Not literally, but figuratively speaking the coyotes spanked us last night.
I haven't been coon hunting in almost 20 years, but sometimes we do things for the heck of it. :iroll: :sneer:
I went coon hunting with a fella last night and we got down into a creek bottom about midnight. We had two dogs with us and had treed a couple of coons already. I had called it a night and was heading back to the truck since my back was done for the evening. It wasn't very long before the dogs struck another coon and treed him pretty quick. A few minutes later everything goes quiet in the woods and then you hear all heck break loose. Dogs and coyotes growling and barking......sounded like a battle royal. The fella I was with grabbed his single shot .22 and went running towards the dogs. All I had taken to the woods was my walking cane, but I thought what the heck. I started hobbling my fat butt towards the dogs. A few minutes later it sounded like a herd of cattle coming over the hill, except for the growling. Suddenly the two dogs were with me and I could see the coyotes just beyond my light. I don't know for sure, but I believe there was at least six coyotes. They didn't seem too alarmed at my presence, but they kept a respectful distance all the same. It's been years since I didn't have some sort of firearm on me in the woods and wouldn't you know it....last night was the first time. :rolleye: Didn't want to break any of our precious game laws. Can't train dogs with firearms.
Anyway, once the dogs were back with me, they seemed to get their wits about them, but they weren't taking any chances. They kept growling at the coyotes as we made our way back to the truck. A little later my buddy showed back up at the truck. He was po'd about the coyotes jumping the dogs.
I started explaining to him how they probably had a den on this creek bottom and that pups were probably already born or fixing to be, so the coyotes were displaying extra aggression, etcetera, etcetera. He listened intently as we checked our dogs over good and loaded them up.
As we were driving out, he said that me and my partner needed to camp our butts in here and "kill them all". I wish I had a dime for every time someone said that. Don't y'all? :eyebrownod: :laf:
Anyway, he wants to come too and we are looking at well over 6000 acres. Can't wait. :wink:
All in all I had a blast. Didn't get to kill a coyote and am thankful a dog didn't get hurt. I was kind of excited at the thought of having to use my walking cane to club a coyote to death.......it felt primeval.........I COULD FEEL THE RUSH!! :laf:
Bop the first thing that came to mind when I read the title was must have been a damn big coyote to run my redneck buddy out of the woods :roflmao:
Since there was about six of them and 2 of you I will let it slide this time.
Glad all is fine
Dang Bop, First post I read you want to go freeze in Alaska and the second you are fighting coyotes with a stick. :shck: You the man.
Jerry
:roflmao: I want some footage of the Tennessee style beat down. :eyebrow:
I can see it now. Looking like some ole lady on the corner puttin the smack on some purse snatcher.....with her purse. :roflmao: :roflmao:
Seriously though Bop, I'm actually surprise that doesnt happen more often. Dogs running through coyote living rooms while deer hunting and getting gang banged.
Quote from: Hawks Feather on April 26, 2008, 09:30:44 PM
Dang Bop, First post I read you want to go freeze in Alaska and the second you are fighting coyotes with a stick. :shck: You the man.
Jerry
he sure is fighting yotes with a stick damn and here I usually just shot em no wonder I am just an amture yote killer I have been using the wrong weapon :innocentwhistle:
great story bop
It wasn't my intention to fight them with a stick............just kind of worked out that way... :innocentwhistle: :huh:
Lord knows I would love to live in Alaska. If my back ever gets back up to snuff, I might just do that...... :wo: :eyebrownod:
Glad you cleared this up with a story pard.
From the subject line I was trying to visualize you even trying to run let alone actually running. :innocentwhistle:
The one time he dosent say............
BITE ME!
ah darn I was hopin id earn my first BITE ME From Bop over that guess Ill have to try harder im feelin left out
I intenionally tried to leave the words "BITE ME" out of this story, since that is exactly what the coyotes seemed to have in mind. :eyebrownod:
Them things will come running to just about any dog sound right now after dark. Watching out for those pups I reckon.
