Coyote: encounter
09-30-2003, 09:51 PM
#1
Nontypical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jun 2003
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Posts: 4,276
Coyote: encounter
Well I' m out hanging one of my stands today, and after I get everything set up, I sit and take it all in for a while to get myself excited for saturday. Next thing i know, I hear muffled footsteps coming through the woods. A coyote appears on a well traveled trail 10 yards away. He stops perfectly broadside and sniffs the air, sniffs the ground, looks around, and walks away. He must have smelled something but did no know what it was. I wish i would have had my bow!
If you guys saw a coyote while on stand in archery and it presented a shot, would you take it?
Do you think that this Coyote might throw a kink into my plans for that stand?
If you guys saw a coyote while on stand in archery and it presented a shot, would you take it?
Do you think that this Coyote might throw a kink into my plans for that stand?
09-30-2003, 10:22 PM
#2
Typical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Caledonia, NY
Posts: 773
RE: Coyote: encounter
I would imagine the coyote would, as they are the only predators(besudes us) in that area right? Maybes theres bear, but still. I would take a shot on it(legally). Im told they are pretty hard to encounter.
10-01-2003, 11:12 AM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Audubon & Red Rock, Penna.
Posts: 4,472
RE: Coyote: encounter
I would take the shot. A coyote is a lot more rare of a bow kill (especially in PA) than a deer. It would probably be a once in a life time deal. Go for it.
Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge
Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge
10-03-2003, 01:35 PM
#4
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Sinking Spring PA USA
Posts: 210
RE: Coyote: encounter
Shoot it! They are in season and your regular hunting license is valid to hunt the coyote.
Or on the other side of it if you don' t shoot the yote. I am sure it will eat more deer. They are carnivores and predators. Do your deer a favor. Kill the coyote it is win/win one less predator could mean a few more deer for you to see/shoot.
Or on the other side of it if you don' t shoot the yote. I am sure it will eat more deer. They are carnivores and predators. Do your deer a favor. Kill the coyote it is win/win one less predator could mean a few more deer for you to see/shoot.
10-03-2003, 07:53 PM
#5
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Oct 1998
Location: Hughesville, PA USA
Posts: 18,322
RE: Coyote: encounter
Are you kidding me, I did just that last season, 20 yards through the back of the neck...see www.asatcamo.com under ASAT believers for the whole story.
10-04-2003, 10:09 PM
#6
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: cazenovia, NY USA
Posts: 2,973
RE: Coyote: encounter
I' d have shot........I' d like to get my first tanned to hang on the wall. We' ve got some huge ones in Central NY = 50+ are common. Taking one with a bow would be a real treat!
I' ve seen them actively hunt full grown deer, and found were they killed 6 month old deer several times. Still, I' ve seen them in the same field, at the same time - and they usually pay little attention to each other. The Coyotes are so thick here, that the deer would never sleep if they changed their patterns every time they encountered one.
I' ve seen them actively hunt full grown deer, and found were they killed 6 month old deer several times. Still, I' ve seen them in the same field, at the same time - and they usually pay little attention to each other. The Coyotes are so thick here, that the deer would never sleep if they changed their patterns every time they encountered one.
