I pulled this calf leg and joint out of the entrance to this fox den at this time eight or nine years ago. The mole was at the entrance to another hole nearby.
No, the fox did not kill a calf! This was most likely a still born calf that was dumped by the farmer (most farms have a location they dump the downers and the entrails).
The picture is posted, hopefully as a curative, for those fools who think fox are killing large numbers of sheep. For over 20 years, I have been offering a cash reward for anyone, anywhere, who can provide a video of a fix killing a sheep. Dogs? Lots of that, but no fox. Want that easy money? Come and get it!
This hole was at the bottom of a 15-foot gully drop, with a connecting hole at top. The den was dug by groundhogs, and I have taken a few from this location over the last decade or so.
Not a great location for a dog unless it is small and can go all the way through.
This day, of course, the sette was left alone; I don’t dig on natal dens with kits inside.
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