shetlandcars Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/news_10_2088/Dead%20fox%20fuels%20debate.htm Apparently the last reported sighting of a fox was 15 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 what p----ck has brought foxes up here. my poor chickens are not going to be happy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 It's totally irresponsible , bringing Foxes up here, for a start it's not fair on the fox, if it's from a town it's probably been living on pizza and kentucky, or it could be hand fed food, in which case it might of been semi domesticated. Not much hope for it in this enviroment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 An autopsy would tell how long it has been here, and what it's been eating, unless someone already up here has had it as a pet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 By all accounts they sneak onto the ferries at Aberdeen. The sly wee ***** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Awesome, I've never seen a fox before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJ of Hildisvik Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Glad to know security is up to scratch at Aberdeen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAStewart Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I guess as someone who has little farming background, I'd love to see foxes in Shetland. But I do understand that they can kill chickens and livestock. I'd love to see one take on my Joey: http://photos-b.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v355/4/53/1269301394/n1269301394_123001_7728.jpg They wouldn't stand a chance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 bye bye wild life Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulb Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 wrong a hill fox will enjoy snacking on that little furball. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonners Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 I heard or read once upon-a-time about someone from either the Queens Hotel - in the 19th century - or the Kergord estate having foxes in Shetland ... does this ring a bell with anyone? I know the Kergord estate introduced pheasants. You still see the odd one here and there from time to time in the wilds of the central mainland. I think a fox could survive fairly well in Shetland. Plenty of rabbits to eat and rubbish to rake through, and enough wide open empty spaces to find shelter and stay out of sight most of the time. I find the idea of a fox stowing away on a Northlink ferry almost unbelievable, but I guess anything is possible. The Aberdeen docks are quite close to the grassy banks of the River Dee so there are probably plenty of foxes in the area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Inky Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 We should set up a Shetlink Hunt, and gallop across the hillsides on Shetland ponies in pursuit of the uneatable. JAStewart's cat will have to do until we can afford a pack of hounds. Tally ho, and away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Njugle Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Last 'roadkill' foxes i heard about being found here came back in the freezer of a pelagic ship from Scandinavia, alledgedly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolm Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 Urban foxes are no longer afraid of humans. Aberdeen city centre is over-run wi dem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EM Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 The Aberdeen docks are quite close to the grassy banks of the River Dee so there are probably plenty of foxes in the area.I've seen foxes many times, but rarely in grassy or rural areas. Almost always I've met them in city streets. I think they look excellent, though usually somewhat scrawnier and less red than the classic image. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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