Coyote too close for comfort

[MossRoad]

tHERE...FIFY!

Didn't need fixin.

 

[two_bit_score]

tHERE...FIFY!

Absolutely! Time spent fishing is NOT wasted!

 

[TheMan419]

Not if he's planning on using the rifle. I like my beer and I like to shoot; but the gun is put away before opening the first cold one.

A couple of people have mentioned predator calls; anything which sounds like a wounded animal will work. There used to be a great magazine about trapping and predator calling, one month somebody wrote an article on recordings he'd tried with success. One of those recordings was of his infant crying...

Amen to the no alcohol when guns are involved. Too many stupid decisions made when intoxicated (including by me) to have a gun about. Cold beer when fishing? Absolutely. Not when shooting.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

Didn't need fixin.

I suppose it's a matter of opinion. I spent a lot of time on the water in my younger days, and never considered any of it wasted. We would seine minnows, catch crawdads by hand and perch with worms for bait; run and bait trot lines, go pluggin for Bass, fish from the docks for Crappie, and go swimming when the day was about over. Never considered any of it wasted. Didn't care much for cleaning the fish, but certainly enjoyed eating them. The Summer, the boats, the lake and staying with my Grandad and Uncles was Heaven to me. It slowed a lot when I found out about girls, but I loved it more than I can tell. In those days, you couldn't get TV in that area, but we did listen to the St. Louis Cardinals on the radio at night. No running water, no indoor plumbing but they did get electricity in the early 50's.

 

[two_bit_score]

Amen to the no alcohol when guns are involved. Too many stupid decisions made when intoxicated (including by me) to have a gun about. Cold beer when fishing? Absolutely. Not when shooting.

You can’t enjoy a beer or two without getting intoxicated?

 

[MossRoad]

You can’t enjoy a beer or two without getting intoxicated?

I never rode my motorcycle if I had any alcohol, and I never shoot my firearms if I've had any alcohol. Just a personal choice.

Also depends on the beer.

Take a Miller64 with an ABV of 2.8 VS a Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA with an ABV of 9.

 

[Fuddy1952]

We had everything here, deer, quail, turkeys, rabbits, etc. until coyote arrived a couple years ago clearing everything out. I worry also now that we have horses.
Even if you could trap or shoot a coyote my concern would be rabies. Here's picture of one Mom's caregiver just sent me taken of one hit not far away during the day. I'm thinking rabid maybe.
About a year ago one ran past my garage just at dusk. I had no gun (wish I had) with me. I went in door, I could hear it sniffing around it. After 20 minutes I went to house.
A 12 ga. 000buck is my choice anything within range, a .243 with good scope farther out. A friend had a good suggestion. He uses gallon milk jugs with colored water at a distance. That way practice so you know how high to compensate. I've seen them on hunter cam.

 

[MossRoad]

What makes you think it has rabies? You can't tell by looking at them when they're dead.

 

[two_bit_score]

I never rode my motorcycle if I had any alcohol, and I never shoot my firearms if I've had any alcohol. Just a personal choice.

Also depends on the beer.

Take a Miller64 with an ABV of 2.8 VS a Voodoo Ranger Imperial IPA with an ABV of 9.

People shouldn’t drink anything they can’t handle. Glad you recognize the low threshold of your limits!

 

[Fuddy1952]

What makes you think it has rabies? You can't tell by looking at them when they're dead.

My parents were bitten by a rabid fox years ago. I've always thought if a wild animal is acting abnormally I suspect rabies. I'd much rather assume an animal has rabies, err on side of caution not touching it. Even just saliva I understand you could get rabies.