Fox - Raccoon encounter at night

[ctgoldwing]

These guys are always in the 'neighborhood' and it had to happen that they run into each other. I was just surprised that the fox would go after such a big animal.

I hadn't seen this clip when I made the original post. This is the video that preceded Rocky and Freddy

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Rocky Raccoon meet Freddy Fox

 

[NickTheGreat]

I always love your threads, That's awesome footage

 

[ctgoldwing]

I always love your threads, That's awesome footage

Thanks, but I didn't have a lot to do with creating them I just edit the clips

 

[Keyboard]

I wonder if the fox was just chasing the racoon away because it was too close to a den of pups.

 

[concord]

I wonder who would win that battle if they got into it.

 

[looney2ns]

Do you have audio on your forest cams?

 

[ctgoldwing]

Do you have audio on your forest cams?

This camera is equipped for audio but I never hooked up a mike. It sure looks like Freddy was barking

 

[looney2ns]

This camera is equipped for audio but I never hooked up a mike. It sure looks like Freddy was barking

You might be surprised at what you hear, that the cam doesn't see.
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[Jessie.slimer]

I was rooting for the fox. I'm not a raccoon fan, too many personal encounters.

Cool videos.

 

[djernie]

That fox would have had a hard time with that big racoon.

 

[Arjun]

What do you do to deter raccoons?

 

[ctgoldwing]

What do you do to deter raccoons?

We don't get that many raccoons around here. I had one very bad experience with one about 7 years ago. I have fenced off about 1-1/2 acres in the back of our house for our dogs. A raccoon got in there and the dogs treed it. Got some pix of it in the tree. Very cute. Not so cute when one of our dogs died a few weeks later of Lepto ( Leptospirosis). I got a real education about it after the fact. It's spread by the dogs sniffing the raccoon urine. If I ever see one in the fenced area I will probably kill it.

 

[Arjun]

Wire mesh worked for me to an extent where the small openings were, but occasionally I'll still see 1 or 2 raccoons around, and in some instances pregnant raccoons If I do come across a stray cat, I notice they have a great leaping ability

We don't get that many raccoons around here. I had one very bad experience with one about 7 years ago. I have fenced off about 1-1/2 acres in the back of our house for our dogs. A raccoon got in there and the dogs treed it. Got some pix of it in the tree. Very cute. Not so cute when one of our dogs died a few weeks later of Lepto ( Leptospirosis). I got a real education about it after the fact. It's spread by the dogs sniffing the raccoon urine. If I ever see one in the fenced area I will probably kill it.

 

[ctgoldwing]

I made my fence out of 4X4's and 4' high 'turkey wire'. It fences an area mostly in the woods. I have no doubt a raccoon could climb over it - one of my labs was able to do it.