There are many types of calls on the market today for the fox hunter, but the call-of-choice seems to be the mouth-blown rabbit distress call. There are also many electronic calls available, which can be particularly good for the beginning hunter to help achieve a true and accurate sound. The key to fox calling is "natural", both in sound and sequence, and the calling sequence is often as critical as the calling sound.

Calling from an unnatural position can also immediately notify the fox that something is wrong and send him scurrying in the opposite direction. If you are opting to use a rabbit distress call, it is wise to set up in a brushy area where you would hunt rabbits if you were a rabbit hunter. Learning about the prey species can be a valuable aid to hunting the predator. Don't call too long, as continuous calling sequences, of several minutes, can represent danger to the fox. Human lungs are larger than rabbit lungs, and a short and erratic series of sounds is more realistic sounding to the red. A good calling sequence would last about a minute and attempt to represent a natural occurrence. Then be silent for at least three minutes, and be alert for it is often at this time that you will spot the fox.

Red foxes tend to feed at night, at the slightest hint of hunting pressure, or under the cover of low light conditions during early morning and pre-dawn hours, but during winter months or particularly after storms, they may be more willing to move throughout the day. A slightly elevated rabbit skin placed about twenty yards from your shooting position will move in a breeze and may be visible to a wary fox, as well as tempting to his sense of smell. Be sure to select a set up position where you can see an incoming animal and make certain that you can actually shoot from your position. It doesn't do any good to conceal yourself to such an extent that you can't see the fox coming in, and having to move your position on an incoming animal to get a shot off will often result in no shot at all. Everything between the fox and your hunting position has to look, smell and sound natural.

Fox driving is another way to hunt red foxes that is becoming quite popular in many places. It offers a faster pace and requires no special equipment or skills. A few friends, and possibly a dog or two, is all that you will need, and you use similar hunting plans and techniques as on a whitetail deer drive. Place your posters on logical escape routes such as river or creek bottoms, hedgerows, ditches or even open fields, and start the drivers beating the brush. Foxes will break cover when pressured and will often run across an open field for safety. Tracking, after a fresh snow, can be a great asset for lone hunters or hunters trying to push foxes past gunners.