al4x Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 twice on Saturday I met foxes while out walking the dog, both in daylight and both within 40 yards. Both times the dog was off the lead but what was surprising was the amount of time they stood looking at the dog. This one was probably a minute stood there and ok we stood still but it was almost as though there was a standoff going on. Excuse the picture its camera phone and blown up to just see the fox, I guess the weather is hard for them as well as its highly unusual at this time of year to see them round us, though am seriously tempted to start walking the dog round the ground I usually shoot foxes on as both times would have made for easy shots. Might be interesting having a pointer that points foxes she's retrieved a couple and found the odd one thats run a few feet over the summer so is slightly educated but this could be an interesting turn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highlander Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 Two possible reasons; the extreme weather forcing them out to hunt for food at all times of the day/night and/or mating time is here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beardo Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 i saw two when i was out on the pigeons last tuesday, both in broad daylight. reckon it's the harsh weather Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groach1234 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 I saw one yesterday in the day at not much more than 40 yards either and think it must be the cold weather there was huge amounts of tracks across all directions of the fields far more than the last snow i think they must be looking everywhere for food even sore what looked like a crow carcass that had been foxed something i have never seen before. George Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddog546 Posted January 11, 2010 Report Share Posted January 11, 2010 It's probably a mixture of mating and the weather,as they are usually about in first part of the morning at this time of year anyway,as I have stated elsewhere that this is my most successful time rather than lamping them. The good thing about this coating of snow is it shows you alot about the foxes activity. I was invited to a pheasant shoot on Saturday and through the day we put out 7 foxes,the pain in the **** being there was a no ground game rule,so the chap that I was the guest of took me back to lamp all 700 acres in the evening,nothing at all was found,where did they go,you would of expected them to be back looking for any pricked birds! Whilst checking on a friend today who then told me he had a fox hanging around his chicken pen,we looked out across the fields opposite to see a fox working the fields,10.30 this morning,bet you cant guess where I'll be tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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