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Please please help !!!!!!!!!!!
Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are now over run with the buggers , well OK we have a regular 3 that I know of, and they are wrecking the place not to mention the ghastly smell :-( How do I get rid of them or move them on , I have tried all the regular off the shelf stuff and they just laugh it off. Its getting to the point where I wait by the back door and chase them off when I see them , but one cant do that all night. They are even getting cheeky enough to just casually walk off now when I shout at them , where as they use to scarper at first. They just dig everything new I plant or grow up after just a few days the longest was a week , even if I try to fence it off it only lasts a few days or a week before the whole lots strewn round the lawn along with the plants. Then theres the lawn that kee ps getting dug up , but we wont go there :-( Why me !!!!!!!!!!!! Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Cheers Chris |
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"...........is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyone's ?
.............." Up to 3 weeks ago I had a lawn but a mole and a very keen fox or two and now almost 20% has been dug up, I have seen 2 of them at different times, one almost chocolate with a black brush. David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is
get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? Chris David Hill wrote in message ... "...........is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyone's ? ............." Up to 3 weeks ago I had a lawn but a mole and a very keen fox or two and now almost 20% has been dug up, I have seen 2 of them at different times, one almost chocolate with a black brush. David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:42:15 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: How do I get rid of them or move them on , Now I heard somewhere just recently that animals scent-mark their territory with urine. The way to beat them is to mark your territory with some of your own! How you do that is up to you! I'd like to know if it works, but have no foxes to test it on! Good luck. Pam in Bristol |
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Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nor mine. We've lost several hens to them. They didn't eat the hens, just killed them. In the daytime. Always. Its getting to the point where I wait by the back door and chase them off when I see them , but one cant do that all night. They are even getting cheeky enough to just casually walk off now when I shout at them , where as they use to scarper at first. Yes. They also come during the day, or when we're in the garden, and look indignantly at us if we dare to walk towards them. Why me !!!!!!!!!!!! It's not just you. Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? They didn't trash our garden but they caused a LOT of unhappiness. Our hens are as precious to us as some people's dogs and cats are to them. Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Renardine does work but you have to apply it very frequently and it becomes expensive. Man-made deterrent simply didn't work for us, despite everyone's claim that it does. The most prickly hedging was sneered at, thick fur coats is impervious to hawthorn, berberis, holly, pyracantha and anything else you can name. Believe me, we tried it all. Because we're in the inner city we can't shoot them or call in the hunt. A 'humane' trap would only move the problem somewhere else. Barbed wire along the tops of fencing was disdained. Loose chicken netting along the top of fencing, might work, we never saw a fox scale that. The idea is that even if they jump up to it the netting won't hold their weight so they don't persist. We had to make a high fence (two metres) of chain link supported by a steel framework, which they couldn't scale. But neighbours' wooden fences with 3" wide wooden cappings made it easy for these apparently circus-trained acrobats to walk along and hop over our fence at the corner. The answer was to weld thin upright steel rods, 3" apart, along the top of the steel fence framework. They're about 18" high and to date (fingers crossed) have done the dibs. We haven't had a hen killed in months. In fact the foxes seem to have given up trying, we haven't seen one for ages. The problem is that some neighbours like to see fox in their gardens and encourage them. In some places - not ours - fox are attracted by dustbins because of all the food which is discarded. Not only do we discard food but our bins are fox-proof. But the myth that fox are fluffy wuffy nice ickle animals persist among those who don't suffer from them. Apart from a mechanical deterrent I can't help you - but I sympathise ... Mary Cheers Chris |
