Syracuse.com - Bob Evans Memorial Predator Calling Hunt raises $1,250 for handicapped outdoors enthusiasts

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The winners shot five gray foxes. The biggest coyote bagged weighed nearly 47 pounds.

Submitted photoShane Clark, left, and Brandon Metcalf with their $1,000 check.Hunters who bagged five gray foxes were winners of the Bob Evans Memorial Predator Calling Hunt, held Jan. 6-8.

Shane Clark and Brandon Metcalf won the $1,000 first place check for the event, which held its final weigh-in Sunday at the Pompey Rod and Gun Club on Swift Road in Pompey. They shot five gray fox and hunted in the DeRuyter area.

Brandon Metcalf with his team's five, gray foxes

Phil Willard won the biggest coyote contest, bagging one that weighed 46 3/4 pounds. That won him $200.

The event was run by the Independent Fur Harvesters of Central New York, and all proceeds will go to Advanced Strategies, a non-profit group that offers hunting adventures for handicapped hunters.

Submitted photoPhil Willard with his team's nearly 47 pound coyote. His partner was Charlie Pace.

A total of 39, two-person teams entered, along with 4 individuals who hunted by themselves. The entry fee was $20 per hunter or $30 for a two-person team.

Five points were awarded for each coyote taken, three points for each fox and one point for a raccoon. There was also door prizes and raffles.

A total of $1,250 was raised for Advanced Strategies, according to Al LaFrance, president of the Independent Fur Harvesters of Central New.

View the full article on The Syracuse Outdoors Blog