| About the Red Fox: In order to be able to hunt the red fox effectively, you've got to get to know him. I'll spare you all the scientific info and let you look it up on your own. You'll be sure to impress all your buddies at your next cocktail party by spouting latin stuff about this fine animal. The Red Fox is found across our nation and from Alaska in the north to Mexico in the south. Number vary widely. The desert southwest is likely the worst place to find them and the mixed forrests and farm fields of the east are likey the best places. The Red Fox is a member of the canine family and like your dog, will eat a variety of foods. Finding where these foxes are getting their food is the number one step in finding foxes. While foxes will eat vegetable matter, their primary food source is small animals, birds and insects. They get all the nutrients they need from eating these animals whole. Foxes are solitary animals most of the time. Breeding season is the exception. During January through March, you will call in more doubles than you will singles as they are paired up. The pups (generally 2 to 6) are born in April and May. Both mother and father fox will care for the pups. Mother staying back and nursing the pups and the father hunting for food for mom. The pups are grown and ready to leave home by late summer. Mortality is high amoung young foxes. Hawks, owls, dogs and coyotes will gladly kill a fox pup any chance they get. Those that make it through till autum are already wise and sneaky. At this point, they split from their parents and strike out trying to find a territory to call their own. |
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| Paul Stine hunkered down working a mouth call while waiting for a fox to show up. |
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