First FOX!!

[Gutpile]

I was just pulling into my spot this morning when a coyote goes running across the road a couple hundred yards up. I pull over and grab my stuff thinking this would be a great way to start the day. Anyways I see him on the edge of the CRP and he disappears. I thought I lost him but I walked to where I could see up the draw he went into a little better and there he was. I thought he looked really good and thick, especially the tail. Anyways I got ready, dialed the scope in and there was a Fox, it wasn't a coyote at all! I couldn't believe what I was looking at! I took the shot, it was a ways out there but I really wanted to get a good hit. I heard the THUD so I knew I had a good hit and he dropped. I walked up to him and was in disbelief. I've never seen a Fox in WA. I used to see them in North Carolina and Massachussetts when I was in the service but never here. Just a beautiful little creature. Just wanted to brag.

Oh! It was a 177 yards. Made a perfect hit.  

[NWBREW]

Thats cool. The fox I've seen on the west side seem to not be as red or have a little more black on them. Are you gonna have the hide tanned? Nice shooting too.

[BIGINNER]

whatpart of washington was this?  i've never seen any foxes in washington either.

[Gutpile]

whatpart of washington was this?  i've never seen any foxes in washington either.

Whitman county.

Are you gonna have the hide tanned?

I'm gonna tan it at the least. I may mount it. I'm 42 and hunted my whole life, never even seen one around here so I may mount it since I'll probably never see another one.. Would like to have a full body. The colors are awesome. The pics don't do it justice.

[SpokaneSlayer]

Nice!!!  I took a shot at a fox last year during deer season around Tyler.  Probably wouldn't have been much left after a 25-06 round.  Little frosty this morning, wasn't it?

[carpsniperg2]

good looking fox and special varmit ar-15 i have the same one but diffrent scope. just got another yesterday but its not got all the bells like the special varmit bushy has but still a nice gun.

[Gutpile]

good looking fox and special varmit ar-15 i have the same one but diffrent scope. just got another yesterday but its not got all the bells like the special varmit bushy has but still a nice gun.

I havent been shooting well with the AR platform. This was the last year of fooling with them for hunting but I'm doing well with it so far this year so I'll keep using it.  The crazy thing is, is that it's super accurate but I just couldn't hit a damn coyote with it. I took the 4.5X14 off and threw a 3X9 back on. I'm shooting much better now. 

[boneaddict]

Thats pa pretty one for red in this state.  Its about the color of the one I got.  NICE WORK.  I'd certainly have it mounted at least as a rug and head.

[jackelope]

they're cool little critters. i killed 1 in NY with a 30-06. they are vermin pheasant killers there and are plentiful. unfortunately there's not much left of one when you hit them with a frontal shot from a naught-6.
a taxi put mine back together and had the mount in his studio for a long time.

[washingtonmuley]

Nice fox.  I use to spend my winters in kodiak chasing fox. I sure miss hunting them.

[saylean]

AWESOME!

only foxes I've seen were at the refineries in Ferndale and at the airport in Ireland.

Congrats man!

[MHWASH]

   That's awesome. You're very lucky to have seen one, let alone shoot it.

 

[bighorns2bushytails]

 

--BH2BT

seriously though,  congrats!  you are the great white hunter 

[JackOfAllTrades]

I've seen a couple on the wet side. Never one that looked that purty anywhere!

Sweet kill. Mount that one!

-Steve

[Gringo31]

BONUS!