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It took me four days, but I finally got a nice buck down. I was hunting in Kerr, County near Ingram. I had Ryan Longer of Longer's Outdoors working on finding me a good low-fence, free-range hunt. He came through. It was hit and miss the first three days, deer but not a shooter. The third day I got really ticked off just before dark. As y'all know, many times the older bucks won't step out from cover until the very last light. I had a spike coming in about 50 yards away and was looking forward to his dad or uncle to stepping out in a minute or two. Then, all of a sudden, I caught a lightning fast ball of fur streak by headed directly at the spike. It was a @%#& grey fox! The deer popped his tail up and took off at full speed, along with any other deer in the wings, followed by the fox. I was ticked. I immediately started to lip squeak. About a minute later this fox is coming over the top of a small rise right towards me. He has chased his last deer. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/bobcat50/Texas%20Hunts/2015%20Deer%20Hunt/2015%20Deer%20Fox_zpsoqg1gtpk.jpg) Monday morning I had this 8-point come in on his own. He was DRT at 6:37 A.M. He measured just over 20" wide. I can't wait for the backstaps!! 7mm-08, 140 gr. Barnes TTSX Bob :P This is the creek/tank I was hunting over. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/bobcat50/Texas%20Hunts/2015%20Deer%20Hunt/2015%20Buck%20Stand%20640_zpsjurberey.jpg) My buck. ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/bobcat50/Texas%20Hunts/2015%20Deer%20Hunt/2015%20Buck%20640_zps2hkqdad3.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v68/bobcat50/Texas%20Hunts/2015%20Deer%20Hunt/2015%20Buck%20BC%20640_zpsbwddv3oo.jpg)
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Congrats on a dandy!
We are headed out in the morning to chase them. Hopefully we get in on some rut action up in the panhandle.
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Four whole days?  Nice buck - congrats.
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great hill country buck! I think hill country whitetails should be classified as their own sub-species.
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I swear them Tx bucks are gorgeous and thats a perfect example right there brother. Nice!
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A real beauty there Bobcat! Congrats.
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+1 NICE buck! I'll be down there in Feb. eradicating as many of those fox as I can!
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very nice! that's wide for a low fence buck!
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Nice buck. Lots of good deer this year in the hill country. Probably a good one to take too, brows are not that strong, would not want that gene pool passed along if you can avoid it, but a damn fine looking buck.
We've got a couple like taht on our place, I sure hope someone hurries up and shoots em or I'm going to have to shoot one just to make sure they don't survive the season.
Not sure why the fox got shot, but I guess thats life. Never saw a fox take down a deer. They are tough on turkeys though for sure.
Sure like watching the fox mouse around though. Entertaining to watch em.
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Nice buck! Those TX deer are pretty animals.
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