Red Fox
(Adopted 1997)

The classic quarry of the foxhunter, the wily Red Fox is reddish yellow with black legs. Its bushy tail is a mixture of black and reddish hairs; the tail tip is white. A rare color variation is the black (or silver) phase, which retains the white tail tip. The cross phase resembles a Gray Fox but has a dark cross over the shoulders and down the middle of the back. The Red Fox is active in open country and forests almost everywhere, but is absent from much of the Pacific Coast, southwestern deserts, and the Rockies. It feeds on insects, birds, rodents, rabbits, berries, and fruit, usually at night. Weighs up to 15 pounds.