We have a paler red in my area. As with most places they tend to be a little darker earlier in the fall. I always wonder why we don't see any cross in this area. At one time ND had a lot of fox. I know guys that took over 100 with two dozen traps in a season. I feel the lower population was due to mange and farming changes more than coyotes. According to Bob Young in the 1960's Montana had very few red and in the 1980's when I worked for Bob in the fur room at Pacific in Gt Falls we were buying as many reds as coyotes. The coyotes were always there and the fox population increased.

Gulo As usual another very informative post on the beauty of Mother Nature I live in South Central PA It has a healthy fox population Maybe some what smaller than 20 years ago due to the increase in the coyote expanding into the area Of course in the world of animal populations nothing remains the same for a very long time A large amount of our red fox are more closely yellow Our old time fur buyers referred to them as straw backs because they reminded them of the color of a bale of barley or wheat straw It is one of the many marvels of nature how much different two animals of the same species are so different in color from the same area I some times have 3 or 4 sets n close location to each other and catch foxes in those sets that are not even close to each other in coloration . Thanks for posting this I have always thought it is quite an interesting subject .

Some fox from this area.

Those are the fluffy foxes I wanted to see, Boco.

What a gorgeous hat. Really like the white tones for design. Do you have more shots of it , from the back too ?

Some early 1970s red fox and my son and I .

Very little color variations here. Plenty of reds and I’ve caught 3 that graded cross, but honestly I didn’t feel they were true cross.

Few more.

I made that hat a couple years ago for a trapper as a gift for his wife,it is the only pic I have of it.I made it with a snap on tail,with snaps in two different locations on the hat,one high and one low.You cannot see the snap tags under the thick fur.

Not all of our red foxes have the bright neon white throat patches but those that do are the nicest ones,

Wow look at all the pretty foxes. Great shots, everyone.

Boco .

IF you evah get another fox with those similar contrast tones, and if you feel like making another hat like that one, I'll take it ....

Love the white on the underside ear flaps too. As well as the white designing on the sides.

I'll put your request in my order book.

Thank you . Don't want to inconvenience you, or be a pest, but my motto for everything in life, is that it doesn't hurt to ask. That hat is way too pretty not to want one ...plus it will match my red hair perfectly.

No bother at all Sharon.
I'll send you a PM on here once I start sewing stuff.
Might be a little while though.

Wow!!!!

My one and only…so far!
Send in to FTA photo contest this year. Lots of emotions tied up in this one

Sounds great. No hurry. One thing I do know of artists, they do their best work when happy , inspired, and unhurried . Beautiful fur handling and sewing is a grand art talent I appreciate and wear proudly.

You really do a marvelous work with the fur you catch . As well as the quality fur in your area. A colourful hat from one of your foxes will top off my carefully gathered mini collection of fur hats . Right up there with my marten hat of many colours.

Thank you much, Boco.

JACK.......see what you did ???? This is all your fault .

[img]http://[/img] Most of our fox in North Central ND look like this.

Our numbers seem stable, but lower than the 70’s and 80’s.

I have only caught one cross fox, they seem to be a low percentage.

A hat and mitts made by Kyle Krebs from our fox.