June foxshooting is never straightforward. With crops and grass standing tall, visibility is limited but for keepers, farmers and conservationists, the fox threat doesn’t go away. Young foxes are now travelling further afield and learning to hunt for themselves, and they can cause serious damage if they get into a pheasant pen, chicken coop or vulnerable nesting area. In this month’s foxshooting diary, Robert Bucknell looks at the challenges of June fox control and why timing, fieldcraft and responsible shooting matter. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=n_i3ETjW… Follow Robert’s foxshooting series through the year: FieldsportsChannel.tv/foxsho… To watch all of #FieldsportsBritain episode 863, visit: FieldsportsChannel.tv/fields… Become a Fieldsports Channel member and help support independent fieldsports media, now with insurance and legal expenses cover: FieldsportsChannel.tv/member… Sign up for our weekly email newsletter: FieldsportsChannel.tv/regist… We’re proud to promote the enjoyment of fieldsports and the countryside. Our three guiding principles: ▶ Shoot responsibly ▶ Respect the quarry ▶ Ensure a humane, clean and quick kill #FieldsportsBritain #FoxShooting #FoxControl #Gamekeeping #CountrysideManagement #Fieldsports #ShootingSports #Conservation #RuralLife

Thermal and night vision have changed fox control, but Mike Powell argues that understanding fox behaviour still matters most. Click here to read the latest issue: countrysports.net/june-issue… #FoxControl #Foxing #Fieldcraft

Andy Crow is foxshooting on new ground with the Nocpix Bolt H50R thermal scope on his Blaser R8 .243. He’s using his old faithful polystyrene-and-glass call and a technique he calls “foxjacking” — waiting in ambush rather than chasing around the countryside. Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=zZOfHDos… #FieldsportsBritain #Foxshooting #FoxControl #ThermalOptics #Nocpix

Can you shoot a fox with an air rifle? Wayne Martin is out after rabbits when a fox suddenly appears and he has to make an instant decision. This week on #FieldsportsBritain: rabbiting with an airgun, the gamekeeper suicide crisis, big game hunting with wildlife filmmaker David Beach, and the latest countryside news. Watch the full episode: youtube.com/watch?v=VoZ_gwx3… #FieldsportsChannel #AirgunShooting #FoxControl #Rabbiting #Gamekeeping #Countryside #Fieldsports @GWelfare @HIKMICRO_jp

Wayne Martin is out rabbiting with his air rifle — until a loose dog scatters the rabbits and pegs a pheasant. Then an unexpected fox appears. Should he take the shot? Watch: youtube.com/watch?v=e66hKuSw… #FieldsportsBritain #AirgunShooting #Rabbiting #FoxControl #JackPyke #HIKMicro @HIKMICRO_jp

🐏🦊🐑Trigger warning💥⚠️ it was a busy season on the Lambing paddocks. howa 1500 .223 Fiocchi 55grn Benelli semi auto 12g . #hunting foxcontrol sheepfarming shooting

🎣🦊 Fishing and foxing – riverside to lamping, Cumbrian style We’re back out with Owen Runackles (Cumbria Country Sports) for a proper mixed-bag evening. First, Owen tries his luck on the river for a late-season salmon… then, as night falls, it’s time for fox control with a .243 running the Pard Night Stalker 4K Pro day/night scope with a laser rangefinder. Watch here 👉 youtube.com/watch?v=t-qkQbba… @Pardoptics #Fieldsports #Fishing #FoxControl #Cumbria #NightVision #PARD #CountrysideLife

🎯 Two rifles. One thermal scope. One perfect shot. Devon pest controller Tom Davies swaps a Pulsar XP60 between his .17HMR and .223 to control foxes and rabbits during the summer silage cut. 🔥 Watch: youtu.be/jpJ6su4FFNM #FieldsportsBritain #ThermalScope #FoxControl

📢 Our first newsletter for 2025 drops mid-Feb! Get the latest on: #Feralcat & #fox management Research updates Field success stories Tools & events Don’t miss out – subscribe now: invasives.us5.list-manage.co… #NFCFMC #FeralCats #FoxControl #Conservation

Our threatened species need all the help they can get. An exciting new resource is on the way…stay tuned for our website launch tomorrow! #FeralCatControl #FoxControl #Conservation 🦊🐱 Image: Eastern Quoll, Charles Davis @CentreInvasives @WAFCWG @TSCommissioner @DCCEEW

Early morning fox control for a neighbour this morning. Caller and bait out. Fox came charging in, picked the bait up on the run and fled the field without stopping. Can't be successful everytime. #17hmr #browning #rimfire #foxcontrol

Scientists learn from fox attacks on lapwings. @Gameandwildlife has made the case for fox control in new research trying to protect wading birds. Watch this week's news in full: bit.ly/48tDxT9 #fieldsports #foxattack #foxcontrol #lapwings @GWCTScience

Hunt sab Manuela Shardina was trying to steal the keys or the gun from the quad bike later in the clip Georgina Cunningham is seen launching a two litre bottle at me. #hunterharrassment #abuseatwork #keephunting #foxhunting #foxcontrol #huntingwithhounds

New issue of @CountrymansW in the shops tomorrow with plenty of news & your favourite features on #foxcontrol #ferreting #deerstalking #lurchers #gundogs #airguns & some cracking recipes from @Charlotte_Pike_

Got the sheep killer. Black box is Racumen baits for controlling black rats that used to eat the meat lures before the fox found them. Sorting both = better. #foxcontrol #CanidPestEjector #landcare @youngwoolgroup @AusWoolGrowers @QualityWool @WoolProducers @woolinnovation

New issue of @CountrymansW in the shops tomorrow! #gundogs #retrievers #wildfowling #gamekeeping #terriers #deerstalking & #foxcontrol

Eley ambassador, Geoff Garrod, explains how #foxshooting has moved on in his lifetime 👇 #eleyhawk #foxcontrol

New issue of @CountrymansW in the shops now! #Terriers #lurchers #rabbiting #foxcontrol, a new deer management strategy for #England and a feature on the .410, the small shotgun with a big attitude...

VULPES new series on FOX CONTROL - part two inside this week's issue! shop.countrymansweekly.com/i… #fox #foxes #foxcontrol #vermin #vermincontrol

New issue of @CountrymansW in the shops tomorrow featuring #foxcontrol #corvidcontrol #deerstalking #gundogs #lurchers, words of wisdom from @jimbarrington & @jcjeremyhobson & a look at the legacy of a cultural landscape by @GwctScotland Rory Kennedy #Cairngorms @Gameandwildlife