Gray Fox are my favorite. Have been watching families of them for quite a few years now. They are beautiful creatures and I'm going to be sad when hunting and trapping season starts. Great video and thanks!
We had a Gray Fox in our back yard yesterday, our dog Baylee found it and was playing with it. We believe it was a pup without a mom, unfortunately it attacked the officer that tried to bring it in and had to put it down. It made me sad, but I guess we couldn't risk harming any of our animals, even though it seemed it wasn't rabid
Gray fox are native to north america, Red fox were brought from Europe.
In the old days of fox hunting the gray fox did not run as far went up trees or in the ground. The fox hunters wanted a chase so they brought red foxes here. So now we have more red foxes than gray foxes.
Great post! The Gray Foxes are certainly amazing climbers! The Red Fox origins are an extremely interesting phenomena. You are totally correct that Red Foxes were introduced to North America however it is believed that Red Foxes also lived in North America, a native species since the last glaciation period. There is genetic studies on going to see the impact of the European species to the native species. Fox make some incredible calls at night- amazing species. Outstanding post.
@nwwmark If you ever here of the out come of the studies will you please post them.
I did not know we had a native red fox. My dad was the one that told me about red foxes and the hunting. My grandpa was a fox hunter, from what dad told me the point was to hear the dog chase them. They did not kill them or want them killed.
My neighbor had two red foxes they were very vocal and also had a very strong smell. They live to be about 15 years old. I was told that is a long lifespan for foxes.
@gizmotwadlebutt I know of several captive foxes who have lived to be 15 or older - if you search for SpiritWhiteFox2 on YouTube, she's got a pet fox who is currently 15.
15 is definitely up there in fox years, though, and much older than they would live to be in the wild!
@gizmotwadlebutt If you look at pictures of red foxes in North America, they much more closely resemble Asian red foxes than the ones in Britain and Western Europe. It's theorized that they crossed the ancient Bering Land Bridge from Asia in the same way that the native peoples of the Americas did.
@gizmotwadlebutt We have at least 3 subspecies of red fox known to have existed here before European settlement: one in the Rockies, one in the Sierra Nevada, and one in the Cascades. They weren't widespread throughout the U.S. like they are now, though; but neither did the foxes imported from Europe have much of a genetic impact on the existing populations, apparently...
@gizmotwadlebutt ...The general consensus is that most of the red foxes in the U.S. migrated down from Canada (where they were widespread pre-settlement) as a result of habitat change and urbanization.
(Sorry for the ramble, heh - I hope at least some of that was informative!)
Great post! The Gray Foxes are certainly amazing climbers! The Red Fox origins are an extremely interesting phenomena. You are totally correct that Red Foxes were introduced to North America however it is believed that Red Foxes also lived in North America, a native species since the last glaciation period. There is genetic studies on going to see the impact of the European species to the native species. Fox make some incredible calls at night- amazing species. Outstanding post.
In my county, red foxes are nearly absent. We have the lovely gray fox. In places with people, you can often watch their natural behavior.
AtheistinFundyLand 5 months ago
gray foxes live in my yard
Jerryguy1818 5 months ago
Gray Fox are my favorite. Have been watching families of them for quite a few years now. They are beautiful creatures and I'm going to be sad when hunting and trapping season starts. Great video and thanks!
Ginnymo62 5 months ago
We had a Gray Fox in our back yard yesterday, our dog Baylee found it and was playing with it. We believe it was a pup without a mom, unfortunately it attacked the officer that tried to bring it in and had to put it down. It made me sad, but I guess we couldn't risk harming any of our animals, even though it seemed it wasn't rabid
jeffhardyfan12341 8 months ago
Did you know?
Gray fox are native to north america, Red fox were brought from Europe.
In the old days of fox hunting the gray fox did not run as far went up trees or in the ground. The fox hunters wanted a chase so they brought red foxes here. So now we have more red foxes than gray foxes.
gizmotwadlebutt 1 year ago 2
Great post! The Gray Foxes are certainly amazing climbers! The Red Fox origins are an extremely interesting phenomena. You are totally correct that Red Foxes were introduced to North America however it is believed that Red Foxes also lived in North America, a native species since the last glaciation period. There is genetic studies on going to see the impact of the European species to the native species. Fox make some incredible calls at night- amazing species. Outstanding post.
nwwmark 1 year ago
@nwwmark If you ever here of the out come of the studies will you please post them.
I did not know we had a native red fox. My dad was the one that told me about red foxes and the hunting. My grandpa was a fox hunter, from what dad told me the point was to hear the dog chase them. They did not kill them or want them killed.
My neighbor had two red foxes they were very vocal and also had a very strong smell. They live to be about 15 years old. I was told that is a long lifespan for foxes.
gizmotwadlebutt 1 year ago
@gizmotwadlebutt I know of several captive foxes who have lived to be 15 or older - if you search for SpiritWhiteFox2 on YouTube, she's got a pet fox who is currently 15.
15 is definitely up there in fox years, though, and much older than they would live to be in the wild!
TheBeatfox 1 year ago
@gizmotwadlebutt If you look at pictures of red foxes in North America, they much more closely resemble Asian red foxes than the ones in Britain and Western Europe. It's theorized that they crossed the ancient Bering Land Bridge from Asia in the same way that the native peoples of the Americas did.
TheBeatfox 1 year ago
@gizmotwadlebutt We have at least 3 subspecies of red fox known to have existed here before European settlement: one in the Rockies, one in the Sierra Nevada, and one in the Cascades. They weren't widespread throughout the U.S. like they are now, though; but neither did the foxes imported from Europe have much of a genetic impact on the existing populations, apparently...
TheBeatfox 1 year ago
@gizmotwadlebutt ...The general consensus is that most of the red foxes in the U.S. migrated down from Canada (where they were widespread pre-settlement) as a result of habitat change and urbanization.
(Sorry for the ramble, heh - I hope at least some of that was informative!)
TheBeatfox 1 year ago
Great post! The Gray Foxes are certainly amazing climbers! The Red Fox origins are an extremely interesting phenomena. You are totally correct that Red Foxes were introduced to North America however it is believed that Red Foxes also lived in North America, a native species since the last glaciation period. There is genetic studies on going to see the impact of the European species to the native species. Fox make some incredible calls at night- amazing species. Outstanding post.
nwwmark 1 year ago
@nwwmark Wow the damned double post. Don't you hate when that happens?
volk551 8 months ago
Such beautiful animals those gray foxes!
TimmyGal 1 year ago
Wonderful! I never knew they could climb trees!
xReiKitsune 2 years ago
Hey,
There you go Mark, on Discovery Channel... Good work sir!!!
wilsonsamuel 2 years ago
Thanks so much John!
nwwmark 2 years ago
Great work. Best: John
WindsNature 2 years ago