Live trap was my first thought. I looked into buying one a few years ago. I forget what for but it was a little pricey. I think in PA you can call the Game Commission to come take care of it. Maybe you guys have something like that you can use.

Good luck.

Hi Molly,

Christine here. We had foxes in our backyard a couple summer ago and they also freaked me out. Ours were not gray foxes though. Anyway, foxes do live in urban areas and in our case, which is think is kind of typical, they will stay there for a bit, maybe 2 months, and then they should likely move on to another den. They tend to have several dens going at once to confuse predators, and they don't like to stay in one place for too long also because of predators. So, with any luck maybe they will be gone by springtime!

Good luck! :)

All y'all are from PA (most of you commenters anyway)........you should be USED to varmints living right next door.  Am I the only one that is not a wuss around here????  Don't make me fly up there and rangle that furry sucker myself.  I have taken out a few furry creatures in my day......it won't be purrrrty, but I will bring him out alive.  It is like a requirement in PA....aren't you issued a hunting license like your ss# when you are born????  You get the first day of doe and buck off............this fox is WAAAYYYY smaller than that.  You could probably pick him off with a sling shot made out of a rubber band and hit him with a frozen pea.  Stacey