Comments on: Red Foxes of Island Beach State Park, NJ

By: Brigitte

Brigitte — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 08:07:01 +0000

Love your photos. I wish I was prepared to see them today as I visited this park for the first time. Spotted one red fox just past the entrance as I pulled out to let a car pass. After the car passed, I looked up ahead, and within about 6 yards was the most beautiful fox I’d ever seen, looking curiously right at me. I could instantly tell that he was curiously looking for a handout. He hung around quite awhile. My hubby even stepped out to see get a better look and the fox came up a bit closer but since we didn’t have any food, he just hung out in the road near us waiting for other cars. It is sad that this wild animal has grown accustomed to being fed by humans – this shouldn’t happen. I hope the foxes remain in this park.. it’s great to see wildlife return, but people need to be respectful and not feed them and let them remain wild or they become a nussiance and sadly the will then be removed or distroyed.

By: Art Drescher

Art Drescher — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 21:38:27 +0000

I was at the park yesterday and photographed dat least 3 different foxes. There might have been 4. Unfortunately I did see one of them cramming 4 dog biscuits into it’s mouth and trot away. So people are feeding them. They sit in the middle of the road at times and don’t move much for cars.

By: Sue Garrish

Sue Garrish — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 16:02:06 +0000

Really love the story and the pictures. I hope that the foxes return for you. I’m lucky enough to see them quite often ( Kent England) Thank you for your lovely site. Sue.

By: Bill Boland

Bill Boland — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:28:14 +0000

I saw a red fox while playing golf at the Atlantic City Country Club this spring!!! (I think it was in March) I had always seen the signs saying “Don’t feed the foxes,” but I figured it was a relic left over from a different time in South Jersey!!! Really cool experience!!!!

By: Louis Alessi

Louis Alessi — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:15:42 +0000

I went to IBSP today because it was a beautiful warm day for early April. As I paid my $5.00 to enter the park I traveled down the road at a slow 20mph. Up ahead I could see a figure standing in the road, and a person sitting on the side. As I got nearer I realized I was seeing a fox. It looked at me and then went across the road to where the person was sitting. I couldn’t tell if that person was taking photos but I continued driving down the road. On the left side of the road I saw another lone fox going through the brush. By now I was thrilled to see two foxes. I then saw an osprey nest on top op the pole. A lone osprey was sitting on the side of the nest, but I couldn’t tell if there were young ones in the nest. It was worth it to pay $5.00 to see that wildlife in the park.

By: Dan Evers

Dan Evers — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 01:36:55 +0000

was in south seaside pk the past 2 weeks and saw fox on a regular basis. The last time i saw a fowx was mar 21 on ocean ave and avenue h. The thing snarled at me and ran up the dune and just looked in my direction. I was about 6 feet from it.

By: carl

carl — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 02:40:53 +0000

Red Fox
this is the First time I see A red fox around woodland lake pompton plains Nj07444
feb23 2010

By: Susan

Susan — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:45:26 +0000

Just saw a large Beautiful Red Fox on Bridge Ave in Bay Head last night. It waited for a car to pass then ran across the road towards the lake. I had seen one of the foxes on IBSP in Nov 2009. I never expected on in Bay Head!
I hope it will always have safe journeys.

By: Jay

Jay — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 10:01:44 +0000

I saw a fox for the first time in my life last night going onto GSP in Bloomfield, NJ. It was suprising and caught me off guard. I never saw a fox in perosn but knew instantly it was by its trot and size and color. It made me wonder if other people saw foxes in the area. Even in the dark I could see what a beautifiul animnal it was. Never thought I’d see a fox in this area of NJ…Has anyone else seen them in the area?

By: joyce

joyce — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 15:18:13 +0000

january 9, 2010

saw two healthy looking red foxes cross the road between 1 – 2pm.