Results 1 to 19 of 19

Thread: foxes

  1. 10-03-2009, 06:39 PM #1
    white cracker's Avatar
    white cracker
    white cracker is offline BDM
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    pimlico
    Posts
    119

    Default foxes

    was wanting to get some opinions on foxes, are they good to have around seems like the last few times i been in the stand i have seen nothing but foxes. wat should i do
    Tell me where you shoot ducks so i can come shoot um
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  2. 10-03-2009, 06:45 PM #2
    WNM's Avatar
    WNM
    WNM is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Hack Swamp
    Posts
    2,625

    Default

    Keep sitting until you see a deer. Then shoot it. No reason to shoot a fox unless you kill just to kill.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  3. 10-03-2009, 06:46 PM #3
    haus86's Avatar
    haus86
    haus86 is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    May 2008
    Location
    Landrum sc
    Posts
    585

    Default

    kill a fox
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  4. 10-03-2009, 06:48 PM #4
    Downeast
    Downeast is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    2,618

    Default

    Lots of foxes, not many coyotes. They don't do well together, the foxes can't compete with them. So, if you see lots of foxes, and don't like mice and rodents, you should be happy.
    "We have become so open minded that our brains have fallen out"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  5. 10-03-2009, 06:53 PM #5
    white cracker's Avatar
    white cracker
    white cracker is offline BDM
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    pimlico
    Posts
    119

    Default

    yeah i dont kill just to kill, but i was just wondering if they would cause a problem
    Tell me where you shoot ducks so i can come shoot um
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  6. 10-03-2009, 07:42 PM #6
    TakeEm'
    TakeEm' is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Dec 2005
    Location
    coast
    Posts
    298

    Default

    besides eating turkey eggs and quail...............
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  7. 10-03-2009, 07:58 PM #7
    WNM's Avatar
    WNM
    WNM is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Hack Swamp
    Posts
    2,625

    Default

    Well, kill them if you want. Changed ag practices and coyotes have affected the quail a whole lot more than native foxes...They've always been here, and I don't kill them.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  8. 10-03-2009, 09:49 PM #8
    Swamp Rat's Avatar
    Swamp Rat
    Swamp Rat is offline Moderator and Trigger Nut
    Join Date
    Jan 2002
    Location
    Lexington, SC
    Posts
    20,837

    Default

    That's my opinion as well. Foxes (and bobcats) are native to this environment. While I am sure they DO eat some quail and turkey eggs, they have been doing that since before any human set foot on this continent. I don't begrudge them their meals... the ONLY time I might feel different would be if I was doing heavy quail management.

    As stated, coyotes and foxes don't get along well around here. I heard that coyotes kill coyotes regularly.

    I find them fun to watch. In my youth, I killed two - one I called up with a predator call, botched the shot - never will shoot another one unless it's acting rabid.
    "Only accurate rifles are interesting " - Col. Townsend Whelen
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  9. 10-03-2009, 11:20 PM #9
    Downeast
    Downeast is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Apr 2008
    Posts
    2,618

    Default

    Everything eats Turkey and Quail eggs, including rodents, snakes, opossums, raccoons, etc. Bush hogs probably kill just as many in early spring and summer. It's an easy excuse to blame a fox or other predator for everything. It's a lot easier to blame them than to got out and manage and improve habitat.
    "We have become so open minded that our brains have fallen out"
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  10. 10-04-2009, 07:47 PM #10
    300WINMAG's Avatar
    300WINMAG
    300WINMAG is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Irmo,SC
    Posts
    1,229

    Default

    Sat on stand many a time and seen foxes come thru and deer a little later- never really seemed to bother the deer. Majestic animals- especially the red foxes- really enjoy seeing them.
    In loving memory- KVP 1961-2009
    "Sooner or later the man who wins is the Man who thinks he Can!!!!!" Thanks Nor!!!
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  11. 10-04-2009, 07:57 PM #11
    SCSwitchback's Avatar
    SCSwitchback
    SCSwitchback is offline Property Peddler
    Join Date
    Nov 2008
    Location
    Chapin
    Posts
    4,129

