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Foxy News
September 2013






There have been 2 hunts since the last update. Here is a recap of the hunts and the point standings. The July hunt was across the river for the first time. The transmitter was hidden on a farm to market road behind the Golden Horn Restaurant. Donnie (AE5EV) was the first to locate the fox in under an hour. Elise (WE5BEE) and Joe (W5VOL) located the beacon in less than 2 hours. Although another team was all over the fox, only 2 teams were successful. This hunt awarded 3pts for 1st place and 2pts for 2nd place. The points standing after this hunt are:

RESULTS July 2013 STANDINGS
1st Donnie 12pts
2nd Morris 9pts
3rd Kirk 6pts
4th Greg & Christine 6pts
5th Joe & Elise 4pts
6th Arne 3pts

The August hunt was a countywide hunt with the fox being hidden on the east end Anderson Grove Road. I placed the transmitter just outside the fence from the Caledonia natural gas service line. After activating the fox remotely I had second thoughts about the hiding place. Even though the fox was accessible from the public right of way and in a location where a vehicle could pull off the road safely, it occurred to me that the fox might look very suspicious being in an ammo can with an antenna protruding from the top and next to a natural gas monitoring station. Could anyone be arrested for terrorist activity? Let the hunt begin! Donnie (AE5EV) found the fox in half an hour. (This guy is getting good.) Elise (WE5BEE) and Joe (W5VOL) found the fox in less than 2 hours. Greg (KF5EVR) and Chris (KF5KEQ) found the fox with time to spare. The hunt awarded 3pts for 1st place, 2pts for 2nd place and 1 point for 3rd place.
The points standing after this hunt are:
RESULTS July 2013 STANDINGS
1st Donnie 15pts
2nd Morris 9pts
3rd Greg & Christine 7pts
4th Kirk 6pts
4th Joe & Elise 6pts
5th Arne 3pts

There are 3 hunts left in this years fox season and as you can see there can be several place changes. So get your secret weapons and your favorite antenna tuned. If we have a large turnout the points can change the entire field enough to put pressure on the leader. GOOD HUNTING,

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