Egg Stealing SOB's......................

[Lawdwaz]

So I'm just coming up to the edge of a big plowed field, I glance out for a quick scan of the field and see a fox.  I slide over to the woods and stand next to a big tree. 

 

The fox is on a mission and starts heading my way in a hurry.  I pull out my Iphone and flip it to the video mode.  As he/she gets closer I hit the switch to record (or so I thought!) and as it got nearer I saw it had an egg in its mouth.  The fox gets withing 10 feet and spots me.  Game over, drop the egg and beat feet!!

 

I then notice that I did not hit the record button.  Damnnnnnnnnnnnn!

 

I walked over to the still unbroken TURKEY egg and snap a picture.  Well, that's one turkey that ain't gonna make it now.

 

Mother Nature sure has things worked out......................................

 

 

(That's a 3.5" 12ga shell for perspective)

[WNYBuckHunter]

Shoulda taken it home and hatched it lol

[Water Rat]

Fox has got to eat too.

[cynthiafu]

yup put it the incubator it would of been ok

 

[Lawdwaz]

Fox has got to eat too.

Note the part about Ma Nature having things square.

[skyhunter]

nice adventure you had.; sorry the cam wasn't on. that happened to me last year while arrowing a TOM.

 

while were on the subject of animals eating eggs; what about these attempts to control goose populations by "oiling eggs". Are the fox , raccoon, mink, etc going to try and eat those eggs? now wouldn't that have more negative effects than what the original goal was.?  

[Water Rat]

Note the part about Ma Nature having things square.

Yeah , I noted that. I was just defending the S.O.B.

I wonder if the fox stole every egg one by one as it obviously knew where the nest was.

[NFA-ADK]

The fox will be back for it... Sneaky little, fox.

[Lawdwaz]

The fox will be back for it... Sneaky little, fox.

 

Wouldn't surprise me.

[Pygmy]

I saw a turkey egg shell lying in the woods a couple of days ago..Obviously the work of a nest predator..

Still, foxes get a pass from me in the spring....I've seen several litters of fox kits in the woods over the years and I just don't like the idea of dooming them to starvation because I shot thier momma..

[First-light]

I was up at my place this weekend. Two weekends ago we saw a litter of fox pups. I went back yesterday to see how they were and found the place empty. I looked into the hole and there lay a dead pup. It was a good size all curled up but no sign of life.