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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: Bullelk on March 07, 2010, 09:41:35 PM

Title: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: Bullelk on March 07, 2010, 09:41:35 PM: Why, I was traveling over white pass this weekend and saw a fox I think, cross the road. It was white with some gray, it was cool. If it wasn't fox I'm not sure what it was, please help.
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: mulehunter on March 07, 2010, 09:52:59 PM: Yes Silver and gray mix with black. Very Cool.

Mulehunter ;)
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: shoot-em-dead on March 07, 2010, 10:06:53 PM: I've never heard of them changing color however there are red fox and blue fox in Washington. You probably seen a blue.
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: sako223 on March 07, 2010, 10:28:46 PM: You probably saw a silver fox, which is a color phase red fox.Here is a pic of one at Mt Rainier.

http://leerentz.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/mount-rainier-in-winter-foxes-gables-and-clarity/ (http://leerentz.wordpress.com/2010/02/27/mount-rainier-in-winter-foxes-gables-and-clarity/)
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: Bullelk on March 07, 2010, 10:49:58 PM: Thanks sako223, that is what I saw with a little more white, it was 11:30 pm, 40 mph, did stop and back up, to get a better look but he was gone. Thanks for the help! :)
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: Bigshooter on March 08, 2010, 12:42:51 AM: About 10 years ago going over white pass with my dad, we saw a fox that we both thought was a gray fox. But after looking at sako223's link it was for sure a silver fox.
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: andrew_12gauge on March 08, 2010, 06:07:44 AM: my dad has one mounted that he shot up in the yakima area while elk hunting very neat lookin
Title: Re: Do grey fox change color in the winter?
Post by: Axle on March 11, 2010, 04:46:49 PM: I've trapped a lot of gray fox and seen them all times of the year. I've never seen any variance in color from season to season.