Greg F The only point I make about using a rifle for taking out vermin
is admirably summarized by Teribus. A 0.303 lee Enfield was quoted as an example purely because it is a weapon most people in the UK have a vague knowledge of.A little less time spent being an idiot and more spent on comprehension may help you.

Dthe G. I believe you introduced the data on mortality in lambs caused by other factors apart from fox predation. Your source made no mention of weather as being one of the leading causes of death.I merely pointed out this omission and gave statistics to illustrate the same. If a fox site wishes to explain all forms of lamb mortality and leaves out one of the leading causes, it is not a very accurate site is it? Perhaps you should do the research and pop out from under your toad stall when you have something significant to add. Your blustering fools no one.

Punkfolkrocker.
Should you ever have the good fortune to meet a sensible sheep it would probably answer: "Both"