Johnsonburg, Pa.:  Josh Bizzak, predator hunter from Wilcox, Pa., is closing in on a record for fox harvests at any of Rolfe Beagle Club’s Predator Hunts, whether it be the 10-day hunt around Labor Day or the two weekend hunts in February of each year.  Josh entered a large, male coyote weighing 39.4# on Sunday, but it was his 10.8# female gray fox harvest that moved Josh into position to take the lead on fox harvests at the club.  That gray fox was harvested at 5:15 am and was Josh’s fourth registered fox so far in this two-weekend Hunt or Trap event.  The fox harvest record for any single hunter at the club is four, so Josh is in position to surpass that record with his next fox harvest. 

Josh harvested both the coyote and fox while hunting private lands in Elk County.  He was using an electronic call and shoots a .17 Hornet.  He harvested the coyote at 3:45 a.m. Sunday.  This coyote was unique in that it had no ears.  Josh was uncertain what might have caused the coyote to lose his ears, but it could have been a birth defect, or a loss while in the den.

Hunters are reminded that if they choose to participate during the second weekend of this two-weekend hunt or trap, they must have their registration postmarked by Thursday, 2/16.

Weigh-in is at 4:00 p.m. every day.  Categories include coyote, fox, largest female coyote, and largest female fox.  Additional information at the Facebook Page, Rolfe Beagle Club.