Who has shot a fox with their bow?
10-15-2007, 04:58 PM
#21
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Minnesota
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
ORIGINAL: Wheatley
Bigjim12, Just in case you forgot that is not a horizontal log!
Bigjim12, Just in case you forgot that is not a horizontal log!
Nice mount tho!Given the opportunity I would try and take one with bow.
10-15-2007, 05:05 PM
#22
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Phoenixville, PA USA
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
I got a furbearers license last year to take one and got a nice male. I was going to get him mounted, but Matt was right, there was no way my taxidermist could do that patch job (I shot him with a Spitfire). Not to mention it would have been $700. I settled for getting the hide tanned and it looks beautiful. I'd like to get a yote hide for next to it. The shoulder mount doesn't sound like a half bad idea either.
10-16-2007, 11:25 AM
#24
Fork Horn
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Virginia
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
I have shot several foxes while deer hunting. Around here there are tons of foxes and they are looked upon as a nuisence because of killing farmers chickens and such. I am big into waterfowl so I will take a predator any chance I get. Never thought to mount one... I guess around here that would be like mounting a groundhog... hahaha they are pretty though
they are pretty though
10-16-2007, 11:54 AM
#25
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Feb 2003
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
I've shot 2 grays and a really big red w/ the bow. All of them smelled worse than seven days of sin. I sold 2 of the hides for a few bucks,but the 3rd onewas no good.
Spent the money on beer andunchaste women.
Spent the money on beer andunchaste women.
10-16-2007, 12:01 PM
#26
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Aug 2006
Location: Southern MD
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
When talking to a friend of mine that is a professional trapper he said the best pelts occur on fox after Thanksgiving (December) to the end of January. If you were to try and get one for mounting, that would probably give you the best looking mount.
10-16-2007, 12:05 PM
#27
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
Shot one last bow season didnt take long to convince me after seeing one kill a turkey the spring before only problem was when I went to pick it up it had been sprayed by a skunk and was horrible smelling so left it.
10-16-2007, 12:11 PM
#28
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Kodiak, AK
Posts: 2,877
RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
That wasn't a skunk that sprayed him that was his own smell. I'm still looking to shoot one up here so I can send it to a taxidermist down south and freak them out. Our foxes are the size of your coyotes.
10-16-2007, 02:19 PM
#29
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RE: Who has shot a fox with their bow?
I hope to take a fox this year with my Bow! I had one come thru last season but never offered a shot. I also hope to take another coyote with a Bow again this week! I have way too many around my property!