Red Fox Screams

[BizCT]

A Red Fox was screaming like crazy last night behind my parents house in Putnam County. Sounded like a baby or woman screaming. Happens every year (going back a few years now) through the winter during the mating season. It drives all the dogs in the neighborhood nuts, I see peoples outside flood lights going on, etc. Its pretty funny since I bet most other people in the area dont know what it is.

Edited December 9, 2011 by Biz-R-OWorld

[GreeneHunter]

I had one in the back yard a few weeks ago .... sounded just like you described !

[Fletch]

I hear them quite often as well. Everyone is always liken what the heck is that!!!

[Dakota Dog]

A few years ago on the farm we caught one in alive trap and man that thing made noise's I have never heard before. They can really scream when they want to.

[BizCT]

a few springs back I used a hav-a-hart trap at my parents house to trap a woodchuck that kept going under the shed and accidently trapped a baby red fox, the pup was like black in color, very young. As I was releasing the pup (without touching it), the Mother red fox stayed like 30 yards away barking like crazy at me. I thought for sure it was going to attack me, but it didnt. After I released the pup it ran up to the mom and the other pups and they all trotted away.

[darkvibe]

I heard the same thing behind my parents' house. Thought it was a person. Checked it out and found nothing. Went on youtube and found a video of a red fox crying and it was exactly what I heard. Creepy before I knew what it was.

[bkln]

A Red Fox was screaming like crazy last night behind my parents house in Putnam County. Sounded like a baby or woman screaming. Happens every year (going back a few years now) through the winter during the mating season. It drives all the dogs in the neighborhood nuts, I see peoples outside flood lights going on, etc. Its pretty funny since I bet most other people in the area dont know what it is.

Or maybe that was a fellow predator hunter with his FoxPro e-caller? LOL