Just had an emaciated mangy sickly looking Fox come out of my woods.

[BerettaGuy]

Normally I wouldn't mind having a vermin eater nearby. But!

A.) It was mangy and sickly looking. Very thin.
B.) It was at High Noon although raining.
C.) It did turn tail when it saw me.

Should I put it out of its misery?

 

[fresch]

If it is mange, drop him.

 

[stokes]

Daytime? Sickly looking? I would assume its rabid and off it.

 

[GOYABEAN]

 

[99cummins]

I get 1 or 2 a year like that. Usually no fear of me or equipment. Smoke ‘em and bury them.

 

[Shoots100]

If it's aggressive, drop it, but consider that it's the time of the year that furry animals are shedding their winter coats, so they all look pretty mangy now.

 

[JamieZ]

If it's aggressive, drop it, but consider that it's the time of the year that furry animals are shedding their winter coats, so they all look pretty mangy now.

Agree,,,,, that yote I shot last week that I initially thought had mange, was just shedding profusely. Fox out during the day means nothing, they are out during the day all the time, especially when they have pups,,,, which they do.

 

[thegatman]

If it's rabies, don't touch it.

 

[Tisto]

I don't think that seeing a fox during the day is at all unusual. Sure, you are more likely to see one just before sunrise or just after sundown, but that is more a function of their prey's habits than anything else.

Their fur is in the process of changing from winter coat to summer right now, causing them to look bad.

Skinny ? That doesn't really mean much either, unless you can clearly see bones. If the entire rib cage, spine and hips are showing with no muscle mass, then there might be cause to suspect a medical issue, bit simply being skinny would not alarm me.

I hunt predators a lot. I rarely shoot a fox, but if they are clearly diseased, I will. Sometimes it takes more than one sighting to determine that though.

What did it's face look like ? Was the skin around it's mouth shriveled up or shrunken revealing the teeth ? Was it drooling or foaming at the mouth ? Was the nose normal or was it dried out and shrunken ?

 

[Acer-m14]

few yrs ago i showed up for deer hunting .. 30 min before sunrise .. as i pull in to park the truck i see a little fox 100 to 150 yrd up the rail road bed .

i got out and started putting on my camo bibs and coat .. .. close the truck door and the little fox who really needed a bath .. was 3 feet from me ..

hey little guy what you doing .. he/she just looked at me ..

so then i started walking and it followed me as we made small talk for a good 150 yrds up the farm field .. then it just went on it way ..

 

[Cooolone]

Fox out during the day is not a big deal. Especially this time of year. They will be out during the day especially if hungry. No fear of humans can be because they've gotten food from one before. Absent any aggressive behavior, they'll typical move on. They can be curious too, or how else do they learn to be sly, like a fox! Lmao!

Actually my yard this morning... Lol

It was chasing some squirrel, but it bolted up a tree. Fox lost!

 

[Acer-m14]

same with Raccoons .. its not the norm .. but they do come out in daytime ..

does not mean .. RABIES ..

 

[1075tech]

My brother took these pictures today about 4. He's been hanging around the bird feeder lately (the fox, not my brother).

 

[fresch]

We watched a fox family under one of the sheds at camp last month. Started to open camp yesterday , rabbit fur and turkey feathers laying around little bit of scat too.
They had 5 pups, watched them running around at night playing hid and seek, next day gone never saw them again.
No chippies, mice or tree rats yet so that's good; humming birds are here now.

 

[Carlos Hathcock]

Daytime? Sickly looking? I would assume its rabid and off it.

Why does everyone assume seeing any normally nocturnal animal outside of darkness indicates rabies?

 

[stokes]

Why does everyone assume seeing any normally nocturnal animal outside of darkness indicates rabies?

Its not just the "daytime", its more the "sickly".Stop skimming. I had a family of foxes, mother and 2 kits, who loved fried chicken, they used to come by regularly in the daytime, never had a concern, but if I see one in the daytime and it looks sickly its gotta go.

 

[S&W Fan]

I took this with my phone yesterday while doing some evening yard work. It’s a bit grainy but , a rare for these parts Grey fox.

 

[Cooolone]

Didn't get a pic, but momma and baby were happily trotting with something they caught yesterday... Prancing was more like it! Hahaha. Might've been a bunny!