Not much to report, just letting people know I'm still alive really.
There was an impressive snowstorm this last week, dropped a few more feet of snow in addition to an impressive lightning display.
And yes the big coyote is still toying with me and almost took down one of the ranch's horses last night. For some reason it was out in the pasture instead of the barn and so the coyote was chasing ig around trying to tire it out. I took a shot at it and winged him and he ran off before I could line up another shot... so I now have a wounded coyote out there that probably doesn't like me anymore. Gonna try and track it down between storms and while I still have light.
Thursday, January 28, 2016
Friday, January 8, 2016
Decided to head out before the next set of storms rolled in to that ranch I was offered work at for coyote abatement.
Not much going on really, holed up in one of the barns, got coffee, and a warm place to sleep with a decent view of their fields, not really that cold either, snow's barely not melting during the day.
Been in a sorta standoff with a large coyote, large enough to take down one of the rancher's horses alone, pretty smart one too, almost like a wolf, but eventually it'll have to try and get at the bait carcass, not much else out here to eat what with the ranches cattle in shelter. Kinda sucks to have to hunt them, but coyotes are just a bit too stupid (or maybe too smart) for their own good. Wolves at least learn to leave a ranch alone after you nail one from over 200 yards away, yotes just don't do that, the ones you don't see learn your tells when you get the ones you do see... I guess it's like playing a game of who's the better sneaker.
On the subject of coyotes I had another one of those weird dreams again.. the one with the coyote talking at me under the desert stars, now I'm not saying it sounded like Johnny cash... but well it had that tone and I kinda caught some of the meaning of what I'm being told, mostly it was a sorta "you will understand in due time" feeling, and then I woke up when the coyote pack started howling and making noise across the field.
Not much going on really, holed up in one of the barns, got coffee, and a warm place to sleep with a decent view of their fields, not really that cold either, snow's barely not melting during the day.
Been in a sorta standoff with a large coyote, large enough to take down one of the rancher's horses alone, pretty smart one too, almost like a wolf, but eventually it'll have to try and get at the bait carcass, not much else out here to eat what with the ranches cattle in shelter. Kinda sucks to have to hunt them, but coyotes are just a bit too stupid (or maybe too smart) for their own good. Wolves at least learn to leave a ranch alone after you nail one from over 200 yards away, yotes just don't do that, the ones you don't see learn your tells when you get the ones you do see... I guess it's like playing a game of who's the better sneaker.
On the subject of coyotes I had another one of those weird dreams again.. the one with the coyote talking at me under the desert stars, now I'm not saying it sounded like Johnny cash... but well it had that tone and I kinda caught some of the meaning of what I'm being told, mostly it was a sorta "you will understand in due time" feeling, and then I woke up when the coyote pack started howling and making noise across the field.
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