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Post by greenmountainboy on Feb 1, 2008 21:12:36 GMT
it is the last week of red fox season here in vermont. i shot one early in the season, but i have been letting them walk lately. i think it's time to thin them out. i'm surprised at how many i have seen this winter. i think the lack of trappers is starting to show in our predatory population. i shot one mangy coyote last year, but that seemed to be the only one i've seen or heard of. the fur i've seen this year looks good and healthy so far.  |
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Post by omega47 on Feb 2, 2008 3:32:25 GMT
Its the opposite where I hunt in NH. Haven't seen any fox at all, not even any sign of fox, but coyote are plentiful.
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Post by FirePirate on Feb 2, 2008 18:32:37 GMT
I'm no expert on this subject but I recall talking to a Fed Refuge manager a few years ago and he told me they didn't allow coyote hunting on the refuge because they wanted to keep the fox population down. This particular refuge wanted to protect the waterfowl population and the theory was, foxes are harder on nesting birds. Since coyotes and fox do not cohabitate, no coyote hunting. Fox hunting was ok though.
It sounds from you fellas that this seems to be true.
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Post by greenmountainboy on Feb 3, 2008 0:00:35 GMT
i have both reds and coyotes coming to my bait piles. the trend is coyotes visit in the dark and first light, the reds visit in the late mornings and afternoons.
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