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[Barneyboy]

(19 August 2012, 13:27)Hrusai Wrote:

(19 August 2012, 13:15)Prepaday Wrote: Don't know if I should mention it or not...One of the guys shot a fox...He said it's legal and the farmers would thank him as they eat chickens.
He also said, the fox would eat the rabbits he was hunting.
My question is....If the fox eats the rabbits, surely that's good for the farmers, no rabbits, no chomped crops? Why do folk hunt foxes if the fox keeps the rabbit population down?

because they are a nuisance and eat livestock like chickens and tend to chew and break things, also if you shoot 1 fox it makes room for another fox so its fairly pointless trying to control the population, foxes also occasionally kill new born lambs which is definitely a nuisance

also it is legal there are only 2 methods of fox control that is legal;

1. Shooting (with (a) rifle or (b) shotgun);
2. Trapping (with legal snares or live cage traps).

Terriers may also be used to flush foxes from below ground to be shot but only to protect game birds that are being preserved to be shot.

hope that helps

yep wot he said