There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a shotgun.
I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I could give.

"Dave P" wrote in message
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"batgirl" wrote in message
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"Derek Turner" somewhat@odds wrote in message
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SNIP
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo
Yes. I have a 12-bore shotgun.

Oooh, how impressive. Not.

He answered the question. Hardly calls for your sarcastic comment.

Dave

"Mike" wrote in message
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"Jo" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Mr Fox has been at it again.


Mr? How do you know it is a 'he'?

Us poor blokes get the blame again :-((

Oh for goodness sakes! Grow up you lot!
It appears that there's someone here called Paul who can only answer in
single words...and who only seems to be interested in his own 'manhood'.
Please don't waste time answering if you've got nothing to say!!

"Emrys Davies" wrote in news:3mv5pkF190a7iU1
@individual.net:

"compo" wrote in message
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The message
from "Jo" contains these words:

Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

Jo


How about a wire fence around the garden? Bury the wire about a foot
or
so into the ground all around so that he/she cannot easily dig under
it
and he/she will probably go elsewhere.

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Cheers,

Compo.

How tall do you think the wire fence should be? bearing in mind
that a fox is very agile and I have seen one jump over my five foot
fence, probably after it had been disturbed.

My garden has a six foot fence on one side. I've seen a fox jump from the
ground to the top of the fence in an easy bound - no scrabbling up the
side.

My human urine had no deterrent effect. A so called "ultrasonic" scarer
(my partner can hear it) has had no effect. A "scarecrow" infra-red
sensor triggered water spray is effective, over the area it covers. The
day after I installed it I found food dropped by a fox when it was
surprised by the new deterrent.
--
Jim Easterbrook http://www.jim-easterbrook.me.uk/

The message
from "Emrys Davies" contains these words:

How about a wire fence around the garden? \snip\
Cheers,

Compo.

How tall do you think the wire fence should be?

Most of us animals will take the easy way out and not bother to break in
when next door may be an easier target, so I imagine that a fence of no
more than a metre high should so the trick. Of course I may be wrong
but my hens have never been attacked and the fence is just about one
metre - and yes, there are foxes in the area

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Cheers,
Compo - Nothing ventured, nothing failed. (Ian Dury)

On Mon, 22 Aug 2005 16:40:20 +0100, "Jo" wrote:
Mr Fox has been at it again. I looked out the window this morning to see my
little gem lettuces scattered all over the patio and everything in my seed
tray unearthed. He's dug holes in the grass and in the flower beds on other
occassions but this is going too far. I ws down to my last few lettuces and
a few not-yet-fully grown ones in the seed tray.
Has anyone a suitable fox deterrent that works?

What's your budget Jo ? How about an electric fence ?
Tom Bartlett, near Cheltenham, of rare breed ducks and geese fame
(and hens as well long ago when I knew him) kept the fox at bay very
successfully with electric fencing. If it works for fowl it should
work for lettuces ! He has published several books and probably
describes his methods and what is needed, in one of them.

jest
By the way, don't shoot me if I say that in my experience a 12 bore is
very effective,,, hang on !,, :- Whenever I had my gun I never saw a
fox, whenever I left it indoors, yep, foxy nonchalantly wandering
about, so you don't have to actually use the thing in anger
I think it has something to do with a Law attributed to a Mr Murphy.
/jest

"batgirl" wrote in message
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There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a
shotgun. I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I
could give.


What's great about newsgroup is it is an open forum. There have been many
suggestions, of which his was one. Whether you agree with it, or whether you
would implement it, is solely your choice. I see many ideas here I would not
use, so I discard them as an option. I don't see it as an opportunity to
attack another poster simply as their opinion of what to do in a situation
differs from mine or from my moral code.

Lets face it, we are gardeners are killers through and through...... I'm off
to pull some weeds and rid the veg of snails and slugs!!

Dave

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:25:04 +0100, Paul Simonite
wrote:

The message
from "Emrys Davies" contains these words:

How about a wire fence around the garden? \snip\
Cheers,

Compo.

