Fox Haas
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| Fox Haas | |
|---|---|
 Mr fox haas Bottomland Mossy Oak cabin portrait.png Haas at his family cabin | |
| Born | August 20, 1930 Mobile, Alabama, U.S. |
| 🎓 Alma mater | Mississippi State University |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Evelyn Nash Haas |
| 👶 Children | 3, including Toxey Haas |
Carl Fox Haas (born August 20, 1930) is an American hunter and conservationist. He is best known for his work re-introducing the wild turkey in northeast Mississippi after decades of extirpation from the region.[1]
Business career[edit]
Bryan Foods[edit]
Haas worked for Bryan Foods his entire career where he eventually retired in 1990 as Senior Vice President of Production and Procurement.[2]
Mossy Oak[edit]
Shortly before Haas's retirement from Bryan Foods, his son Toxey founded Mossy Oak. Fox and Evelyn were instrumental throughout Mossy Oak's history but especially in the early years. Fox served as secretary and treasurer and eventually Chief Financial Officer while Evelyn designed and sewed the first apparel.[3]
Personal life[edit]
Fox Haas was born in Mobile, Alabama in 1930. He began turkey hunting in 1944 and graduated high school in 1947. He spent over three years with tuberculosis and eventually graduated from Mississippi State College, now known as Mississippi State University, with a bachelor's degree from the Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences.[4]
Haas married Evelyn Nash and moved to neighboring West Point, Mississippi. Fox and Evelyn had two daughters, Shurley and Nina, and a son Toxey.
Awards and recognition[edit]
- Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame (2014)[5]
- West Point Hall of Fame (2017)[6]
- National Wild Turkey Federation Lifetime Achievement Conservation Award (2022)[7]
References[edit]
- ↑ "2014 Hall of Fame inductee Fox Haas". Legends of the Outdoors. September 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "2017 West Point Hall of Fame". City of West Point, Mississippi. February 24, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ Dement, Polly. "Mississippi Entrepreneurs." Cat Island Books LLC, 2014. Print.
- ↑ "Mossy Oak Scholarship drives success through passion". Mississippi State University Foundation. August 7, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Fox Haas inducted into Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame". Outdoor Hub. September 8, 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ "Fox Haas inducted into Hall of Fame". Mississippi State University Foundation. February 24, 2017. Retrieved August 19, 2021.
- ↑ https://www.iheart.com/podcast/256-elevate-your-game-radio-30927821/episode/ep-118-southern-94827276/
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