    Default

    I used to shoot them in my younger days, but don't anymore. I will, however, kill a bobcat, if they're in season. I do this because they kill too many rabbits.
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  12. 10-04-2009, 08:04 PM #12
    PBiz's Avatar
    PBiz
    PBiz is offline Schmoderator
    Join Date
    Mar 2008
    Location
    Santee Swamp
    Posts
    16,880

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by white cracker View Post
    yeah i dont kill just to kill,

    Mmmhh.. Maybe you shoulda re evaluate life..
    Natural Born Killer Prostaff - Killing Tomorrow's Trophies Today...

    TFC -"Be tough or get tough"

    Conservation Permit Holder #5213
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  13. 10-04-2009, 08:07 PM #13
    tradorion Coots

    Default

    better look at your dates before poppin foxes from the deer stand....
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  14. 10-04-2009, 08:38 PM #14
    white cracker's Avatar
    white cracker
    white cracker is offline BDM
    Join Date
    Sep 2005
    Location
    pimlico
    Posts
    119

    Default

    yeah i not planning on killing any of them i like watching them, but didnt no if they affected the deer or not. i do kill stuff to just kill like snakes you no the poisoness ones
    Tell me where you shoot ducks so i can come shoot um
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  15. 10-04-2009, 08:47 PM #15
    DMP's Avatar
    DMP
    DMP is offline Black Duck
    Join Date
    Jan 2003
    Location
    Down by the river...
    Posts
    7,572

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by Downeast View Post
    Lots of foxes, not many coyotes. They don't do well together, the foxes can't compete with them. So, if you see lots of foxes, and don't like mice and rodents, you should be happy.
    Yup. leave em alone. They aren't hurting anything and their fun to watch.
    Warning: The Surgeon General has determined that turkey hunting is an addictive activity that will disrupt normal sleep patterns!

    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  16. 10-04-2009, 10:05 PM #16
    cdpsc19's Avatar
    cdpsc19
    cdpsc19 is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Aug 2009
    Location
    Anderson
    Posts
    2,154

    Default

    Watched a fawn run around with a fox in the field one evenin like it was a play toy.. Since then I've never even thought bout shootin em
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  17. 10-04-2009, 10:34 PM #17
    timberheat's Avatar
    timberheat
    timberheat is offline That Guy
    Join Date
    Mar 2009
    Location
    swamp
    Posts
    614

    Default

    I think they are cool to watch from the deerstand, I see one every now and then.

    Have no reason to kill one.
    Quote Originally Posted by Sky Buster View Post
    how many ducks are ya'll gunna buy this year?

    we only ordered 650 this year... had a few people drop out a the club
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  18. 10-04-2009, 11:01 PM #18
    NannySlayer's Avatar
    NannySlayer
    NannySlayer is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Location
    In the Swamp
    Posts
    2,214

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by PBiz View Post
    Mmmhh.. Maybe you shoulda re evaluate life..
    lol... got any foxes on your facebook page?
    NBK II - Killing is our business and business is good!

    Quote Originally Posted by sprigdog View Post
    no. violating it would be enough. taxidermists are too expensive.
    Quote Originally Posted by 2thDoc View Post
    heck, I'll play. If we took away your ability to type, I might not want to punch you in the mouth so much for being stupid.
    Quote Originally Posted by River Hawk View Post
    tits like an old beagle dog
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
  19. 10-05-2009, 01:08 PM #19
    WNM's Avatar
    WNM
    WNM is offline Senior Member
    Join Date
    Nov 2007
    Location
    Hack Swamp
    Posts
    2,625

    Default

    Quote Originally Posted by white cracker View Post
    yeah i not planning on killing any of them i like watching them, but didnt no if they affected the deer or not. i do kill stuff to just kill like snakes you no the poisoness ones
    .
    Reply With Quote Reply With Quote
« Previous Thread | Next Thread »

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  

Forum Rules