In the winter, when the ground is covered with snow, the fox plunges into the snow above them. It attempts to pin the mouse or vole down with its paws. Even if it misses on the first attempt, the pounce blocks the runway and stops the escape of the rodent. During the summer, a fox can locate the mice by smelling and listening to them in their grass homes or runways. They dig the mouse out of its hole.
Foxes make no attempt to hide while hunting for mice.
They simply wander around, pouncing and digging through good mouse territory. Foxes seem to chew even small prey before swallowing it - all but the feet and tail which according to some researchers they don't eat.