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"Chris" wrote in message ... Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? You simply purchase a cheapo battery powered electric fence energiser and run a strand of electric twine at about 10 - 12" from the ground. They will only get zapped a couple of times before moving on to your neighbours land. I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0) |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 22:20:31 +0100, "oldmolly"
wrote: "Chris" wrote in message ... Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? You simply purchase a cheapo battery powered electric fence energiser and run a strand of electric twine at about 10 - 12" from the ground. They will only get zapped a couple of times before moving on to your neighbours land. I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0) Very, very effective they are too, and not just fo the foxes. See, always a non lethal solution if you really can be bothered. 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 21:19:31 +0100, Pam Moore wrote:
I'd like to know if it works, but have no foxes to test it on! Pam in Bristol I thought Bristol had one of the highest urban fox populations in the country. When I lived there (Clifton) they where all over the place, bold as brass. As to the OPs problem foxes and cats don't get on but thats probably as case of "out of the frying pan into the fire". I wonder if the local enviromental health department can offer any advice? -- Cheers Dave. pam is missing e-mail |
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It's very re-assuring to hear that close proximity with Freddie tends
to change the 'common' view that he is a pretty, cuddly, colourful addition to the landscape. What bugs the country folk is that well meaning NIMBY townies have actually been known to collect their urban rascals up and release them in the country ......... and don't you rural thugs dare lay a finger on them!!!!! Yes. If you say so. -- ned |
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"Chris" wrote in message... Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are now over run with the buggers , well OK we have a regular 3 that I know of, and they are wrecking the place not to mention the ghastly smell :-( How do I get rid of them or move them on , I have tried all the regular off the shelf stuff and they just laugh it off. Its getting to the point where I wait by the back door and chase them off when I see them , but one cant do that all night. They are even getting cheeky enough to just casually walk off now when I shout at them , where as they use to scarper at first. They just dig everything new I plant or grow up after just a few days the longest was a week , even if I try to fence it off it only lasts a few days or a week before the whole lots strewn round the lawn along with the plants. Then theres the lawn that keeps getting dug up , but we wont go there :-( Why me !!!!!!!!!!!! Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Personally my family and I love our local allotment, we love it when they try to use fleece or enviromesh because it's such fun to bounce around on and rip up. Planted onion sets etc are also great fun to dig up and spread around as are potatoes and then there is digging deep and burying something juicy for the gardener to dig up later, like a dead rat or two gammons or bad duck eggs, you should see his face when they turn up on the end of his fork, such fun, we do laugh. Now, for a good days sleep may I suggest a nice warm compost heap, solid wooden walls lined with polystyrene full of slowly rotting greenstuff, keeps me dry and warm no matter what the weather does. Of course you have to break into it first and then will need to make sure nobody else tries to muscle in so make sure it's well marked in the usual way, oh, and never bury your crap, it adds something to the atmosphere of the place. Basil. |
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"......... You simply purchase a cheapo battery powered electric fence
energiser and run a strand of electric twine at about 10 - 12" from the ground. They will only get zapped a couple of times before moving on to your neighbours land. I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0)..." That's ok on a small garden but my boundary is around half to three quarters of a mile and as well as foxes I also have badgers. -- David Hill Abacus nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:10:09 +0100 (BST), "Dave Liquorice"
wrote: I thought Bristol had one of the highest urban fox populations in the country. When I lived there (Clifton) they where all over the place, bold as brass. They died out a few years ago but are building up numbers again. However I live outside Bristol and never see a fox here! Pam in Bristol |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:17:26 +0100, "ned" wrote:
