cash1 Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 When younger and fitter I followed the Lakeland Fell Fox Hound packs and would hear stories and read about the rare uncatchable mythical big fast grey foxes and took them with a small pinch of salt. However in July not 200 yards from where I live while early morning walking my Lab a big dirty grey fox type animal stepped out of the kerbside undergrowth roughly 50 yards away, it calmly looked me and my dog over and trotted over the road through the gate and off up into the wood. It was very fox like with a round cat like ribcage, though its body was about 30% longer while its brush unlike a fox was shorter than its body length. It looked scruffy, perhaps casting? and was a dirty grey. What did I see, an escaped coyote or jackal a feral dog or a real grey fox? I don't think it was a dog because of the small round cat like ribcage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
countryman Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 All ways interesting these sort of things, maybe something that escaped and has lived in the wild. I read the other day there is a new species of snake living around the Thames area that originally escaped from captivity and is now breeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wymondley Posted November 2 Report Share Posted November 2 Silver/grey foxes exist, as do black foxes, nothing mythical. Uncommon in the UK though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hushpower Posted November 10 Report Share Posted November 10 We pushed a silver fox out with the gun pack couldnt shoot has i would be shooting into cover .I would of had its pelt cured if i have shot it a lovely coat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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