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fox repellent?

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There is a (at least one) fox in my backyard. it's annoying! Homedepot guys have no suggestion about fox. I only saw cat/dog repellent there. Any suggestion how to repel the fox? Thanks!!
 
how to bait it? chicken? will a fox like a dead frozen chicken I got from walmart?

I read in newsgroup that a guy suggested to urine the area to let the fox know it's not its territory... LOL but it's actually a reasonable idea.
 
What is it that bothers you about it? What does it do? I'd be thrilled to see a fox around here more than once per decade. We're overrun with deer, skunks and coons, but almost no foxes.
 
i don't want it to take my backyard as home. of course the visit is always welcome, but I noticed it since last year and I seriously think it's digging a den under the deck.
 
drink some ice tea,or strong coffee
pee out in your yard

do this several times/or you can pee in a container;and pour it near the borders of your property.

I am not joking..
 
http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/vulpes/v._vulpes$narrative.html
Food Habits
The red fox is essentially an omnivore. It mostly eats rodents, lagomorphs, insects and fruit. They will also eat carrion. Red foxes have a characteristic manner of hunting mice. The fox stands motionless, listening and watching intently for a mouse it has detected. It then leaps high and brings the forelimbs straight down forcibly to pin the mouse to the ground. Daily food consumption is between 0.5 and 1 kg a day.



Behavior
Red foxes are solitary animals and do not form packs like wolves. Individual adults have home ranges that vary in size depending on the quality of the habitat. In good areas ranges may be between 5 and 12 square kilometers; in poorer habitats ranges are larger, between 20 and 50 square kilometers. During some parts of the year adjacent ranges may overlap somewhat, but parts may be regularly defended. In other words, Vulpes vulpes is at least partly territorial. Ranges are occupied by an adult male and one or two adult females with their associated young. Individuals and family groups have main earthen dens and often other emergency burrows in the home range. Dens of other animals, such as rabbits or marmots, are often taken over by foxes. Larger dens may be dug and used during the winter and during birth and rearing of the young. The same den is often used over a number of generations. Pathways throughout the home range connect the main den with other resting sites, favored hunting grounds and food storage areas. Red foxes are terrestrial and either nocturnal or crepuscular. Top speed is about 48 km/h and obstacles as high as 2 m can be lept. In the autumn following birth, the pups of the litter will disperse to their own territories. Dispersal can be to areas as nearby as 10 km and as far away as almost 400 km. Animals remain in the same home range for life.


^ Habitat
 
leave 'em be. He'll eat the critters in your yard.

that's a good thing. especially if he nabs a few dozen squirrels.
 
Foxes are cute. I'll trade you that fox for a dozen racoons.

I'll throw in a skunk, just cause I'm a nice guy.
 
if he really bothers you, you can buy a have-a-heart trap that humanely catches them alive. Then, you can release him near me on Oct 25, the first day of fox season in NY.
 
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