Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 10:39 AM
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jeff karsten
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Guess the English have to take advice from our F&WS and stock coyotes there Sure that Britain is their historical home range problem solved
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 11:03 AM
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Not to Hijack this thread but it seems to me the numbers of red fox started to drop with the influx of confinement hogs .I believe disease and mange come from these buildings .
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 11:09 AM
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Problems come form any confined monoculture. Even your lawn causes problems......jk
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 11:18 AM
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Red fox in western Oregon have dropped off in a big way. I used to hobnob with an old trapper when I was a kid who had caught 200 red fox in one season in my county. That would have been the mid 1950's. Two years ago the total red fox take in western Oregon's 15 counties was under 20.
Two problems that I see, one changes in agriculture eliminating prime habitat and the spread of coyotes to areas where we never had them.
My fear of moving stairs is escalating!
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 11:24 AM
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It's uncommon for me to see a red fox here. They used to be seemingly everywhere.
Last edited by AJE; 03/27/19 11:26 AM.
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 11:31 AM
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Some wildlife books like Peterson's field guide show red fox as non-existent in extreme southern US....what a crock! I've caught them on boundary roads on the edge of the Okefenokee Swamp....40 miles from the nearest ag field/pasture in the heart of near wilderness southern swamp country..
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 12:02 PM
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rare compared to what , the English epidemic level of them?
I didn't hardly ever see a fox growing up , then the coyote moved in thick , but later learned there was a reason for not seeing fox. My grandpa and many of the farmers in out area had made a solid effort to eradicate fox in the 50s and 60s.
it involved air craft , cars and shotguns mainly. so if your wondering why those rules are in the DNR rule book in WI , I am sure his crew wasn't the only ones doing it but it worked well.
America only has one issue, we have a Responsibility crisis and everything else stems from it.
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Snowpa]
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03/27/19 12:14 PM
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Not to Hijack this thread but it seems to me the numbers of red fox started to drop with the influx of confinement hogs .I believe disease and mange come from these buildings .
Yup, ogorman said something about hogs n fox catching mange, if I remember correctly
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 12:17 PM
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Fox are holding their own up here, not overpopulated but not rare either. Certain places will always hold fox.
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 12:22 PM
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numbers booming here since the coyotes started disappearing from heartworm.
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Re: Red Fox rare in the U.S.
[Re: Kirk De]
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03/27/19 12:53 PM
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Farm practices , urban sprawl, and coyotes nocked the numbers down. But they are slowly learning to adapt and actually increase in some habitats hear. Most are where the Grey fox used to be. Still not even close to the population of the 70s and 80s. Never will be, to much habitat has been lost, IMO..
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