Decreased the coyote population this morning

[CountryBoy19]

1 coyote down, sex unknown, pelt condition unknown.

I just wish I had put it down with a 168 gr. bullet traveling 2500 fps instead a 3600 lb car traveling at 100 fps.

Oh well, a coyote down is a coyote down. I stopped along highway and checked out the damage. I hit him square on, perfectly centered. He killed my "Rose-Hulman" license plate and my Fraternity plate frame around it. No other damage that I can tell, I'll have to check it out better when I get home from work.

 

[42769vette]

its progress. does anyone know if the coyote breeding season is still going or did it end.

 

[thecanuck]

good job - however the population is kept under control...

 

[lovemywoods]

He killed my "Rose-Hulman" license plate and my Fraternity plate frame around it.

Sounds like he hated engineers! See what happens when you do that!

(RH 1979!)

 

[CountryBoy19]

Sounds like he hated engineers! See what happens when you do that!

(RH 1979!)

I doubt he was concered about The Fightin' Engineers at the time.

I don't think he even knew what was going on. It all happened so fast by the time I saw him in my headlights. When I first saw him he was just standing in the middle of my lane on 69 southbound. At first he began to run to the right, and when he was almost out of my lane he changed his mind and ran back to the left (towards the left lane/median), then when he was almost out of the lane he changed his mind again and only made it halfway back across the lane before those bright shiny things hit him really hard, knocking him over, and this big "thing" went over the top of him. This whole time he was always running forward as well (quartering away to the left or right), so he was basically zig-zagging down the highway just hoping that I'd miss him.

 

[6birds]

its progress. does anyone know if the coyote breeding season is still going or did it end.

I shot one the other day that was smoking a cig, the coyote next to her was asleep, so i'm guessing.....

My brother knocked one down out of our Goose layout blinds last weekend. That was a first!

Sure is fun to watch them try and sneak across these snow-covered fields!

 

[mike8170]

Had one in my backyard the other day, my GF called me from upstairs telling me what it was doing. By the time I got her to hang up and I loaded the Garand, it was on the neighbors side of the fence, about 250 yds off. Could have gotten it easily with my bolt rifle, but didn't want to stir up the neighbors. I think its about time to set out at night with the AR, PAQ4, night vision, and take a few down. Has to be a pack of about ten running the back of my property every other night.

At least someone controlling the population, even if it is with a vehicle. The only thing I have hit recently is a Mink, and that broke my heart, since they are so rare around here.

 

[wmitchell]

When "hunting" with a vehicle:
Coyotes = 10 pts
Coons and Possoms=5 pts
Skunks = -5 pts

 

[trailrider]

look at it this way, saved a dollar on a bullet. Is it me or has the coyote pop. increased the last few years? time to remind them where they are on the food chain!

 

[yotewacker]

The breeding season should be over. But I'm not sure due to the all of the snow.

 

[taylor10loc@yahoo.com]

anyone have any specific calling strategies this time of year?

 

[buckstopshere]

I agree trailrider! I've seen a lot more yotes this year then I can remember in years past.

 

[CountryBoy19]

The kill is 100% confirmed. I was driving the same stretch of highway again this morning so I looked for it and saw the body just off the edge of the road. I doubt he got all the way out there by himself, a snow-plow probably helped him because as hard as he hit I doubt he even made it out of the lane.

 

[tenring]

Coywolf?

For coyotes, at least, study finds New Englanders a special breed - The Boston Globe

 

[Mike H]

Congrats! Great kill.

 

[jackadew]

Nice job...I think i will strap a call or two to the bumper of my old Ford and go for a drive.

 

[tuckdog]

At least you were not going a 100 mph...might have hurt more than your license plate!!!