urgent - I need 3 small foxes before the weekend

[bewsher500]

Is anyone going out over the next couple of days who would be willing to bag up and freeze a small fox? (ideally not head shot or blown to bits!)
A friend of mine has a taxidermy school and they need some specimens for the weekend

they would be collected on Thursday if you could

happy to pay you some biscuit and beer money for the hassle

PM me please

 

[kickthedug]

I'll let you know how I get on i'll be out most nights this week. Does it matter what size they are or are they specifically looking for like this years cubs??
Clum........

 

[bewsher500]

thanks, that would be great
ideally this years cubs but at this point I don't think she is fussy!

condition is important though, chest shot and in decent nick if possible

I am out as well but chances of three are slim!

 

[Mungo]

I'm out this week. I'll let you know.

Are all head shots out? .22 subs don't seem to make too much of a mess.

 

[mark-joppa]

Out for the large brown things tomorrow so you never know Charlie or Charlotte may walk into our paths !!!!

 

[bewsher500]

.22lr is fine as it tends to punch a small hole and not shatter the skull

55gr .243 tend to make more of a hole! makes it a bit tricky to reconstruct!

​cheers all

 

[Mungo]

55gr .243 tend to make more of a hole! makes it a bit tricky to reconstruct!

That's more a tweezers in the grass job...

Are those 55grs ones you're making yourself, or is there someone locally who has them in factory loads?

 

[kickthedug]

That's more a tweezers in the grass job...

Are those 55grs ones you're making yourself, or is there someone locally who has them in factory loads?

Hi mate I know that Robin at Cluny Country guns has them

 

[sika]

il be out this week but il be shooting 25-06 is that too much meat damage for you?

 

[bewsher500]

il be out this week but il be shooting 25-06 is that too much meat damage for you?

depends!
possibly. small entrance and exits are fine,

​thanks

 

[kickthedug]

Drew a blank last night mate, every smart f***** and any weather wise animals except me was tucked up somewhere warm and dry watching me through their leafy windows, asking their better halves "what is that daft tw** up to??" lol
Clum..........

 

[Mungo]

Weren't even any bunnies out last night.

Remind me why we do this?

 

[6mmAI]

Is anyone going out over the next couple of days who would be willing to bag up and freeze a small fox? (ideally not head shot or blown to bits!) A friend of mine has a taxidermy school and they need some specimens for the weekend they would be collected on Thursday if you could happy to pay you some biscuit and beer money for the hassle PM me please

dam.... i shot 3 this year cubs on sat and they was all tidy.... if you could wait till sat i could prob get some on saturday night if thats any good?

 

[The tramp]

Texas heart shot with a 110gr .308 V-max leaves the coat intact, sometimes.
But it's easy to 'clean' them, it just runs out like a thick liquid
​

 

[bewsher500]

sat out for 3 hours last night myself.
diddly squat!

they didn't even want to come out for my Tesco Finest "made with Salmon" Cat food pouch (on special yesterday, 4 for £1!! bargain)

 

[shootingduckdog]

just out of curiosity whats the school called? I cant see how 3 foxes are needed at such short notice? They will need skinning, curing etc before they can be formed. The process of skinning is the same for a rabbit or a fox so they could soon practice on that or a hare.

 

[bewsher500]

just out of curiosity whats the school called? I cant see how 3 foxes are needed at such short notice? They will need skinning, curing etc before they can be formed. The process of skinning is the same for a rabbit or a fox so they could soon practice on that or a hare.

to be honest I am not sure what she calls herself
the students do a course from prepping a carcase through forming
think they overlooked a booking and I had shifted the ones i had in the freezer

I don't have any hares either!

 

[limulus]

Pity you're so far away Ed. Shot 4 last night with the 17rem, all slap bang in the middle of the chest, real nice coats too.