Fast Fox

[Rock]

Yesterday while my wife and I were leaving our house we saw a red fox running across the road from our neighbor’s yard into our yard.

The thing that fascinated us the most, was how fast the fox was running with some kind of animal in its mouth. It looked like a small groundhog or something, but it was hard to tell. This fox looked as if it was doing 50 mph!! I never thought an animal that size could run that fast, especially with prey in its mouth. We just stood there in amazement!

At first I thought it had a cat but it looked more like a small groundhog, I hope?

[St.Regis]

At first I thought it had a cat but it looked more like a small groundhog, I hope?

Either way, good for the fox !!!

[ADKHUNTER]

No such luck on the cat.

[trouthunter]

I used to see them a lot when I worked at Inlet Golf club. You're right they are fast. Not sure about 50 mph but 40 mph wouldnt surprise me. I once clocked a buddies dog chasing his car down the road at 40 mph. I was in the car and we were doing 40 and the dog stayed right on the bumper. He was a mutt about the same size as a fox.

[DuctTape]

About 20 years ago we were eating breakfast in Algonquin Provincial park and a red fox wandered into the campsite. My father slowly reached to his bag and removed the lens cap of the camera and set the distance. He barely got the camera out of the bag and the fox disappeared, to this day I cannot tell you which direction it went. Fast is right!

[TheBugHouse]

Algonquin

Spent 2 weeks paddling Algonquin park about 5 years ago. Man oh man the moose and loon are prolific!!!!! Every lake had a dozen pairs of loons on them, they were active and verbal all day. If I told you we saw a million moose, I'd only be exagerating a little! Probably saw 50 or so.

[Hobbitling]

Even just trotting casually through their territory, they move at about the speed of a human jogger, or faster, And they can keep that up all day if they have to.