It's very re-assuring to hear that close proximity with Freddie tends to change the 'common' view that he is a pretty, cuddly, colourful addition to the landscape. Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. What bugs the country folk is that well meaning NIMBY townies have actually been known to collect their urban rascals up and release them in the country ......... and don't you rural thugs dare lay a finger on them!!!!! Indeed. Yes. If you say so. Indeed. 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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Personally my family and I love our local allotment, we love it when they try to use fleece or enviromesh because it's such fun to bounce around on and rip up. Planted onion sets etc are also great fun to dig up and spread around as are potatoes and then there is digging deep and burying something juicy for the gardener to dig up later, like a dead rat or two gammons or bad duck eggs, you should see his face when they turn up on the end of his fork, such fun, we do laugh. Now, for a good days sleep may I suggest a nice warm compost heap, solid wooden walls lined with polystyrene full of slowly rotting greenstuff, keeps me dry and warm no matter what the weather does. Of course you have to break into it first and then will need to make sure nobody else tries to muscle in so make sure it's well marked in the usual way, oh, and never bury your crap, it adds something to the atmosphere of the place. Basil. You sleep during the day? You obviously aren't posting from my part of the country. Oh - you're Basil, sorry, our families are all called Charlie ... Mary |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 23:25:40 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote: "Chris" wrote in message... Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are now over run with the buggers , well OK we have a regular 3 that I know of, and they are wrecking the place not to mention the ghastly smell :-( How do I get rid of them or move them on , I have tried all the regular off the shelf stuff and they just laugh it off. Its getting to the point where I wait by the back door and chase them off when I see them , but one cant do that all night. They are even getting cheeky enough to just casually walk off now when I shout at them , where as they use to scarper at first. They just dig everything new I plant or grow up after just a few days the longest was a week , even if I try to fence it off it only lasts a few days or a week before the whole lots strewn round the lawn along with the plants. Then theres the lawn that keeps getting dug up , but we wont go there :-( Why me !!!!!!!!!!!! Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Personally my family and I love our local allotment, we love it when they try to use fleece or enviromesh because it's such fun to bounce around on and rip up. Planted onion sets etc are also great fun to dig up and spread around as are potatoes and then there is digging deep and burying something juicy for the gardener to dig up later, like a dead rat or two gammons or bad duck eggs, you should see his face when they turn up on the end of his fork, such fun, we do laugh. Now, for a good days sleep may I suggest a nice warm compost heap, solid wooden walls lined with polystyrene full of slowly rotting greenstuff, keeps me dry and warm no matter what the weather does. Of course you have to break into it first and then will need to make sure nobody else tries to muscle in so make sure it's well marked in the usual way, oh, and never bury your crap, it adds something to the atmosphere of the place. Basil. Disgusting, and people have the audacity to complain about foxes!! 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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from "Chris" contains these words: Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? Ask your mate to bring his shotgun. Try to use nothing smaller than No.4 shot. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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from "Dave Liquorice" contains these words: As to the OPs problem foxes and cats don't get on but thats probably as case of "out of the frying pan into the fire". LOL. My cousin's neighbour heard a rumpus of yips and squeaks in the kitchen. A litter of foxcubs were playing happily, having followed the cats in through the cat flap. The cats were sitting on the table watching their empty food dish get chased round the floor. Janet. |
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On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:42:15 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. I find 36g of lead shot travelling at just over 1400 ft/sec works well. Radical enough? -- Derek Turner Outlook Express is worth precisely what you paid for it. -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 12:57:47 +0100, Derek Turner
wrote: On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:42:15 +0100, "Chris" wrote: Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. I find 36g of lead shot travelling at just over 1400 ft/sec works well. Radical enough? Certainly if it was aimed in your direction, perfect. Prick troll. 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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To get rid of foxes.................
