Foxes and Badgers

[Lakes Nash]

We seam to be over run with the blighters, seen 5 badgers this week that have been hit by Vehicles on the roadsides, mate who runs sheep on ours is about to start the sheep silly season on the edge of Grizedale Forest, says there is abundance of foxes, no Hunting and lack of night shooters,, the do gooders must be over the moon!

 

[borderterribles]

We seam to be over run with the blighters, seen 5 badgers this week that have been hit by Vehicles on the roadsides, mate who runs sheep on ours is about to start the sheep silly season on the edge of Grizedale Forest, says there is abundance of foxes, no Hunting and lack of night shooters,, the do gooders must be over the moon!

It wouldn't be so bad if the do gooders were actually over the moon about the situation that you describe. The plain truth of it is that, by and large, they have neither land, land and livestock management experience or any idea of the strife that their clueless impositions cause in the countryside.

 

[livestock 1]

Similar situation. Was just saying that this morning there’s a lot about.

 

[Vader]

We seam to be over run with the blighters, seen 5 badgers this week that have been hit by Vehicles on the roadsides, mate who runs sheep on ours is about to start the sheep silly season on the edge of Grizedale Forest, says there is abundance of foxes, no Hunting and lack of night shooters,, the do gooders must be over the moon!

Surely can get someone to shoot the fox?
Got lots of ppl in this area who would love to go out fixing. To many ppl in fact round here!!

 

[Wood field]

@Lakes Nash lads who do our “ pest control “ go up to newby bridge shooting, they are good guys not idiots can pm details if you want

 

[warksfarmer]

We seam to be over run with the blighters, seen 5 badgers this week that have been hit by Vehicles on the roadsides, mate who runs sheep on ours is about to start the sheep silly season on the edge of Grizedale Forest, says there is abundance of foxes, no Hunting and lack of night shooters,, the do gooders must be over the moon!

The volume of badgers being hit by cars is massive around here. Literally a daily occurrence. As for foxes I haven’t seen one for at least a couple of years. The ‘do gooders’ in their elec cars seem to be doing the job for everyone.

 

[unlacedgecko]

Last year's male badgers are being ejected from their settes prior to this year's cubs being born. These naive animals are moving to new territories and have no road sense. That's why there is such a spike in RTA casualties every Feb/Mar.

 

[Lofty1984]

Just wait for the cuddly brigade to accuse farmers of “planting” the badgers at the side of the roads

 

[Norfolk Hill Farmer]

I posted on here before about this, but the amount of Badgers we have is unreal. Every field will have a set adjacent to it, some very large , you can see there marks all over every field. Regularly seem them at night and now occasionally during the day. Despite having some first class habitat ,I doubt a single ground nesting bird has successfully reared chicks for years ( and I’m not saying that because I’m worried about pheasants).

 

[Jonp]

Same here, last year had a brief badger visit before they....moved on. This year alot more badger activity especially near to the woods on the hills. Scrapes appearing all over the fields especially under the old cow pats. Glad I've sold all the cows as it was just a matter of time before TB arrived here.
At least 4 foxes were about a couple of weeks ago, only one young male left now. Gather all the newborn outdoor lambs in to the shed/paddock for a few days before turning them out to a field. So far so good.

 

[uztrac]

Even in this arable countryside I see roadkill badgers frequently,what damage they will inflict on our ground nesting birds this coming spring could be serious.English partridge,lapwing,curlew etc all at risk.

 

[Spencer]

Need a few more Ozzies to go badger bumping at night.. They drive round countryside with an Esky of beers running over the black and whites….

 

[roscoe erf]

Just wait for the cuddly brigade to accuse farmers of “planting” the badgers at the side of the roads

we wouldn't do that now would we

 

[copse]

We seam to be over run with the blighters, seen 5 badgers this week that have been hit by Vehicles on the roadsides, mate who runs sheep on ours is about to start the sheep silly season on the edge of Grizedale Forest, says there is abundance of foxes, no Hunting and lack of night shooters,, the do gooders must be over the moon!

Sounds like a rifle and thermal scope should sort your problem.

 

[som farmer]

our best 24/7 control of foxes and badgers, is the A 303, runs close to us.

in a cull zone, had a good clear out, 1st year, not many since.

pheasants, partridges and mallard, all reared broods last year. The hare population, has seriously increased, and we have seen h/hogs, 1st for decades.

Always reckon the best way to turn people against foxes, is to encourage them to keep a few hens !

 

[steveR]

our best 24/7 control of foxes and badgers, is the A 303, runs close to us.

in a cull zone, had a good clear out, 1st year, not many since.

pheasants, partridges and mallard, all reared broods last year. The hare population, has seriously increased, and we have seen h/hogs, 1st for decades.

Always reckon the best way to turn people against foxes, is to encourage them to keep a few hens !

And Badgers... I know of a badger lover changed overnight, after a badger got into a pen and house, and caused a disaster. Badger was caught red handed, and caused no further problems...

 

[Spencer]

our best 24/7 control of foxes and badgers, is the A 303, runs close to us.

in a cull zone, had a good clear out, 1st year, not many since.

pheasants, partridges and mallard, all reared broods last year. The hare population, has seriously increased, and we have seen h/hogs, 1st for decades.

Always reckon the best way to turn people against foxes, is to encourage them to keep a few hens !

There’s a reason you can’t register to rehouse hedgehogs if you live near a badger set.....

 

[Doing it for the kids]

I watched 4 badgers through a thermal working across a field in extended line sweeping the area last year. I knew they were efficient but I had never seen them in action like that. It reminded me of my army days learning to search for anti personal mines. Nothing would have survived in that field that night.

People have no idea about these things.

Only thought today how many dead ones I have seen in the last few days

 

[steveR]

I watched 4 badgers through a thermal working across a field in extended line sweeping the area last year. I knew they were efficient but I had never seen them in action like that. It reminded me of my army days learning to search for anti personal mines. Nothing would have survived in that field that night.

People have no idea about these things.

Only thought today how many dead ones I have seen in the last few days

One small positive...

 

[markpentre]

Badgers are destroying good grazing ground on our farm.. areas look like you been in there with a power harrow.