 ft away and he wouldn’t have taken any notice of me, others sit in the shadows and watch, sometimes straight at you even though you’ve got the wind in your favour, most of the time the visit in is after it has checked out the area, they back off have a wander around , come back and start again , they will come in but on their terms, I wouldn’t say they clock watch but they may be already there at that time just watching
 
Kept chickens for many years, constant learning curve to keep Charlie out, they go under, they go over they go through they also did not stop at just one chicken, they would kill all and take one or two. You have to learn to live with them with the chickens secure at night, shoot one and another takes its place, cannot but have respect for them, just wish they would only kill what they need rather than all.
 
Kept chickens for many years, constant learning curve to keep Charlie out, they go under, they go over they go through they also did not stop at just one chicken, they would kill all and take one or two. You have to learn to live with them with the chickens secure at night, shoot one and another takes its place, cannot but have respect for them, just wish they would only kill what they need rather than all.
I have permission to shoot along one boundary. I went to ask for permission to follow up and or collect any runners that might end up his side.
Farmers reply “bloody fox killed 30 of my hens one afternoon. If you see one in my field shoot it if you can. Bit more than what I asked for, as a result of the fox’s lack of self control. He would probably have had a different attitude had a fox not done that.
 
Had a dog fox that has been visiting the same hedge and game strip at 8:10 - 10:30 and 14:15 for the last 3 weeks! Kept getting a message from the bloke who lives in the house overlooking.
Sat out for 4 mornings and it never showed.
Not been able to get it until this morning at 10:15 on its way across the boundary.

I would say that a lot do have a set time they visit, but more coincidence than anything else. Have shot plenty in farm yards and garden by “appointment”
 
In time before trial cameras the method was to use a cheap battery alarm clock (not digital) put the clock in a tupaware box with string through a hole tied to the battery and the other end to a rabbit or other treat when the rabbit was taked the battery puled out and the time stopped.
Since the price had dropped from £200 + when they 1st came out i now use a number of cameras on various routes for difficult Fox's and still find they are very habitual.

Ive always found Fox's to be creatures of habit and this being their biggest downfall, and there's obviously the odd ones that dont keep to tradition
 
I've just been out to see if my nightly visitors have arrived. Two of them have been visiting my bait station at about 6 pm and again around midnight 15 yards from my back door since the clocks went back.

As has been said already they arrive within about the same twenty-minute window every night. These two are safe unless I catch them on the chicken farm two hundred yards away!
Thats a nice attitude O K, I have a friend who has killed more than his fair share of deer all round the world, he even keeps a deer park. He adopted a young orphaned muntjac, it sat in his pickup all day long, suckled it on a milk jug. Now it is older, it hangs around his garden, waiting for scraps. Somewhere down the line, a line has to be drawn. Respect.
 
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And then there is the unadulterated joy of extricating a rather upset boar badger from said device………
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I once had the pleasure, got an old boy to pin it by the neck with pitch fork tines, well that was the plan, anyway... saw that pitchfork handle snapped in half like a toothpick, tines narrowly missed my head. Managed to cut the wire, that Badger took off like a rocket, unscathed. Never knew how fast they could shift, 300 yds in milliseconds. that was dangerous! Disclaimer, I lied, & made this up. Do not attempt this.
 
In time before trial cameras the method was to use a cheap battery alarm clock (not digital) put the clock in a tupaware box with string through a hole tied to the battery and the other end to a rabbit or other treat when the rabbit was taked the battery puled out and the time stopped.
Since the price had dropped from £200 + when they 1st came out i now use a number of cameras on various routes for difficult Fox's and still find they are very habitual.

Ive always found Fox's to be creatures of habit and this being their biggest downfall, and there's obviously the odd ones that dont keep to tradition
ive still got mine and still use it! made it 10 years ago and it still works unlike my trail cam!
 
Thsts what they are doing. When you're missus goes food shopping, does she just buy enough for one meal that teatime? Or does she do a big shop to last the week? Same principle for Charlie.
But the wife brings all she buys home, the Fox kills all and only takes a couple, I guess thinking they will still be their next visit, which that is very unlikely 😂
 
Rather release a cat than a badger any day .
Yep, even a big cat! FB patented way (we are over-run by badgers) is a 1/2 inch plywood board about 3 ft square with a narrow slot, maybe 1/2 inch wide and 6 inches long cut perpendicular to one edge. You simply walk in to offending beast (cleverly holding the board in front of you, please) and snag the wire (close to the teethless end, please) in the slot, holding said board tight to the ground. Then you push the board along the ground until the other side is against the black and white bas snare loop/stopper and simply cut the wire on your side of the board. Voila!
It is about then that you discover just how fast a really hacked-off badger can move and, much to your own surprise, how high you can jump whilst “shooing“ offended badger away - the board comes in really really handy at this important point - think of the punkawallah in “ It ain’t half hot“. Very loud screaming seems to help too, don’t ask how I know…
If all does not go quite according to plan your pals will find the board very useful when it comes to gathering up your shredded remains.
Simples!
You are welcome.
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Yep, even a big cat! FB patented way (we are over-run by badgers) is a 1/2 inch plywood board about 3 ft square with a narrow slot, maybe 1/2 inch wide and 6 inches long cut perpendicular to one edge. You simply walk in to offending beast (cleverly holding the board in front of you, please) and snag the wire (close to the teethless end, please) in the slot, holding said board tight to the ground. Then you push the board along the ground until the other side is against the black and white bas snare loop/stopper and simply cut the wire on your side of the board. Voila!
It is about then that you discover just how fast a really hacked-off badger can move and, much to your own surprise, how high you can jump whilst “shooing“ offended badger away - the board comes in really really handy at this important point - think of the punkawallah in “ It ain’t half hot“. Very loud screaming seems to help too, don’t ask how I know…
If all does not go quite according to plan your pals will find the board very useful when it comes to gathering up your shredded remains.
Simples!
You are welcome.
🦊🦊
Haha, not only can they outrun Usain Bolt, have you ever seen them swim? like a Motor Torpedo Boat with a foolish dog in pursuit. Good job they don't fly.🤣
 
But the wife brings all she buys home, the Fox kills all and only takes a couple, I guess thinking they will still be their next visit, which that is very unlikely 😂
Or they get disturbed. or waylaid on return from chicken cache
 
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