Those two coyote's laying side by side remind me of my buddy, a serious ground hog hunter. Him and his buddy were out on "manuevers" one day and he saw his first coyotes. Two side by side, he pondered the sight for a moment thinking are they dogs or what? Made his choice and got both with one shot.
Best shot I ever had was on a previous farm I owned that seemed to have a never ending supply of ground hogs. I used to shoot at least sixty a year. Anyway, I was set up one day waiting out a hog when I see this coyote with something in his mouth? What the heck? Dog gone if he did not have a ground hog! I figured if he can help me out, I guess I will let him live so I let him pass.
Where I live now, I have nary a hog but plenty of coyotes. For lack of time, I don't bother going after them but then we do not have any babies on the ground these days. A few weeks ago, I was putting my horses up for the night when one of my geldings got to looking at something so I took a peek. (Horses don't miss much by the way for those that are not around them) I catch a glimpse of this coyote going into the bush so I figure what the heck, I still have enough light so I go for my 22-250. Then I go for my ammo... Dang, I guess it must be some time since I had this gun out, I can't find any ammo? By that time, it's dark so I went back to my chores.
Next day or so I was out so I figure I should pick up some ammo. The store did not have my usual choice, Hornady so I grabbed some Winchester. Like 27 bucks! At least this was before the current run on ammo.
Course, now that I have the gun dusted off and cleaned up and loaded, the coyotes have been quiet.
westcliffe01, your comments about the idiots remind me of the man that I guess got the first federal permit to shoot a wolf out west in Idaho I think it was?
