My youngest son wanted to make one more hunt before he headed back to school yesterday afternoon, so I went along with him and I watched a big food plot / hay field. I got to see Red and Grey fox come out way before dark. It was pretty neat to watch them for that long. i have seen them dart across food plots or roads, usually just see them for a second. I got to watch 2 Reds and a Grey for about 15 minutes. They eased up to big "grass clumps" on the edge of the field and checked for mice. I also watched the big red pee on a wad of grass and 5 minutes later a Grey came and rolled in it. They all followed the same path, and each of them almost did the exact same thing. Now they weren't all together, they were about 3 or 4 minutes apart. But when the 1st one left the field, the 2nd one came out, then the 3rd. I wish I had a camera to video it. I may have to nock the dust of my old 1.5's and set just for fox. Now that I know where they like to run and how they acted that may give me a little edge. I have never just targeted fox, figured they were a lot smarter than me, so I guess Ill have to give it a go. So far this year I have caught 2 Reds and 1 Grey in my Coyote traps. Just figured I was lucky to have caught those. I guess I can put a few dirt holes in front of those grass clumps and a few flat sets around the edge of the field. "Wish me luck"... Bayou

Good luck

Wish you success getting 1 or 2......but may I say you've been successful just seeing a show like that. Few people get to watch that.

I couldn’t begin to count the hours I’ve spent in the woods since I last saw a fox. Just seeing one would make my day. Good luck.

Yes, I felt blessed to be able to see all that. It was pretty neat. I have a friend that has a couple hundred acres, mostly wooded w/ some fields. Two years ago we decided to plant chufas for turkeys. It really helped so we planted more each year. Our turkey population has tripled! And w/ more turkeys comes more predators. He watched the same plot where I saw the fox the day before and yesterday he saw 2 Bobcats and 1 coyote just at sundown. We have a really nice buck on camera so he didn't shoot the cats or the coyote. I'm glad he didn't so I can try to trap them!

Always nice to watch and learn from critters in their natural surroundings..Do yourself a favor, stick with larger traps staked for coyotes.

You are probably right about staying w/ the bigger traps, I was just concerned that the smaller fox wouldn't set off the 550's and #2's. The few fox that I have caught this year, the two reds were pretty big and the grey was little bigger than what I am use to seeing. I have seen coon tracks and some smaller fox tracks around some of the other sets and traps not fired. You know how it is when weather is bad and you cant wait to get out there, I am always trying to "out guess myself, or thinking too much "! ha! thx again for the advise.