Does this look like a guilty face to you???

[Brindlebtch]

Good hunting Damummis.

 

[MandyH]

You know normally I have NO trouble dispatching a predator, especially one that is eating me out of house and home. But for SOME reason I couldn't bring myself to kill this one. She was SOOOOO pretty and was really very calm. Of course I didn't try petting her or nothing, but she sat in that trap like she KNEW she was caught and was on her BEST behavior. It's illegal to posess wild animals in my state, so she has a new home with a rehabber that lives VERY far from me. My husband said I must be getting soft in my old age LOL!!

 

[wischickenlover]

OK, inquiring minds want to know......is it a fox or coyote???? It's hard for me to tell!

 

[imtc]

looked like a fox

 

[MandyH]

Yes it's a fox. Sorry I didn't specify.

 

[Ducklove334]

BEAUTIFUL grey fox

I'm glad you didn't kill her, and I bet she is too.

 

[Guinea Goonie]

Red Foxes are even harder to dispatch.

It sure brings out the softie in one doesn't it.

We saw a red fox just the other day with her babies on top of a round bail in a hay field. She was a good distance from us, but she was out right before dusk.

Glad you trapped and relocated to a "better" place.

I have gotten over the Racoon thing. They get a new home only if they wife find it in the trap first.

 

[MandyH]

Man that was the first fox I have ever caught and my husband bout fell out when he called me out there and I told him I couldn't kill it. He said, "Well we ain't turning it loose!." Then he proceded to find her a new home LOL!! He's as big old softie. We got over the cat, dog, opossum, raccoon etc a LONG time ago too. But obviously I have a soft spot for a fox, who knew. I AM getting soft in my old age I think.

 

[panner123]

I hope someone saw you relocating and turned you in to the fish & game dept. The fine in most states is stagering, if caught you will never relocate again. All you did was put your problem on someone else. Plus you put a death sentence on the animal. These are pack animals and if found bu themselve will be killed by another pack. The animal will not be able to feed itself if it is lucky enough to get around other packs. Do I like killing wild life, NO
But at times it is in the best interest of the animal. It should be done by the fastest and most painless method available.

 

[Soccer Mom]

Quote:

The gray fox is a solitary hunter and is largely omnivorous. It frequently preys upon the Eastern Cottontail (Sylvilagus floridanus), though it will readily catch voles, shrews, and birds. The gray fox supplements its diet with whatever fruits are readily available and generally eats more vegetable matter than does the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes).[3]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gray_fox​