A good reason to hunt coyotes
Went out this morn to try for an archery coyote, long story short had a close call with a pack of five that came in after about 30 seconds of calling. 2 came within 15 yrds, put never slowed down enough for a shot.
Anyhow, I went to another property to try there and after calling for a bit, I spotted a yote about 500 yrds off, slowly walking away. He glanced in my direction, but showed no interest. Thinking that was a bit odd, I began to notice the unusual amount of ravens flying around. I figured that this dog may have just finished a meal. A little investigating brought me to the site of a carcass, and as I got closer I realized it was a foal probably around 120 lbs, still warm, with its throat ripped open and one ham missing, along with several cuts on its hind legs. Rigor mortis had set in, so I figure it was killed last night, and judging from the surrounding snow, there was quite a struggle and more than a couple coyotes involved.
Pretty sad, as the mare that it belonged to wouldn't leave the carcass.
I was surprised that coyotes that are all of a whopping 30 lbs would have the cojones to tackle something that big.
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