What Animal is this...fox or coyote
#1
Fork Horn
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 198

Caught this on my trail cam in my back yard in Southwestern Minnesota. At first my wife said, we caught a fox on the trail cam. After looking at the picture I am not so sure it is not a small coyote. After asking about 10 fellow hunters and friends, we are about 50/50 on if it is a fox or coyote. What is your opinion? Please explain why you think it is one or the other. Thanks.
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jan 2009
Posts: 608

He seems well fed for a harsh winter and his pelt seems to be in very good condition. Do you have a fox farm in the area? Did they lose some of their fox withall the snow? Sometimesthey will get a snow dirft big enough for them to escape over the fence. I was deer hunting years ago when I saw a silver fox. We had a guy about 20 miles away who had some of his fox escape during a snow storm.
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Oct 2004
Posts: 1,085

Coloration, body proportions, even the posture that the animal is assuming...Pure Grey fox...
In fact, if you look up the term "grey fox" in the dictionary, they'll probably have that picture in there..
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In fact, if you look up the term "grey fox" in the dictionary, they'll probably have that picture in there..
