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Title: A most difficult critter to draw on
Post by: Swinestalker on December 18, 2013, 08:57:00 PM
Out prowling around in my Ghillie and had this guy come bopping up. Had an arrow tipped with a steel blunt nocked on my little Kbx because I had just seen a rabbit. Had to shoot him with the blunt since he ran up on me so fast. Must be lethal at 10 yards as it killed him like the wrath of God! Very hard to draw on these guys, been busted by many others trying. He stopped with his head behind some low weeds, a quick swing draw and viola, my first success on a fox after many failures!   (http://i1212.photobucket.com/albums/cc447/swinestalker1/foxghillie.jpg)
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Post by: Keith Zimmerman on December 18, 2013, 09:04:00 PM
Beautiful animal.  Congrats.  Getting him mounted?
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Post by: johnnyk71 on December 18, 2013, 09:07:00 PM
cool!
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Post by: Jake Scott on December 18, 2013, 09:08:00 PM
Wow, great shooting and woodsmanship!!

Jake
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Post by: Swinestalker on December 18, 2013, 09:08:00 PM
Have to mount him, been trying to kill one of these darn things with stick and string for 30 years! Don't know what I'm happier about, the big 8 point or this little rascal!
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Post by: Caughtandhobble on December 18, 2013, 09:20:00 PM
Beautiful, witty critters  :)
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Post by: beendare on December 18, 2013, 09:22:00 PM
Congrats SS, a huge accomplishment.

Can you show us how you trimmed out your bow arm?
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Post by: Sam McMichael on December 18, 2013, 09:26:00 PM
That is a beautiful trophy.
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Post by: Norminator on December 18, 2013, 09:35:00 PM
Nice job.
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Post by: VictoryHunter on December 18, 2013, 09:37:00 PM
Congrats, beautiful fox!
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Post by: Lucas K on December 18, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
Great job! The Fur looks great!
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Post by: Got2strum on December 18, 2013, 09:44:00 PM
They are tough with stick and string, nice one!
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Post by: Aggie1993 on December 18, 2013, 09:48:00 PM
Nice! I was lucky to get one with my recurve last year and having it mounted. I don't think I'd shoot another one. They are really beautiful. Congrats
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Post by: Ibow on December 18, 2013, 09:54:00 PM
Congrats on a real accomplishment!    :thumbsup:
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Post by: jess stuart on December 18, 2013, 09:55:00 PM
Awesome!  All of the canine predators are tough been trying longer than I can remember no luck so far.  Beautiful fox.
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Post by: Swinestalker on December 18, 2013, 10:00:00 PM
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Originally posted by beendare:
Congrats SS, a huge accomplishment.

Can you show us how you trimmed out your bow arm?
Did not trim it out. It's not in the pic because I just threw the ghillie back on for the photo, but I stole a panty hose from my wife and made a "sleeve" out of it that compresses the ghillie. Shhhhhh, don't tell my wife!
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Post by: Bud B. on December 18, 2013, 10:33:00 PM
Now get you a fat squirrel to mount with it...predator and prey mount  :)

Nice job!
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Post by: Swinestalker on December 18, 2013, 10:43:00 PM
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Originally posted by Bud B.:
Now get you a fat squirrel to mount with it...predator and prey mount    :)  

Nice job!
That sir, is an outstanding idea! I just happen to have a very rare smoke phase fox squirrel in the freezer killed earlier this year.  :thumbsup:
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Post by: on December 19, 2013, 01:27:00 AM
We got a couple one winter night when I was in high school, 60s.  Bright full moon lots of snow, no wind, what else to do? We went fox calling. Red fox fur was worth a lot of money at the time, we sold them.
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Post by: shankspony on December 19, 2013, 02:13:00 AM
That's a great trophy! Haven't seen many on here come to think of it.
The ghillie suit looks awesome too, is it home made or branded?
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Post by: T-Bowhunter on December 19, 2013, 05:48:00 AM
Congrats!
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Post by: Swinestalker on December 19, 2013, 08:13:00 AM
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Originally posted by shankspony:
That's a great trophy! Haven't seen many on here come to think of it.
The ghillie suit looks awesome too, is it home made or branded?
It is several years old and I don't know if they still offer it, but it is a Synthetic Lite from Ghilliesuits.com
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Post by: killinstuff on December 19, 2013, 08:44:00 AM
Not easy to hit with an arrow at all, I've missed three over the years . Just move to fast and were gone before the arrow gets there.  Good job.
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Post by: dbd870 on December 19, 2013, 08:51:00 AM
That is fantastic. Quite an accomplishment - glad you are going to do a mount
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Post by: agross1 on December 19, 2013, 09:09:00 AM
Impressive,  not an easy target. Very cool.  Congrats
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Post by: BAK on December 19, 2013, 11:36:00 AM
I've taken one grey like your little guy and one red with the bow.  Both required making a good shot with little time to think about it.  Way to go.
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Post by: bowtough on December 19, 2013, 12:07:00 PM
Good job!   :thumbsup:
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Post by: bofish-IL on December 19, 2013, 12:21:00 PM
Nice Job.

For years sightings on fox were zero where I hunt. Then in the last few years I have started seeing a few. I have been told by the landowners wife NO shooting her foxes...

They put ears of corn on several stumps around their house for squirrels. Lately one fox has learned the stumps are good squirrel hunting areas.
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Post by: njloco on December 19, 2013, 01:00:00 PM
Nice shooting, and hunting.
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Post by: Gen273 on December 19, 2013, 01:16:00 PM
wow, that is awesome!!!! Congrats!
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Post by: John146 on December 19, 2013, 07:10:00 PM
Fantastic Trophy!!
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Post by: RecurveRookie on December 19, 2013, 08:21:00 PM
Nice job!  I like your suit.
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Post by: Jayrod on December 19, 2013, 09:23:00 PM
Thats a fine job there my friend your definately on fire here this week but that theres the icing on the cake..CONGRATS BRO!!
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Post by: Cyclic-Rivers on December 19, 2013, 09:26:00 PM
Beautiful creature.
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Post by: Richie on December 19, 2013, 09:35:00 PM
Awesome   :thumbsup:
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Post by: sexymanluack on December 19, 2013, 11:04:00 PM
That was one lucky rabbit, escaped from an arrow and a gray fox.
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Post by: Swinestalker on December 20, 2013, 12:32:00 AM
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Originally posted by sexymanluack:
That was one lucky rabbit, escaped from an arrow and a gray fox.
Never really thought of that, but you have a point!