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A Red Fox dropped by...

machine gun moranmachine gun moran Member Posts: 5,198
edited May 2012 in General Discussion
...last night. I hadn't seen one in years. I thought it was a coyote, until he stepped into the porch light. He snacked on the cat food, while keeping an eye on me, and then left. Anybody else have Red Foxes around?
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    leadlead Member Posts: 2,311 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I see them around here in SW Missouri at times. Not as often as I'd like, I think they're pretty cool. Of course, I don't have hens or other livestock that I have to worry about.
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    grumpygygrumpygy Member Posts: 53,466 ✭
    edited November -1
    Posted about one the other night when I went out thinking I had raccoons.
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    fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    No pic???Pffffff.
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    guntech59guntech59 Member Posts: 23,187 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    A lot of them around here. As a matter of fact, there is a breeding pair that shows themselves and their babies on the baseball fields when games are going on. They watch, but are apparently unimpressed.
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    Laredo LeftyLaredo Lefty Member Posts: 13,451 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    OK, here's a pic for ya. Anyone know what it is? I think its a Ferrett. It has showed up in my backyard twice over a period of several years. Short little legs, about 4-5 inches tall.

    [img][/img]IMG_0034-3.jpg
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    kc5gxckc5gxc Member Posts: 177 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Never seen anything like that here in South MS !
    Cute little bugger.....Pete
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    A J ChristA J Christ Member Posts: 7,534 ✭
    edited November -1
    Caught one a couple of weeks ago on the security camera system.
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    saserbysaserby Member Posts: 1,873 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
    OK, here's a pic for ya. Anyone know what it is? I think its a Ferrett. It has showed up in my backyard twice over a period of several years. Short little legs, about 4-5 inches tall.

    [img][/img]IMG_0034-3.jpg


    I had a ferret for a while. I don't think it's a ferret. I think it's a weasel. Look up weasel and check out the pics. Pretty neat. I've never seen one in the wild. I saw a mink once while bowhunting.
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    pickenuppickenup Member Posts: 22,844 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    These are the kind of fox we get around here.
    I asked this one if he would pose for me.
    So he sat down and waited until I got the camera.

    Fox1.jpg

    Not really, but it sounds good.
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    JamesRKJamesRK Member Posts: 25,670 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    p3skyking had one hanging around that was almost a pet.
    The road to hell is paved with COMPROMISE.
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    Joes Custom GunsJoes Custom Guns Member Posts: 1,671 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I get $60.00 ea. for ALL that I can catch, in rubber jawed steel traps.
    The Fox hunters release them in a 300 acre pen so that they can hear their hounds run them.
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    SawzSawz Member Posts: 6,049
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
    OK, here's a pic for ya. Anyone know what it is? I think its a Ferrett. It has showed up in my backyard twice over a period of several years. Short little legs, about 4-5 inches tall.

    [img][/img]IMG_0034-3.jpg


    Looks like a mermaid to me
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    armilitearmilite Member Posts: 35,483 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Crap we have them right in the middle of town along with Coyotes.
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    retroxler58retroxler58 Member Posts: 32,693 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Quite a few Red Fox around here...

    Along with Opossum, Raccoon, Squirrel,... etc...
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    Alan RushingAlan Rushing Member Posts: 9,002 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Laredo Lefty
    OK, here's a pic for ya. Anyone know what it is? I think its a Ferrett. It has showed up in my backyard twice over a period of several years. Short little legs, about 4-5 inches tall.

    [img][/img]IMG_0034-3.jpg
    Correction? Believe that you meant that you have twice observed that one and/or another in your yard over the past couple of years. Id not be surprised is your place is on its regular rounds, whether that is every 24 hours or just several times through the week.

    And I believe that you are correct ... to me it appears to be a ferret (at least that it is some sort of weasil type critter). It appears to be quite a bit larger sized than MOST weasel sort critters that I've had occassion to observe.

    I'm definitely no expert nor particularly knowledgable of the various sorts of Mustelidae, but do find them to be fascinating and great to observe.

    Thanks for the story and the photo.


    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weasel_family
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