Clancy 1 Posted January 3, 2008 Report Share Posted January 3, 2008 (edited) ... Edited February 25, 2009 by Clancy Quote Link to post
Clancy 1 Posted January 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Here's a question. I hear that the fox in Europe is much more likely than the US fox to stay in the hole and fight. Is this true? What is your experience? Do US foxes bolt more readily? Quote Link to post
DeanD 3 Posted January 4, 2008 Report Share Posted January 4, 2008 Here's a question. I hear that the fox in Europe is much more likely than the US fox to stay in the hole and fight. Is this true? What is your experience? Do US foxes bolt more readily? I've heard the quarry in the UK is "sluggish" compared to the their counterparts in the US. Even heard them referred to like our opossum on a few occassions. Now I take everything with a grain of salt mind you. Don't beat the messenger... just saying it as its been told over the years. The quarry over here is more elusive, agile and boldly aggressive. Most species of quarry here are nomadic... some use the same setts over and over but not if there is much pressure they won't. But they aren't stupid either... they'll make a sett right under your house if they know they're safe there. Fox are rare in my area... whether its from predation by coyotes or not I dont know. We do have a lot of coyote here though and they take everything they can... including dogs, cats, fox, raccoon, groundhogs, oppossum, skunk, chickens, lambs, calves, almost everything and anything. Quote Link to post
BlueCoyote 0 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 some US foxes climb trees.... but those are protected.. i dont know anyone that hunts them with dogs, though i think you're allowed to chase them with hounds. but once they go to ground you're to leave them be. tonight my cousin told me about coyotes hassling her German Shepherds. they're coming right up to the kennel and hanging around in a pack. have also been killing pets. she's planning on "taking care of them" with a shot gun... but i'm trying to talk her into allowing some running dogs to deal with it... now if only i knew some lurcher-men in Florida..... also too bad my bulldog isnt well enough at the moment. this is the perfect job for her! Quote Link to post
bshadle 5 Posted January 7, 2008 Report Share Posted January 7, 2008 some US foxes climb trees.... but those are protected.. i dont know anyone that hunts them with dogs, though i think you're allowed to chase them with hounds. but once they go to ground you're to leave them be. Those are usually the Gray Fox, Blue. They're not protected everywhere, and are considered a game animal/furbearer here in Pa. Some of the best terriermen hunting them here are located within a few hours of me. They tend to prefer rock dens to earths, and doing well on them takes a special kind of dog as well as a special kind of man. Quote Link to post
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