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Found a predator I don't want to shoot
#6790402
06/12/17 12:07 AM
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SapperTitan
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Well future predator Was out walking around last night looking for hogs, coons, and coyotes and stumbled upon a gray fox den. There were 3 little foxes but this one was curious and let me get within about 5 ft. Cool little creatures. I did kill a coon and 15 jack rabbits though.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790411
06/12/17 12:17 AM
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Michael W.
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around.
A clear conscience is often the sign of a fuzzy memory.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790416
06/12/17 12:20 AM
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Simple Searcher
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Neat experience. The little guys are always cool.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790434
06/12/17 12:33 AM
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Hook-Em
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Good job Sapper. Normally they just kill rodents.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790505
06/12/17 01:51 AM
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Lazyman
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Great pic...We have a few around the place we hunt..Cool to watch run around..
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Michael W.]
#6790558
06/12/17 02:45 AM
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Deerhunter61
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around. Is there a reason to kill jackrabbits? Do you eat them?
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6790566
06/12/17 02:53 AM
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SapperTitan
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around. Is there a reason to kill jackrabbits? Do you eat them? my buddy doesn't want them on his place and there are tons of them. He didn't say why he doesn't like them he just said if you see em kill em. I figured maybe they dig holes in his pastures or something
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790567
06/12/17 02:54 AM
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Bee'z
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Awesome pic Boss. That is pretty cool
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790679
06/12/17 11:28 AM
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TEXASLEFTY
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Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Michael W.]
#6790731
06/12/17 12:40 PM
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Pitchfork Predator
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around. Great pic, well played my friend.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790734
06/12/17 12:45 PM
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ducknbass
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790749
06/12/17 01:06 PM
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westtexaswatkins
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That's awesome
Last edited by westtexaswatkins; 06/12/17 01:07 PM.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790867
06/12/17 02:52 PM
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QuitShootinYoungBucks
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Foxes get a pass at our place. They're neat animals and get after rodents.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790872
06/12/17 02:56 PM
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heredeer
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We like um !!!
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790926
06/12/17 03:33 PM
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Dry Fire
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Jackrabbits and a semi-auto 22. Great times.
coffee spelled backwards is eeffoc. I don't give eeffoc until I have my morning coffee.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6790939
06/12/17 03:49 PM
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My stand is pink camo
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Cute little fella! I wouldn't shoot them either
I will take a good rain or a new calf whenever I can get it -Jack Ratjen
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Dry Fire]
#6790942
06/12/17 03:52 PM
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SapperTitan
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Jackrabbits and a semi-auto 22. Great times. no doubt
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6791060
06/12/17 05:59 PM
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justin7-11
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around. Is there a reason to kill jackrabbits? Do you eat them? For a cattle operation, you bet. You can run an extra cow for each 40-50 jackrabbits you remove.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: justin7-11]
#6791073
06/12/17 06:10 PM
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SapperTitan
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Cute little fellow. I like having them around. Is there a reason to kill jackrabbits? Do you eat them? For a cattle operation, you bet. You can run an extra cow for each 40-50 jackrabbits you remove. that's what he does he runs cattle he has his property split into 4 pastures and rotates them
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6791556
06/13/17 01:45 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I have shot one. I thought he was stalking my "pet" house raccoon - in hindsight he was probably just stalking the bread I had put out for the coon. He made a beautiful mount, but I won't ever shoot another.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
#6792369
06/13/17 09:44 PM
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SapperTitan
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I have shot one. I thought he was stalking my "pet" house raccoon - in hindsight he was probably just stalking the bread I had put out for the coon. He made a beautiful mount, but I won't ever shoot another. Ive shot a couple adults as well but don't really have interest in it at this point, they are cool animals kinda like bobcats. Now if I seen a big bobcat in winter coat id pop it for a mount.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6792553
06/14/17 01:21 AM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I feel the same about bobcats too. Love to watch them.
I learned long ago you can't reason someone out of something they don't reason themselves into.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6792556
06/14/17 01:25 AM
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6InARowMakeItGo
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I've shot one, I only shot it because I was bow hunting and thought it'd make a cool mount. I was right, shot him at 32 yards with a 2 blade rage.
Probably will never shoot another one though.
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6792563
06/14/17 01:37 AM
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I have shot one. I thought he was stalking my "pet" house raccoon - in hindsight he was probably just stalking the bread I had put out for the coon. He made a beautiful mount, but I won't ever shoot another. Dang good looking fox mount. My daughter had thrown some old bread out near a feeder thinking she might attract some pigs with it and the leftovers. This fox would come out and get a slice of bread about every five minutes and haul it off. It got to where we would put out bread for the fella, and sure enough he (or she?) would almost always show up and haul off a pile, one slice at a time. We did this occasionally for well over a year, till I no longer hunted there.
"Man is still a hunter, still a simple searcher after meat..." Robert C. Ruark
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Re: Found a predator I don't want to shoot
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#6792569
06/14/17 01:46 AM
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colt45-90
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if they do minimal damage its worth for the rodents they catch.
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
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