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Thief caught in the act
Thief caught in the act
Proof positive! Caught the rascal on camera stealing my blueberries about 20 minutes ago. Ah, well, I reckon I can spare few.
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North Country Gal
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Re: Thief caught in the act
Caught the old gray (fox), red-handed.
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We all gotta eat
Don't let the old man in
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North Country Gal
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Re: Thief caught in the act
Gray foxes are interesting animals.
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JEBar
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great pictures .. 
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BrokenolMarine
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Long as the foxes and bobcats and coons and possums stay away from the coop...
... they are welcome to visit. Sneak around the coop.. Not.
... they are welcome to visit. Sneak around the coop.. Not.
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Vaquero
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Re: Thief caught in the act
We have a red one that lives around close as we see her form time to time.
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Ozarkwoodswalker
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I've always thought grey foxes were much prettier than red foxes. Just an opinion.
And did you know they climb trees? I dont think the reds do , but the greys can.. probably a good help escaping coyotes amo g other things....
And did you know they climb trees? I dont think the reds do , but the greys can.. probably a good help escaping coyotes amo g other things....
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Vaquero
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I agree that the grays are far more prettier.Ozarkwoodswalker wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:19 pmI've always thought grey foxes were much prettier than red foxes. Just an opinion.
And did you know they climb trees? I dont think the reds do , but the greys can.. probably a good help escaping coyotes amo g other things....
This red one around here sure screams like a cat at times.
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Re: Thief caught in the act
Reds will as well at least here in Aus they do. Just about everyone that has shot big numbers of foxes has a story about one in a tree.Ozarkwoodswalker wrote: ↑Fri Jul 01, 2022 6:19 pmI've always thought grey foxes were much prettier than red foxes. Just an opinion.
And did you know they climb trees? I dont think the reds do , but the greys can.. probably a good help escaping coyotes amo g other things....
They also love berries, have lots of wild blackberries at the farm and fruiting coincides with fox pups going alone and trying to survive. I think plenty of them survive on blackberries until they master their hunting skills.
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Ozarkwoodswalker
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Re: Thief caught in the act
I've never seen one climb a tree here. In fact the conservation says you commonly find them in the suburbs of towns, and around towns much more than in the empty countryside cause they have less pressure from the coyotes there( not zero pressure. Just less pressure......)
Also, do understand, I'm not trying to get in an argument that they can or can't climb trees... if someone has seen them up a tree... that pretty much means they can climb.. i've just never personally seen or heard anyone i knew say they have seen one up a tree like a grey... i've also seen groundhogs high in trees as well, (and it was well into my life before I saw that and knew they could climb)..... ...so, just shows there is always more i can learn....
Also, do understand, I'm not trying to get in an argument that they can or can't climb trees... if someone has seen them up a tree... that pretty much means they can climb.. i've just never personally seen or heard anyone i knew say they have seen one up a tree like a grey... i've also seen groundhogs high in trees as well, (and it was well into my life before I saw that and knew they could climb)...
.. ...so, just shows there is always more i can learn....
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Debatable if there is much difference between the European red fox we have in Aus and the North American red fox but I would say their abilities would be similar. Not sure what the numbers are like in the USA but here estimates are 7million plus. Probably conservative given the one state that has a bounty on foxes only covers 3% of the country and has averaged around 100,000 payments annually for over a decade.