this is made to be just like the coons version of this post. that is a great post from which i learned alot from. so hopefully i will be able to learn alot more and hopefully it will help out us beginners. who knows even you experienced fox guys might learn something new. so post pictures of sets, how theyre made, all that kind of stuff. and another thing id like to see out of this post is more about location.
thanks

I will be watching this one. I have been trying to catch a fox all last season and this season, and still havnt caught one.

What species of fax are you targeting. For Reds, you need to look for sign in basically the same places you would look for coyotes. Crop edges, Points, field roads, outside corners of fields. intersections on roads, etc.

Look for prominent objects that fox will key in on as scent markers. I like to drag logs or large rocks on crop edges to make post sets on. Lots of eye appeal works to get them to investigate the object and your lures draw them in closer. I also like farm lane intersections as bic mentioned. Fox and coyote use the path of least resistance and will travel these lanes. Use the wind to your advantage.

Gray fox location would be in brushy, covered areas, they dont like the open fields as much as a red would, they are also the only canine that can climb trees

yep, reds loves the fields!!

bic im targeting both, just trying to learn some more.
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Gray is the easest one to catch for me make a dirt hole and guide heavy if you are on sign he will be there and once you catch one reset to catch the mate.

i havent trapped them but found 4 dens this summer along old rail road grades (with out rails) i think they like hunting on them

they wont be there more than likely, they only use den to give birth..

Then where do they sleep the other 364 days of the year?

k9 i found 4 this summer but last winter i wasnt into trapping i found 1 fox den and a hill behind my uncles pasture with 3 big coyote holes with dead rabbit and deer alover it there were also coyote track alover it im going to trap ip maby this weekend

do deer sleep in dens? where do they sleep? like coyotes, the fox will take cover in small thickets..etc.

So fox will only stay in a hole for a couple days of the year?

Anybody else have any thoughts on this?

They are in them longer than a couple days.

nice pics, love the trail cam of him eating the trap lol

lol

Will a MB 550 hold a fox effectivly.

Ya it is a great trap it will hold a yote as well

agreed, thats what i prefer for canines

i use a ton of duke 1.5s love em. no yotes here though i run all DHs with some hay set slate season KISS.
http://www.trapperman.com/forum/ubbthrea...tml#Post1561497

lenni, do you baseplate the 1.5s or bubble weld the jaws. i was planning on getting some for fox but there is the occasional yote around too.

do you really belive that ? if so i think you may need to look into it a litle further

no i bend the tips up. that also brings the jaws tighter together and takes some of the slop out of them outta the box

My newest and best location that I have found is a High-tension line that runs through the farms I am on. It cuts through woods too. Runs North/South, and disappears past the horizon. Talk about a long running barrier for the k9's to travel!! I will hopefully posting both yote and grey fox pics come january.

Well my pre-baiting worked. I made some large style dirt holes in the summer with a slight step down in front of the hole. I baited them with woodchuck or tainted venison.

Here is a picture of one I baited with venison during the summer. I dropped in a little more venison this week and bedded a MB 550 in the step down.



Here is what was waiting for me this morning. 11.2 lbs
Notice he is wearing a MB-550

If using the Duke 1.5's for K9's I HIGHLY suggest changing the J-hooks to 6 gauge J hooks unless they've changed them in the last 2 or 3 years. I also put machine chain on mine with MB crunch proofs instead of their cheap swivels.

Here is a trailcam picture of a Red Fox working my first test set. He was well 'guided' and stepped where I hoped he would.

Used Cavens Bobcat Chunk Bait in the 45 degree hole and Graham's Deception Lure on a small branch three feet above the set.

i didnt change the chain just shortened it but did change out all j hooks and swivles.

yes, i HIGHLY believe it, in fact, i know it!other than birth, the only time they will use it is very bad/extreme weather conditions. or you can call our DNR office if ya wanna say somethin to that, cause i get my information from them, and they wouldnt be given false info.

I have heard of fox moving thier young from one den to another. Also it seems that the area may dictate the level of cover needed by a fox. In an area that is frequented by coyotes the fox probably is more inclined to hole up for cover.

We a had a fox approach our set and missed the pan. He was there for a while. My question is should we put a diffrent bait in the hole or just leave it alone.

Thanks

lol i guess you have it all figured out wish i had it all figured out when i was 14 lol

How high off the ground do you keep the bottom of your snare foer fox?

4 inches it what have heard, with a 8 inch loop

i would leave that bait alone and put a different style dirthole with different bait or a scent post nearby

Alright thanks.

Caught one or two once........

ok might be luck or i could be right but i put a set not far from this so called unused hole and next day had a decent sized red . guys i aint here to argue "ill stop trapping if im rong on this part" 3 days after cristmas i went to these holes all five had deer and rabbit hair on them 2 littered with fox prints 3 littered with coyote complain all you want tell me im rong i know what i saw and im not argueing

lol...you know, coons use den holes, but im not so sure about deer...lmao. that would be a first!

About the dens I have been keeping a close eye on a den I found this summer that the fox were using a lot, and when trapping season rolled around and they were still using it. Set a trap there and a few days later had a nice red fox waiting for us.

Anyone have information on good cage trapping techniques for red fox? Will a standard 12x12x32 raccoon trap catch one? The only fox I've seen around here are in the city limits which limits me to cage trapping. A buddy of mine went out back of his house the other night and found two fox had knocked over his garbage can and going at some spoiled ribs he had thrown out. Usually has that problem with coons, but apparently fox like nasty ribs. I'm hoping to catch one of them this year and would love suggestions on trap placement, bait, lure etc..

Cameron2 does a lot of cage trapping for Grey's. Hit him up, he might give you some general guidance.

Well fella's, I'm finally getting the hang of this fox trapping, I think. Had a few sets they walked around on, and dug my dirthole open a little more for me, so I tightened up my guides a little and picked up my first gray of the year the other day. Had his girlfriend's toenail in the other set there, 1/2inch from getting a double! Then this morning, nailed a red in a dirthole that caught a housecat 2 days prior, and get this... Before I got there, that ol red got himself up in a well-tender's truck-bed and rode away!! (and I'm pretty sure he ain't a-comin' back!) How's that for Friday the 13th.

Yes not bad for Friday the 13th

How much dirt should be on top of the trap when using 550s for fox?

I use just a skim over the pan with the pan being the lowest part.

Here is the one I got this morning. It was a slight step down remake. Notice how far the foot is into the pan. Couldn't have had it in any farther.

Alright thanks for the info.