Frantic foxing with Doug Pocklington
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- čas přidán 18. 01. 2022
- It’s a frenzied night of foxshooting for Doug Pocklington in Lincolnshire as the animals appear from everywhere. He has to be ready to turn on a sixpence. In the end, he accounts for eleven.
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The British red fox is widespread across the whole of mainland Britain and Ireland. The best estimate of the current British fox population is 240,000 adults in spring, to which a production of 425,000 cubs is added annually. The fox has no natural predator and for the population to remain stable, 425,000 foxes must therefore die each year.
Fox numbers need to be managed and controlled to prevent the predation of lambs, piglets reared outdoors, free range and domestic poultry. Foxes can also have a significant impact on vulnerable species of ground nesting birds such as black grouse, partridge, lapwing and curlew (Bealey, Green, Robson, Taylor & Winspear, 1999).
In order to protect such species while they are breeding, conservators and gamekeepers aim to control fox numbers, particularly from late winter to early summer. Foxes are also controlled around pheasant and partridge rearing and release pens in late summer and autumn. Overall, the direct cost to UK agriculture from fox predation has been estimated at £12 million annually (UK Government figures)
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That looks like a load of fun, you chaps know where it's at!
That's the kind of evening that I'm after!!
What a night's shooting 👏👏👏👏
Nice shooting lads keep up the good work cheers where did you get the calls you were using on the caller did you download them if you downloaded them what was the name of the website cheers
Wow. That hunt came together really well.....made it look easy.
The 243 is emphatic on the foxes.
Thanks for posting..
Nice shooting lads love your videos cheers mate
Nice shooting men love your videos cheers mate
Hi there, excellent video. Could you suggest a "spotter" to use at night please? I'm a sheep farmer and think it would be useful to at least see what is about. Or do I just put some bait down and a trail cam? thanks
Either works. For spotters, have a look at Pulsar, HIKMicro and Infiray. / Charlie
Loved your video lads, very well done!
Bountiful outing! ( seems to be an understatement, doesn't it! :)
What is the IR on top of the scope?? I have a pard and need one.
Pbir L
What scope?
Good shooting 👍
Pity you can't come to Milton Keynes you'll triple that
Great night out 👍🏻
Outstanding 👌👌👌🇮🇪
What a night lads!!!!
No point checkin round there with the terrier
Night and a half that 👍🏻
Not nice shooting at all. The strike was far too high I couldn't see, of course, if the beast was dead but I doubt it. The bits of tech kit are beast thrown away if they produce that result.
What strike was too high? They looked good to me.
And it looks like the tech kit produces good results!
Nice hunt 👍
Great shooting
Could do with these guys round my housing estate lol. Foxes run rampant around this estate, hundreds of them, every morning peoples bins are scattered, shit everywhere, they take kids toys and shoes from my garden, attack peoples cats, list goes on. Bloody nightmare