EastTexFrank
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- East Texas, USA
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- Kubota Grand L4740, B2400 and F2680
There are a lot of coyotes in this part of East Texas. They have never really been a problem around the house but lately they have been coming really close at night. A couple of times in the last week, when I've taken the dogs out about midnight, they have started making a noise in the pasture right next to the house, about 20 yards away. It's not really howling, it's more like yelping and yapping that'll go on for at least a couple of minutes. It sounds as if there are a small pack of them. We often hear them doing this but it's usually earlier in the evening, just after sunset. The thing is I don't want to lose any of the dogs to them, especially one of the older dogs who is kind of beaten up and slow.
Last night when I took the dogs out they started their yelping after about 30 seconds. I ran, grabbed a flashlight and 20 guage and went to the fence. I scanned the pasture with the flashlight and didn't actully see anything but I picked up the reflection from 3 sets of eyes out there in the darkness. The thing is, the reflection from the eyes was silver/white in color and not the usual color from a dogs eyes. The question is, what was I seeing? It crossed my mind that it might be deer out there and not coyotes so I didn't want to shoot at them. I fired into the air and they disappeared.
All you varmit hunters (and deer hunters) out there, what color are coyote eyes when you catch them in a flashlight beam. I don't usually like shooting at things I can't see but in this case I might make an exception but I'd kinda like to know that I'm not reducing the deer population out there .... that would be illegal.
Last night when I took the dogs out they started their yelping after about 30 seconds. I ran, grabbed a flashlight and 20 guage and went to the fence. I scanned the pasture with the flashlight and didn't actully see anything but I picked up the reflection from 3 sets of eyes out there in the darkness. The thing is, the reflection from the eyes was silver/white in color and not the usual color from a dogs eyes. The question is, what was I seeing? It crossed my mind that it might be deer out there and not coyotes so I didn't want to shoot at them. I fired into the air and they disappeared.
All you varmit hunters (and deer hunters) out there, what color are coyote eyes when you catch them in a flashlight beam. I don't usually like shooting at things I can't see but in this case I might make an exception but I'd kinda like to know that I'm not reducing the deer population out there .... that would be illegal.