yet call me an OUTLAW i dont see the harm in shooting a fox!!! there worthless,kill the little turkeys an rabbits... id rather see more rabbits an turkeys than a stupid fox.

Was he in the hen-house?? Maybe it was justified if shot on a working farm??

No GR8. Just "shot it".

We're ALL gonna have a little talk, soon.

tell him hes not helping the sport by promoting poching

Well there are stipulations. Was the fox shot on his owned property?
If so most states do not require a license to shoot small game and small game can be hunted year round on private land as long its doen but the owner or anyone that resides on the property, such as family members.

HUH???

I can empathize. I would also hate to rat out a friend.

I wouldn't give him any warnings though. If the taxiderist dropsa dime on him, you're not in the middle.

GMMAT,
That's a tough spot to be put in. I supposed I'd do the same thing if I were in your position, but I don't think I'd appreciate being put in the position in the first place.

Then shoot more fox in season. By advocating poaching of any sort we all look bad.

Jeff, good for you for trying to set the kid straight. Unfortunately, if it doesn't take he will just continue the action and just won't tell you about it. Good luck in approaching your talk with him and his dad. That will be a touchy and sensitive situation.

As far as getting it mounted, I would ask the boy why he would want to mount a poached animal. Also, as others have said a taxidermist will be able to tell that the fox is out of its winter coat and may drop the dime on him anyway. I guess I just don't understand why someone would want to mount and remember something they killed illegally.

No, "most" states do not allow year round hunting of any animal that has a designated season. Some may, but most do not.

I think it is a shame. Fox live almost entirely on bugs and small rodents, not rabbits and turkeys. Rabbits and turkeys biggest predators are hawks and owls. Not that a fox wouldn't eat a rabbit, but it is far from a major part of their diet. Rabbits are pretty hard for a fox to catch you know.

The kits around here are probably near old enough to take care of themselves. A few weeks ago we had one that the dogs had cornered in the barn. He looked to be 6-8 weeks old already. He suffered a flesh wound from them, but hopefully he made it. Fox is an animal I just really like. I think they are beautiful and fairly harmless when it comes to killing animals that I would rather see/hunt.