foxdropper 17,092 Posted May 4, 2006 Report Share Posted May 4, 2006 Does anyone have any evidence that the dog fox plays any part in the rearing of cubs . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted May 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 I put this up as I was aked to go and shoot the dog after the vixen was shot on a nearby farm.I was more concerned that the cubs were accounted for so took along a terrier .No need to as they were in some small bales and not far in .Never seen a dog fox near a cubbing earth in all the time I ve waited up for vixens. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest sushie Posted May 5, 2006 Report Share Posted May 5, 2006 Went out the other night and shot a dog fox very near to a vixen and cubs! Was he the father or was he going to kill the cubs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
foxdropper 17,092 Posted May 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2006 Still not convinced.The only thing barking around that bury was you two .The vixen does the barking and only if she feels the cubs are threatened.No fox barks as it approaches an earth with cubs ,unless trying to call the cubs to safety ,otherwise it would give them away.We have dug more than one vixen in a cubbing den but only one was ever wet .The dog in the earth you dug Mik may shed some light on it though .I shot a dog fox some years ago on the lamp that was carrying a well dead ,partly eaten cub .This fact and the fact that Ive never shot a dog coming in to an earth is what makes me think they play no part and are not encouraged around the den .Never see any widlife still photos of cubs playing with dog eitheralways the vixen . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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