Dang Fox!

[Ole rooster]

Good, that way will never let you down. If you have time that is.

I can't get over the folks hunting the varmit that has killed their chickens, and the concern is how the predator feels. I guess I'm just to old for this "new world".

 

[aprophet]

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I do not use the rubber jaws I just use a number 1 sized trap they will hold a grey fox well but do not mark their feet I have 3 swivel points on my traps a fox can roll a lot but not hurt himself when they are set up this way

 

[Redcatcher]

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I do not use the rubber jaws I just use a number 1 sized trap they will hold a grey fox well but do not mark their feet I have 3 swivel points on my traps a fox can roll a lot but not hurt himself when they are set up this way

It depends on the trap. I have a number 1 without rubber and it nearly severed a skunk's leg. I was nearby when it happened too. I got the rubber ones just in case I trapped a neighbor's cat or even one of my own chickens. I don't relocate and I check the trap often, so sparing other animals is really my only reason for getting one with rubber.

 

[aprophet]

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I do not use the rubber jaws I just use a number 1 sized trap they will hold a grey fox well but do not mark their feet I have 3 swivel points on my traps a fox can roll a lot but not hurt himself when they are set up this way

It depends on the trap. I have a number 1 without rubber and it nearly severed a skunk's leg. I was nearby when it happened too. I got the rubber ones just in case I trapped a neighbor's cat or even one of my own chickens. I don't relocate and I check the trap often, so sparing other animals is really my only reason for getting one with rubber.

the 3 swivel points may be the difference also when I first get the traps I take a file and kind round over the bottom of the jaws on the trap this probably helps a little too I was selling live to fox pens close by here ( for a while) and they could not be damaged in any way. Good luck, tight chains.

 

[Redcatcher]

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It depends on the trap. I have a number 1 without rubber and it nearly severed a skunk's leg. I was nearby when it happened too. I got the rubber ones just in case I trapped a neighbor's cat or even one of my own chickens. I don't relocate and I check the trap often, so sparing other animals is really my only reason for getting one with rubber.

the 3 swivel points may be the difference also when I first get the traps I take a file and kind round over the bottom of the jaws on the trap this probably helps a little too I was selling live to fox pens close by here ( for a while) and they could not be damaged in any way. Good luck, tight chains.

Now that I think of it, there is really nothing to file on this trap. The jaw surfaces are that thin. It is pretty old and probably not any better than the old traps with teeth (although I think some bear traps still have teeth).

 

[Cockadoodledon't]

Very Well Spoken.
VERY well Spoken.

Foxes are smart and if possible will much prefer fresh meat over "stinky" meat.
The stinky stuff has the tendency to draw in the polecats, possums, and dogs.



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[aprophet]

Cockadoodledon't :

Very Well Spoken.
VERY well Spoken.

Foxes are smart and if possible will much prefer fresh meat over "stinky" meat.
The stinky stuff has the tendency to draw in the polecats, possums, and dogs.



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I make my own baits and lures for catching fox coon etc most of the time the bait I have made for fox has been rotted down in a controlled sort of way half rotten fish works well for drawing in grey fox they love to roll in it just like a dog would reds are crazy about mice rotted down into a liquid form bobcats any kind of beaver meat with skunk musk on it is da bomb

if the meat is fresh you have to be right on top of their travel ways if it is half rotten it will draw them from a further distance A number 2 trap is to big for a coon there is too much room underneath the trap it Will cause problems.​

 

[oliviad51]

Tomorrow(Sunday) will be a week since I set the trap. Obviously it's not working so here is my new idea...
One of my chicken coops (the one closest to the fox "trail") is a small area where the food is kept and where the chickens roost and lay eggs. It's about the size of a garden shed. it is square and made of four walls...one of which is a door.

[ There is a small opening in the coop that leads to outside (where it is enclosed with chicken wire) that gives the chickens an option to go outside without a risk of getting hurt]

What do you guys think about getting a piece of plywood and cutting a square in it the size of the perimeter of the trap opening? I would then put the plywood where the door is(of the coop) and leave the door open all the time with the trap on the inside of the coop so the fox will walk right into the trap if it tries to get into the coop to get the chickens.

This probably makes no sense. Its hard to explain!

I know the fox has been getting my free ranging chickens but if all the other chickens are pinned up, do you guys think it will try to get in through the coop and get caught? I don't know...... If any of yall understood a word of that, let me know what you think

 

[aprophet]

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It is a shame in NC you are not allowed to use land snares if you know where the fox's trail is snares are an easy way to catch fox and dispatch it at the same time

 

[Cetawin]

I think time and keeping the birds out of reach will get him in the trap. On another note ...chicken wire will not keep them from getting hurt. It only keeps them in but keeps nothing out. Secure that area better or you will lose more birds later.