kevmag Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 We found a fox den in a small wooded area about 2 mouths ago, we shot 5 cubs and a vixen with 3 days, late in the evenings and early in the morning, about a week after we seen another 2 cubs and the dog fox, not long after we shoot the dog fox on his own with no cubs. We just thought it was a lot of cubs to get in the one litter, not sure if the cubs have still alive or not. Does any know what is the average litter size of its this a normal litter size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregthegreat Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) The number of cubs depends on the number of foxes in the area. If it is heavily shot and low numbers then they can have up to 12 apparently as a bit of self preservation. Edited October 10, 2012 by Gregthegreat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Go Go Gadget Posted October 10, 2012 Report Share Posted October 10, 2012 Gutted a heavy laden vixen we dug with the terriers ( years ago well pre ban ) and that had 9 in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dekers Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 Most I have seen is 7, generally 2-5 I find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunny_blaster Posted October 11, 2012 Report Share Posted October 11, 2012 I watched a vixen with 9 this summer Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bewsher500 Posted October 12, 2012 Report Share Posted October 12, 2012 usually about a 5 shot magazine full! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corvid wings Posted December 10, 2012 Report Share Posted December 10, 2012 There is quite often more than one litter involved when numbers of cubs appear high,usually due to one of the previous years young vixen cubs or the initial vixens sisters using the same site to rear there respective litters ,,in the late 70s my brothers and i dug 12 cubs and 2 vixens out of the same earth with terriers, killing them all. about 100 yards away sat in the middle of the field watching us was a dog fox ..we found its behaviour quite amusing at the time he never moved just sat watching ,.35 years on i now feel sick to my stomach even writing about it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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