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Coyote Hunting - From 10 Yards to over 1,000 Yards
Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote
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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 2109747" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>ReemtyJ , </p><p></p><p>The fields that you refer to as being "stubble" in your posts , are they grain fields that have been cut and harvested , leaving the stalks still standing ? Or , something different ?</p><p></p><p>The reason I ask is that my family ( Father , brothers , sons , and friends ) hunted Pheasants for many years in the Texas Panhandle area . The area that we hunted was about 3-4 sections of agricultural land , producing different grain crops , depending upon the seasons of the year . </p><p></p><p>The land owner /Farmer and his son would plant , irrigate , cultivate , and harvest their crops , and leave the grain stalks standing , about 2 feet tall , in the fields for us to visit and hunt during December of each year . It made great cover for Pheasants , Quail , Rabbits , and Coyotes , of which all were PLENTIFUL .</p><p>The planted crop fields were usually 1/4 to 1/2 miles long by same width , and there were several areas that were enrolled into the USDA reclamation CRP program , and left to regrow native grasses . All of it was excellent Coyote habitat .</p><p>We always had Coyotes running out of the fields in front of our walkers , usually with Pheasants in their mouth .</p><p></p><p>Our land owner/Host had 2 standing orders that we never crossed . </p><p>#1 - Do not shoot Quail , those were his birds to shoot and eat .</p><p>#2 - Do not shoot Coyotes . He ENJOYED watching the Coyotes running and bounding over the crop rows in front of his very large John Deere tractors and implements . He said that they were very PLAYFUL . </p><p>In reality , the Coyotes were violating his Rule # 1 , killing his Quail , Pheasants , Rabbits , and everything else .</p><p></p><p>These rules stayed in force for at least 15 years , UNTIL the coyotes began digging burrows for dens there in his cultivated fields , and his John Deeres began dropping off into those burrows , necessitating that another tractor come out to pull him out of the hole .</p><p>At that time , Rule #2 was REVISED , and became : Shoot any and ALL Coyotes that you see .</p><p></p><p>We shot and killed 2 or 3 Coyotes during our Pheasant hunting .</p><p></p><p>All of his land was totally table-top flat , with a County dirt road running East-West , right through the center of his property . Only at the southern edge of his property did the land begin to have any contour to the terrain .</p><p></p><p>There are oil wells pumping on his property , and 2 storage tanks , one on north area and one on south area , flat-topped , with ladder to top of tank , that I think would make good shooting platforms .</p><p>I don't think that there is any way possible to try to stalk the Coyotes on this property .</p><p></p><p>DMP25-06</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 2109747, member: 27271"] ReemtyJ , The fields that you refer to as being "stubble" in your posts , are they grain fields that have been cut and harvested , leaving the stalks still standing ? Or , something different ? The reason I ask is that my family ( Father , brothers , sons , and friends ) hunted Pheasants for many years in the Texas Panhandle area . The area that we hunted was about 3-4 sections of agricultural land , producing different grain crops , depending upon the seasons of the year . The land owner /Farmer and his son would plant , irrigate , cultivate , and harvest their crops , and leave the grain stalks standing , about 2 feet tall , in the fields for us to visit and hunt during December of each year . It made great cover for Pheasants , Quail , Rabbits , and Coyotes , of which all were PLENTIFUL . The planted crop fields were usually 1/4 to 1/2 miles long by same width , and there were several areas that were enrolled into the USDA reclamation CRP program , and left to regrow native grasses . All of it was excellent Coyote habitat . We always had Coyotes running out of the fields in front of our walkers , usually with Pheasants in their mouth . Our land owner/Host had 2 standing orders that we never crossed . #1 - Do not shoot Quail , those were his birds to shoot and eat . #2 - Do not shoot Coyotes . He ENJOYED watching the Coyotes running and bounding over the crop rows in front of his very large John Deere tractors and implements . He said that they were very PLAYFUL . In reality , the Coyotes were violating his Rule # 1 , killing his Quail , Pheasants , Rabbits , and everything else . These rules stayed in force for at least 15 years , UNTIL the coyotes began digging burrows for dens there in his cultivated fields , and his John Deeres began dropping off into those burrows , necessitating that another tractor come out to pull him out of the hole . At that time , Rule #2 was REVISED , and became : Shoot any and ALL Coyotes that you see . We shot and killed 2 or 3 Coyotes during our Pheasant hunting . All of his land was totally table-top flat , with a County dirt road running East-West , right through the center of his property . Only at the southern edge of his property did the land begin to have any contour to the terrain . There are oil wells pumping on his property , and 2 storage tanks , one on north area and one on south area , flat-topped , with ladder to top of tank , that I think would make good shooting platforms . I don't think that there is any way possible to try to stalk the Coyotes on this property . DMP25-06 [/QUOTE]
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