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How much can a fox pull ? #8091618 03/03/24 03:33 PM 03/03/24 03:33 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 11,902 Amite county Mississippi Wolfdog91 OP trapper
Wolfdog91 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 11,902 Amite county Mississippi	About how much y'all reckon a south red or grey fox can pull ? As in say their snare how much for can they put on that cable constantly?

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #8091623 03/03/24 03:40 PM 03/03/24 03:40 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,132 Lufkin, Tx. L Lufkin Trapper trapper
Lufkin Trapper trapper L Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,132 Lufkin, Tx.	Constantly? No more than their body weight. Billy Member # 16.

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Lufkin Trapper] #8091629 03/03/24 03:46 PM 03/03/24 03:46 PM
Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 11,902 Amite county Mississippi Wolfdog91 OP trapper
Wolfdog91 OP trapper Joined: Jul 2013 Posts: 11,902 Amite county Mississippi	Originally Posted by Lufkin Trapper Constantly? No more than their body weight. So about 50lbs max ?

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #8091642 03/03/24 04:10 PM 03/03/24 04:10 PM
Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,004 alabama steeltraps trapper
steeltraps trapper Joined: Feb 2015 Posts: 6,004 alabama	Originally Posted by Wolfdog91 Originally Posted by Lufkin Trapper Constantly? No more than their body weight. So about 50lbs max ? A 50 lb grey fox would be a TUFF customer ! LOL!!!

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #8091654 03/03/24 04:38 PM 03/03/24 04:38 PM
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,416 South Ga - Almost Florida S Swamp Wolf trapper
Swamp Wolf trapper S Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 12,416 South Ga - Almost Florida	Dang WD! Yall got some large foxes in Mississippi!! 50lbs! Here in southern Georgia...a red or a grey is about 12 lbs...a biggun = 15 lbs. Last edited by Swamp Wolf; 03/03/24 04:39 PM. Thank God For Your Blessings! Never Half-Arse Anything! Resource Protection Service

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #8091656 03/03/24 04:41 PM 03/03/24 04:41 PM
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,940 SW Georgia W Wanna Be trapper
Wanna Be trapper W Joined: May 2018 Posts: 10,940 SW Georgia	I’ve caught nothing but babies then. I’m thinking mine ain’t no more than 10-12# max.

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Lufkin Trapper] #8091721 03/03/24 06:59 PM 03/03/24 06:59 PM
Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,870 Pennsylvania P patrapperbuster trapper
patrapperbuster trapper P Joined: Sep 2020 Posts: 1,870 Pennsylvania	Originally Posted by Lufkin Trapper Constantly? No more than their body weight. More than it's weight. You must consider the muscle factor. Say an animal is 12 lbs. The more muscle that 12 lb animal has, the greater the pulling strength Till that day.....

Re: How much can a fox pull ? [Re: Wolfdog91] #8091856 03/03/24 09:47 PM 03/03/24 09:47 PM
Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,339 East Texas B BTLowry trapper
BTLowry trapper B Joined: Feb 2014 Posts: 4,339 East Texas	My guess would be around 20# for an average size fox With a running start and hitting the end of the snare maybe 40#

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