What bait to use to attract a fox

John from MD · Dec 29, 2016

Probably because most of the audience are youngsters and wouldn't remember "Two wild and crazy guys looking for foxes". :innocent0

Slowhand · Dec 29, 2016

BigDaddy said:
A wildlife person gave us some medication to inject into a chicken breast to treat our fox's mange. She said broil the breast for 2 min a side and it was good to go.

Our fox got down to a Mohawk on the back of his neck before the 2nd treatment kicked in. That was his only fur. My wife saw him get one breast in the morning. He looked up at the sky as if to say thanks, or maybe WTF?

He is long gone but we have a replacement. They must sleep for 4 hours and hunt for a couple. We see him or hear him all hours of the day.

We are treating a couple now. Using hot dogs with Ivermectin. Have a few on video, but aiming for the mangy one. But we have no chickens...

BigSteve57 · Dec 29, 2016

Slowhand said:
We are treating a couple now. Using hot dogs with Ivermectin. Have a few on video, but aiming for the mangy one. But we have no chickens...

Where do you get the Ivermectin?

Joseph · Dec 30, 2016

Thank you all for your suggestions.

Paperpounder · Jan 4, 2017

Go buy a cheap predator call and light and have some fun at night they will come right to you if conditions are right. That is if you can discharge a firearm where you live

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slybarman · Jan 4, 2017

Joseph said:
Last Friday a large fox took two of my hens and was stalking the rest of the flock when I ran it off. This is while they were free ranging in my yard at 2 in the afternoon. There are 10+ acres of woods behind my house and the fox must have been lurking in the tree line.
I now want to eliminate this fox its friends and family.
I plan on using a box/cage trap because there are critters I don't want to accidentally kill. Is there a preferred bait for fox? I suppose chicken should work since that is what it chose to kill.

Based on my past experience, my landscaping shoes left outside seems to drawn them like moths to a flame. After chewing them up they enjoy pooping in them. Let me know if you need to borrow them. They also enjoy chewing the rubber mulch tree rings i bought.

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lazarus · Jan 4, 2017

Paperpounder said:
Go buy a cheap predator call and light and have some fun at night they will come right to you if conditions are right. That is if you can discharge a firearm where you live

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Can only legally shoot coyotes at night and only part of the year. Legal shooting hours on fox are 30 minutes before dawn to 30 minutes after sunset. Not sure if that prohibition extends to foxes harassing livestock at night or not, but it certainly does to hunting them.

Pretty sure the same thing with "casting artificial rays". AFAIK you can only use lights for hunting coyotes.

Paperpounder · Jan 4, 2017

lazarus said:
Can only legally shoot coyotes at night and only part of the year. Legal shooting hours on fox are 30 minutes before dawn to 30 minutes after sunset. Not sure if that prohibition extends to foxes harassing livestock at night or not, but it certainly does to hunting them.

Pretty sure the same thing with "casting artificial rays". AFAIK you can only use lights for hunting coyotes.

You may also hunt foxes at night during the period you may hunt coyotes at night. I believe it's typically until 3/15.

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JHE1956 · Jan 4, 2017

Hot dogs for bait. I've seen a fox try to stuff four of them in his mouth.

But if your area is a suitable habitat for foxes, more will move in to replace the ones you trap.

lazarus · Jan 4, 2017

Huh, I learn something new here all the time. Great news! Thanks

Texas · Jan 4, 2017

Old Spice and a big bank account

MeatGrinder · Jan 5, 2017

Back to the original problem .....

I was thinking about this. If you want to try a box trap, go for it. Low probability isn't the same as zero probability. No harm in trying.

We had a fox decimate our hens this spring. It was mid-late afternoon and apparently not that unusual in the spring when they are hunting hard to feed their young. Losing yours in the afternoon seems odd.

Suburban foxes might behave differently than a country fox (no puns intended!) That might help you,though when it comes to getting one.

These types of things require discretion.
Good luck

Slowhand · Jan 9, 2017

BigSteve57 said:
Where do you get the Ivermectin?

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BigSteve57 · Jan 9, 2017

Slowhand said:
https://www.jefferspet.com/login

Thanks I'll have a look.

Blacksmith101 · Jan 13, 2017

BigSteve57 said:
Where do you get the Ivermectin?

Tractor Supply, tack shops, farm supply stores, etc. it is used as a wormer for horses. Actually horse people use three different wormers in rotation so the worms don't build resistance.

gwchem · Jan 13, 2017

Ditto on ivermectin at tractor supply. I used to treat foxes at my old worksite by mixing it in wet cat food.

It was right on the river, and the foxes seem to keep the rat population down.

Drakos · Jan 14, 2017

Joseph said:
Last Friday a large fox took two of my hens and was stalking the rest of the flock when I ran it off. This is while they were free ranging in my yard at 2 in the afternoon. There are 10+ acres of woods behind my house and the fox must have been lurking in the tree line.
I now want to eliminate this fox its friends and family.
I plan on using a box/cage trap because there are critters I don't want to accidentally kill. Is there a preferred bait for fox? I suppose chicken should work since that is what it chose to kill.

Canned cat food...

ted76 · Jan 14, 2017

I used to put Fox Urine sent on my boots when deer hunting, I had so many Foxes follow my trail into my stand that I gave up using it. if I were trying to lure Foxes in, that's what I would use.

BigSteve57 · Jan 14, 2017

Blacksmith101 said:
Tractor Supply, tack shops, farm supply stores, etc. it is used as a wormer for horses. Actually horse people use three different wormers in rotation so the worms don't build resistance.

OK - I'll have to do a bit of research for the exact product & how to dose for a fox.

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