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Title: my first red fox *pics*
Post by: sly_vixen on November 26, 2006, 10:33:34 PM
This morning my buddy, Larry and I set out to do some predator calling.  We met up, at the farm around 6 a.m.  On our first stand, there was just no action so we decided to sneak down the farm lane to where I have a few sets and have been seeing fresh tracks, regularly.  

Once I was in place and ready, I whispered for Larry to begin calling.  Seconds after he let out a few soft notes, I noticed there was something jumping around in a blind set I hid within the fence row, bordering a cattle pasture.  Earlier in the year, whenever we would get a little bit of snow, I would go in search of fresh tracks and noticed that animals were using that section of fence to cross, quite a bit.  In all my excitement, I meant to whisper that I had something in one of my traps.  Instead of whispering, Larry, it came out LARRY...there's something in my blind set.  I couldn't move, but once he said yeah, looks like you caught a fox, I jumped up and ran all the way down the hill to it.  We laughed, because there we were, out calling and low and behold, I had already got my first red fox in one of my Sleepy Creek 1 3/4 OS Modified Coilspring traps.  It means a lot to me to have trapped my first sly vixen, but I would have been happy to call one in also.  

What a day, I couldn't have asked for a better story behind getting my first red fox.  I hope that you enjoy the pictures. Sorry there are so many but I literally took 40 some pictures of her today.
(http://www.hunt101.com/img/452961.jpg) (http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=452961&c=500&z=1")

(http://www.hunt101.com/img/452960.jpg) (http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=452960&c=500&z=1")

(http://www.hunt101.com/img/452963.jpg) (http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=452963&c=500&z=1")

(http://www.hunt101.com/img/452964.jpg) (http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=452964&c=500&z=1")

(http://www.hunt101.com/img/452965.jpg) (http://"http://www.hunt101.com/?p=452965&c=500&z=1")
Title: my first red fox *pics*
Post by: Buckwheat on November 27, 2006, 07:02:39 PM
Sly vixen
Nice pictures for sure!
I have been reading your post this fall; you are doing way to good this year. You will have to set some high goals for next year.
Title: my first red fox *pics*
Post by: TrappinJohn on November 27, 2006, 07:23:59 PM
Your right Buckwheat, I'm thinkin she's a natural.  Took me a lot of skunks and possums for a couple years before I did that good.

Keep it up sly_vixen! Your doin great (http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c96/TrappinJohn/smilies/thumbsup.gif)
Title: Good Stuff
Post by: yotebuster on November 27, 2006, 07:38:36 PM
The pictures are great.  The last two are incredible, lookN forward to more :D
Title: my first red fox *pics*
Post by: Tracker on November 28, 2006, 05:44:24 PM
Great job and great pic's.
Title: my first red fox *pics*
Post by: sly_vixen on November 30, 2006, 12:23:23 AM
A lot of it is luck, I believe.  However, almost everything I have learned has come from someone else.  I am learning so much about all these critters and I am enjoying every minute of it.  Thanks, for all of your kind comments.  I was dang proud of my first red, so I was wanting some special pictures of her.