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Author Topic: A most difficult critter to draw on  (Read 1534 times)

Offline Swinestalker

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A most difficult critter to draw on
« 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!  
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Offline Keith Zimmerman

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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2013, 09:04:00 PM »
Beautiful animal.  Congrats.  Getting him mounted?
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2013, 09:07:00 PM »
cool!
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2013, 09:08:00 PM »
Wow, great shooting and woodsmanship!!

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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #4 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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #5 on: December 18, 2013, 09:20:00 PM »
Beautiful, witty critters  :)
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #6 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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #7 on: December 18, 2013, 09:26:00 PM »
That is a beautiful trophy.
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #8 on: December 18, 2013, 09:35:00 PM »
Nice job.
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #9 on: December 18, 2013, 09:37:00 PM »
Congrats, beautiful fox!
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #10 on: December 18, 2013, 09:44:00 PM »
Great job! The Fur looks great!
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #11 on: December 18, 2013, 09:44:00 PM »
They are tough with stick and string, nice one!
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #12 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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #13 on: December 18, 2013, 09:54:00 PM »
Congrats on a real accomplishment!    :thumbsup:
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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #14 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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Offline Swinestalker

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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #15 on: December 18, 2013, 10:00:00 PM »
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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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #16 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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #17 on: December 18, 2013, 10:43:00 PM »
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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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #18 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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Re: A most difficult critter to draw on
« Reply #19 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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