.......................... call in the local hunt! Not my idea, but heard on Radio 4 The Now Show at lunchtime today! Sorry, the pee idea is better. Pam in Bristol |
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"Derek Turner" wrote in message ... : On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:42:15 +0100, "Chris" : wrote: : : : Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. : : I find 36g of lead shot travelling at just over 1400 ft/sec works : well. Radical enough? : : -- : Derek Turner : Oh big man ... when you're behind it but probably very little man in front of it. K |
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"Pam Moore" wrote in message ... To get rid of foxes................. ......................... call in the local hunt! Not my idea, but heard on Radio 4 The Now Show at lunchtime today! Sorry, the pee idea is better. Except that it doesn't work. Mary Pam in Bristol |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 17:55:30 +0100, "Mary Fisher"
wrote: Sorry, the pee idea is better. Except that it doesn't work. Mary' have you tried it? LOL Pam in Bristol |
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from "Mary Fisher" contains these words: "Pam Moore" wrote in message ... To get rid of foxes................. ......................... call in the local hunt! Not my idea, but heard on Radio 4 The Now Show at lunchtime today! Sorry, the pee idea is better. Except that it doesn't work. Mary's right. Despite my efforts on the compost heap a fox consumed a pigeon on it this week. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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Chris wrote:
Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Cheers Chris 12 bore shotgun? Maybe some of that "cat-off" stuff will work on them? Jason -- Check out my ebay auctions for Passifora caerulea and edulis seeds and Morning Glory (Star of Yelta) seeds. http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50 |
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oldmolly wrote in message ... "Chris" wrote in message ... Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? You simply purchase a cheapo battery powered electric fence energiser and run a strand of electric twine at about 10 - 12" from the ground. They will only get zapped a couple of times before moving on to your neighbours land. I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0) Looks like I might have started something here :-) mmmm looks like the lecy fence idea may be a starter. Just out of curisoity how much is your lecy fence and what does it come with ??? Chris PS and where abouts are you , I am southcoast based . |
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Pam Moore wrote in message ... On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 20:42:15 +0100, "Chris" wrote: How do I get rid of them or move them on , Now I heard somewhere just recently that animals scent-mark their territory with urine. The way to beat them is to mark your territory with some of your own! How you do that is up to you! I'd like to know if it works, but have no foxes to test it on! Good luck. Pam in Bristol Yes Pam , now I have heard that one as well, I did sort of try it for a few days but it didnt seem to bother them that much and if anything it made them spray more :-( Chris |
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Mary Fisher wrote in message t... Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nor mine. We've lost several hens to them. They didn't eat the hens, just killed them. In the daytime. Always. Our lot are now day time cruisers as well , scared ( well thats a bit strong ) annoyed one today which was kipping in one of the flower beds. Its getting to the point where I wait by the back door and chase them off when I see them , but one cant do that all night. They are even getting cheeky enough to just casually walk off now when I shout at them , where as they use to scarper at first. Yes. They also come during the day, or when we're in the garden, and look indignantly at us if we dare to walk towards them. Why me !!!!!!!!!!!! It's not just you. I was begining to think it was only my garden they trashed , neighbours say they see them but never have any trouble!!!!! Any thoughts , is it just my garden they like or do they trash everyones ?????? They didn't trash our garden but they caused a LOT of unhappiness. Our hens are as precious to us as some people's dogs and cats are to them. Any help would be useful but I have tried all the normal stuff. It needs to be "RADICAL" I feel. Renardine does work but you have to apply it very frequently and it becomes expensive. Been there, done that , I think they actually liked it !!!!!!!! Man-made deterrent simply didn't work for us, despite everyone's claim that it does. The most prickly hedging was sneered at, thick fur coats is impervious to hawthorn, berberis, holly, pyracantha and anything else you can name. Believe me, we tried it all. Because we're in the inner city we can't shoot them or call in the hunt. A 'humane' trap would only move the problem somewhere else. Barbed wire along the tops of fencing was disdained. Loose chicken netting along the top of fencing, might work, we never saw a fox scale that. The idea is that even if they jump up to it the netting won't hold their weight so they don't persist. We had to make a high fence (two metres) of chain link supported by a steel framework, which they couldn't scale. But neighbours' wooden