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Predator Hunting => Night Hunting => Topic started by: foxtrot on August 20, 2011, 10:24:28 PM

Title: Blind
Post by: foxtrot on August 20, 2011, 10:24:28 PM

If a fox approaches your call and you only see one eye does that mean its blind in the other eye?

Title: Re: Blind
Post by: Buckwheat on August 21, 2011, 08:00:46 AM

That is correct.  But you have to be sure it is a predator and not a rabbit or another prey animal on approach to your calling stand. Prey animals eyes are on the side of there head and you only see one eye most of the time. Predators eyes face froward and you see both eyes reflect all the time on approach.  If an animals eye dies it will have a milky look to it and no rods or cones to reflect light. So if you shot a fox and only one eye reflected back to you it was blind.

Title: Re: Blind
Post by: Hern on August 30, 2011, 06:36:20 AM

Here's a 'blinded in one eye' Coon caught last season. (in a blind set, no less)
What Buckwheat said, 'blind eye has Milky look.'

(http://img28.imageshack.us/img28/2927/blindinoneeye001.jpg)

He pegged out at 36" and was fully prime in late December.

(http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/4025/36incoon002.jpg)

Title: Re: Blind
Post by: coyotenightmare on August 30, 2011, 12:54:53 PM

That's a big coon there Hern. I also see it is the only coon in the picture. It must be that it takes a blind coon to get caught in a blind set. LOL!!  Maybe all the coon you catch are blind because you only make blind sets. Or maybe the only coons you can catch are the one eyed blinded bandits. LOL

Title: Re: Blind
Post by: foxtrot on August 30, 2011, 05:08:18 PM

Very nice primed up coon.Do you stretch all your coon on boards.

Title: Re: Blind
Post by: Hern on August 31, 2011, 07:58:42 AM

coyotenitemare, yep that's all the Coon ;) and other fur for the whole season ;)

foxtot, I use boards for all fur, except Muskrats (wire, upper far right pic)
Here's some Coon/Mink on boards & Fox on adjustable boards
(http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/8786/fur006.jpg)

and Beaver on plywood...z (NYS) and me...
(http://img43.imageshack.us/img43/8292/beaverputup009.jpg)