Grey Fox

[Buck154]

 

Picked up a beautiful grey tonight on my way home from the Edison show on the road. Shame it got hit but it must have just got hit cause its in perfect shape. Wish I snared it. I've been waiting to get a grey trapping but haven't yet. Sooner or later i will. Awesome looking fox

[BowhunterNJ]

Wow great coat!

[rgw]

that is a beautiful fox, I want one as a pet, lol

[rgw]

leave him out side your house and I will sneak over and take it and put it in your snare, then you can say you caught it. no shame in road trapping

[Axiom]

rare...

[Rusty]

That's a nice looking fox.  

[ub1243]

prettiest k9 in north america. 

 

wish we had more. 

[gobblergetter]

Love them Grey's

My father and grandfather use to catch plenty. Now it's a rarity.

I'll be releasing any Grey's that I catch, till I notice a rebound on my trapline.

[3Blade]

Nice

[BowhunterNJ]

Not sure if this is true, maybe some of the trappers who are more educated than I am can answer...

 

I've read greys can climb trees to escape predators (such as coyote).

I've read reds cannot climb trees to escape predators.

I would think the red population would be decreasing and the grey would be rising.

But I've also read that reds are more "field" oriented foxes, and greys are more "woods" oriented.

 

So what is causing the decline of greys?

[Kype]

beautiful animal. only ever saw one. in the catskills. it was running down the beaverkill banks. 

[Buck154]

Love them Grey's

My father and grandfather use to catch plenty. Now it's a rarity.

I'll be releasing any Grey's that I catch, till I notice a rebound on my trapline.

My dad used to trap 30-50 greys a year and only 4-5 reds. My how times have changed!!!!

[Buck154]

Not sure if this is true, maybe some of the trappers who are more educated than I am can answer...

 

I've read greys can climb trees to escape predators (such as coyote).

I've read reds cannot climb trees to escape predators.

I would think the red population would be decreasing and the grey would be rising.

But I've also read that reds are more "field" oriented foxes, and greys are more "woods" oriented.

 

So what is causing the decline of greys?

When you think of greys they are more in the cat family and reds are in the dog family

[gobblergetter]

Not sure if this is true, maybe some of the trappers who are more educated than I am can answer...

 

I've read greys can climb trees to escape predators (such as coyote).

I've read reds cannot climb trees to escape predators.

I would think the red population would be decreasing and the grey would be rising.

But I've also read that reds are more "field" oriented foxes, and greys are more "woods" oriented.

 

So what is causing the decline of greys?

The decline in Grey Fox numbers started with the ban of footholds. Soon after the ban, encephalitis and rabies spread though out nj . The coons recovered, the Grey's did not

[BowhunterNJ]

Interesting. What did the footholds do that snaring doesn't or can't do?