Originally Posted by Stanton Hillis
Wolves are predators of coyotes. Coyotes are predators of foxes. Before coyotes came in here we had a plethora of reds and greys. Still got lots of greys because they can climb a tree to escape a coyote, while reds cannot. Reds are all but gone because of this.

I'm a little behind in reading this thread, but gotta say that I have observed the same here in central AL. We had a lot of red fox back in the 60s and 70s. I'll never forget calling one up while turkey hunting when I was 14. Took several shots to get him, but I was proud of him. The last one I saw was in the late 70s, just about the time the coyotes showed up. We still have some grays, but I don't see nearly as many tracks as the past. Coyotes are everywhere.

I hadn't made the connection on the grays being able to escape by climbing, but I suspect you are right.