Bringing this thread back from the dead to make a point...
Within the last couple of months, we've noticed some "dogs" running around at night in our neighborhood. I came home from Sawmill one evening to hear a horrifying noise, and tried to track down a pair of glowing eyes making the shriek. After talking to my neighbors, we ended up finding a family of foxes living in the boulder garden of a neighbor's house.
Now, for the last few years we've had a TON of rabbits around our house, pretty much dictating our gardening because anything they eat is decimated. I borrowed an air rifle from Tim (pdqgp) hoping to plug a couple. However, MUCH RESPECT to the foxes, as I've found more than half a dozen skeletons/carcasses of rabbits when I'm mowing my property.
SO...props for nature running it's course. For the first time since moving in 2008 I've been able to grow sunflowers and get a garden started. No one is apparently bothered with the foxes so as far as my non-toy-dog-owning house is concerned, they are welcome as long as they'd like.
I know red foxes are no coyotes, but we've got a couple of those running around UA as well. Still DGAF