Its nice when you can do the land owner a good turn. What you did was great help to the police and the owner. I am sure they will remember you next season.
That fox must have been something.
There was one time I was turkey hunting and I had laid down behind a old tree on the ground and was calling. I could see under the tree a little and was watching a field and my decoys. I heard something walking in the leaves, and all of a sudden a hen turkey poked her head over that log and looked me right in the eye. I could have almost kissed her. She squawked and I about messed my camouflage pants. She really startled me.
My buddy was turkey hunting and had a coyote come charging through the thicket right to him, when he was calling. He said it stopped and just looked close at him. The farmer was mad because he did not unload a turkey round at it, but my friend said he was too stunned.