2016 FOXBUSTERS Fox Tally and Data Summary

Foxes Shot 235 Data recorded on 201 foxes
Males (dog) 94  =  47%
Females (vixen) 107  =  53%
Shot but not Retrieved 38
Heaviest Fox 7.20kg
Lightest Fox 1.13kg
Average Weight 4.74kg
Healthy foxes recorded 180  =  89.5%
Mangy or unhealthy foxes recorded 21  =  10.5%
Young foxes & cubs 78  =  39%
Mature foxes 104  =  52%%
Old foxes 19  =  9%
Ages not recorded 38
Feral Cats 6,  =  2.15, 3.15, 3.38, 1.86, 3.51, 1.30 kg
Foxes taken with rifles 162  =  81%
Foxes taken with shotguns 39  =  19%
Calibers used 12Ga, .308, .243, .22-250, .223, .22mag, .22rf .222, .270, .17hmr
Stomach contents Sheep carrion, canola, wheat, oats, mice, grasshoppers, bird?, parrots, wool, beetles, lizard, maggots, blowfly pupae, frog, , sheep feedlot mix, insect?, earwigs, , figs, earth worms, Deadly Nightshade berries, Barley, cockchafer grubs, mud, caterpillars, lupins, bobtail, caterpillars, centipedes,

Tape worm & Round worm  in small intestines

Spotlight Shooting Stats

Kilometers Driven 1235
Hectares Viewed 25,767
Foxes Seen 448
Foxes Shot 235
Number of Hunts 45
Average Foxes per Hunt 5.22
Population Density
Highest Density – Foxes per Km2 5
Lowest Density – Foxes per Km2 .6
Average –             Foxes per Km2 1.75
Guest Hunters/Observers 46