Those aren't foxes. Beer goggles make them easily confused.I used to see a lot of foxes around 2am.
Many years ago you could hunt for black bear in Galveston County with a limit of one. If you could ever find one...<>
What happened last night is that I was under an elevated box deer blind facing a feeder some 90M in front. Hoping for feral hogs.
A raccoon walked out from behind me into the pasture, upwind. The coon was obviously concerned about something upwind of hm off to my right. Coon kept standing up and looking, so I knew something else was over there.
A black animal came out of woods briefly, so I figured a hog & reached for rifle. He disappeared, then, a couple minutes later came again, backside to me.
Trying to turn to put scope on it, he suddenly turned & gave me a profile and I realized it wasn’t a hog or a calf. When it started to walk agin, it lifted its head & I could tell it was a small bear.
Neither noticed me.
I couldn’t believe my eyes, so I called a Game Biologist Friend and learned that bear sightings were not uncommon in this area.
Of course, they are protected. From reading, they come from West Texas, Mexico, or from the restocking programs in nearby AK & LA.
My Buddy ran his game camera pics, but no little bear.
So, BOLO for little black bear in the Hill Country.
leVieux
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alot of people mistake them for red ,, they have redish hair on the tailsRed?
I've seen Grey all my life.
We had a gray fox living under our deck last summer. Scared the bejesus out of the grandkids one day<>
Red foxes are common; the silver or gray foxes are pretty rare. I’ve seen only gray fox and it was in a town.
I live in the burbs... Katy, Texas.
This Coyote came up to my front door and looked right into my house the other evening.
Wish I could upload the video. The screen shots don't do justice.
Odd to see in the burbs and total daylight.
Do we have a hunting season or them?The only unusual things I've seen migrated here from liberal western states.
No season. Just a bounty.Do we have a hunting season or them?
The only unusual things I've seen migrated here from liberal western states.
Game cam caught this one night out at my place, never have figured out what it was and have never had anything like it since. View attachment 376256
I live in the burbs... Katy, Texas.
This Coyote came up to my front door and looked right into my house the other evening.
Wish I could upload the video. The screen shots don't do justice.
Odd to see in the burbs and total daylight.
Another species you never saw very far North of the Rio Grande: whitewing doves.<>
We were just discussing the “coyote explosion” of the 1970’s. Way back, coyotes were rare in eastern Texas, never seen East of Houston.
Then, b/t 1968 & 1976 they extended to all of Texas, and on into Tennessee & the Florida Panhandle. By the nid-1980’s, they were nationwide.
Why ?
I don’ t know.
leVieux
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How high is your privacy fence? I've seen coyotes scale a 6 foot fence with ease, especially when they're hungry. I've also seen coyotes (a pack of 3) go after larger dogs. Be extremely careful with your pets!I live in town as well. Many times now I have seen coyotes in my front yard late at night.
There is a feral cat that hangs around I sure wish they would eat.
I keep the back yard privacy fence in good repair so they do not get to my little dogs.
Coyotes are very adaptable. Suburbia is a godsend for them.