Recruiting Forum Football Talk IX

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Jackcrevol said:
That is sweet AF. My grandmother had one, and it was a big expense for a family out in the County. Id love to have that thing now.

I remember Christmases were garland, fake snow, blue bulbs, and Elvis on the radio.
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You’ll probably enjoy this. Goes into a lot of detail on what was likely the most expensive furniture TV at the time.

 
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The Dog said:
Right, if he was a threat to your family and pets, I understand. But, to kill him just because he is wandering around at 5:30, I don't
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If you catch a nocturnal animal like that out in the middle of the day then there is a decent chance they are rabid, just like a raccoon can be. So yeah he's a threat, and his mother killed one of my daughters cats about a year and a half ago so spare me that crap. The next fox I see will be a dead one too. That's an apex predator just like a coyote and should be shot on sight. I don't kill for sport or pleasure, I kill for meat and protection. And a fox dies 10 out of 10 times if I catch them.
 
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Volunteer821 said:
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Look what I caught wondering around my Jon boat this afternoon by the edge of the woods. He's a pretty one but he had to go.
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Yikes….. one of my closest near disaster was having to shoot one near Oak Ridge while squirrel hunting. It charged me and leapt and I lowered my barrel while leaning against a tree and luckily hit it. Dad cut off its head, and state verified it was rabid. Originally thought it was a dog. Rest easy, that was about 63 years ago. Lots of skunks and coons that year too which led to lots of dogs. I shuddered for days cause the multiple shots in the stomach remedy was fresh in my mind.
 
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GUNTERSVOL said:
Yikes….. one of my closest near disaster was having to shoot one near Oak Ridge while squirrel hunting. It charged me and leapt and I lowered my barrel while leaning against a tree and luckily hit it. Dad cut off its head, and state verified it was rabid. Originally thought it was a dog. Rest easy, that was about 63 years ago. Lots of skunks and coons that year too which led to lots of dogs. I shuddered for days cause the multiple shots in the stomach remedy was fresh in my mind.
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Man you were fortunate, that's the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw him. Its 530 and that's a fox, I need my shotgun. All I need is a rabid fox running around the farm.
That's a worry of mine, especially with the animals and as much time as we spend outside, that thing could have come at my kids at some point. Nope, he had to go. And then you got some guy on here giving me the finger for killing a possibly rabid fox. Good grief.
 
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Yes, it's my fault for clicking the link, but somebody throat-punch Zach Ragan.

BTW, his justification for this article is that back in the spring Boo was asked about the competition between Merk and Mac and made supportive comments about them.


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peaygolf said:
Heard today that MTSU will wear only one helmet and one home and road uniform this year …..no alternates.

It will save the football program over $600K. That money is going to NIL.

Sad what “small schools” have to do to even try and compete.
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Paying Derek Mason a million a year likely doesn’t help matters either.
 
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Volunteer821 said:
If you catch a nocturnal animal like that out in the middle of the day then there is a decent chance they are rabid, just like a raccoon can be. So yeah he's a threat, and his mother killed one of my daughters cats about a year and a half ago so spare me that crap. The next fox I see will be a dead one too. That's an apex predator just like a coyote and should be shot on sight. I don't kill for sport or pleasure, I kill for meat and protection. And a fox dies 10 out of 10 times if I catch them.
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I don't know where you live, but there hasn't been a rabid animal in Knox County in over 40 years. If he killed one of your daughter's cats, like I said before, I don't blame you. Btw, Foxes are not apex predators, they are mesopredators. Which means if they are bigger than something they will kill it, if not, they are the prey. So, a bigger dog, coyotes even eagles and hawks (young foxes, mostly) and big bobcats kill foxes. But, all right, nice job, I just prefer not to see a dead fox, that died from lead poisoning for wandering around at 5:30, in the RF. But, you do you ,man
 
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Volunteer821 said:
You do realize that is an apex predator right? He eats cats, rabbits, and anything he can get a hold of right? Loves chickens........so yeah, no guilt here.
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Grey foxes are not apex predators. They're meso-predators and opportunistic omnivores. They actually eat a lot of vegetation, insects, small rodents, and small birds. Red foxes are what more often raid chicken coops and are primary carnivores.
 
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Volunteer821 said:
Man you were fortunate, that's the first thing that popped in my mind when I saw him. Its 530 and that's a fox, I need my shotgun. All I need is a rabid fox running around the farm.
That's a worry of mine, especially with the animals and as much time as we spend outside, that thing could have come at my kids at some point. Nope, he had to go. And then you got some guy on here giving me the finger for killing a possibly rabid fox. Good grief.
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It was close enough that my shot pattern was about 4 inches. He came to rest 2 feet in front of me still seated. Might have been too close to miss. Even from the hip. Pretty sure it was 1962.

Mine was also a 20 gauge…. Remington pump. Passing it on to a grandson in a couple of weeks on my next visit. Have a 410 for the younger one. As John Ward said “It’s time.”
 
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Volunteer821 said:
You do realize that is an apex predator right? He eats cats, rabbits, and anything he can get a hold of right? Loves chickens........so yeah, no guilt here.
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May want to hide that picture. We have a family friend who's a Warden, he says they look for social media and online. He's also a TN fan, lol.
 
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The Dog said:
I don't know where you live, but there hasn't been a rabid animal in Knox County in over 40 years. If he killed one of your daughter's cats, like I said before, I don't blame you. Btw, Foxes are not apex predators, they are mesopredators. Which means if they are bigger than something they will kill it, if not, they are the prey. So, a bigger dog, coyotes even eagles and hawks (young foxes, mostly) and big bobcats kill foxes. But, all right, nice job, I just prefer not to see a dead fox, that died from lead poisoning for wandering around at 5:30, in the RF. But, you do you ,man
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I don't live in Knox county or in Tennessee, but we have a fox problem on our farm and we eradicate them when seen. So not to take a chance on a possible rabid fox that never comes out during the day but then comes out during the day okay. Sorry it ticks you off but I really don't care, especially after you hung me a bird, just ignore me and you won't see the next picture of the next fox I kill.......cause I will surely post it.
 
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