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A coyote chasing my dog!
allen griggs
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I live in the wilderness on top of a mountain in North Carolina.
There is not a house visible, or within earshot of my house.
I was walking down my driveway this morning with my two dogs.
The spaniel knows that there is danger in the woods, and she stays near me.
The little 23 pound terrier is fearless, he is a real wild man. He was running around way in front of us. He was out of sight around the curve.
All of a sudden I heard Sparky barking loudly, the way he barks when he has spotted another animal.
Suddenly Sparky came running back towards us full speed. Five feet behind Sparky was a coyote! When the coyote saw me he was about 20 yards away.
I have never seen a coyote before except on tv.
This animal was brownish-grey, mottled. He was lean, tough and wild looking, about 40 pounds.
He came around that corner and saw me 20 yards away, he did the fastest 180 in world history, and he was gone!
If I had had a rifle, which I didn't, it would have been a damn hard shot.
Pursuant to getting information on this forum, several years ago, about coyotes, I have issued "shoot on sight" orders for coyotes. I am sure this guy was looking at Sparky as some good breakfast, although Sparky is fast as lightning, and quick, too.
It is almost impossible to get a shot at a coyote up here, the brush is so thick.
I have a clear shot of the meadow, across the river, 2 miles away.
But on my property the longest shot is 75 yards and that is down the driveway. In the woods in summer you can't see more than 20 yards.
There is not a house visible, or within earshot of my house.
I was walking down my driveway this morning with my two dogs.
The spaniel knows that there is danger in the woods, and she stays near me.
The little 23 pound terrier is fearless, he is a real wild man. He was running around way in front of us. He was out of sight around the curve.
All of a sudden I heard Sparky barking loudly, the way he barks when he has spotted another animal.
Suddenly Sparky came running back towards us full speed. Five feet behind Sparky was a coyote! When the coyote saw me he was about 20 yards away.
I have never seen a coyote before except on tv.
This animal was brownish-grey, mottled. He was lean, tough and wild looking, about 40 pounds.
He came around that corner and saw me 20 yards away, he did the fastest 180 in world history, and he was gone!
If I had had a rifle, which I didn't, it would have been a damn hard shot.
Pursuant to getting information on this forum, several years ago, about coyotes, I have issued "shoot on sight" orders for coyotes. I am sure this guy was looking at Sparky as some good breakfast, although Sparky is fast as lightning, and quick, too.
It is almost impossible to get a shot at a coyote up here, the brush is so thick.
I have a clear shot of the meadow, across the river, 2 miles away.
But on my property the longest shot is 75 yards and that is down the driveway. In the woods in summer you can't see more than 20 yards.
Comments
Shovel? It isn't illegal to shoot a damn coyote is it?
Up here the game warden will give $50.00 per each and you keep the coyote. The game warden takes the tongue so you can't cash the same one twice.
Sounds like you live in a real thicket. Around here it's not quite that thick, but you still don't get many accidental shots at coyotes. They are Wiley animals. I always have an S&W handy just in case though.
When I was a youngster the only time you ever heard of a coyote was at the cowboy movie on Saturday morning. Now they are all over the place.
I was in Alexander NC last week, that is some beautiful country...
Don
PS. My Aussie Shepherd wants a piece of them!
shot at one. They dog em every weekend here, but still plenty
around.
Shovel? It isn't illegal to shoot a damn coyote is it?
No, but at 90 degrees they will start to stink. I usually see at least a dozen a week. Some are way off.. some get stupid and [xx(]
I live in the wilderness on top of a mountain in North Carolina.
There is not a house visible, or within earshot of my house.
Sounds good to me, well....except for the North Carolina part. [}:)][;)][:D][:D]
Dying rabbit call worls very well here. Got to be real quick though. It will also attract fox, *, hawk, owl and who knows what else.
I'd use a 12 ga with #4 buckshot cause the action is going to be close and fast.
a fellow North Carolinian here. NC has no closed season or bag limits on coyotes. Happy hunting. I have killed 3 in the last 2 years during deer season. They are by no means in danger of becoming extinct. I live in Forsyth County, and they are plentiful here.
I would love to kill this varmint.
I don't have a shotgun but I have a good deer rifle.
What is the wounded rabbit call? Is it a recorded call that you buy or what?
I would love to kill this varmint.
I don't have a shotgun but I have a good deer rifle.
Yep, a standard call for most electronic game callers. Maybe the best preditor call around.
I would just love to shoot this coyote and any of his buddies.
What kind of device do you play it in? Do you use a portable cassette player or what?
I would just love to shoot this coyote and any of his buddies.
You can buy the cassets and play them on a "boom box", but a cheap casset player with poor sound quality doesn't work to well. Their ears can tell it's electronin and it doesn't sound right to them.
You have to hide it so they don't see it.
You stick it in yur mouth and blow on it, try to make it sound like a little bunny dying or what you'd imagine what one would sound like.
Word of warning. A coyote responding to a dying rabbit call is on his way to chow, has a mind set that its time to eat and when he or she arrives they are ready to finish off the rabbit and eat. Be real ready with the shotgun. Round chambered, safe off, ready to go.
You're not at all far from me, how about you give me a call and I'll show up with predator call, shot gun and lets see about reducing your coyote population. (980)253-2969
Take up AJC on his offer. The yotes are smart. Get ahead of the learning curve as fast as you can and get a shotgun. Can't believe you don't have at least one. Because of the heavy wood this shot is going to be a "Snap Shot"point and pull and a rifle is a poor choice. Good luck and remember that Terrier will start a fight every time they never learn so you have to protect him for is own good.
Wonder why they act so differently in different areas?
This instance was years ago,......but I had my little pooch out on the driveway right before dark, and one came out of the woods across the street. The pooch took off to the end of the drive yapping, and the yote ran like he had stepped in a fire ant mound.
No,.....it wasn't a fox. I do know the difference![:0]
I haven't seen one around here for more than 2 years, except road kill.
Off subject, but a few days ago, I saw 2 large Osceola turkeys right in front of my property. Was right after a nice rain, and they were walking around like nothing mattered in the world.
Probably left from the 8 poults that were living in the wooded lots, and roosting in the trees by the lake by me. I even walked towards them, and they paid no mind to me until I got about 20 yards or so from them.