How to attract foxes?

[Yander]

Feral cats are easier to come by and equally effective. I've not had any mice or rats or chipmunks since we have cats hanging out.

 

[oldnslo]

Seems like foxes are attracted to filthy rich old men…

 

[bmaverick]

Seems like foxes are attracted to filthy rich old men…

Bummer, most of us have the FILTHY OLD MEN, but not the RICH.

 

[bdhsfz6]

We have a red fox that frequents our property. He usually goes to check out the chicken coop/run but so far hasn't been able to get in. Hoping "Fort Clucker" continues to live up to its name!

I didn't realize that hollow logs were a thing for them. Do they live in them vs dens dug in the ground? Starting to feel bad about the hollowed-out log I just burned yesterday...

Fox are fairly crafty animals. They will den up in a variety of places that afford shelter.

I happened to have several large hollow logs, which I dragged to the tree line near our compost pile. We call it the fox motel.

 

[scootr]

How to attract foxes, build a chicken coop?
I do the feral cat rescue thing too. Sure eliminated the rodent problem, period.

 

[ruffdog]

Several years ago I had a big mole problem and would seldom see fox, cats, and coyote. Then, we had more families of skunk and the moles are gone.

 

[RayIN]

We, neighbors and I, finally killed out most of the coyotes around this corner of the county. The foxes don't bother much and we still have a few fox hunters with dogs, but they don't kill the fox.
The only problem I have is the Black Vultures. They've ran all the native Turkey Vultures away from my area. Went up to what's left of the old pole barn today with the contractor.
I heard a Black vulture hissing at us, it's got a nest in the old manger. The contractor asked me, "what is that sound"? I told him and he'd never heard one hiss before. The last one that hissed at me got to see my .410 up close.
Indiana DNR imported them because they are voracious eaters; however they are also aggressive and will even peck out a newborn calf if the mother cow hasn't licked it dry yet.

 

[CalG]

We, neighbors and I, finally killed out most of the coyotes around this corner of the county. The foxes don't bother much and we still have a few fox hunters with dogs, but they don't kill the fox.
The only problem I have is the Black Vultures. They've ran all the native Turkey Vultures away from my area. Went up to what's left of the old pole barn today with the contractor.
I heard a Black vulture hissing at us, it's got a nest in the old manger. The contractor asked me, "what is that sound"? I told him and he'd never heard one hiss before. The last one that hissed at me got to see my .410 up close.
Indiana DNR imported them because they are voracious eaters; however they are also aggressive and will even peck out a newborn calf if the mother cow hasn't licked it dry yet.

Do vultures feed on moles and voles? Those are the two garden pests I'm hoping the fox will concentrate on.

 

[CH4Ohio]

Do vultures feed on moles and voles?

Not live ones . . .

 

[lman]

We, neighbors and I, finally killed out most of the coyotes around this corner of the county. The foxes don't bother much and we still have a few fox hunters with dogs, but they don't kill the fox.
The only problem I have is the Black Vultures. They've ran all the native Turkey Vultures away from my area. Went up to what's left of the old pole barn today with the contractor.
I heard a Black vulture hissing at us, it's got a nest in the old manger. The contractor asked me, "what is that sound"? I told him and he'd never heard one hiss before. The last one that hissed at me got to see my .410 up close.
Indiana DNR imported them because they are voracious eaters; however they are also aggressive and will even peck out a newborn calf if the mother cow hasn't licked it dry yet.

Never seen any black vultures in the northern part of the state. Hopefully they won't make it up here for a while.