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Why are there so few fox hunters on here ?

Prolly cuz in a lot of areas there is either other game to run or there just aren't many fox around like where I live. I've been catching coyotes for quite a few years now and I have only ran a handful of fox.

Dan Edwards wrote:Prolly cuz in a lot of areas there is either other game to run or there just aren't many fox around like where I live.

Dan

I suspect that is the case. Here in Oregon we have locations that contain Gray Fox and they are a blast to run that make hunting bobcats obsolete in my opinion.

If I had a reasonable base population, I would abandon bobcat hunting all together, this defines the ultimate challenge in the hound world!

JMHO!

Mike

Maybe because fox are not really big game? I do run more grey fox than anything else just because that's the most numerous critter in my area. Got bored taking pictures of foxes though, I get a lot more excited seeing a bobcat or lion or even the occasional ocelot. Foxes do give my dogs some good exercise and helps keep them in shape.

Two from Sunday, didn't go out today. Had to dig tree holes... poor dogs were bored.

mike martell wrote:

Dan Edwards wrote:Prolly cuz in a lot of areas there is either other game to run or there just aren't many fox around like where I live.

Dan

I suspect that is the case. Here in Oregon we have locations that contain Gray Fox and they are a blast to run that make hunting bobcats obsolete in my opinion.

If I had a reasonable base population, I would abandon bobcat hunting all together, this defines the ultimate challenge in the hound world!

JMHO!

Mike

I've ran 2 in my life that I know of and yes it was a blast.

So Mike how long does one usually run when jumped and do the your dogs run as fast and open mouth as they do on a cat?

tstillwell wrote:So Mike how long does one usually run when jumped and do the your dogs run as fast and open mouth as they do on a cat?

Troy

I would say more so on a fox than bobcat, fox are more like a wide open trash race....I spent considerable time in S.W. Oregon late in cat season running Gray fox, given I must drive over three hours to find a good population of Fox, I'm by no means an expert, I ran with several top bobcat men and found we all struggled to tree Gray fox like we do bobcats. I muttled along catching my share of bobcats with hounds that can run with the fastest or any mans hounds and found out real fast what it takes to be successful on Gray Fox. You best be cooking them!

You also better have your hounds in top shape because the Southern Oregon fox I ran have been ran to death and very common to jump them and pour the coal to them for two hours before they tree or hole up...I have a half running walker female that runs with little effort and flat can spend her in two hours...If I continue to run them, I will not cold trail but rather wait and rig a close track which unlike bobcat hunting most days you can do and leave the road running...I treed one that I saw on the bank in 15 minutes, so you never know if it made a kill and was full like my biggest tom bobcat was this winter or?

I have been looking at different retirement gigs with a need to quit hunting the steep Western Oregon ground and why I bobcat hunt the flatter desert region in Central and Eastern Oregon.

Take care!

Mike