Red Fox ?

• Sep 21, 2009

• #1

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ngbballhunter

Member

I have a few red foxes behind my house in a small track of land. I see them all the time from my stand but I was wondering if they are harmful to the deer. I didn't know if they could kill fawns and if I should shoot them or not.

 

• Sep 21, 2009

• #2

Philbow

Senior Member

I don't think deer have anything to worry about with foxes. Also the season dosen't start till 1 December.

 

• Sep 21, 2009

• #3

hawgrider1200

Senior Member

shooting fox

Philbow said:

I don't think deer have anything to worry about with foxes. Also the season dosen't start till 1 December.

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Not only that but the game regulations prohibit shooting fox from an elevated stand and with centerfire weapons.
If they were in season u could use a bow or muzzleloader to shoot them. They have pretty hides.

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #4

jbrooker

Senior Member

The deer are not in trouble with the fox. Fox season starts Dec. 1 You can shoot with a 22 cal. or smaller rimfire. As far as I know the regulations do not state that you can't hunt from an elevated stand.

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #5

DeepweR

Senior Member

a deer trust the trail of a fox. "fox p cover sent"

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #6

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ylhatch

Senior Member

i saw a fox with a fawn in its mouth last spring while fishing.so yes they eat baby deer.

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #7

skeeterjp

Senior Member

ylhatch said:

i saw a fox with a fawn in its mouth last spring while fishing.so yes they eat baby deer.

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did you use the kruncher to calm the fawn?

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #8

gatormeup

Senior Member

have seen them running deer also! never seen one to eat one, bu tthey sure were giving chase!

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #9

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

Are ya`ll sure you weren`t seein` coyotes, instead of red foxes?

 

• Sep 25, 2009

• #10

GAJoe

Senior Member

Nicodemus said:

Are ya`ll sure you weren`t seein` coyotes, instead of red foxes?

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I second that question. A new-born fawn would be bigger than a fox.

 

• Sep 26, 2009

• #11

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ylhatch

Senior Member

i have ran dogs in enough fox pens to know the diff.

 

• Sep 27, 2009

• #12

squirrelhunter912

Senior Member

I don't know about deer but they WILL do a number on your turkey and small game like squirrels and some birds

 

• Sep 27, 2009

• #13

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Zeus01

Senior Member

I have called in pairs of fox more than once useing a fawn distress. I once called a doe and two fox in at the same time. The doe charged the fox and chased them out of my sight.

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #14

Throwback

Chief Big Taw

It is not illegal to hunt them from elevated stands.

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• Sep 28, 2009

• #15

alphamale069

Member

I would not really worry about the foxes and the deer. The only way I see a fox eating a deer is if the deer had an injury or something.

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #16

psycosoninlaw1

Senior Member

I saw a red eating and dragging a road killed fawn.

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #17

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

I don`t think a deer has anything to worry about with a 10 pound fox, and I would love to see one jump on a big wild turkey gobbler. Foxes are more in tune with mice, rats, and rabbits.

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #18

psycosoninlaw1

Senior Member

Don't they eat turkey eggs?

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #19

Nicodemus

The Recluse

Staff member

psycosoninlaw1 said:

Don't they eat turkey eggs?

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Yes they do, when they can find them. But not enough to do any real and lastin` damage. They eat more rats, that eat turkey eggs too.

 

• Sep 28, 2009

• #20

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irishleprechaun

Senior Member

pm sent...