Gonna need bigger hounds, folks

[SusannaF]

Did you see the size of this fox?

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1343464/Cat-killing-foot-fox-caught-vet-biggest-country.html

 

[Digger123]

Yes just seen it in the paper. Hopefully it is a one off and not going to become the norm.
Won't need bigger hounds though, as we aren''t allowed to hunt them are we?

 

[SusannaF]

Won't need bigger hounds though, as we aren''t allowed to hunt them are we?

Ah yes. Though maybe it runs faster too?

 

[EAST KENT]

Beautiful creature , I do hope that wonderful pelt was`nt wasted.

 

[Alec Swan]

That certainly was a good 'un, but more to the point, what on earth was that thing in the third pic down? The one where it's pictured at some old chicken carcasses. It looks more like a South American Maned Wolf!!

Alec.

 

[EAST KENT]

Probably either mid coat change ..or a recovering mange? Do they ever recover? Unless it was a re released and treated town fox. Funny looking thing ,was`nt it!
Also if he had stretched out the smaller fox`s brush the size difference might not have been quite so obvious;looks like kitty meat makes a fine fat fox though.

 

[s4sugar]

We've had a problem with town foxes being released locally and they are bigger than the local ones (plus easier to shoot).

I used to rehome ex battery hens but have given up as it is not safe for them to be allowed out of runs since the townie foxes started appearing.

No problems with the wild, nocturnal, ones who eat mainly vermin but these newcomers ignore rabbits and are about at all times of day.

 

[Judgemental]

The size of the fox and it's boldness are indicative of foxes not being hunted and as a result they are able to generate a 'comfortable' existance within a defined and consistent area. I.e.their food sources are known to them and probably the unenlighted are feeding them.

The hunted fox is moved on. Similarly the herds of fallow deer were 'moved on' in the New Forest when the New Forest Buckhounds existed.

In the west country there are many problems because they cannot hunt the deer and the big herds are not being moved. Consequently they establish a 'comfort zone' in which to feed, grow and do considerable damage.

Clearly this is very large an extremely intimidating fox and one wonders, bearing in mind the fox biting the very young children in their cots, in East London, if an increasingly dangerous situation is being generated due to a lack of proper hunting.

Ultimately leading to an outbreak of RABIES!

 

[EAST KENT]

Think my handy little working lakies could be useful in the suburbs..the bigger the better the more fun as far as they are concerned.

 

[FairyLights]

Good post. I agree.

 

[FairyLights]

The size of the fox and it's boldness are indicative of foxes not being hunted and as a result they are able to generate a 'comfortable' existance within a defined and consistent area. I.e.their food sources are known to them and probably the unenlighted are feeding them.

The hunted fox is moved on. Similarly the herds of fallow deer were 'moved on' in the New Forest when the New Forest Buckhounds existed.

In the west country there are many problems because they cannot hunt the deer and the big herds are not being moved. Consequently they establish a 'comfort zone' in which to feed, grow and do considerable damage.

Clearly this is very large an extremely intimidating fox and one wonders, bearing in mind the fox biting the very young children in their cots, in East London, if an increasingly dangerous situation is being generated due to a lack of proper hunting.

Ultimately leading to an outbreak of RABIES!

Good post. I agree.

 

[solitairex]

Atleast its been killed, hope it doesn't have a family, they'll be the new version of wolves soon!

 

[JenHunt]

that's quite an impressive beast. At least the folks weren't too wet about getting it dispatched!

 

[MissySmythe]

that's quite an impressive beast. At least the folks weren't too wet about getting it dispatched!

That's true...although my blood boiled when the 'Times' quoted someone wittering on about how we should be warned against "demonising the fox" ......AAAARRGGHHHH!

 

[houndsplease]

what a shame it got shot and we couldnt blow gone away on it. what a waste of probably the most impressive specimen of a fox we will see. if it runs hunt it (when law allows obv) never have and never would shoot a fox totally wrong

 

[ester]

That certainly was a good 'un, but more to the point, what on earth was that thing in the third pic down? The one where it's pictured at some old chicken carcasses. It looks more like a South American Maned Wolf!!

Alec.

Alec, to me it looks like one of the American subspecies, if not, not ours anyway so just poor selection of a stock photo by the DM methinks.

 

[Judgemental]

That certainly was a good 'un, but more to the point, what on earth was that thing in the third pic down? The one where it's pictured at some old chicken carcasses. It looks more like a South American Maned Wolf!!

Alec.

Alec I looked at that picture very briefly and thought - ears are too big and passed on.

Your observation made me wonder again and I thought hang on minute, that's a young Coyote.

So trotted off to http://www.junglewalk.com/photos/coyote-pictures-I1615.htm and was surprised at the similarity.

 

[Judgemental]

Alec I looked at that picture very briefly and thought - ears are too big and passed on.

Your observation made me wonder again and I thought hang on minute, that's a young Coyote.

So trotted off to http://www.junglewalk.com/photos/coyote-pictures-I1615.htm and was surprised at the similarity.

Whereas Charles James is http://www.junglewalk.com/photos/fox-pictures.htm

Interesting couple of points about the DM picture there is no shadow, so the sun was virtually overhead and that was a very large carcass of what ever it was assuming it is a fowl or big bird being devoured, was not a native to these shores?

There is something to get your teeth into and chew over! LOL

Alec you are the expert on the Broads what do you reckon?

 

[SusannaF]

Alec you are the expert on the Broads what do you reckon?

Rogue coypu hybrid?

 

[EAST KENT]

nah..it`s certainly a werewolf, lots of `em `round `ollingbourne. Which is not all that far from my favouritest EVER hunt venue ...The `ook and `atchett ,`ucking. Sorry, could`nt resist