Red Fox Pups & Wide 8

[Squirrelhunter91]

Seems like we have a bunch of new visitors to the yard this year. Last week I looked out the window and saw a red fox walk across the opening and figured it was just cruising through looking for a mouse or rabbit or something. Turns out that its a mother and 3 pups living in a groundhog den. I guess those 5 groundhogs I shot last year freed up the den for the fox. I was just out there and 2 of the 3 pups were sunning themselves and playing outside the den. But before I pulled the card out of the camera this morning, I went into my room and looked out the window. There was a red fox eating a fawn deers head in my yard. Literally inside the fence. Funny thing is that when I was falling asleep last night, I heard something bawling in the woods and thought nothing of it. I guess the fox found a fawn and killed it because it was definitely chewing on it like a bone you give your pet dog. Anyway.. I pulled the card earlier when the fox was gone out of the yard and discovered 2 pics from last night of the fox pups.

The leader of the pack:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/007-Copy.jpg

All 3 pups:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/008-Copy.jpg

Then of course the Wide 8 came around later on:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/017-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/028-1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/043-Copy.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v622/SH91/2009%20Trail%20Cam%20Pics/065.jpg

The Wide 8 is looking soooo nice. His G2's are bulbing as you can see. The red fox family is just a bonus. I cannot wait for October. :D

[woolybear]

Oh man he is looking SUPER! I can feel your excitement already. Hopefully he can avoid the highway enough to give you a chance at him this season.
Is a roadway a concern where he's at right now?

[buckee]

Beautiful buck :cool: Those young fox are pretty cool to get on film. Great pictures. :)

[Tom2008]

Can you say giant up and coming 8? ;) Cool pictures of the fox pups too. Thats a very rare catch.

[Shaun_300]

Wow that 8 is gonna be huge! :eek: Fox pups are lookin good too! :cool:

[Tominator]

He looks a touch wider and a touch heavier this year Joe. Would be interesting to see a pic from last year. :cool:

[Adjam5]

So this is what I miss when I get up so early for work:D.
This trail cam is working out great Joe.
Ya know we ain't the only ones seeing the wide 8:(...We will just have to get there first.
The fox are cool.
Joe...Post a few pics pic of the wide 8 throughout the years.
We think he will be 5 1/2 this coming October... I have one from last year Chris, but it is more advanced. A month and a half from now he will be this and some.
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/ADjam5/thewide8b.jpg

[wtnhunt]

Cool getting the fox pics Joe. That buck is really coming along. Hope you or your dad are able to arrow him this year.

[Tominator]

Joe...Post a few pics pic of the wide 8 throughout the years.
We think he will be 5 1/2 this coming October... I have one from last year Chris, but it is more advanced. A month and a half from now he will be this and some.



Hard to tell from that angle, but he does look a little heavier this year. :cool:

[chaseasl]

cool

[Canuck2]

Nice. Cute fox pups. As for the buck, does he seem stuck on 8 or is it possible he'll sprout 1 or 2 more this year?

[Squirrelhunter91]

Canuck.. He's been stuck on 8 since he was 2 1/2 in 2006. Probably not going to be anything bigger. Maybe a few nontypical points that are common with age, but he's always been an 8.

[Hunt or be Hunted]

sweet pics

[Adjam5]

Is a roadway a concern where he's at right now?

Well these signs are posted about 300 yards away.
A homeowner on the other side of the woods puts them up and keeps count. This deer has lived this long I believe he knows how to cross the road:D
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/ADjam5/funnydeersign3.jpg
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a100/ADjam5/079.jpg