We r currenly having a fox issue. Because of fox pups, the male has been looking for easy prey... Getting very close to the house, already tried for a chicken, apparently got a rabbit that was hanging out around our barn... The neighbor and i called a wildlife center, we were told that because its spring and most likely fox babies r involved, that we cannot trap it or kill it unless he's in the act of hurting our livestock. Different states and cities have different laws, but the type of fox here is protected. You may have to call dnr or a wildlife center to see if they will relocate it. but if the fox hasnt attacked anything then they probably wont relocate it. Also a fox is not a nocturnal predator. They will come out anytime, espically if they can see movements.
there is a good chance you have them around you anyways and just do not realize it LOL the guy across the street from me is "city folk" and he cannot believe that I trap 12-18 out of the neighborhood we live in each trapping season