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 Red Fox
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11/11/17 06:02 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Ever since I got a grey fox I've wanted a red one. I've never hunted a place that had them on it, until now. Although I heard they were in this area I hadn't paid much attention to it because I'd never seen one and no one had ever gotten one, at least not the guys hunting here now to my knowledge. This is my second year on the lease and there are still parts of it I've never seen so this past Thursday on the way back to camp I decided to walk the back fence line. While walking it I came upon this...  Wow, now I know they are on the lease! I looked at this one a moment to try and figure out how he got caught in the wire fence and still can't figure it out. I know now I've got a chance however slim it might be. I got up this morning, got in my stand well before daylight and for some reason all morning getting a red fox was on my mind, The morning hunt was great. I saw quite a few deer but never a shooter. I climbed out of my stand and started walking back to camp and I went down the power line right of way. As I was walking I jumped up three deer and they ran across in front of me a little more than 100 yards in front. I stopped walking and looked around. I then started walking but slower this time. Out of the corner of my eye I saw a glimpse of orange and I knew it was unusual so I stopped and tried to make out what it was and I just couldn't so I pulled my rifle off my shoulder and looked through the scope and there it was...at first I wasn't certain it was a fox because I couldn't get a look at its face but then it turned and I knew. I flicked the safety off and squeezed the trigger and he never moved! I wish I'd had a smaller caliber but my 6.5X55 did its job. Here's a pic of the red fox I got this morning. I'm not sure how I'm gonna have it mounted. It is a beauty! 
Last edited by Deerhunter61; 11/11/17 06:45 PM.
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 06:06 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 06:08 PM
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dogcatcher
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Combat Infantryman, the ultimate hunter where the prey shoots back.
_____________"Illegitimus non carborundum est"_______________![[Linked Image]](https://texashuntingforum.com/forum/pics/usergals/2018/09/full-3152-162968-charge_air_assault.jpg)
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 07:42 PM
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breadman
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awesome ,they make pretty mounts however you mount them.
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 08:05 PM
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Busheler
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Burned this one purty good.................... 
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 08:05 PM
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Busheler
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But prefer this light............... 
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 08:05 PM
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Busheler
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Gotta always like a double.............. 
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: HVILLE HNTR]
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11/11/17 10:12 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 10:12 PM
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Busheler
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Exactly!
Which is THE only reason,it's funny.
Hint.............
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Busheler]
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11/11/17 10:24 PM
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SnakeWrangler
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Exactly!
Which is THE only reason,it's funny.
Hint............. Hint......it wasn't funny....
I believe in science and I’m an insufferable [censored] Actually, BBC is pretty damn good "You Cannot Simultaneously Be Politically Correct And Intellectually Honest!"
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 10:27 PM
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Busheler
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You gotta have the IQ to keep pace.
Hint..............
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/11/17 10:33 PM
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Creekrunner
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To the OP, congrats. 'Like that round you shoot very much. Gotta get me one.
...and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth. Gen. 1:28
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/12/17 11:29 AM
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Purdy little things 
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/12/17 02:42 PM
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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: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/12/17 02:53 PM
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/14/17 02:20 PM
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Deerhunter61
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Thanks everyone! I dropped him at the taxi, Alpine Taxidermy, and when I told Terry it was a red fox he didn't believe me. He asked about the color markings thinking I had mistook a grey for a red but I assured him it was a red and when he opened up the bag he was genuinely surprised. He told me he has hunted for more than 30 years and has never saw one. I asked him how many he gets and he told me he hardly ever gets a red fox. I was pretty surprised because he is pretty amazing and gets things from all over the country from what I'm told.
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
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11/14/17 05:45 PM
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CCBIRDDOGMAN
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I have a family of them that lives near my house see them all the time.
Haven't had it in years but never spit any out. I am a sucker for happy endings and strapped cowboys.
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Deerhunter61]
#6960232
11/14/17 08:55 PM
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Nogalus Prairie
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I would guess there are at least 10x the amount of greys than reds in TX. They are beautiful.
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Re: Red Fox
[Re: Nogalus Prairie]
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11/14/17 08:59 PM
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TEXASLEFTY
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I would guess there are at least 10x the amount of greys than reds in TX. They are beautiful. Maybe, red foxes are typically not found where coyotes have a heavy population. I would say that's why taxidermists don't see them as much...
Never been to a camping world. I prefer Dick's to be honest.
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