This is one of three fine fox settes we found on Sunday, two of which were occupied. The long trailing kickout is typical of a fox which, like a dog, simply flings dirt behind it in a plume. Another good indication of what lies below is the fox scat you can see on the left edge of the spoil pile.
The land owner told us this sette had been an occupied groundhog den this summer, but when it was abandoned for winter, the fox took over -- a very normal turn of events. In the East and Midwest fox rarely dig a complete den on their own, prefering to expand the entrace way of a large groundhog hole.
Most dens are located within a few hundred yard of water, and all three of the dens we found on Sunday fit that mold.
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