Before I tell you my story let me explain to everyone that DJ and I have all the respect in the world for the animals we pursue. I always dispatch them as humanely and quickly as possible if need be and this situation although we joke about it, was also disturbing and we vowed to not let it happen again.
My predator hunts are always filled with excitement and stupidity usually on my behalf. I am either falling, forgetting ammunition, lights, batteries, running out of gas and so on. Last night it was my hunting partner critterslayer (DJ), Mr. D2. I told him he could tell the story but after second thought he wouldn't do it any justice (sorry DJ).
It started off on our first set of the night. We didn't get 20 feet away from the vehicle and DJ lost the back of his light in the corn fodder in the middle of the field. After a minute or two of scrambling around looking for it, we discovered that he was dragging it around by the cord the whole time.
After two uneventful and loud sets we approached the third set. As soon as we got out of the car we heard some type of critter screaming and growling. I explain to DJ the direction we are heading and where we were going to sit, when I catch a set of eyes where i was pointing. After Identifying it as SUPER FOX! I started to work him in to about thirty yards. DJ was the trigger man which was a good thing because I later missed an easy shot at a Fox. Well DJ shot and SUPER FOX! dropped right there. It was then that SUPER FOX! decided to try and get up. I said LETS GO, he is getting up. We ran to the Fox and DJ proceeded to dispatch SUPER FOX! without shooting it. After we were sure the Fox had expired, DJ went to lift his trophy up in the air to brag a little and SUPER FOX! bit him on the hand. After some choice words and a little ribbing from me, we both decided to exact some revenge and dispatch the fox again without firing a shot. This is when SUPER FOX! decided he was going to bite me in the shoe and not let go. Its is then that I discover another set of eyes watching us as we hoop and holler like a bunch of high school cheerleaders. I started to work the set of eyes but we never could identify our target after several minutes and decided to hunt the set as previously discussed. The set produced nothing and we decided to collect SUPER FOX! and take DJ's prize back to the vehicle. As DJ bends over to pick SUPER FOX! up, he grabs him by the ear and barely escaped yet another bite on the hand. DJ decides to dispatch the animal by not shooting it, after all he wanted to save the hide. Since DJ was a little gun shy, I being the brave one in the bunch, carried SUPER FOX! back to the vehicle. Once back to the vehicle we discover that SUPER FOX is trying to bite us yet again. DJ decides to take care of the issue once and for 4ll by dispatching the animal for good by NOT SHOOTING SUPER FOX! We then load the vehicle up and head off to the next set. We put five more sets in and decided to call it a night as it was 12:30 am and we both had to work the next day. That's when we discovered SUPER FOX! clawing his way out of the vehicle (slight exaggeration). This time, I in all my infinite wisdom decide to SHOOT SUPER FOX! at point blank range with the 22 hornet in the head (BIG NO NO).
After some well camouflaged pictures I proceeded to strip and split the tail for DJ as that was the only physical thing left to remember SUPER FOX! All I can say is LESSON WELL LEARNED!!!! You can view a picture of SUPER FOX! in the D4 hunt section under critterslayer. I am campaining DJ to change his forum name to SUPER FOX! Please join me in my quest. Thanks for the memories SUPER FOX!
