2017 FOXBUSTERS® fox tally and data summery

 

Foxes Shot 172 Data recorded on 120 foxes
Males (dog) 66  =  55%
Females (vixen) 54  =  45%
Shot but not Retrieved 52
Heaviest Fox 7.85kg
Lightest Fox 1.25kg
Average Weight 4.72kg
Healthy foxes recorded 114  =  95%
Mangy or unhealthy foxes recorded 6  =  5%
Young foxes & cubs 46  =  39%
Mature foxes 64  =  56%%
Old foxes 6  =  5%
Ages not recorded 4
Feral Cats 3
Foxes taken with rifles 155  =  90%
Foxes taken with shotguns 17  =  10%
Calibres used 12Ga, .308, .243, .22-250, .223, .22mag, .22rf .222, .17hmr
Stomach contents Sheep carrion, canola, wheat, oats, mice, grasshoppers, birds, parrots, wool, beetles, lizard, maggots, blowfly pupae, insects, earwigs, figs, earth worms, Deadly, caterpillars, caterpillars, centipedes, water beetle, grass, mulberries, quail, chicken, grapes, afterbirth, rabbit, spiders, flies.

 

Tape worm & Round worm  in small intestines

Spotlight Shooting Stats

Kilometres Driven 774
Hectares Viewed 19,272
Foxes Seen 360
Foxes Shot 172
Number of Hunts 33
Average Foxes per Hunt 5.21
Population Density
Highest Density – Foxes perKm2 5.74
Lowest Density – Foxes perKm2 .54
Average – Foxes perKm2 1.87
Guest Hunters/Observers 43