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12-03-2014, 08:35 PM
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Red Fox
Anyone else seeing a large number of fox in there area? Lots around our place this year. You never see them till they are in the traps.
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12-03-2014, 08:59 PM
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I've got 4 this year. Same places as I got mine last year as well on my 2 baits. I think there is one more there as well I just saw his track today. I got 7 last year just hanging tote snares. I usually get most of them tanned and plan on making some mitts this summer with red fox fur
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12-05-2014, 06:23 PM
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I broke my leg earlier this year I hve only been running 1 bait with leg holds out behind my place so far 6 fox all males
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12-06-2014, 12:00 PM
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Here are pics of 3 of them
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12-06-2014, 12:00 PM
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Whoops
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12-06-2014, 01:05 PM
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Number 7 this am
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12-06-2014, 02:09 PM
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Nice! Some of my favorite fur!
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Marten 2
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12-06-2014, 02:44 PM
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Awesome pics! Thanks for sharing. Congrats on your catch
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12-07-2014, 05:33 PM
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And number 8 with my partner.
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12-18-2014, 11:46 AM
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11 of the little buggers! Pretty funny how you never see them but I keep catching them! 8 in leg holds and 3 in power rams
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12-24-2014, 11:58 AM
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More foxes
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12-24-2014, 11:59 AM
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And more
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12-24-2014, 12:00 PM
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Number 14/15
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12-24-2014, 01:04 PM
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Originally Posted by medicmoose
Number 14/15
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Smackin them good. Congrats. What part of the province is this in? I would think there would be more fox in southern Alberta?
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12-24-2014, 03:55 PM
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Contras on all the fox ! I have very few in my area ! Still good to see someone getting em ! 
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12-24-2014, 04:20 PM
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I'm in red deer. Most of them have been caught 100 yard behind the house.
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12-24-2014, 04:25 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by medicmoose
I'm in red deer. Most of them have been caught 100 yard behind the house.
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Are you catching a lot of coyotes in your traps as well, or mainly fox? I'm just wondering if the fox are thriving because of an environment with fewer coyotes
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12-24-2014, 04:54 PM
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We have a huge coyote population here catching a lot with mange and shoulder mite. It's funny but we see yotes all the time but never fox. I'm shocked how many I'm catching. I'm finding the fox are allot less choosey about the bait and traps. Seems if there is a fox around I will get him. Maybe they have to be because they arnt the number one preditor so when the yotes arnt on the bait they don't waste time to get a meal. Also 13 outta 15 have been males so the population must be huge. Hopefully this helps out the pheasants and huns
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12-24-2014, 04:55 PM
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Around my town there are tonnes of yotes. And we see their fox as well but they generally can out run a yote that I have witnessed. The town has lots of yotes eating peoples dog and cat food. And I'm sure some of the missing dog and cat posters around were the result of yotes. Problem here is you can't get them in town. And only dumb young ones get caught in a live trap here.
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12-29-2014, 01:41 PM
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Has anyone noticed a drop in yote numbers and then starting to pick up more fox. I have picked up around 27 yotes at one bait and now I am starting to snare a couple of fox. Just wondering if you guys are seeing the same thing?
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12-29-2014, 03:39 PM
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Lots of fox in the area last couple years. Had a den a couple hundred yards from my deck this spring. She had 7 pups!
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12-29-2014, 08:41 PM
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I've snared 2 fox in the last week. Both males an 12 miles apart. First one a coyote beat me to it. Last yr I started to see the odd one around Christmas as well
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12-29-2014, 09:17 PM
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Took 4 off small acreage so far,chicken slayers,and still sign arround
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12-31-2014, 02:42 PM
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chicken robber's
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Took 4 off small acreage so far,chicken slayers,and still sign arround
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another big male this ,morning,he's lucky to have made it,there were yote's tracks all around him,here he is,caught 2 on fence corner just to right of fox
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01-11-2015, 09:28 PM
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Finally broke the curse of the new year. Got this one in a #6 beslisle foot snare.
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01-11-2015, 09:49 PM
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You must have a wack of fox pelts to turn in MM. 
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01-11-2015, 10:17 PM
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Finally broke the curse of the new year. Got this one in a #6 beslisle foot snare.
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How do you like the foot snare? I have caught at least twenty coyotes by the front foot and it happens after a windy day. I got to thinking it might work on snare shy coyotes
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01-13-2015, 09:27 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by coy coyote
How do you like the foot snare? I have caught at least twenty coyotes by the front foot and it happens after a windy day. I got to thinking it might work on snare shy coyotes
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This is my first experience with them and they worked great. They are the same concept as a leg hold. I think it's like anything you need to be diverse in your strategies for catching canies as they seem to learn quickly. It's just one more tool in the box for me. Caught this one this morning on a Bridger #3
Matt
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03-01-2015, 04:03 PM
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Took down all the gear last night! 25 red fox trapped on a 1/2 section of land is pretty crazy. But out on the sled this am with the daughter we cut at least 3 more sets of fox tracks so they are still out there.
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03-01-2015, 08:34 PM
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Red fox
When I cleaned up my last 25 snares last week from my last bait, I had 3 fox. I've never caught a fox in that spot before. Didn't get a coyote for about 2 weeks there, and then all of a sudden, 3 fox? I was thinking maybe a hot female, and 2 males looking for some luvin'.
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