fences with 3" wide wooden cappings made it easy for these apparently circus-trained acrobats to walk along and hop over our fence at the corner. The answer was to weld thin upright steel rods, 3" apart, along the top of the steel fence framework. They're about 18" high and to date (fingers crossed) have done the dibs. We haven't had a hen killed in months. In fact the foxes seem to have given up trying, we haven't seen one for ages. The problem is that some neighbours like to see fox in their gardens and encourage them. In some places - not ours - fox are attracted by dustbins because of all the food which is discarded. Not only do we discard food but our bins are fox-proof. But the myth that fox are fluffy wuffy nice ickle animals persist among those who don't suffer from them. Oh how true a word spoke ................. I was talking to a old lady today and she was saying how sweet it was now her garden fox has had three cubs , she feeds them and they almost come in the house. But guess what they never wreck her garden grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr Apart from a mechanical deterrent I can't help you - but I sympathise ... Thanks for the support though . Chris Mary Cheers Chris |
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Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. Yes all very nice in a dream world Mr Snotty but let me pop round and have a Cr*p in your lounge, tear your carpet up that you have just had put down, oh and for good measure I will trash a few ornaments. Don't get me wrong , I love wild life and positively encourage the birds etc, but then that will start me on another problem which is the dam magpies which are muscling in on the poor sparrows etc, the foxs were no trouble at first, that was around 5yrs ago, they kept themselves to themselves now they seem to outnumber the local cats and dogs !!!! |
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oldmolly wrote in message ... "Chris" wrote in message ... Ah so its not just my garden they like , so apart from the obvious which is get my mate round with his shot gun ( ducks for incoming don't shoot our fox's replies ) how can we stop the darn things or just make them go to someone else's????? You simply purchase a cheapo battery powered electric fence energiser and run a strand of electric twine at about 10 - 12" from the ground. They will only get zapped a couple of times before moving on to your neighbours land. I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0) Looks like I might have started something here :-) mmmm looks like the lecy fence idea may be a starter. Just out of curisoity how much is your lecy fence and what does it come with ??? Chris PS and where abouts are you , I am southcoast based . Erm, you could be opening yourself up to legal problems! If someone was to come on your property and get shocked you could be sued! Jason -- Check out my ebay auctions for Passifora caerulea and edulis seeds and Morning Glory (Star of Yelta) seeds. http://cgi6.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI....sort=3&rows=50 |
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from Jason Pope contains these words: 12 bore shotgun? Maybe some of that "cat-off" stuff will work on them? That's a novel idea - shoot them with cat-off. Then they fox off, you hope? -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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from "Chris" contains these words: oldmolly wrote in message ... I have such a thing for sale if you are interested :0) Looks like I might have started something here :-) mmmm looks like the lecy fence idea may be a starter. Just out of curisoity how much is your lecy fence and what does it come with ??? Our local gamekeeper keeps them out of his laying pens with a two-strand fence. -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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from Jason Pope contains these words: Erm, you could be opening yourself up to legal problems! If someone was to come on your property and get shocked you could be sued! ? Sued for what? If someone were silly enough to be shocked and sue, they might win ten pence in damages and run up hundreds of pounds costs. Only in Mercadia...... -- Rusty Hinge horrid·squeak&zetnet·co·uk http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/hi-fi/tqt.htm |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:51:46 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. Yes all very nice in a dream world Mr Snotty but let me pop round and have a Cr*p in your lounge, tear your carpet up that you have just had put down, oh and for good measure I will trash a few ornaments. Why do you let foxes in your lounge, can you not just close the door Mrs Fish? Don't get me wrong , I love wild life and positively encourage the birds etc, but then that will start me on another problem which is the dam magpies which are muscling in on the poor sparrows etc, You are completely mistaken, blind and stupid. Magpies do not muscle in on anything, they happily coexist with much wildlife, here we can often see magpie and sparrow in the same tree. the foxs were no trouble at first, that was around 5yrs ago, they kept themselves to themselves now they seem to outnumber the local cats and dogs !!!! Learn to adapt or die like the dinosaurs. If you live in a glass house, you don't buy a bull. Are you people really so stupid or you just taking the ****? 