2019 Foxbusters fox tally and data summery.

Foxes Shot 175 Data recorded on 112 foxes
Males (dog) 57  =  51%
Females (vixen) 55  = 49 %
Shot but not Retrieved 57
Heaviest Fox 8.72kg
Lightest Fox 1.20kg
Average Weight 4.72kg
Healthy foxes recorded 105  =  93%
Mangy or unhealthy foxes recorded 7  =  7%
Young foxes & cubs 54  =  48%
Mature foxes 44  =  39%%
Old foxes 14  =  13%
Ages not recorded 0
Feral Cats 6
Foxes taken with rifles 169  =  97%
Foxes taken with shotguns 6  =  3%
Calibres used 12Ga, .308, .243, .22-250, .223, .22rf .222, .17hmr, .30-06, 6.5 Creedmore
Stomach contents Sheep carrion, canola, wheat, oats, lupins, mice, grasshoppers, bird?, parrots, wool, beetles, lizard, maggots, blowfly pupae, insects, earwigs, figs, earth worms, caterpillars, centipedes, water beetle, frog, grass, chicken, grapes, afterbirth, rabbit, spiders, flies, fox, kangaroo, snake  
Tape worm & Round worm  in small intestines

Spotlight Shooting Stats

Kilometres Driven 882
Hectares Viewed 25,452
Foxes Seen 332
Foxes Shot 175
Number of Hunts 29
Average Foxes per Hunt 6.03
Population Density  
Highest Density – Foxes per Km2 3.89
Lowest Density – Foxes per Km2 .42
Average – Foxes per Km2 1.3
   
Guest Hunters/Observers 24