Fox found shot at Oxford business
OXFORD – Community members and business owners in the Village of Oxford are voicing their concern about the killing of a red fox by firearm within the village limits, and some are looking for answers.
A post on the social media website Facebook circulated Wednesday afternoon, after employees at the Blue Stone Golf Course located on the village's east end, made the discovery.
“We look forward to seeing the family of red foxes that live around the property,” said Will Bradley, owner of the golf course. “They’ve been around for years and have never been a threat or nuisance; we're all a little shocked.”
According to Bradley, the family of red foxes have been absent from the greens in recent years and this had been the first year of their return to the local den.
“Two pups were born this spring, and our staff and patrons really enjoy seeing them around,” Bradley said.
Staff members at the golf course found one of the two foxes shot and lying dead at the second hole Tuesday morning at approximately 7 a.m.
“It appears that it would have been a small caliber firearm shot at a distance. The bullet didn't exit the fox's body,” Bradley said.
While Bradley and staff aren't against firearms or hunting in general, other residents are concerned that someone would discharge a firearm within the Village of Oxford limits in a residential area close to other homes and businesses.
Said Bradley, “This isn't really a message of gun control or anti-hunting. This is more or less ‘us’ just letting folks know that these wild animals are not a threat, and we're genuinely saddened by this senseless killing of this beautiful, friendly pup.”
Bradley said that the authorities have not been called, and that he doesn’t intend on pressing charges, but he also doesn't want to see any more unjustified slayings on his property, either.
“They are very playful and until this incident, I didn't know how many of our neighbors enjoyed them frolicking around the neighborhood. They were vocal about it as well,” he said
The remaining sibling fox has been seen since the shooting, and is said to be healthy.
A post on the social media website Facebook circulated Wednesday afternoon, after employees at the Blue Stone Golf Course located on the village's east end, made the discovery.
“We look forward to seeing the family of red foxes that live around the property,” said Will Bradley, owner of the golf course. “They’ve been around for years and have never been a threat or nuisance; we're all a little shocked.”
According to Bradley, the family of red foxes have been absent from the greens in recent years and this had been the first year of their return to the local den.
“Two pups were born this spring, and our staff and patrons really enjoy seeing them around,” Bradley said.
Staff members at the golf course found one of the two foxes shot and lying dead at the second hole Tuesday morning at approximately 7 a.m.
“It appears that it would have been a small caliber firearm shot at a distance. The bullet didn't exit the fox's body,” Bradley said.
While Bradley and staff aren't against firearms or hunting in general, other residents are concerned that someone would discharge a firearm within the Village of Oxford limits in a residential area close to other homes and businesses.
Said Bradley, “This isn't really a message of gun control or anti-hunting. This is more or less ‘us’ just letting folks know that these wild animals are not a threat, and we're genuinely saddened by this senseless killing of this beautiful, friendly pup.”
Bradley said that the authorities have not been called, and that he doesn’t intend on pressing charges, but he also doesn't want to see any more unjustified slayings on his property, either.
“They are very playful and until this incident, I didn't know how many of our neighbors enjoyed them frolicking around the neighborhood. They were vocal about it as well,” he said
The remaining sibling fox has been seen since the shooting, and is said to be healthy.
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