help with finding a fox

[amandaj]

Hello I need help with infomation so I can get a good picture of a fox. I live on the Leicestershire/warwickshire border and Iv been trying for months with no luck any tips would be good thanks , like times of day or any great spots for seeing them around my area ect...

Many thanks
Amanda.

[Littlesparrow]

It depend on how use to people your foxes are. we use to live in Weston Super Mare and the foxes there were very bold, lying on top of my hedge sunbathing in the daytime, coming up to the back door and looking in the kitchen, so it would have been easy to take a picture.
In Cheshire I have found it much more unpredictable when and where I see foxes, and they don't hang around if they see you. If I were going to photograph them I think I would have to go out late in the evening or early in the morning and lie in the fields down wind near the set and wait.
You could try asking the farmers near you, they usually know where foxes are.

[scott tilley]

Hi Amanda, I presume that you have been looking for the normal field signs for foxes? In my area (Newark) the foxes tend to have regular routes they will patrol and you can sometimes see the regular trails through the grass. If you see anything like this it can be helpful to walk along it and you may find fox poo. This can be left in a prominant place and on occasions tapered with fur etc in it. If the route goes under a fence etc you may also find hair which will again tell you if its fox or badger etc.

I have to say its not easy with Foxes in the countryside in my area, although if you go into the centre of Nottingham in the early hours you are more than likely to see quite a few.

Scott

[Jackaroo]

Originally Posted by scott tilley

If the route goes under a fence etc you may also find hair which will again tell you if its fox or badger etc.Scott

Also,if you're downwind,you'll be pretty sure whether or not you're getting close because you'll smell them! Mind you,they'll probably have heard you coming by that time.

Good luck with that

Jack.

[amandaj]

Thanks everyone for your help I will try each of the tips and let you know how I get on...

Kind Regards Amanda.

[davecatt]

Hi Amanda

I would not recommend looking for foxes if you have no field experience. Let them come to you instead
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This is a good time of year for seeing foxes because of the early sun rise. Get out early morning at first light and sit in a position to give a good view along a hedgerow. Be prepared to stay there for as long as possible. You may not have any luck the first time but persevere. Try different sites,but keep returning to each one,sooner or later you'll get lucky.

Patience and determination is all you need. If you can stand with your back to the rising sun,or in the shade, and with wind blowing across or into your face then you increase your chances of not giving away your presence through sight or smell.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Dave

[Kayleigh]

I saw a fox running across the field in broad daylight around 3pm.
Lucky the farmers wife didn't see it she has the exterminators in as they go for her chickens.

[tom00_uk]

Leicester/Nottingham city centre late night kebab or some thing equally meat filled and smelly and site in a park or church yard and slowly eat and you will soon have them checking you out to see if theres any thing going for them

[Siskin]

I've also seen a fox in broad daylight before. Not far from my house, there is a bench on a country lane which overlooks a farmer's field; in this field the farmer used to leave an area of long grass in the middle. Not sure if this was to encourage rabbits, possibly for shooting, or for wildlife value; however obviously the rabbits were common on this field. Sitting on this bench I glanced up to see a fox skulking about. Maybe think like a fox; get where their prey is, and they will eventually come to you