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:51:46 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. Yes all very nice in a dream world Mr Snotty but let me pop round and have a Cr*p in your lounge, tear your carpet up that you have just had put down, oh and for good measure I will trash a few ornaments. Why do you let foxes in your lounge, can you not just close the door Mrs Fish? Don't get me wrong , I love wild life and positively encourage the birds etc, but then that will start me on another problem which is the dam magpies which are muscling in on the poor sparrows etc, You are completely mistaken, blind and stupid. Magpies do not muscle in on anything, they happily coexist with much wildlife, here we can often see magpie and sparrow in the same tree. the foxs were no trouble at first, that was around 5yrs ago, they kept themselves to themselves now they seem to outnumber the local cats and dogs !!!! Learn to adapt or die like the dinosaurs. If you live in a glass house, you don't buy a bull. Are you people really so stupid or you just taking the ****? 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
Fox's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:51:46 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. Yes all very nice in a dream world Mr Snotty but let me pop round and have a Cr*p in your lounge, tear your carpet up that you have just had put down, oh and for good measure I will trash a few ornaments. Why do you let foxes in your lounge, can you not just close the door Mrs Fish? Don't get me wrong , I love wild life and positively encourage the birds etc, but then that will start me on another problem which is the dam magpies which are muscling in on the poor sparrows etc, You are completely mistaken, blind and stupid. Magpies do not muscle in on anything, they happily coexist with much wildlife, here we can often see magpie and sparrow in the same tree. the foxs were no trouble at first, that was around 5yrs ago, they kept themselves to themselves now they seem to outnumber the local cats and dogs !!!! Learn to adapt or die like the dinosaurs. If you live in a glass house, you don't buy a bull. Are you people really so stupid or you just taking the ****? 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
Fox's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh
On Sat, 25 Oct 2003 21:51:46 +0100, "Chris"
wrote: Most of us are quite happy to share our gardens with nature and all it throws at us, wildlife in the garden is a big, big bonus and often encouraged. It's only the selfish bigots who complain, but then they shouldnt have a garden, they dont deserve one. Yes all very nice in a dream world Mr Snotty but let me pop round and have a Cr*p in your lounge, tear your carpet up that you have just had put down, oh and for good measure I will trash a few ornaments. Why do you let foxes in your lounge, can you not just close the door Mrs Fish? Don't get me wrong , I love wild life and positively encourage the birds etc, but then that will start me on another problem which is the dam magpies which are muscling in on the poor sparrows etc, You are completely mistaken, blind and stupid. Magpies do not muscle in on anything, they happily coexist with much wildlife, here we can often see magpie and sparrow in the same tree. the foxs were no trouble at first, that was around 5yrs ago, they kept themselves to themselves now they seem to outnumber the local cats and dogs !!!! Learn to adapt or die like the dinosaurs. If you live in a glass house, you don't buy a bull. Are you people really so stupid or you just taking the ****? 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
Fox's aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaghhh
On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 00:26:36 +0100, Sacha
wrote: in article , Chris at wrote on 24/10/03 8:42 pm: Please please help !!!!!!!!!!! Yes our urban fox is a very sweet creature BUT NOT IN MY GARDEN !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! We are now over run with the buggers , well OK we have a regular 3 that I know of, and they are wrecking the place not to mention the ghastly smell :-( How do I get rid of them or move them on , I have tried all the regular off the shelf stuff and they just laugh it off. snip You buy a fox trap, like the one I saw today in our local farm supply type shop (Tuckers in Ashburton) and having trapped your fox, you shoot it. Which in turn encourages a population explosion in the fox birth rate, it could well explain the problems people have with numbers of foxes on the up and up constantly. It's called the rebound effect, wildlife will breed within it's means, if you keep killing them, they will keep breeding at maximum rate, so you kill more and they breed more. The solution is to stop killing them, let the population stabilize, and live with them like you should be doing anyway. Birth control is also very effective on wild animals, it controls populations whilst not causing a hike in breeding rates. All quite logical if people were not quite as dumb as they sound. 'You can't win 'em all.' Lord Haw Haw. Since I stopped donating money to CONservation hooligan charities Like the RSPB, Woodland Trust and all the other fat cat charities I am in the top 0.801% richest people in the world. There are 5,951,930,035 people poorer than me If you're really interested I am the 48,069,965 richest person in the world. And I'm keeping the bloody lot. So sue me. http://www.globalrichlist.com/ |
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