Fox Hunting Info

If you want to become an efficient fox caller you will need to learn more about the fox behavior, learn about the animal’s eating habits, daily routine and similar issues. The most important aspect a fox caller needs to know is that the fox is a predatory animal and unlike a coyote, the fox (red) has a diet almost exclusively made up of meat which isn’t the same situation for the grey fox. If you are wondering what kind of food the red fox eats it depends on the region they are located.

In most of the areas where red foxes habit, they eat mice or any other small rodents. Each day a red fox eats more mice than any other animal. Although their primarily diet consists of mice they eat also insects and even large rodents. In some areas, these animals eat cottontail rabbits, jackrabbits or other similar animals. The fox is an opportunistic animal and won’t pass up the opportunity of a fast and easy meal and it will probably prefer a jackrabbit rather than a mice which it can eat every day.

We all know that foxes are solitary animals during the entire year except for the breeding season. While it is theoretically possible to call in two foxes at once at any time of the year, they seldom come running together except for the first two months of the year. When you call in a double in December, you will probably call one fox from one territory and another fox from the neighbor territory. When the breeding season arrives, foxes will probably come running shoulder to shoulder.

It is advisable to call these animals during the first and last hours of the day in areas where these animals are feeding. Some of their feeding areas are: wheat fields, soybean, dead animal dumps and other similar areas. During springtime and summertime, experienced hunters recommend calling in livestock pastures and denning areas. Some of the best places for fox calling are: woodlots, ravines, irrigation ditches and others.

The calling technique should be the following: it should be done at intervals of ½-1 mile apart (it usually depends on the terrain). Once you have shot a fox it is highly recommended to call for another 2 minutes and also if you miss it is advisable to keep calling because in some cases the animal will stop which will give you another chance for an efficient shot.

When selecting a stand from which the hunter can start calling, it is advisable to search for areas that have a tree or bushes bordering and position with as much vision as possible in the direction from which you are expecting foxes to come. After calling 4-5 times it is recommended to wait for about 5 minutes then start the calling procedures again, for 10-15 seconds then stop and start looking around for any movement. Repeat this procedure for several times and if nothing happens in 25 minutes, it is advisable to move to the next stand.

All things considered, fox calling isn’t a very difficult thing to do and any hunter can become efficient at this if certain rules and procedures are respected. One last final advice: never hurry, always take things nice and simple and you will fill your bag with foxes in no time.

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