How tall do you think the wire fence should be?

Most of us animals will take the easy way out and not bother to break in
when next door may be an easier target, so I imagine that a fence of no
more than a metre high should so the trick. Of course I may be wrong
but my hens have never been attacked and the fence is just about one
metre - and yes, there are foxes in the area

Electric fence at the right height will do.

The message
from "batgirl" contains these words:

There are a myriad of potential answers which don't involve using a
shotgun.
I find his answer offensive and that was the politest reply I could give.

aforementioned wooden spoon

I prefer it to be done by a pack of hounds. The end is sudden, and sure
- or the fox escapes unscathed.

/spoon

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Rusty
Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

The message
from (WaltA) contains these words:

jest
By the way, don't shoot me if I say that in my experience a 12 bore is
very effective,,, hang on !,, :- Whenever I had my gun I never saw a
fox, whenever I left it indoors, yep, foxy nonchalantly wandering
about, so you don't have to actually use the thing in anger
I think it has something to do with a Law attributed to a Mr Murphy.
/jest

pedant

Mr. oSd, actually - Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
assembly, mainenance and servicing.

/pedant

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Rusty
Emus to: horrid dot squeak snailything zetnet point co full-stop uk
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/

In article ,
Jaques d'Alltrades writes:
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| pedant
|
| Mr. oSd, actually - Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
| assembly, mainenance and servicing.
|
| /pedant

Those of us who are experienced in the computer area know that it
is far more generally applicable than that. It is not rare for
someone to discover a natural law in one area and find that it
applies to others.

Computing seems to be subject to all such laws, often working
together.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

On Wed, 24 Aug 2005 13:24:19 +0100, Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:

The message
from (WaltA) contains these words:

jest
By the way, don't shoot me if I say that in my experience a 12 bore is
very effective,,, hang on !,, :- Whenever I had my gun I never saw a
fox, whenever I left it indoors, yep, foxy nonchalantly wandering
about, so you don't have to actually use the thing in anger
I think it has something to do with a Law attributed to a Mr Murphy.
/jest

pedant

Mr. oSd, actually - Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
assembly, mainenance and servicing.

/pedant

I thought that Mr/s oSd was only quoted by the lower orders ?

I would bow to your superior timewaspishness but I claim, m'lud, that
language is an evolving tool, I cite usage in my defence

On 24 Aug 2005 12:49:45 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

|Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
| assembly, mainenance and servicing.

Don't you mean disassembly, disservice and
erm gimme a min. an ill fink of summat fer tother'un

(WaltA) wrote:

On 24 Aug 2005 12:49:45 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

|Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
| assembly, mainenance and servicing.

Don't you mean disassembly, disservice and
erm gimme a min. an ill fink of summat fer tother'un


Ooops, sry fould up my attributions, apols.

Jaques d'Alltrades wrote:
The message
from (WaltA) contains these words:

jest
By the way, don't shoot me if I say that in my experience a 12 bore is
very effective,,, hang on !,, :- Whenever I had my gun I never saw a
fox, whenever I left it indoors, yep, foxy nonchalantly wandering
about, so you don't have to actually use the thing in anger
I think it has something to do with a Law attributed to a Mr Murphy.
/jest

pedant

Mr. oSd, actually - Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
assembly, mainenance and servicing.

/pedant
pedant
Major Murphy actualy. And althought it was first discovered in
relation to research performed by the US Air-Force, the use in relation
to aircraft is a specific application of a general engineering law.

See
http://www.improb.com/airchives/pape...y/murphy1.html
/pedant

WaltA wrote:
On 24 Aug 2005 12:49:45 GMT, (Nick Maclaren) wrote:

|Mr. Murphy's Law is applied specifically to aircraft
| assembly, mainenance and servicing.

Don't you mean disassembly, disservice and
erm gimme a min. an ill fink of summat fer tother'un

May I offer dissnafued?

--
Jo