A 'Tally Ho" at the farm this morning

[2ndyrgal]

As I’m driving one of the guys doing the new fence back to his truck, in the lane between the big barn and the indoor runs the most beautiful red fox I’ve ever seen. Full winter coat and gorgeous brush, and in a hot hurry, as there were two cur dogs about 20 yards behind him. He looked over his shoulder our way, did a quick “nope” and turned on the after-burners and shot across the road and towards my neighbor’s barn, under which I know there are some good places for a fox to hide. I yelled at the curs to “git home” and they turned to me enough to give him time to get out of sight. The dogs wandered around a bit, then took off up the road towards home. I came back around a bit later, and he was trotting off across my back pasture, with my new field hunter following him.

Tally Ho.

[wateryglen]

Cool!

Wonderful! Isn’t it special when we get up close & personal with nature? I have one that trotted next to me down a trail the other day. Yesterday he was hanging with a flock of turkeys who didn’t seem at all bothered. He was just trotting around amongst them. I hear him barking at night.
Wonderful!

[2ndyrgal]

I love nature, and now we have otters!

In the pond at the back of the property, saw three yesterday, swimming, rolling around and playing. I think everything is enjoying the warm before winter.

[bigbaytb]

[QUOTE=2ndyrgal;6021566]
I came back around a bit later, and he was trotting off across my back pasture, with my new field hunter following him. [/QUOTE]

Your new hunter says “eh, who needs the hounds!”
:lol::lol::lol::lol:

[wateryglen]

Love it!

Been seeing mine out in pasture a lot lately. My basset barks at him and the fox ignores her. Once she took off after him but ran silent but eventually gave up. Now she just looks and barks annoyingly at him. I’ve put some scraps out for him. I mean…it IS winter!! :winkgrin: Local deer hunter tells me he/she has a den that’s frequented a lot. Hmmmmm…fingers crossed it results in a bunch of cubs!!

[NRB]

Tally Ho in the city

I live in the city, a small city. I woke up one morning and caught movement out of the corner of my eye. Through the bedroom window I could see something orange and fluffy trotting outside my backyard fence. “What’s my cat doing back there?” Then I realized it was a fox, and a second one was right behind him/her. They trotted my property line and then came up into my neighbors yard and out through their front yard.

Pretty cool. I see more wildlife here, up close and personal than I ever did living in the country.

[wateryglen]

Sad too to see…

Hey I saw one on the old town mainstreet of Occoquan (Virginia) whilst shopping there recently. He ran behind some shops/houses mid morning after running down the street. Scruffy & maybe mangey and I felt very sad for him. Amazing tho’! Seeing him like that in broad daylight in town is not a good thing. He must know his food sources tho’ so…I find myself feeling sad whenever I see wild animals in the city.

[SonnysMom]

I have a few that live on the tree farm behind me. They “bark” every night and drive 2 of my dogs nuts.
When I want to mess with my dogs I will bring up a youtube video with sound of a fox. Guarenteed to get them running outside through the dog door.
Funny thing is I rarely see my foxes, just hear them.
During the summer my neighbor and husband were seeing them regularly but it was a time I was normally at the barn.
DH got a cute picture with his iphone of one on my neighbors drive.