We've got both here, a feeder, and a garden. But, I don't hunt on this property. My wife would **** if I shot Bambi in front of her. So, I hunt at our other house in WI, about 40 minutes away. But this is our garden. It didn't do crap this year anyway, but the deer still can't get to it.
Well ok but in over 100 years of myself, my family and my beautiful ex-wifes family none of us have ever had Fox take a chicken. Mink, Coon , and Skunk yes but not a Fox. A ole spurred rooster is a match for most
You've never heard the saying the fox in the hen house. They are awful their sneaky and attack at all hours of the day. My buddy up in Ontario has had countless chickens killed by them. Roosters will try their hardest but it's just going to prolong the inevitable that unless you get there with a 12 gauge a rooster is only going to slow a fox down not stop it. If I didn't have chickens I'd let them be. But once they know the chickens are there they are crafty and they will keep trying to find ways to circumvent your fortification until they find a way in. It's best to just eliminate the problem before they find a way in.
I know how ya feel! I've had a couple myself! Once in California and believe it or not. Once right here in Alaska! Summer time of course. I blacked out for a few minutes both times. I was completely blind there for a bit! I also felt very dizzy and noxious! It scared the crap out of me both times! Luckily both times I had a different friend with me, and both times each one helped keep me relaxed best they could and talk to me until the experience was over. I was not fun I'll tell ya! No, I don't do well in heat at all!!!
I do not believe in Illinois we have any wildlife fencing laws. I will assure anyone we do have livestock fencing laws and there are disputes because the C.B.F. farmers want to tear out fence. A CBF is a corn , beans and and Florida farmer. The other issue is folks buying up land and putting houses on it. I pasture cattle 15 feet from a garage of a neighbor that tore out the fence. He was wrong and the fence went back in.
Wolves are a major problem but are protected. The vast majority of MN has no gophers. I believe they prefer grasslands.
Yes I have heard that term. It was when I was a kid watching a Disney movie.
IMOP, some properties should probably be fenced, and some neighbors should probably be fenced! Lol! Not all of either though!
All depends on the property and/or the neighbor. 
My property is in a rural community. None of the residents in the community can see one another's house, because of landscape, lot size, vegetation and trees ext. None of us have fence's either, and like it that way! 
Except those with a fence around their gardens to keep the wild life out. I have a tater garden but no fence. Nothing seems to like my taters though. I guess Im not much of a spud farmer!
If a fox is killing my free range chickens? His ass is getting taken out no questions asked plain and simple! The fox is a wild animal! He can go catch his ass a wild rabbit and leave my domestic poultry stock alone!
That being said, fox are abundant on Kodiak and a non indiginous species to the Island. They were introduced to the Island by the Russians in the 1700's. They even actually had numerous fox farms around the Island fir the fur trade!I'm curious. It seems like a lot of guys on here grow potatoes. now mind you, I don't have a darn thing to do with our garden, that's strictly my wife's domain. I hate gardening, to me it's too much like work. But the person who owned this house prior to us grew potatoes, and he was giving my wife advice on growing potatoes. After we were no longer around them, she told me "I'll never grow potatoes, because you can't tell the difference between store-bought potatoes, and home-grown ones". Now, I don't know if that's true or not, but I take her word for it. I know things like tomatoes and some other vegetables are definitely better when grown at home, but do you guys just grow potatoes for economic reasons, or do you actually taste a difference?I feel
IMOP, some properties should probably be fenced, and some neighbors should probably be fenced! Lol! Not all of either though!
Many years ago I was up in the boundary waters and saw a lot of moose. After having three sons I investigated hunting moose in your state well not possible. You have VERY restrictive laws.
The Illini is where my all-time favorite, **** Butkus hailed from!
Ha-ha, the forum algorithm or whatever it is caught what I wrote as "Mr. Butkus'" first name and blocked it out, too funny!
Potatoes are cheep in the grocery stores, and I cant tell a difference. I grow them because its the only eatable plant I can seem to grow! Except Chives, but I only had to plant them once and they seem to come back every year like some dam weed. Witch is a good thing though because I like chives on my potatoes!
I'm not good at growing plants. 
I'm fairly decent at cutting them down though!The neighbor I referenced is a wonderful man as is his wife. They are both retired police officers. The situatiom got dealt with and that is that. I have always considered them excellent folk. As I said good fences make good neighbors and this fence was an issue that was addressed, dealt with , and that is that. We normally meet at the corner post every Sunday night for a 2 hour chat but they went on a fishing trip which altered our schedule. When they were leaving she called and asked me to keep a look on the farm as they were going fishing. It so happens I live on the highest point in the county and can keep a decent eye on their place as they are at the corner of my farm which is a dead end.
**** Butkus what a real mans man
