Their mating season runs from December to February, and if you listen on a calm, tranquil night you might hear repeated shrieks. Fox mating season typically runs from December until February. The farmer thought it was dead and instructed a workman to throw it over the wall until they had time to bury it. A farmer bothered by a fox secured the door of his fowl house, but the wily fox got in through a hole in the roof. Later, the farmer came by and, thinking he had the fox trapped, bent down to pick up stones to kill it.

Source: Irish Examiner January 01, 2026 12:10 UTC