Foxing fee.
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Farmers round here wouldn't pay. Frankly, they'd skin a flea if there was a market for flea skins.
If I charged for foxing, it would soon be someone else's foxing.
I do it because I enjoy it and because I want ground nesting birds to stand a chance, not because I want paying.
If I charged for foxing, it would soon be someone else's foxing.
I do it because I enjoy it and because I want ground nesting birds to stand a chance, not because I want paying.
I usually get paid in eggs.
Neil/carprover
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I'd do it in exchange for shooting permission 
Jameshenry
Well-Known Member
I find that if they call you with a fox problem, taking lambs or poultry. most are willing to pay £20 a fox to cover ammo and fuel.
As a farmer myself i'd rather pay someone i know and trust to be out on my land at night to get the job done safetly, rather than let someone i don't know do it for free
Phil fox man
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no money should change hands! if it does you can be out bid and lose permissions.you should gain and keep your land by trust and quality of the service you provide.over the years I have been offered payment as follows .
other shooting.
various farm products.
various meat products.
cherry, oops I meant white diesel
other shooting.
various farm products.
various meat products.
cherry, oops I meant white diesel
What’s so funny? Yesterday morning I got a call from a farmer to say he was losing lambs to a fox, and could I do anything about it? So I drove to the farm (fuel costs), did a quick recce of the ground (about 3/4 of an hour), identified some safe shooting areas, and dumped a few piles of offal on the field to draw the foxes to where I wanted them. I then returned to the farm in the evening (more fuel cost), spent 2.5 hours sat in the cold and wind and rain, and shot 2 foxes (ammo costs).
Cheers
Bruce
Next time I see the farmer I know that he will ask me how much does he owe me, so I think my question is perfectly reasonable.
That's the kind of sensible answer I was looking for, thanks.
Well it's ten pound a mole around here, and there's guys working at it full time. It's not just a hobby.
When you say "ground where you want to help" I'm guessing that there's some kind of non-cash benefit to you for doing so (such as shooting permission etc), or do you just do it out of the kindness of your heart?
Our foxing grounds costs us a Christmas bottle / Box chocs etc
In the village where I live I don't charge but have the shooting rights over the land and have done so for fifty or sixty years. When I get a request outside of my area depending upon distance I charge £20 or £25 per fox actually shot.
I think that if you do a professional job and save just one lamb it makes sense to the farmer concerned. Private call-outs are usually where poultry are involved and again £20 if you get the culprit is cheap. After all, when I set off the gear I'm using tots up to about £8000 or even more to say nothing of vehicle costs.
I think that if you do a professional job and save just one lamb it makes sense to the farmer concerned. Private call-outs are usually where poultry are involved and again £20 if you get the culprit is cheap. After all, when I set off the gear I'm using tots up to about £8000 or even more to say nothing of vehicle costs.
So you're effectively paying to be allowed to do someone a service? That's nuts.
Thank you.
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