Always heard that coyotes and red fox's would not coexist and coyotes would kill off the red fox's. Perhaps this fox is a little faster and smarter.

 

Closer to city limits or suburbia?

 

This is out of town several miles.

 

I see them both in the same area where I hunt as well. Plenty of both.

 

I see both coyotes and fox in my neck of the woods as well.

 

They seem to live together fine around here but, I have heard that same thing to.....

Mike

 

That foxes days are numbered....

 

I have night pictures of fox and coyotes in my food plot at night. They been there all year...off and on. I've also seen both while deer hunting other areas before. I think they can co-exist.

 

Seen both before in a lot of different areas over the years.

 

I don't have much experience with different trail cameras. I'm impressed this Cuddeback is taking pictures and video in -8 degree temperatures.

 

Sure it must happen but, the coyotes don't get every fawn, every rabbit, ect. They can't get every fox either. They all persist.

 

I also have pictures of both on my cameras over the past few years and the deer herd is still pretty good.

 

The foxes live in the edges of the coyotes territory. Think of a territory as a large oval that is the coyotes home area. They will defend it from other coyotes as well. If you set any number of these "ovals on a map you would see where they overlap and have gaps. Those gaps are where the foxes live. They will go into the Coyotes territory, but usually when the coyote is on the farther end. Compared to the fox the coyotes territory is huge, he/she can't be everywhere at once.

Grey Fox have no difficulty as they can climb trees and coyotes can't. I find it hard to tell them apart in a B&W picture.

 

interesting because now that I think about this topic We use to have red and grey fox around my house and with in the last 2 years they are gone. But the coyotes are very abundant now. Our rabbit population was up this year over the summer. But still heard quit a few get killed during the night with windows open.

 

I have coyotes, red fox, bobcats, fisher and grey fox all in the same area

 

I have seen all three species in my back field this year but not in the same time periods. Had gray foxes early spring, red foxes back in Sept./October and coyotes come and go. I never see any fox at all when coyotes are around though.