Fleabag Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Out shooting in Hayle Cornwall on Saturday afternoon early evening, fired my Hmr at a bunny and as i looked up in the next field a white fox sized thingy did a sharp u turn and legged it back up the hill, had a tail not unlike a fox and had it been normal colours would have said a fox, could not get my scope up in time to confirm it. any body else seen any white charlie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silver_pigeon Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Fleabag, I think this is possible, but I base that on some articles I've read in the past detailing similar sightings to yourself!! There have been several "sightings" reported over the years in Britain of White Albino like foxes. With it's cousin the Arctic Fox having its un-missable pure white coat, it's possible that genes have activated in common foxes. Another possibility could be the "genetic mutation" of the pigment gene like in Tigers where a white tiger cub is born, it is not a breed of tiger or colour, merely it is a gene gone wrong! I'd really like to spot a white charlie, you're lucky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dusk2dawn Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Out shooting in Hayle Cornwall on Saturday afternoon early evening, fired my Hmr at a bunny and as i looked up in the next field a white fox sized thingy did a sharp u turn and legged it back up the hill, had a tail not unlike a fox and had it been normal colours would have said a fox, could not get my scope up in time to confirm it. any body else seen any white charlie. Be careful its not someones Moggy, they move very much like foxes and some are about the same size. D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poacher Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Be careful its not someones Moggy, D2D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Disco Stu Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 any body else seen any white charlie. Yes but I was not shooting at the time :lol: :lol: :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magman Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Shot a fox 2 years ago wish i had it stuffed now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignoel Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 a friend of mine caught a pure black one when out lamping on a golf course aa while back he had it stuffed ugly as sin terrible job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustyfox Posted August 27, 2008 Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 I friend of mine says he has seen a greyish white coloured fox near to where I live. But I wont believe it till I see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleabag Posted August 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted August 27, 2008 Out shooting in Hayle Cornwall on Saturday afternoon early evening, fired my Hmr at a bunny and as i looked up in the next field a white fox sized thingy did a sharp u turn and legged it back up the hill, had a tail not unlike a fox and had it been normal colours would have said a fox, could not get my scope up in time to confirm it. any body else seen any white charlie. Be careful its not someones Moggy, they move very much like foxes and some are about the same size. D2D Don't think it was a dog, the way it ran and disappeared in to the hedge was fox like and the tail straight back, but would not shoot anything with out seeing what is was first, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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