We had to go to a siren for locating so they would not come so quick and I got three packs that are going to have to deal with me for a while next week. :eyebrownod:
yeah Im going to try and take a few this week my self since I am already gettin paid to hunt got to love vacation my sis says she hears em all the time behind their house so while im there turkey hunting I am going to see if I can thin out the pack a little :biggrin:
Cool story Bop.
That'll get the ol blood a pumpin.
Sounds like a fun time !
But I'll agree it'd be nicer havin a semi auto with. :biggrin:
:highclap: Great story Bop! Sounds like a blast.
Them coyotes didn't realize they were up against a Silverback with a stick. They'd been massacred. :yoyo:
Glad ya made it out alive, son.
Dad
Thanks Dad. I wasn't feeling too Silverbackish though. I was feeling kinda anxious if ya know what I mean. :innocentwhistle:
Nothing more dangerous than a fat man that's spooked though...........squish ya..... :laf:
QuoteAs we were driving out, he said that me and my partner needed to camp our butts in here and "kill them all". I wish I had a dime for every time someone said that. Don't y'all?
I've had a few people say the same thing, my response is "You will never killem all but I'll give it a try". Around here if you kill two or three you are the man!
Quote from: Roundman on April 27, 2008, 08:46:33 AM
QuoteAs we were driving out, he said that me and my partner needed to camp our butts in here and "kill them all". I wish I had a dime for every time someone said that. Don't y'all?
I've had a few people say the same thing, my response is "You will never killem all but I'll give it a try". Around here if you kill two or three you are the man!
Amen to that Mike....... :yoyo: Ya gotta emphasize it different though. Here.....lemme hep ya. YOU
IS DA MAN!!!!Hope you can use that........... :laf: Just yanking ya Mike......... :eyebrownod:
Love the story and would really like to have been there. :roflmao: Kind of nice to know that you have so many coyotes to go after later on. :wink: If you'd have got a couple with the cane I'd have to give you a hundred of these :bowingsmilie:.
Awsome story Bopeye. I'd get back in there with a little more firepower. :yoyo:
Jim
Yeah Bop, I'll have to go along with old Frogman on this one. You need to eat a double helping of that famous Land Between the Lakes Chili, heavily spiced with Weedwalker's Coyote Helper, and then head back out to that place. When those damned coyotes come in to start playing that game, just drop down on all fours, or is it fives?, and aim the dangerous end of your big butt at 'em, and fire off a couple of real loud, violent farts! If that don't stop 'em, head up a tree cause those coyotes are too tough to mess with! :roflmao: :roflmao: You might consider taking along a well greased funnel to insert properly and really give 'em the musket effect. :laf: :laf:
:roflmao: @ ^^^^
Danged it ... Bop
I'm gone for a few days and you almost get yourself ate !!! :sad3:
I can see it all now.... One coyote looks to another and says:
Man ... You see the size of that chicken? :shck: :sick2:
Glad you made it out alive :biggrin:
:roflmao:@coyotehunter_1
:roflmao: :laf: :hahaha: :roflmao:
Maybe need a change in walkin' sticks. :eyebrow:
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A Boar Spear by Cold Stee!l :innocentwhistle:
It slices, it dices, ........... but wait there's more! :laf:
You guys are just too much. :yoyo: :roflmao:
Too much what, Mr. Frogman? Or should I have said "Ribot, ribot ribot, rrrrrrribot"? :roflmao: :roflmao:
Quote from: coyotehunter_1 on April 27, 2008, 02:05:53 PM
:roflmao: @ ^^^^
Danged it ... Bop
I'm gone for a few days and you almost get yourself ate !!! :sad3:
I can see it all now.... One coyote looks to another and says:
Man ... You see the size of that chicken? :shck: :sick2:
Glad you made it out alive :biggrin:
It just dawned on me the "chicken thing" there Mr. Chet. I owe ya buddy and glad to see ya back from Las Vegas........... :yoyo: :highclap: :congrats:
Quote from: vvarmitr on April 27, 2008, 08:27:17 PM
Maybe need a change in walkin' sticks. :eyebrow:
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A Boar Spear by Cold Stee!l :innocentwhistle:
It slices, it dices, ........... but wait there's more! :laf:
That's what I'm talking about..........where do I get one? :wink:
I wonder what 6 yotes could do to 2 huntin dogs? I run beagles and walkers. Don't think the walkers would have too much trouble. But the beagles would make a snack for multiple yotes.
