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:



All 3 pups:



Then of course the Wide 8 came around later on:









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.

[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 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! Fox pups are lookin good too!

[Tominator]

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

[Adjam5]

So this is what I miss when I get up so early for work.
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.

[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.

[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