Fox hunting

platoonDaddy · Apr 22, 2020

Friend had a dozen or so chickens, Mr. Fox took three for a snack, left 4th badly injured.

He asked me to assist him getting Mr Fox, therefore the question: is it legal to shoot Mr Fox without a license for the destruction of his chickens?

danb · Apr 22, 2020

Foxes are out of season so I think the landowner needs a Damage permit. https://dnr.maryland.gov/Wildlife/Pages/plants_wildlife/wildlifeproblems.aspx

Homeowners are strictly prohibited from trapping and shooting wildlife outside regulated seasons, unless the animal has been actively causing property damage or is an obvious threat to public health and safety. If this course of action is taken, homeowners must obtain a free landowner trapping permit by calling 1-877-463-6497. Permittees must comply with permit requirements and local firearms restrictions.

newmuzzleloader · Apr 22, 2020

platoonDaddy said:
Friend had a dozen or so chickens, Mr. Fox took three for a snack, left 4th badly injured.

He asked me to assist him getting Mr Fox, therefore the question: is it legal to shoot Mr Fox without a license for the destruction of his chickens?

It is at my place...

Joseph · Apr 22, 2020

newmuzzleloader said:
It is at my place...

Nice one.

There is no season when Mr fox is after ones chickens.

Pale Ryder · Apr 22, 2020

Think you need a permit.

https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/wdco_regs.pdf

StaFrosty · Apr 22, 2020

What Fox??

John from MD · Apr 22, 2020

kaliroger · Apr 22, 2020

Why not Mrs or Ms Fox?)

outrider58 · Apr 22, 2020

Pale Ryder said:
Think you need a permit.

https://dnr.maryland.gov/wildlife/Documents/wdco_regs.pdf

I don't think that applies in the event of marauding animals "caught in the act"

lazarus · Apr 22, 2020

John from MD said:
SSS

recommended.

Technically you need a permit.

However you do NOT need a permit if an animal is an imminent danger to life, safety or property. IE if you catch the fox in the act, take care of it.

A permit would be for culling. Generally it needs to be a nuisance animal to get one. But it would be like shooting a fox on your property because you’ve lost some chickens vs shooting the fox trying to get in to the coop.

One requires a permit because it is out of season and all state and local restrictions apply. The later does not require a permit or state restrictions (it may local). IE if you’ve lived on an acre and all your neighbors are on an acre so you don’t have safety zones you can’t shoot a fox on a damage permit. You CAN if it’s an imminent danger (but again, SOME cities and counties might not allow that. Many do. Some only have safety zone exceptions for life, not protection of property, which animals are considered).

Since you aren’t the land owner though, definitely permit. And your friend is going to need to call and get it.

Archeryrob · Apr 23, 2020

Yea, what lazarus said, Your buddy can shoot the fox as it is his land and his chickens and I still wouldn't advertise it. The law considers him protecting his livestock, or property. You are hunting or poaching depending on the season without the permit. We have a farmer lady down the street from me and the Coyotes have worked on her caves and foxes on lambs and goat kids. She wants us to hunt them out of season and the DNR said she can shoot them out of season but we cannot.

The foxes have kits right now and they are hunting twice as hard. if you/he free range in the spring you better keep a gun handy.

platoonDaddy · Apr 23, 2020

thanks to all the words of wisdom.

ToolAA · May 2, 2020

We got a little family living just outside of my property on county land. The mother is standing on the crest of the hill on my property but the Kitt is sunning himself on a rock just over the line on county property. I live in a rather suburban community so we do not have any chickens so I guess they’ll just be left alone to do their business. The good news is they seem to have chased the groundhogs away that have been a persistent problem behind my house also on county property.

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Doco Overboard · May 2, 2020

One of the boys killed one this morning when he was in the woods. Called him right in with a turkey call.

28Shooter · May 2, 2020

Where are the hounds and horses?

Brickman301 · May 3, 2020

Doco Overboard said:
One of the boys killed one this morning when he was in the woods. Called him right in with a turkey call.

Why? It’s out of season to do so. Foxes are needed in the wilderness. If you have foxes, then there’s a good possibility you don’t have any/many coyotes in that area.
Foxes are way less of a risk to the wildlife than coyotes are. Foxes won’t eat baby deer, and it’s not nearly as big of a threat to the turkeys compared to coyotes.
I’m a trapper, and hate to see the foxes taken for no reason. Now when they are after your livestock, that’s a different story, do what you got to do.

Coyotes, kill them all, I don’t see any good reason to keep them around.

By the way, I get so many people telling me that foxes are getting their chickens, or eggs. They want me to trap them for them. Most of the time eggs are taken by raccoons, and from my experience hawks are killing more chickens than foxes.

Doco Overboard · May 3, 2020

Brickman301 said:
Why? It’s out of season to do so. Foxes are needed in the wilderness. If you have foxes, then there’s a good possibility you don’t have any/many coyotes in that area.
Foxes are way less of a risk to the wildlife than coyotes are. Foxes won’t eat baby deer, and it’s not nearly as big of a threat to the turkeys compared to coyotes.
I’m a trapper, and hate to see the foxes taken for no reason. Now when they are after your livestock, that’s a different story, do what you got to do.

Coyotes, kill them all, I don’t see any good reason to keep them around.

By the way, I get so many people telling me that foxes are getting their chickens, or eggs. They want me to trap them for them. Most of the time eggs are taken by raccoons, and from my experience hawks are killing more chickens than foxes.

No, they are not always out of season.

Moyaone · May 3, 2020

Fox (Red and Gray)

TRAPPING, FIREARMS, ARCHERY
and AIRGUN HUNTING

Aug. 1–July 31

Charles and Dorchester counties

No limit

No limit

Nov. 15–Feb. 15

Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties

No limit

No limit

Nov. 1–Feb. 1

Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s and Washington counties

No limit

No limit

Doco Overboard · May 3, 2020

Moyaone said:
Fox (Red and Gray)

TRAPPING, FIREARMS, ARCHERY
and AIRGUN HUNTING

Aug. 1–July 31

Charles and Dorchester counties

No limit

No limit

Nov. 15–Feb. 15

Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne’s, Somerset, Talbot, Wicomico and Worcester counties

No limit

No limit

Nov. 1–Feb. 1

Allegany, Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Calvert, Carroll, Frederick, Garrett, Harford, Howard, Montgomery, Prince George’s, St. Mary’s and Washington counties

No limit

No limit

Somebody must have read the regulations before deciding to give a lesson.

303_enfield · May 3, 2020

Always in season if you get the free permit from DNR.

Shooting dogs chasing livestock was made illegal in MD Oct. 1, 2013. Only a LEO can do it while in the act. Try telling that to a horse owner as a ____ is eating his foal. Or my kids, as some asshats labradoodle is killing his ducks. I'll SSS an you MYOB!

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