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Most recent catch
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07/03/15 04:07 PM
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DesertHunting
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Last night as I was heading back to the ranch, I was going down Lancaster hill on 290 and saw what at first I thought was a coyote pup. I've been on a mission this year to get one alive to train up for the use of finding other coyotes. So at the last minute I pulled up and jumped out of the truck. I guess in all the chaos it ran into my truck because I found this small furry bundle curled up at the edge of the pavement. It was then that I found out it was not a coyote but a grey fox pup. I could tell it was hurt so I wrapped it in a towel and put it in the passenger seat, pretty sure it wouldn't make it through the night, but I was going to give it a chance at least. For the first part of the ride it just laid there pretty lethargic wrapped in its towel. But as I approached the 2400 turn off south of Sheffield, that little sucker came alive. Have you ever had a tornado closed up in the cab of a truck with you? I now can say I have. This little guy went to running everywhere. I safely pulled into the bar ditch and recaptured him, then wrapped him back up and he rode calmly in my lap the remaining 30 miles to the house. This was him last night when we got home... This is him this morning... Looks like he is blind in one eye and may be the cause of his odd behavior last night. Trying to get him to eat this morning. Even though I kill predators for a good part of my living, my heart won't let one suffer cruelty. Keep you updated on his progress. PS: I am authorized to keep this animal and I have had the rabies vaccine.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816165
07/03/15 04:15 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Hope he makes it!
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816180
07/03/15 04:39 PM
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Very cool Good luck
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816181
07/03/15 04:42 PM
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banderabound
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This will be fun to watch. Thanks for posting!
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816184
07/03/15 04:44 PM
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TexFlip
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My wife saw the pic and asked if he was blind in one eye.
Cool find, good luck with him.
Just to make sure that it is done thoroughly, I go both ways.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816199
07/03/15 05:01 PM
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That's cool.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816484
07/03/15 11:13 PM
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back. _____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816485
07/03/15 11:13 PM
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dkershen
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Let us know how he does. Cute fella.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5816519
07/03/15 11:32 PM
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Glad you have the vaccine. Keep us updated on the progress!
Freedom is a fragile thing ...Those who have known freedom, and then lost it, have never known it again. -- Ronald Reagan
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Re: Most recent catch...Fox update
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#5818107
07/05/15 02:06 PM
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Little guy seems to be settling in pretty good. Got him treated for fleas and he's eating well, not very active though. This seems to be his favorite activity so far. Which suits me just fine after working 27 out of 30 days last month...two of those three days the wife put me to work.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818121
07/05/15 02:33 PM
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Had a couple Greys when I was younger, they sure have character. Mine loved to dig, when I would leave, 9/10 when I got home, they would have dug a tunnel and get in and get the run line chain tangled so that was a 30 minute job usually. Loved box's for hiding in as well, den instinct.
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
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Re: Most recent catch
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07/05/15 02:54 PM
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Guess I need to be careful what I post now, he's sitting here watching the THF with me.
Wonder what he'd think about the hog and predator forum?
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818140
07/05/15 02:59 PM
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I guess it's time to name him, but I'm stumped on name options.
What suggestions does the THF have for me?
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818152
07/05/15 03:13 PM
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Cast
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Wait, he'll tell you what his name is with his behavior.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818155
07/05/15 03:17 PM
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In that case, so far it's a toss up between sleepy and lazy.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818195
07/05/15 03:52 PM
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In that case, so far it's a toss up between sleepy and lazy. In that case, Donald Trump would suggest Jose.....
If at first you dont succeed, then skydiving is not for you..
"Don't trust everything you read on the Internet"- Abraham Lincoln Dennis
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818222
07/05/15 04:27 PM
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unless you have a secret about taming coyote pups, doesn't work, at some point at maturity, they run off, tried it a couple of times.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818262
07/05/15 05:04 PM
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unless you have a secret about taming coyote pups, doesn't work, at some point at maturity, they run off, tried it a couple of times. Have you ever seen The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada with Tommy Lee Jones? The coyote in the opening scene belongs to the guy who is teaching me how to train them. Besides, they will have gps collars anytime they leave the pens. It's just an idea that had and am going to give it a shot. I think the pups are to big by now this time of year to have a real good shot at it anyway.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818721
07/06/15 12:27 AM
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Red Fox™
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you should name him/her Dazy
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818736
07/06/15 12:39 AM
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Awesome! Update this post as often as possible. Love seeing wild animals raised by people. Raised a Squirrel one time from dang near the day it was born to adult hood. She even went to the deer lease with me. Nothing like having a exotic pet. You should name it Swiper. My niece use to always watch Dora The Explorer when she was little and they had a fox on there name Swiper that was always getting into trouble. He was my favorite character.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818753
07/06/15 12:50 AM
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I got a neighbor raising silver fox..... Always on the look out for fresh meat protien...
"It is the same boiling water that softens the rice, which hardens the egg." It's not always about the circumstances, but what you are made of....
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818790
07/06/15 01:12 AM
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5818919
07/06/15 02:46 AM
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Would've gone with Chuy had it bit you during the truck skirmish. Curious to see how this goes.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5819008
07/06/15 03:38 AM
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Cool.....keep us posted on his progress.
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Re: Most recent catch
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#5819009
07/06/15 03:39 AM
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