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Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: BowEd on April 23, 2020, 09:02:28 am

Title: Fox
Post by: BowEd on April 23, 2020, 09:02:28 am
Got a pair of foxes by us this year.This one was out this morning mouse hunting.
(https://i.imgur.com/0YGvYD5.jpg)
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: bjrogg on April 23, 2020, 09:34:56 am
My favorite animal to watch. Probably has some pups close by.
Bjrogg
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: Pat B on April 23, 2020, 10:44:46 am
Is that a gray fox, ED. I thought reds had a white tip on their tails.
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: BowEd on April 23, 2020, 10:53:19 am
It's a red.I'm sure they've got a den nearby.They've already shed their winter coat.We do have gray fox too though.They are a little smaller than the reds though.
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: bjrogg on April 23, 2020, 11:09:01 am
Yup that’s a red. Sometimes they have a quite a bit of black fur. The buyers usually try to get them real cheap. I bought a couple from my old buyer and tanned them. I think they look really nice. My wife wanted the one hung in our bedroom.

It’s really fun watching those pups play Ed.

Bjrogg
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: JEB on April 23, 2020, 11:35:00 am
Cute little guys. I have shot two grey fox with bows, one with a long bow and one with an old recurve that I paid 25 cents for at a yard sale. Was going to write a story on that one and was going to call it "My Two Bit Fox" but never wrote the story.
Title: Re: Fox
Post by: BowEd on April 23, 2020, 12:41:59 pm
I hav'nt located the den yet.Probably never will either but figure to see a few more around this winter.The varmint hunters and running dog owners have been hard on the coyotes around here lately.Gives these fox a little more breathing room.
Pretty good accomplishment nailing a fox with a bow and arrow.