While still hunting I'm putting the stalk on 2 does. Between me and the does is a fox that looks like he's stalking the does too. The does wind me and blow, they take off and I step on a twig ... "Snap".
At the sound the fox turns and comes right for me. While a tree is briefly between us I draw ... he steps out and I take the shot.
He looks like he turns inside-out and he's gone. And I mean gone.
I can't believe he's disappeared that quick. There's good blood on the arrow and I spend the next 2 hours looking for blood (or the fox) and not a drop.
I went back to the site of the shot and here's what I find.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/dave27615/fox1.jpg)
I start looking around again and a few feet away I find this.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/dave27615/fox2.jpg)
And here's where it goes.
(http://i113.photobucket.com/albums/n217/dave27615/fox3.jpg)
I can't believe it. This den is just a few feet away from where he was hit. I have a shovel in the truck, so I go have a sit for a couple of hours and try to figure this out.
I go back, get down and take a look with my flashlight. There he is, about 5/6 feet down the hole and not moving. I cut a 'hook' from a nearby sapling and fish him out.
The wound was a bit gruesome so I didn't take a pic. But I'm taking it to the taxidermist later today and I'll share a pic when I get him back.
Howard Hill 'Big Five' 55# and a 145 Eclipse.
Niiiiiccccceeee!
:coffee: Can't wait to see him, congrats.
Big 5 alive & well in NC!
Well done!!
Nice going and great efort on retreving him.
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Well-done!
i love it. I had a friend try to "fish out" what he thought was a coon, it was a skunk. bad day.
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Good job. :thumbsup: I`m glad to see you didn`t give up on finding it.Some hunters barely give a effort to look if they don`t find any sign.
good job
Very cool!
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Hittin' 'em with Howard! That's what I'm talking about! Congrats and look forward to the pics. :thumbsup: :clapper:
Perserverance got you that trophy.
Great job!!!!!!
Thx all. Back from the taxidermist; should have him back sometime next summer. It'll give me time to get over 'sticker shock'. :)
Nice shot and good work retrieving the animal
awesome job,killing a fox with traditional gear is no small feat either.iv got a fox mounted that i called in,it and the rock base cost me $500.so its not all bad having to wait until next summer to get it back,lol.more time to pay on it.
:thumbsup: Congrats!
What a disappearing act, glad you found him. Nice shooting! Congrats!!