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Serenity

4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
edited August 2002 in General Discussion
Laying on the top of the hill half way asleep listening to the sounds of mother nature. Not a soul within 2 miles in any direction. The sunlight breaking through the clouds exposing a giant sunburst. Beautiful white clouds scattered across the sky. A cool breeze blowing across the hillside. My dogs asleep with his head rested on my lap. The sound of russling leaves. The russling leaves startled my dog to his feet, which in turn caused be to snap out of my state of tranquility. Dogs gaze is focused, my attention gained, leaves rustling turns into a coyote circling bush. KABOOOOM, coyote recieves 1 well placed shot from my 243 to base of neck, calm returns to the hillside, all is well....


When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....

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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
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    SERENITY





    Just before the funeral services, the undertaker came up to the very elderly widow and asked, 'How old was your husband?'

    '98,' she replied. 'Two years older than me'.

    'So you're 96,' the undertaker commented.

    She responded, 'Hardly worth going home, is it?




    Reporters interviewing a 104-year-old woman: 'And what do you think is the best thing about being 104?' the reporter asked. She simply replied, 'No peer pressure.'



    The nice thing about being senile is you can hide your own Easter eggs.



    I've sure gotten old! I've had two bypass surgeries, a hip replacement, new knees, fought prostate cancer and diabetes I'm half blind, can't hear anything quieter than a jet engine, take 40 different medications that make me dizzy, winded, and subject to blackouts. Have bouts with dementia have poor circulation; hardly feel my hands and feet anymore. Can't remember if I'm 85 or 92. Have lost all my friends. But, thank God, I still have my driver's license.




    I feel like my body has gotten totally out of shape, So I got my doctor's permission to join a fitness club and start exercising. I decided to take an aerobics class for seniors. I bent, twisted, gyrated, jumped up and down, and perspired for an hour. But, by the time I got my leotards on, the class was over.




    My memory's not as sharp as it used to be. Also, my memory's not as sharp as it used to be.




    Know how to prevent sagging? Just eat till the wrinkles fill out.


    It's scary when you start making the same noises as your coffee maker.


    These days about half the stuff In my shopping cart says, "For fast relief."



    THE SENILITY PRAYER :

    Grant me the senility to forget the people I never liked anyway, The good fortune to run into the ones I do, and the eyesight to tell the difference. oorah
  • ccasey612ccasey612 Member Posts: 901 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Nice story

    If you will blame gun makers for every shooting then blame car maker for every car accident.
  • LowriderLowrider Member Posts: 6,587
    edited November -1
    I guess nothing spells peace and serenity like killing an animal.

    By the way, "russling" is spelled with a "t" - rustling.

    Lord Lowrider the LoquaciousMember:Secret Select Society of Suave Stylish Smoking Jackets She was only a fisherman's daughter,But when she saw my rod she reeled.
  • NighthawkNighthawk Member Posts: 12,022 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Its about that time of year Ive got my guns lined up for those varmits.


    Best!!

    Rugster
  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    LOWRIDER
    We here in WV call them predators. They kill our baby calves as soon as they are born, they kill our sheep, pets, and have been known to even attempt to take a child if given the oportunity. So if your remark was an attempt to make me feel bad or sorry for killing the coyote it didn't and won't work. It was a good sized one, probably weigh out around 70lb or so...Only bad thing about killing an adult coyote is if you kill the alpha male or female it will upset the packs hiarchy and the whole pack will breed instead of just the alpha male and female. That can cause their numbers to multiply. Then you gotta kill that many more... Oh well, its good target practice...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
  • 96harley96harley Member Posts: 3,992 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    4GodandCountry,

    I'm with you. Now if we could just get people enraged enough to start saving babies lives from the hands of misguided physicians in abortion clinics (our modern day Nazi death camps).


    "Join the Baby Fur Seal Club and take a swing at life"
  • humpenfenderhumpenfender Member Posts: 17 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    A 70# coyote? Bull crap!!!!

    Coyotes suck!




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  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    quote:A 70# coyote? Bull crap!!!!
    I take it you have never seen a full grown coyote...70 lb coyotes are not uncommon. You must be thinking of grey fox, they are smaller...lol...Actually I believe the coyotes in my area are a cross with wolves which could explain their larger size. Most of them are the size of a small to medium sized german shepard. I am guessing the weight based on the size comparison with my boxer...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....




    Edited by - 4GodandCountry on 08/06/2002 15:41:51
  • 96harley96harley Member Posts: 3,992 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Hump,
    Don't be surprised. A 70# coyote is not out of the question. They will also interbreed with domestic dogs, thus the term coydog. A friend of mine shot one in Maine while bear hunting and I can tell you
    that he only retrieved the front lower leg. By the size of that leg the coyote was a monster and this was in a remote area.
  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Ive seen them work together as a unit to bring down large deer and they are hell on livestock and domestic animals. It seems like all of the sudden they just appeared here. Some people say the DNR re-introduced them to the area, the DNR says they migrated up through Ohio. All I know is I kill every one I see if given the opportunity.

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
  • RosieRosie Member Posts: 14,525 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I love to stand in my back yard at night and listen to them howl. I wouldn't shoot one for anything.
  • BuckshotBuckshot Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Coyotes and Wilddogs are running amuck in this neck of the woods...and believe me they can create havick..specially on newborn livestock..real problem..and Rosie dont worry about shootin them for nothin...we'll organize us a road trip...Where ya Live..? Im sure we can get us some volunteers..how bout it fellas?..."Only the Shadow Knows"...yes you woman who love to shoot and hunt can also come along...
  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Rosie, I would be willing to bet money that you would change your tune if you had one try to take one of your kids or grandkids or your favorite pet or you were loosing calves to them.

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
  • IconoclastIconoclast Member Posts: 10,515 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    humpen - a seventy pound Eastern coyote is not at all implausible. The coyote population in northern New England really took off in the early 1970s and wildlife biologists are still chasing them. From what I have read in articles from our F&G department (and I don't claim to be anything approaching an expert), research has proven conclusively that these are in fact a new subspecies - different, and larger, than the Western coyote. They don't believe the animals are crossbred from wolves or domestic canines, although those were the initial theories and are still reflected in the popular press.
  • 96harley96harley Member Posts: 3,992 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    Buckshot,
    When do we leave?
  • 4GodandCountry4GodandCountry Member Posts: 3,968
    edited November -1
    Hey buckshot, the hogs would be better than coyotes to me. At least you can eat em...

    When Clinton left office they gave him a 21 gun salute. Its a damn shame they all missed....
  • BuckshotBuckshot Member Posts: 54 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    96Harley..lets simonize our watches and head up the revenge...4G&C..we shoots the Coyotes before and after waiting for the HOGs..we use the innderds to attract the target practice..know what I mean...but..."Only the Shadow Knows"
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