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The Red fox is a small animal of the class 2. It can be hunted in the Hirschfelden Hunting Reserve and Yukon Valley.
Description
Native to the entire Northern Hemisphere, the red fox is one of the larger species of fox and is characterized by their most typical orange-red fur and large fluffy tail. Red foxes are territorial omnivores but generally feed on smaller game such as squirrels, mice, and rabbits. They can breed fiercely, and are considered an invasive species in various parts of the world. Males and females often look quite the same, but vixens often weigh less. Males weigh around 10 kg (22 lb). The red fox's smaller size makes it a challenge to hunt at the time, as it is hard to spot them.
Features
| Description | |
|---|---|
| Behaviour | Docile and skittish |
| Habitat | A mix of forests, open fields, and mountainous terrain |
| Senses | Excellent vision and very good hearing |
| Social | Typically solitary |
| Active | During dawn and dusk |
| Recommended
Equipment |
Weapon Class 2, Predator "Jackrabbit" Caller |
| Species | Vulpes vulpes |
| Difficulty | 1 (Trivial) - 9 (Legendary) |
Need Zone Times
| Times | Activity |
|---|---|
| 00:00 - 03:30 | Feeding |
| 03:00 - 07:30 | Feeding |
| 07:00 - 11:30 | Resting |
| 11:00 - 15:30 | Resting |
| 15:00 - 19:30 | Resting |
| 19:00 - 23:30 | Drinking |
| 23:00 - 00:30 | Feeding |
Shot scheme
| Color code | |
|---|---|
 |
Red - Kills immediately |
| Blue - Kills very quick | |
| Orange - Kills slowly | |
| No Color - Unlikely to kill |
Hunting Tips
To get 100% Integrity bonus, the fox should be only hunted using either .223 ammo or 300gr Arrows (see Integrity). Because of the difficulties of proper bow hunt (precision over distances, proper aiming etc.), it is recommended to use the .223 ammo because of it's superior precision over distances.
Regarding it's small size and good senses, a red fox can give a hunter a hard time. It can smell and hear a careless hunter from far away and will immediately run away if alarmed and is also nearly impossible to shoot in the woods So the best strategy is to sneak up on them as near as possible and shoot on sight. Here the superior precision of the .223 is useful to hit the fox properly.
Integrity
There are 13 ammunition that gives full integrity on the Red Fox
- 4 Rifle Ammo
- 2 Shotgun ammo
- 3 Handgun ammo
- 4 Archery ammo
Fur variants
Trivia and Patches
- The Red Fox was the first canid to be featured in the game alongside the coyote.
- It is called "Renard Roux" in french.
- The scientific name of the Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) is together with the name of the Harlequin Duck (Histrionicus histrionicus), Fallow Deer (Dama dama), Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus), Bison (Bison bison), Axis Deer (Axis axis) and the Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx) a tautonym, that means a scientific name in which both parts of the name have the same spelling.