Definition of red fox
: a usually orange-red to reddish-brown Holarctic fox (Vulpes vulpes) that has a white-tipped tail — compare silver fox
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Double fly nymph rigs have been very effective (my current favorite is a red fox squirrel nymph (#14) with a ruby midge (#18) suspended below it.
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Double fly nymph rigs have been very effective (my current favorite is a red fox squirrel nymph (#14) with a ruby midge (#18) suspended below it. Use weight to get your flies down.
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Wildlife photographer and Lynnwood, Wash. resident Kevin Ebi headed for the San Juan Island National Historic Park Saturday just for the red foxes.
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Frequent wildlife guests include deer, wild turkeys and an occasional red fox.
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A few minutes later, as my truck took the road’s sharp curves, a red fox darted across the path.
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Commercial trapping of red foxes is legal in New Jersey, and nearly 9,000 were captured from 2015 to 2016.
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Wild animals are rarely seen — only red foxes and minks are native to Iceland.
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Fish and Game's red fox fact sheet states that their diet includes small mammals, birds and bird eggs, vegetation and carrion.
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1742
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