What would kill a fox?

[Lynn21]

Mathews

[BrandonA]

Does the Ranch have goats with Lamas donkeys or piraneese dogs? Or cattle , or horses? All can will and kill a fox if needed too

[Mrsailfish]

.204 ruger

[tex4k]

Coyote-bobcat-mountain lion-parvo-distemper (several strains)-rabies-should I go on. Wild critters don't die of old age, that being said it is unusual to find 2 like that so be aware, maybe even ask around to see if other landowners have noticed anything so you can be aware of any disease outbreaks. Are you in the anthrax zone down that way?

[timoub007]

Does the Ranch have goats with Lamas donkeys or piraneese dogs? Or cattle , or horses? All can will and kill a fox if needed too

No sir, the only "livestock" I have are my WT deer and exotics (axis, BB and a few Sika bulls).

Coyote-bobcat-mountain lion-parvo-distemper (several strains)-rabies-should I go on. Wild critters don't die of old age, that being said it is unusual to find 2 like that so be aware, maybe even ask around to see if other landowners have noticed anything so you can be aware of any disease outbreaks. Are you in the anthrax zone down that way?

That's the reason why I am asking here, to get others' opinions. My neighbors do not manage their properties as intensively as I do for various reasons but mainly because they are either much larger than ours or are working cattle ranches first and hunting ranches secondarily.
I do not believe that the anthrax zone extends up to northern Kimble county. If it does I have never heard of it but I will say that fear crossed our minds.

Thank you for the thoughts and opinions,
Tim

[DirtyDave]

Parvo, Distemper, etc

[BitBackShot]

Foxes are tiny. Almost anything can kill them.

Owls would be my guess, but they'd be almost entirely consumed if that's what did it. My mom had 14 barn cats killed by an owl in less than a month and she found almost no trace of any of them.

If there's a bobcat with kittens nearby, she wouldn't tolerate foxes either.

[AntlerCollector]

Distemper, Bobcat, Yote, other Foxes fighting for turf, snake, doe protecting fawn, old age. Lots of stuff

[Sika]

Rabies outbreak would be my first guess.

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

How in the world can there be zero coyotes anywhere in Texas?

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[justletmein]

Rabies will kill them also

Rabies outbreak would be my first guess.

OP, you got raccoons out there?

[justletmein]

How in the world can there be zero coyotes anywhere in Texas?

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Long ago I had a big lease out near Ozona. It was pretty creep sitting out by the campfire at night and NOT hearing any coyotes singing, ever.

[AntlerCollector]

How in the world can there be zero coyotes anywhere in Texas?

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I've hunted just west of Eldorado for 4 years now and have zero pics of one and never heard any. I hear them almost every night at my home in east Texas. It was unbelievable to me that there were no coyotes. We don't have any hogs either.

[Ray McGaughey]

In sheep & goat country, most of the ranchers have a sort of "coyote co-op. They operate very similarly to a volunteer fire department. Because coyotes can cause so much damage so quickly, they are basically eradicated ASAP. When the call goes out that there has been a goat or sheep lost to predators, the predator usually doesn't last too long afterwards. I've been hunting in southern Menard county for quite a few years. We never heard any coyotes until about 3 years ago. One of our guys actually called one up this past deer season. It was a pretty big deal !

[Uncle Saggy]

This time of year I would guess a dominant fox or a bobcat