The 4 legged ones of course. Lol
I’ve got a guy who needs a fox removed.. we have the necessary paperwork.
I’ve tried using a burnt log in two places… one has a walk through type set and the other is a urine post set.
It doesn’t go near the chicken house but it only tends to show up when the chickens are out.
This is in a suburb area so I had to run them off on a sliding cable behind some obstacle so nosey do gooders don’t see something jumping around in a trap.

He says it comes up out of a ravine on government land so I put the sets as close as I could to it.

Any ideas guys?? I can’t use exposed bait or feathers. Against regs.

Farmland fox and coyotes are not hard to funnel down because they walk those edges… this fox is running across yards.

Dirt hole with good lure and fox urine upwind of where you suspect he'll be, no bait. Don't blend it, leave the dirt pattern exposed, small backing.

Its a tough row to hoe with town foxes. I have one tough one right now myself. Ive taken many fox off this property over the years but this one is giving me the slip as well. I have found sets on hill trails work well but will get set off by deer unless you lay a branch over the trail so deer jump it or go around but fox will duck it, then a splash of urine or very little lure to cause them to stop momentarily usually works also setting heavy with different scents and baits. Give em options and hope one combination works. But I fear this fox has been avoiding my sets due to being educated by another trapper in the area. None of the usual tricks are working. I like to really block down the trap so there is no way the fox can step anywhere but the trap when working the set.

You didn't say what type of government land the fox is coming from but I have had good luck contacting our dnr and gaining limited permission in similar situations, so that might be worth a call or two. Paper, plastic, and fake feathers can be your friend in these situations, or if its exposed bait laws like Wisconsin which means can not be seen from above you could do a cubby set of sorts, so the bait/feathers can only be seen from the low angle of a fox on approach.

Not sure any of this is new but hopefully it helps you come up with a solution.

Hang a snare and drive a kill stick where he is coming out of cover.(only if there are no neighbors pets running)

Unfortunately, land snares are also not an option here.
We can only use them in water, with the loop being at least halfway in the water and a deer stop .
We came very close to having land snares until the governor at the time vetoed it.
Political climate here isn’t a good time to try to legalize them.

Foothold with a jump stick instead of a snare. 6” chain.

Whats it running around town eating / checking out? Can you offer it that?

Makes me think of an article I read somewhere about how a guy would set a trap at say a pop can in the side ditch (one already there) b/c he figured out they were checking out the sweet pop cans along the road.

You said they have chickens, there should be plenty of feathers already around. You didn't put them there. Its only bait if you put them there unnaturally right?

Maybe check if you are allowed to use feathers as attractor or lure (fully concealed) ((in dirt hole)) just not as bait (sprinkled around on the ground). Not sure how it is over there.

How about some free lunch?

3 dirtholes side by side, all filled with edible bait, 2 no trap one with, get it comfy eating even could add the trap after its hitting the holes for food

free lunch is a better idea.

Perfect solution to a critter who has their own free will to move around, they need something new they have not been bothered with curiosity before, you should use a squeaker turned down so as to not attract kids and other dogs, maybe draw them away from a regular area to a more secluded area.

They can't resist a new sound they have not heard before, problem is keeping humans away as well !!

Squeaker is a good idea. I bought a mouth fox call once and got home about lunchtime and went out on the porch and gave her a few tries. Didnt think much of it. Then at dusk there was a fox in the front yard. I never thought about a long window like that before.

I typically take my shirt off at the lake/gym. The foxes all take notice.

Just kidding

It’s mostly just cougars

Walking up behind them and tapping on their shoulder works good

Ugggh!! Now gentlemen,,, I did say the 4 legged ones,, not the 2 legged ones.
Tsk tsk tsk

Feathers, fresh turned up dirt