lambing time is fast approaching over here

[sakorifle]

Greetings
Well the doe season has finished for us, my employer's do not go into March for two reasons, one the embryos in the does are getting big and to allow time for other work.
So I turn my attention to shooting foxes with a lamp and the 22 hornet,it is seen as the firm being a good neighbour to the farming community
I have been on my friends farm which is 600 acre of sheep and cattle, he has 450 ewes to lamb and last year the vernimous creatures done a lot of damage.
Up to now we have seen three foxes and got two of them, we were out last night until the early hours, we saw the last one but the second the lamp hit it the thing did not hang around it was off at a rate of knots and never stopped running. It could be a challenge to get it,but I am sure it will make a mistake for a couple of seconds.
One Fox was a vixen in pup so that was a good job done as she would cub around the same time as the planning starts.
If anything interesting turns up I will photograph it and post it.
Regards
Billy

[goosepondmonster]

Do you have coyotes over there or are foxes the main varmint?

[sakorifle]

Hi goosepondmonster
Red Foxes are the main varmint as far as large ones go.
No coyotes over here.
There is no season for vermin so we can belt them year round if one wants to.
Badgers have been known to take lambs but those are protected under the the countryside welfare act, so cannot be touched with out a special licence.
Still no American ammo over here I am on sellior and bellot stuff from chekoslavakia it's doing the job, but I have never had to try it at longer ranges yet.
Regards
Billy

[schall53]

You must have some very nasty fox over there. Fox here aren't considered a problem with lambs.

[pigeonflier]

Mar 5, 2014 8:32:45 GMT -5 schall53 said:

You must have some very nasty fox over there. Fox here aren't considered a problem with lambs.

I was kinda thinking the same thing. Fox are about the same size,, but I would guess the newborn lambs are defenseless.

[firstwd]

We honestly have low numbers of fox here because of the coyotes. Sheep farmers worry about coyote and not fox because the coyote kill or run off the fox in the high food areas.

[Boilermaker]

Good luck on your fox adventure! Coyotes are the main concerns over here when it comes time for calving season.

I wish I could say the same regarding less fox and more coyote sightings in our area. In the last 2 years I've probably seen 5 foxes to every coyote while hunting / scouting. I just wish they had a season on them like they do the coyotes; fair game all year with written permission from the landowner.

[sakorifle]

greetings

Oh yes make no mistake a rouge fox can make a mess of a farmers income.


www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-FjjYdfpuM

Missed one last night, should have my backside kicked, never mind i will shoot two with one bullet to make up for it, lol
regards
Billy

[sakorifle]

And another this time it is chickens i get lots of calls to deal with them killing chickens.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1vzgnTEMyCg