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Fox den in neighbors yard UPDATE: keeping them around for vermin control
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:27 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:27 pm
Our property is backed by a lot of woods and I’ve noticed an adult fox in our yard a couple times recently and a few days ago I noticed a litter of kits in my neighbors backyard. I saw that they have 3-5 fox babies that hang out next to their house and hide underneath their house. Wasn’t sure they lived there but 3 days in a row now I’ve noticed they come out at the exact same time and just hang out in the yard and when they see me they run back underneath the house.
I’m pretty certain the owner of the property passed away because it’s been vacant for some time now. Anyway animal control in our town is handled by the police department. If I call to have them come out what are the chances they are just going to kill them as opposed to relocating them?
Can see one of them next to the chimney and another running back towards the house in this pic. My wife thought they were kittens at first but besides the bushy tail giving it away, the first time I saw them the adult fox was with them. When it saw me it ran off into the woods and the kits ran back underneath the house. Perhaps wanted to lure me away from them
I’m pretty certain the owner of the property passed away because it’s been vacant for some time now. Anyway animal control in our town is handled by the police department. If I call to have them come out what are the chances they are just going to kill them as opposed to relocating them?
Can see one of them next to the chimney and another running back towards the house in this pic. My wife thought they were kittens at first but besides the bushy tail giving it away, the first time I saw them the adult fox was with them. When it saw me it ran off into the woods and the kits ran back underneath the house. Perhaps wanted to lure me away from them
This post was edited on 5/16/25 at 6:29 pm
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Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:41 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Let them be?
Posted on 5/14/25 at 5:58 pm to hubreb
Problem is we have a dachshund that my wife was already concerned with when we first saw the fox coming around. We have property and I work from home so during the day I let her hang outside. She mainly sticks to sunbathing on the deck but even I’m somewhat concerned now too since we’d have a lot more foxes running around
If the only alternative is them being put down by animal control though then that’s what I’d do
If the only alternative is them being put down by animal control though then that’s what I’d do
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:00 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Nothing like the screeching of a fox to wake you up in the middle of the night.
I had one living around my house and one night it screeched about 2am. I thought it was an old woman screaming.
I had one living around my house and one night it screeched about 2am. I thought it was an old woman screaming.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:06 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
I'd take a dachshund over a fox in a fight, at least the majority of foxes I've seen. They can't be more than 10-12lbs.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:07 pm to Tear It Up
quote:that story is spot on
Nothing like the screeching of a fox to wake you up in the middle of the night.
I had one living around my house and one night it screeched about 2am. I thought it was an old woman screaming.
I had that story to tell to my family last month. First time I ever heard the shrill yell of a fox before and it was in our yard in the middle of the night. Sounded like a horror movie. I kept looking out the window and finally we saw the fox walk past our bedroom window toward the street. That was the first time we saw it
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:09 pm to Tear It Up
Sometimes they sound like a woman is being murdered these are not that drastic.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:11 pm to hubreb
quote:yeah it’s a pretty small creature… that’s why I wasn’t concerned when we realized we had them around but having a den of them next door is what has me questioning now. Wouldn’t want anything to happen to our pup! She’s a gentle soul, not a ferocious yappy one like the ones I had growing up
I'd take a dachshund over a fox in a fight, at least the majority of foxes I've seen. They can't be more than 10-12lbs.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:14 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
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Problem is we have a dachshund that my wife was already concerned with when we first saw the fox coming around.
Couple of years ago I saw one out of my window in my neighbors yard and thought it was chasing his heeler so I took off to my truck to grab my Turkey gun that was in the front see of my truck. When it saw me exit the house it took off a lil ways and the dog followed it but I could see in the way they were acting that the heeler was not threatened. I decided that there was no way I was going to be able to shoot it a not hit the dog so they just kept playing.
Maybe the Disney knew what they were doing with that movie.
It was around this time of year or mid April and about two or three weeks ago the wife heard one screaming so maybe it’s the fox rut.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:15 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
I think they eat rodents, wouldn't be concerned. I was coaching little kid coaching pitch baseball and we had one just come out and watch practice. Biggest concern was stopping the kids from trying to pet it.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:24 pm to Ol boy
First fox i ever saw was probably 85-87 in the Shenandoah park near the ball field. It had gotten stuck in the V of two full grown trees with connected trunks right at the rib cage, he was dead and stiff in a perfect jumping motion. Was around 10 years old and felt bad for the little guy.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 6:24 pm to Tear It Up
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Nothing like the screeching of a fox to wake you up in the middle of the night.
That’s the source of many black panther stories That and barn owls
Posted on 5/14/25 at 7:18 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
When I moved into my first house I had about an acre next to me that was wooded that had a litter of foxes.. When I bought my pup I was worried about the same thing but I quickly came to relive the foxes didn’t want anything to do with the dog . That’s just my personal experience with them and they were cool to watch in the mornings and afternoon when they made their appearance
Posted on 5/14/25 at 7:19 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
I wouldn’t be concerned about the fox harming your pup. They are not aggressive or territorial.
I foxhunted nationally for a decade or so and I would start the pups on fox when not much bigger than yours. I would guess as soon as your pup starts yapping at it it’ll take off.
Would love to have fox around my place again. They mostly eat mice, frogs, grasshoppers, with the occasional chicken if they can get one.
And also rabbits.
I foxhunted nationally for a decade or so and I would start the pups on fox when not much bigger than yours. I would guess as soon as your pup starts yapping at it it’ll take off.
Would love to have fox around my place again. They mostly eat mice, frogs, grasshoppers, with the occasional chicken if they can get one.
And also rabbits.
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 7:20 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 7:22 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Most police have contracted wildlife trappers they call for these instances.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:19 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Get a real dog
Posted on 5/14/25 at 9:53 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
foxes are excellent vermin control; they won’t want anything to do with your wiener dog. What they will want something to do with is chickens if any of your neighbors have a coop. Otherwise they’ll just do their thing.
Once the pups are grown the mom will lead them away from the den and they’ll be on their own. There’s an old concrete culvert in the woods behind me that’s been a den as long as I’ve lived here and since I got rid of the chickens (with the foxes’ help) I hardly ever see them. They certainly have never considered wrangling with my dogs
if you call animal control they’ll be euthanized
Once the pups are grown the mom will lead them away from the den and they’ll be on their own. There’s an old concrete culvert in the woods behind me that’s been a den as long as I’ve lived here and since I got rid of the chickens (with the foxes’ help) I hardly ever see them. They certainly have never considered wrangling with my dogs
if you call animal control they’ll be euthanized
This post was edited on 5/14/25 at 9:56 pm
Posted on 5/14/25 at 10:12 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
When the house is again inhabited, the foxes will surely leave. They must be red foxes because gray rarely live under structures.
Posted on 5/14/25 at 10:53 pm to Who_Dat_Tiger
Had a den on a corner of my barn for years. Each year we would have a littler of little ones. They never bothered our pets, big or small. Within a few weeks of emerging from the den they would all disappear.
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