Second Hunt Of 2012

Yea that's right, we did it again... This time Jason came with us and got one as well. Another sweet night for the three weekend hunters :-)

First hunt of 2012

When the new year rolls around, I try to take advantage of some time off work so I can go out hunting. This year I targeted the elusive Red Fox, a quick hunt taking place at nighttime was just what I needed to finish the holiday season off great. Read Fox Hunting 101 for useful tips on foxhunting. Dan (Red Eyes) came along for this hunt. When I arrived at Dan’s house, I was greeted with some great news- He informed me that, with the end of firearm season behind us, we had been granted permission to hunt on two new-to-this-season farms. After hearing the great news, I couldn’t wait to get out to the first field and start calling. It was a 45 minute ride to the farm for a hunt about 20 min long, but it was well worth it. I’m still working on video taping our hunts I forgot the memory card this time... I’ll get there someday. Until then, here are some pictures of what we came home with:

THE KILL LIGHT- Hunting Breakthrough!

We have been fox hunting at night for a few years now. For the first season, we carried a twelve volt light powered from a car battery. It was very awkward and heavy to haul through the field all night, but it kept a good charge. The next year, we used twelve volt lead acid batteries with a 9 amp hour rating - these were much lighter, but only lasted about thirty minutes each. These batteries got us through two seasons. A few months ago , a friend told me about a newer light called a kill light. I didn't think much about it at first, but a week later he let me take a look at this kill light and I was a bit impressed. I did some research online and, to my disbelief, most all opinions and reviews were excellent. I couldn't help but take the plunge and purchase one online - the season for foxes is not in until the end of October in PA., so we have not given light a try in a field test. If this light works as well as I hope, it will lighten our carry load from thirteen pounds to only twelve or so ounces- and that's with three fresh batteries. Heck, I may even carry the light more instead of pawning it off on Justin and Jason (the younger and stronger).kill light XLR250 from Elusive Wildlife Technologies, llp