I have been on a quest for a red fox for awhile now. I live in AZ, where red fox are only in a small portion of the state, and even there they are very uncommon and difficult to hunt. I travel to CO every year to see family, but it's always in the summer time, when red fox pelts would not be good for keeping. Only once have I been there during the winter, and in two days of calling all we called in were stinking coyotes! Last week I was in CO and spotted this red fox out in a field - too much of a summer coat to want to do anything about it, but in observing him (almost drove right past) I was interested in how well the natural camo of the fox helped to blend him in with his surroundings.
So often when I'm out hunting I wear neutral colors with some basic (usually mil surp) camo. Often I hear hunters talk about how important it is that you have the latest and greatest camo, but based on my experience (which is rather extensive) and plenty of opportunities to see critters like this red fox blending in very well with no Multicam, I guess I'd have to disagree.
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Happy Hunting!
