Openning day

Allen Denton · 11-17-2003, 11:06 AM

First day of gun season in Southhampton VA. We killed a bruiser of a 8 point and a nice 9. The 8 pointer was 18 inside and the mass was incredible. The nine was just about 16 inches inside and not that heavy. In the evening I was down in the swamp and had a black coyote walk by me, I shot and rolled it and it got into a downed tree. I watched for it to come out on either side and I did not see it. I waited about 45 minutes and then got down and walk around the tree could not find it anywhere. I found blood and followed it for a while and then it got too dark. That is the first time I have shot at a coyote and I have heard that they are tough but a 3 1/2 OOBuck at 25 yards should have done the job.

Invented · 11-17-2003, 07:58 PM

wonder if any of those coyote are in my neck of the woods?

Allen Denton · 11-18-2003, 10:46 AM

I bet they are, I heard a story out of New Kent County of a coyote attacking a man on a riding lawnmower and he got his rifle and shot the coyote while it was still hanging arouund in his back field.

Sirchance · 11-18-2003, 03:02 PM

First day I got a nice Bobcat , did' nt see any deer the whole day.One of our members did get a nice 8 point with an 18 inch spread.Can' t wait for some better weather.

Invented · 11-18-2003, 04:58 PM

here' s a question: what would I do if I killed a bobcat or coyote? I' ve yet to see either in the wild but do know there are bobcat around here. what do you do with them?

Sirchance · 11-19-2003, 05:59 AM

First thing is make sure it has expired......JK. Take it and have it mounted.This was the second one I have taken.The first was a female and this one is a male.He was the biggest one I have seen in the woods 40 to 45 puonds.You will find them more out west towards the mountains, I would say from Powhatan on out.King William is more east of Richmond right?

o2bebowhunting · 11-19-2003, 07:51 AM

a 45 lb bobcat? sorry, but i would have to see that to believe it. ive killed 3 and the biggest was maybee 25lbs.

Invented · 11-19-2003, 08:32 AM

Yeah King William is east of Richmond, I have seen a few dead on the roads here over the years. And a few years ago I knew of a tree where a family of bobcats were living, but I have not seen any while out hunting yet

Allen Denton · 11-19-2003, 11:02 AM

On all of our land, the land owners have told us to kill every coyote that we see. In one field before deer season they killed 7 coyotes over a 3 day time period. I am not sure what we have done with the ones we ill during the deer season that do not get taken to the tax.