Really, the tale begins with an orphaned fox kit and a barn.
Several years ago, a vixen came to a barn that rests near the edge of the Mansfield Road property of Robert and Sheila Peterson. Soon, the couple saw the fox and kits appear. Sadly, the mother died, and only one kit from her litter survived. The Petersons referred to this kit simply as âBabyâ every time they saw her emerge from the barn.
That kit grew and later came back to the barn to have kits of her own, with The Peterson identifying her by her striking âsocks.â The Petersons then referred to her as âMamaâ or âMama Socks.â