2018 Foxbusters fox tally and data summery.

Foxes Shot 188 Data recorded on 104 foxes
Males (dog) 56  =  54%
Females (vixen) 48  = 46 %
Shot but not Retrieved 84
Heaviest Fox 7.50kg
Lightest Fox 1.41kg
Average Weight 5.10kg
Healthy foxes recorded 93  =  89%
Mangy or unhealthy foxes recorded 11  =  11%
Young foxes & cubs 62  =  60%
Mature foxes 33  =  32%%
Old foxes 9  =  8%
Ages not recorded 0
Feral Cats 7
Foxes taken with rifles 167  =  89%
Foxes taken with shotguns 21  =  11%
Calibres used 12Ga, .308, .243, .22-250, .223, .22mag, .22rf .222, .17hmr, .204, .30-06, 6.5 Lapua
Stomach contents Sheep carrion, canola, wheat, oats, lupins, mice, grasshoppers, bird?, parrots, wool, beetles, lizard, maggots, blowfly pupae, insects, earwigs, figs, earth worms, Deadly, caterpillars, centipedes, water beetle, frog, grass, mulberries, quail, chicken, grapes, afterbirth, rabbit, spiders, flies, fox, kangaroo.  
Tape worm & Round worm  in small intestines


Spotlight Shooting Stats

Kilometres Driven 897
Hectares Viewed 23,000
Foxes Seen 355
Foxes Shot 188
Number of Hunts 35
Average Foxes per Hunt 5.37
Population Density  
Highest Density – Foxes perKm2 3.46
Lowest Density – Foxes perKm2 .4
Average – Foxes perKm2 1.7
   
Guest Hunters/Observers 27