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Old 11-30-2017, 03:09 PM
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Default Skinner for a silver fox?

I found a silver fox dead in the ditch today and am wondering if someone in the beaverlodge,Hythe,demmit area could skin it for me? It would be greatly appreciated.

Are these type of foxes rare? I don’t know it I should get it stuffed or made into a rug.

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Old 11-30-2017, 03:38 PM
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Interesting.....got any pics?
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Old 11-30-2017, 04:22 PM
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Interesting.....got any pics?
I don’t know how to get it off my phone to put on here. Beautiful animal for sure. I’ve never seen one.
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Old 11-30-2017, 04:42 PM
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Get him stuffed!!
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Old 11-30-2017, 05:28 PM
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Get him stuffed!!
I think I might.
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Old 11-30-2017, 05:31 PM
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WOW !! What a neat looking animal. Congrats and thanks for sharing.



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Old 11-30-2017, 05:50 PM
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Thanks for putting the pics up bushmaster. Greatly appreciated.

I made the mistake of talking to the taxidermist while the wife was beside me. Lol. $1800 for a full mount ouch. Got cauliflower ear now. Lol
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Old 11-30-2017, 05:55 PM
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Thanks for putting the pics up bushmaster. Greatly appreciated.

I made the mistake of talking to the taxidermist while the wife was beside me. Lol. $1800 for a full mount ouch. Got cauliflower ear now. Lol
Beautiful fox I would check around 1800 seems a bit rich
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Old 11-30-2017, 06:46 PM
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We used to see piles and piles of them up twin lakes road south of gp the camp there had pet silver foxes used to share my dinner with them they are neat animals for sure
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Old 11-30-2017, 06:55 PM
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Wow, I wish I had one of them!!, definitely mount it!!, don't skin it!!
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:00 PM
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Beauty.

How rare are they? I've never seen one before that I can remember.
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:11 PM
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Trapped one down here back in the 70s, and sold it for $360.00 which was a ton of money back then. Now I wish I would have kept it and had full mount done, as I have never seen one since... a few cross fox, but never a silver again.. Blaine you have found a treasure, do a full mount,
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Old 11-30-2017, 07:35 PM
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Trapped one down here back in the 70s, and sold it for $360.00 which was a ton of money back then. Now I wish I would have kept it and had full mount done, as I have never seen one since... a few cross fox, but never a silver again.. Blaine you have found a treasure, do a full mount,
It's a beautiful animal for sure Bob. I've never seen one before. I'm not so sure I've got a spot in the house for it and I know I haven't got $1800 to spend on it. I will check with another taxidermists that I've used before and see what I would cost to get it mounted. If it's out of my price range it might be a traveling fox to Coutts.
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Old 11-30-2017, 08:24 PM
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Had a good talk with saddleup. He made up my mind that I’ll get it mounted. Thanks bob for talking me into using up all my browny points. Lol. Well the wife has been mad before and a suppose she’ll be mad again.

Gonna have to figure out how I want it to look. Was figuring maybe a corner mount on a snow drift with a rabbit or ptarmigan. Thoughts?

A guy can’t really see in the pics but the tip of his tail is bright white.
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:22 PM
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Glad to hear you're going the full monty. Did a quick google search and came up with a few pics.....

https://www.google.ca/search?q=silve...hrome&ie=UTF-8
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:30 PM
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Glad to hear you're going the full monty. Did a quick google search and came up with a few pics.....

https://www.google.ca/search?q=silve...hrome&ie=UTF-8
Thanks I seen those and wasn't sure I liked any of them. I'll look some more when the confuser battery is charged.
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:42 PM
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I actually like your idea of a corner mount....
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:52 PM
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I actually like your idea of a corner mount....
Either that or the wife's end table would have to go. I do not want to cross that bridge. Lol
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Old 11-30-2017, 09:56 PM
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Had a good talk with saddleup. He made up my mind that I’ll get it mounted. Thanks bob for talking me into using up all my browny points. Lol. Well the wife has been mad before and a suppose she’ll be mad again.