QuoteSeriously though Bop, I'm actually surprise that doesnt happen more often. Dogs running through coyote living rooms while deer hunting and getting gang banged.
I'm a little late with my reply but it happens all the time around here. If they dont give your dogs a hard time face to face, they're letting you know its their territory vocally.
Quote from: bushmaster on May 06, 2008, 01:02:22 AM
I wonder what 6 yotes could do to 2 huntin dogs? I run beagles and walkers. Don't think the walkers would have too much trouble. But the beagles would make a snack for multiple yotes.
Bushmaster: I wouldn't rely too heavily on that part about the Walkers. I have a friend down in Woodford County, and he and his buddy are hard nosed coon hunters. Their two coon hounds, both big rascals, had a coon up a tree in the river bottom, and a bunch of coyotes ran in on them and they had one hell of a fight. My buddies can't be sure how many coyotes were involved, as the deal broke up as they got there with their lights, but one fellow said he saw two big yotes giving his black and tan all he wanted. They are dirty fighters and don't think a thing about having several attack one dog. On this particular farm, it is adjacent to the farm I killed a 58 lb. male several years ago, so big runs in the bloodlines around there. If dogs are in their territory, I doubt that the size of the dogs would keep them from attacking, even if they have to recruit the whole damn family group. Paul Rose, who was one of the original developers of High Point Golf Course here in Jessamine County, told me that when they were doing the original layout for the course, he was mowing one morning, and he saw his big black lab and his Irish Setter chase a yote across one of the fields, and later he heard them squalling their asses off and saw them heading for home with what appeared to be a dozen or more yotes in hot pursuit. Wiley is one bad ass, and you can bet on that. He is at the top of the food chain in our part of the world, with no wolves around, and he sure won't tolerate other canines in his territory.
Quote from: possumal on May 06, 2008, 07:01:20 AM
They are dirty fighters and don't think a thing about having several attack one dog.
Up north of here coyotes got in a
fenced in yard & killed one of those big bad guard dogs that everyone's afraid of. They're supposed to be worse than the pitbull & I can't think of the name, let alone spell it. :doh2:
Ya got to remember ..... coyotes make a living by killing. Your dog doesn't! :nofgr:
Mt. Curs are about the best breed to handle coyotes. They're quick, smart, & gritty. But they're still no match when out numbered. :rolleye:
I just got a call TODAY about a guy turkey hunting a leased 4000 acres. Somehow he got away from his gun and was treed by some yotes. :laf:
Guess who has permission to hunt it now......... :eyebrownod: :eyebrownod:
I am meeting with him next week. :wink:
I do not know the whole story yet but you could tell he was embarrassed to say it. :shck: :roflmao:
Hey possumal, thats a serious event you mentioned. And vic had a good point about yotes killin for a living. guess i better keep the m4 handy. Or... fashion myself a coyote poker.
Victor: I expect you are talking about a Rottweiller. They are bad ass dogs, no doubt about it, but a quicker dog can give them fits. A pair of big coyotes would give one mucho trouble, and three or four coyotes would make it no match. That is the main reason Cal Taylor, Merv Griswold, Scott Huber, Murphy Love, and some of those experienced coyote decoy dog trainers always train their dogs to come to either a whistle or some such signal. They don't want them to be so aggressive that they'll chase a yote too far and get attacked by a bunch of those rascals who would kill him. They are surely the most opportunistic animal in this part of the world, both on the appetite end of things and on the defending their territory category. Old Bill Bynum used to say they weren't scared of anything except wolves and man, and it is beginning to look like they may be losing their fear of man by teaming up more in defense. Hell, they tried to eat poor old Bopeye, with him all hurt and all. :roflmao: :roflmao: