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Fox weight ? #6724887
01/11/20 04:34 PM
01/11/20 04:34 PM
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New York
Short Track Offline OP
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New York
What's a nice Fox weigh?
I just caught a 13 lb male.


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6724965
01/11/20 06:06 PM
01/11/20 06:06 PM
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Montana
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Montana
That's a pretty big male.I have heard of bigger but that is the size of the biggest I have caught.

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6724983
01/11/20 06:16 PM
01/11/20 06:16 PM
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Northern Maine
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That's a big fox


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725018
01/11/20 06:42 PM
01/11/20 06:42 PM
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Middle Georgia
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Mine was 10lb so I'd says it's a biggun!

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725032
01/11/20 06:55 PM
01/11/20 06:55 PM
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Northern Mn
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Anything over 12 lbs is a big fox,i've weighed 2 that went 16 lbs,they were huge 10 to 11lbs is pretty common here.

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725501
01/12/20 12:14 AM
01/12/20 12:14 AM
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WI - Wisconsin
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Do reds & greys weigh about the same on average

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725551
01/12/20 12:55 AM
01/12/20 12:55 AM
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Kansas
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We don’t have many fox but occasionally I snare one. I only have adjustable coyote and coon boards and a few wire coon stretches. Can I use any of them. We are talking about 1-3. Thanks


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Pawnee] #6725577
01/12/20 01:37 AM
01/12/20 01:37 AM
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Michigan
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Originally Posted by Pawnee
We don’t have many fox but occasionally I snare one. I only have adjustable coyote and coon boards and a few wire coon stretches. Can I use any of them. We are talking about 1-3. Thanks

Ask this here and you will be told to "get a real board for fox" or "make one, it's not that hard".
I dont get many fox either and have no boards for them. So far this year, I have got one red fox. I have always used a #5 Duke wire stretcher and it works fine. You do need to compress the stretcher a bit so it fits the fox.
If you're interested PM me and I can take some pictures tomorrow of the stretcher I use and the fox I put up on it this year.
Note- if going after fox, or you get a lot each year, it WOULD be in your best interest to get fox specific boards.

Last edited by Ditchdiver; 01/12/20 01:41 AM. Reason: Added note

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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: AJE] #6725597
01/12/20 02:15 AM
01/12/20 02:15 AM
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Montana
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Originally Posted by AJE
Do reds & greys weigh about the same on average


Grays run smaller on average and I think Easterns can be bigger.The ones I used to trap,ran from 6 too 9 lbs but I did catch one that was 11 or 12 lbs.Memory fades. tired

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725672
01/12/20 07:11 AM
01/12/20 07:11 AM
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The biggest Red Fox I have ever caught weighed 15.2lbs. Haven't caught 1 that big since. A 13lb Red is a very nice dog fox. I keep weight averages every year here in PA and the current averages I have compiled show the average Male Red Fox around here is 11.55lbs and the average Female Red Fox is 8.98lbs. Hope that helps.


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725679
01/12/20 07:23 AM
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Southern Michigan
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13 is huge here, Males average 10 and females 7. My biggest red was 16, years ago and biggest grey 12. They both had full bellies tho. Iv'e weighed a bunch to get an average to set pan tension so I miss the Vixens. 2.5 seems to be working. Trapped the first Grey since 2012 this year, weighed 10.78. Good to see old cranky again LOL..

Last edited by trappergbus; 01/12/20 07:24 AM.

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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6725969
01/12/20 12:17 PM
01/12/20 12:17 PM
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Northern Maine
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Takes a big fox to break 10 pounds around here.Once you skin one a person can see why.Lol....not muck left.


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6726322
01/12/20 05:38 PM
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Henry Co, IL
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Back in the late 70's I caught a female grey fox that weighed 14lbs. Was a bowling ball, front canines worn down to the gum line.

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6726652
01/12/20 09:31 PM
01/12/20 09:31 PM
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I've caught two that were an honest 14 lbs. each

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6726839
01/12/20 11:49 PM
01/12/20 11:49 PM
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Fingerlakes New York
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When I caught my first of the year, I knew it looked big to me. It was 13lbs, the teeth were all worn down


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Re: Fox weight ? [Re: Short Track] #6727031
01/13/20 08:13 AM
01/13/20 08:13 AM
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our average is about 12-14lb for both sexes with the odd one been known to top 20lb

Re: Fox weight ? [Re: mawdy man] #6727801
01/13/20 06:55 PM
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East-Central Wisconsin
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I have not caught many but did have one that was between 15.5 and 16 lbs. on my scale and it was huge. From my limited experience I find that greys will weigh a bit less then reds but don't let the less lbs. or two full you when it comes to dispatch. The greys are feisty to say the least!

Bryce

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