It could be an injured hiker calling for help. It might be a source of intentional or unintentional interference to either ham radio operation or public safety services. Every hunt sharpens the hunter's skills. It encourages the acquisition and building of direction finding equipment. The skillful hunter will be the biggest asset in any real life emergency.
Every hunt takes the hunter into new backroads territory of nearby counties.
The fox will hide in a place that will not cause trespassing on private property to get to. The fox will hide in a place which will not require a 4-wheel drive to get to. The fox will not necessarily be within plain sight of a road, but will be within a reasonable distance from a road which will not require a long hike. The fox may be camouflaged and could be remote controlled. Since finding the fox in an emergency would be a team effort, present protocol says the hunters share information with each other on the coordination frequency.