Landowners and farmers who have problems with furbearers (mink, muskrat, beaver, river otter, weasel, raccoon, opossum, gray fox, red fox, bobcat, coyote, or striped skunk) may request assistance from a fur trapper during the legal trapping season.

The gray fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus), or grey fox, is an omnivorous mammal of the family Canidae, widespread throughout North America and Central America.

Do you trap muskrats or gray foxes? The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources is collecting muskrat and gray fox carcasses, along with red fox carcasses, as part of a study to monitor health and assess any pathogens and toxicants that …

Mar 20, 2025 · One of only two types of foxes in Kentucky, the Gray Fox is the smaller cousin of the Red Fox. Both are very common throughout the state and the Americas. They can often be found living in thickets of brush, fallen logs, culverts, and more in the wild.

Gray foxes weigh 7 to 13 pounds (3.2 to 5.9 kg) and measure 32 to 45 inches (81 to 114 cm) from the nose to the tip of the tail. The color pattern is generally salt-and-pepper gray with buffy underfur. The sides of the neck, back of the ears, legs, and feet are rusty yellow. The tail is long and bushy with a black tip.

Nov 18, 2015 · There are four species of foxes in North America, but only two are native to Kentucky — The Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) and the Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus). County distribution maps show that...

Nov 26, 2019 · Gray Fox (Urocyon cinereoargenteus) The gray fox is a canid found throughout North and Central America. Historically, it was the most common type of fox in the eastern part the United States, although its population within the region has since become sparse.

In Kentucky, fox hunting season for red and gray fox runs from one-half hour before sunrise on Nov. 15, 2022, to Feb. 28, 2023, daylight hours only. A valid hunting license is required.

If you trap or hunt gray foxes or red foxes and are interested in participating in this study, please see details below for collecting and submitting carcasses.

2024 License Year: Season Dates: Nov 11 2024 - Feb 28 2025 Location: Statewide Either Sex One-half hour before sunrise Nov. 11, 2024 - Feb. 28, 2025.