cubs about

[trouble]

Checked an earth this afternoon with a terrier on a lead , just a small 3 hole place , got a good mark so we netted up and popped the bitch in . 5 minutes later out come a vixen , quickly dispatched , she looked drawn so we sat back and waited watching the locator box the bitch stopped about 4 times before coming out with a small cub maybe 4 days old . Next earth , 7 holes, good mark so net up . the bitch is soon baying at the 1.8 mtr mark , by the time we got down to her she had killed another nursing vixen so we left her to work the earth through before back filling and moving on , so look out boys another 3-4 weeks and theyll be showing up

 

[CRUMPY]

Found earth last week cubs already on top!

 

[BODACH]

Up here don't go near a den on high ground untill mid April, low ground could look at end of this month as 3 - 4 weeks difference in cub size.

Bod

 

[Cyres]

Intresting post, that probably explains why we not seeing any foxes at present. We saw one last week and last night in 2hrs saw 15 roe, some hares and not a sign of a fox. I suspect the vixens are all holed up and the dogs are being very coy at present.

As we are in similar area would expect to see some by middle April.

D

 

[trouble]

im not far from Yate , their not showing yet , nowhere near these were days old hence the vixens being holed with them still

 

[norma 308]

generally my theory is dont go near the dens unless u intend to deal with the occupents there and then .not seen any sign here yet but the last two foxs shot were both dogs !

 

[trouble]

if you have a good terrier that marks holes it pays to use it now if you get a mark now you can be sure the vixen is at home , i run as many wires as possible now , sit out most mornings or evenings , plenty of lamping till the crops are too high and i start driving the covers first week in april

 

[bignoel]

we dug two sets of litters last weekend 1st litter about a week old 7 in the litter plus the vixen secound litter were about 3 days old and a litter of 4 plus vixen the keeper was chuffed to bits . but on a bit of waste land where i live the neighbours cat vanished so i said i would take a look and low and behold two litters are born there one being very well used and sure its cubs darting about i hear them all the time when i am in the garden but being only in my new place 4 mths got to play it by ear as one of my neighbours is very very anti infact a active animal rights **** who has felt my silver tongue and now knows where she stands i often leave my truck unwashed after a weeks foxing just for her benifit i have prewarnd her any damage she will answer for it .

 

[Leon]

Yeah we have some on the ground here, although the litters seem to be small again last year we didnt see a litter above three.

 

[merlin]

We were out last night and only saw a single fox (and that one just buggered about inside the edge of a wood over the boundary, not interested in coming to a squeak, so we blanked ).

No sightings/reports of any cubs. Yet.....

 

[tedsalad]

I shot a Pregnant Vixen last week with 6 fist sized embryos, I recon they are weeks off showing.

 

[trouble]

Their showing up propper now , caught a milky vixen today then found the earth with plenty of trade on it

 

[Cyres]

We saw 2 out lamping on Tues, shot 1 barren vixen, the other was in a flock of sheep and we couldn't get a suitable shot in time. First foxs we have seen for a while.

D

 

[jack]

Graham the ferreter came round last night to tell me his greyhound/lurcher cross had sensed 3 sets of cubs playing outside, so trouble's assessment of 3-4 weeks since mid March before they come to the surface is bang on.

Going to wait for the farmer to mow the grass this week then I'll see if I can find them and get the vixen.

 

[trouble]

Wait on the mowed grass first night , youll get her jack