At least you know why she’s mad. Most times my wife is long over being mad before I figure out what she was even mad about in the first place...

And as much as my wife is not in love with mounts in general I’d be ponying up to get that fox done too. It’s a beauty.
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Old 11-30-2017, 10:20 PM
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Really shop around for your taxidermist, seems like small mammals are the hardest for a taxidermist to bring back to life??? At least from what I have seen in time. Often everything looks okay except the face, but the face is what brings the whole animal to life. Ideally the face doesn't end up looking like a taxi'd critter that got hit by a truck! Even tho it literally did!!!

So, my advice, go to the shops and look close at the guys coyotes, fox, wolves, and cats, and see how you like the faces. Then pick the best guy.

Man... lucky you! I've gone 15,000 coyotes or something and never a cross fox, silver fox, or black coyote.
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Old 11-30-2017, 10:39 PM
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What a find Norwest. Hit by a vehicle I imagine. Sad way for the little fellow to leave this plain.

Setting him up in a full mount would show great respect I feel and look forward to seeing him puffed up in his full majestic beauty,

Unless I missed it, was it male of female?
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Old 11-30-2017, 10:51 PM
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What a find Norwest. Hit by a vehicle I imagine. Sad way for the little fellow to leave this plain.

Setting him up in a full mount would show great respect I feel and look forward to seeing him puffed up in his full majestic beauty,

Unless I missed it, was it male of female?
I'm figuring it got hit but didn't appear to be by a wheel thankfully. I don't know if it's male or female. I neglected to look. I've got a good taxidermist in mind. I've just got to see if he'll do it for me. I honestly didn't know what I found until I posted on here. I've seen a few foxes around and do my best to keep them around. It's a nice cap on the end of hunting season to find it.

Is there a special permit I need to send it to the taxidermist?
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Old 11-30-2017, 10:52 PM
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Awesome find. Glad to see you are making good use of a great specimen.

Sounds like ho ho ho has come early to your house.
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Old 11-30-2017, 11:08 PM
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I'm figuring it got hit but didn't appear to be by a wheel thankfully. I don't know if it's male or female. I neglected to look. I've got a good taxidermist in mind. I've just got to see if he'll do it for me. I honestly didn't know what I found until I posted on here. I've seen a few foxes around and do my best to keep them around. It's a nice cap on the end of hunting season to find it.

Is there a special permit I need to send it to the taxidermist?
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I cannot be sure yet it may be worth a phone call in to save you any hassles
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Old 12-01-2017, 07:19 AM
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Is there a special permit I need to send it to the taxidermist?[/QUOTE]

Yes I believe you need a "Found Dead Wildlife Permit" for any pickups. Contact your local F&W office.
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Is there a special permit I need to send it to the taxidermist?
Yes I believe you need a "Found Dead Wildlife Permit" for any pickups. Contact your local F&W office.[/QUOTE]

Ok thanks I’ll call them today.
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Old 12-01-2017, 09:27 AM
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Yes a permit is required but I did find a great taxidermists to do the work. I didn't ask how much but I know it'll be worth it.
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Old 12-01-2017, 09:43 AM
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Thanks for putting the pics up bushmaster. Greatly appreciated.

I made the mistake of talking to the taxidermist while the wife was beside me. Lol. $1800 for a full mount ouch. Got cauliflower ear now. Lol
my fox full mount was 800. that was a few years ago now... i would expect it to be around 1200 now
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Old 12-01-2017, 01:19 PM
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Man... lucky you! I've gone 15,000 coyotes or something and never a cross fox, silver fox, or black coyote.
Spit out some of my coffee....that is a lot of doggies! I caught a couple cross fox last year, and have seen one silver running about (coyotes likely got him). I think the further North you get, the more common the cross and silver are. Friends Kid shot a blackie last week, those are rare anywhere you go.

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Old 12-02-2017, 06:16 AM
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Get in touch with Ken Walker for a full mount quote.
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