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Post by willyp on Apr 15, 2017 2:47:48 GMT -5
Do you think there were more Reds back in the 80s then there are now ?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2017 4:56:52 GMT -5
Since there are more coyotes there are a lot fewer red foxes. The two do not coexist very well.
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Post by Dutch on Apr 15, 2017 5:32:15 GMT -5
Only rarely do I get a fox on the trail cams. You don't see tracks, scat or anything.
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Post by redarrow on Apr 15, 2017 5:46:08 GMT -5
The numbers of red foxes drops as coyote populations go up.
The southeastern part of this state has a much greater population of reds than nearly any other parts of the country. Some trappers there catch more than 100 each season and one is known for catching more than 1000 reds in some seasons.
I don't think grey fox are hurt as badly as reds by 'yotes, but there is a noticeable difference in there numbers in my part of west pa since I caught my first coyote 16 years ago. At that time it was rare to hear of anyone killing one around here-they are much more common today.
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Post by longbeard2372 on Apr 15, 2017 7:05:14 GMT -5
In my area, Lancaster county, no problem finding reds. I traditionally take the week between Christmas and New Years and head to northern Potter to trap Bobcat, coyote and fox. The last 5 years we have picked up many more reds then we have in the past. We, my brother and I, typically catch around 5 reds for every coyote that week and average one bobcat that week in our fox / coyote sets. I dont know how much the coyotes effect the red population but I know when they come across one pinched in a set there is nothing left of it and is why we normally make 3 or 4 sets at pne location. So if and when we catch a fox and the yotes come along thete are 3 other sets waiting for them while the fox has the other one clogged up. Always place multiple sets at a local just for this reason.
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