[DaMadman]

I went over my M-I-L's house last night because she told me she's got a fox over there behind her house (sits in the middle of 5 acres) and the fox is getting pretty daring lately. It sits back just inside the woods line just behind her back yard and barks and yips and growls. I don't trust foxes since the one that was in my Dad's back yard attacked the neighbor kid and it had rabies. So anyway I went over there with a few calls and at first I got no response. Well when I hit the Jackrabbit in distress call this fox started about 50 - 75 yards away and started barking and yapping and cam flyinging out of no where as fast as he could come straight to me and the caller I was using. It got about 15 yard away and I pulled him in the sights and CLICK. The freaking gun didn't go off. I was using a .22 semi auto and the bolt didn't close tight and the firing pin missed the shell. I tried to eject the shell manually and it hung and by this time the fox was literally 25 feet from me stopped stone still in it's tracks just staring at me. As I got the shell out of the chamber he ran around to my right and I got another round in the chanber and fire at him kind of running away.

I stayed in the area and tried calling it back in but he just kept circling around just out of range then finally after about 20 minute he ran off out of sight.

My Question is. now that I shat at this fox (which I now realize I probably shouldn't have) I probably should have just waited him out and let him go on away without shooting and went back after him tonight. But anyway hind site is 20/20 and I did shoot at him so the question is.......

How long should I wait to go back with a caller to try to call him back in now that I took a shot and missed.

Keep in mind this isn't a widwest fox or coyote it is an urban Fox that isn't sppoked by human sent and is very bold and unbothered by the presence of people, dogs or cats.

Le tme know what you think, how long should I wait before going back after him?

I want this fox gone as soon as possible because my Mother in law has a toy poodle and a cat that go out in the yard alone (normally) but she isn't letting them out by themselves since the fox showed up.