1st Trad harvest!

[BrianC]

Well, I finally broke the ice after 3 years of switching from compound to recurve.

I was out yesterday afternoon hunting from the ground, wearing a leafy suit.  I was on a very steep ridge and halfway down the ridge is a flat spot wide enough for an ATV trail.  I was sitting below the ATV trail.

About 45 minutes before dark I see a grey fox cruising down the hill to my right.  He stopped on the ATV trail to look things over and I lip squeaked at him.

He turned and walked my way, stopping at 10 yds.  He was standing in some ferns and blackberry brambles, but I saw enough of him to take a shot.

THWACK and a yelp and he took off down the trail.  I gave it about 20 minutes and took up the blood trail and after about 50 yds I found my trophy.

1st blood for my Bob Lee bow "The Natural" model.  Wooden arrows tipped w/ a Zwickey Eskilite broadhead.

   
 

Brian

[BDann]

Congrats!  Not many people can say their first trad kill is a grey fox!

[scrub-buster]

Very cool.  Did you save the hide for a quiver?

[Cyclic-Rivers]

Congrats, Hope you get the pics worked out!

[Steve Jr]

Very cool, congratulations that's a great way to start off your Trad harvest's. The first one is always the hardest. If you can take a grey fox a deer shouldn't be a problem.    

[caleb7mm]

awesome!!!! that's a hunt you will remember forever

[Kopper1013]

Congrats

[SAM E. STEPHENS]

Well done sir , will be a trophy to remember..

,,Sam,,

[KyRidgeRunner]

Congrats!!

[fnshtr]

Congrats!

[kennym]

A called in predator is a great trophy!! Congrats!!

[KSdan]

Very cool.  Congrats

[Hot Hap]

Kool beans

[South MS Bowhunter]

Congrats!

[BrianC]

I did save the hide.  Not sure if it will be hung on the wall, made into a quiver, or made into a hat.

Not sure how to post a pic.

Brian

[Msturm]

Awesome!  I have been predator calling quite a bit up in AK and have never connected. People look at me like im crazy for hunting predators with a longbow. You made it happen for your first animal!  Way to go!  Send me your pic and I will post it for you!  


Michael.sturm@gmail.com

[Tom]

Congrats on the gray, I have killed several fox while deer hunting-make great wall hangers.

[TIM B]

Attaboy!
Hard to trick the sly fox!
Tim B

[RedShaft]

That's an amazing first trophy!

I would get it tanned or use it to make a back quiver or something.
I have some furs tanned and I enjoy having them.