The Fox went into a Bin Liner Bag because incase it had any Tic's on it as Lyme's disease is a concern as is Mange...although this Fox did'nt have any Mange which indicates that t was a true hill fox...some of the Foxes we get in the area are "released" foxes ( by the RSPCA usually ) from the Manchester Urban Area and they are often badly infected. You need to be careful not to leave your scent on the carcass and I grab it with the bag inside out and roll it over the carcass. Tied off it then is carried back to my garage and has been put in an old chest freezer which I keep just for this. The scent of a dead fox is a great lure for other foxes...frozen it does not stink...but take it out the day before you want to go foxing again and let it thaw and then you can use the carcass as "bait" for other foxes in the area...this fox had no mange and was a true wild hill fox. It would therefore have a fairly big territory as it would need this to survive....the urban foxes which have "Mange" are just the opposite and exist eating out of bins in the smallest of areas...often on top of each other.

Now this territory will be up for grabs and the scent of the dead carcass will bring in a few younger foxes from the surrounding area. The brush I cut off and give to the Terrier Pack Huntsman who uses it as a lure for "drag" training with the Pack. The carcass I keep for a couple of "defrosting" lure sessions but when it starts to really go off I give it to one or other of the Gamekeepers in the area and they put them in a "stink pit" which again is a "lure" usually surrounded by "snares" to trap other foxes. I don't know of anyone these days over here who skins foxes for their fur...I guess the fur trade is pretty much "dead" in this country...but if there is any demand I think the "snared" foxes would fulfill it...shot foxes being a bit of a mess in comparison.

This fox will probably have it's next outing as a lure in a week or so when I go to another farmer I help control the "predators" for...he has Geese who keep getting "snaffled" by foxes who are usually proper "wild" ones. Killing urban foxes who feed in the bins and walk around the perimeter of towns would be very easy to do...but you need to be very careful on "line of sight" and where and how you shot them. They are'nt as much of a pest really...so I stay off them unless specifically asked. You can nail them from less than 40 feet away...usually with a subsonic .22 LR. If they have Mange I bag and bury them straight off.