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re: Anyone been in the woods and had a scary experience with coyotes
Posted on 1/19/18 at 10:53 pm to The Rodfather
Posted on 1/19/18 at 10:53 pm to The Rodfather
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So you are correct in that you are much more likely to get struck by lightning, but almost 100% of the US runs this risk. There is only about 21% of the population that puts itself in situations that a coyote is in proximity and acting territorial / hunting.
I’m too drunk to do statistics, but saying hunters/hikers have same chance to be injured by coyote or killed by lightning is bullshite. I know 2 people that have been struck by lightening. I don’t know a single human that has been injured by a coyote. I’d love for someone to find me one. I think a large percentage of “coyote” attacks are actually just regular old stray dogs.
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Posted on 1/19/18 at 11:14 pm to cypressbrake3
Hell no. I was scared shitless of them as a kid though, my grandpaw would frick with me when the coyotes would start howling behind the house.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 7:38 am to cypressbrake3
Not scary but I walked up on 6 or 8 in a clear cut. I was checking cows when I noticed one cow kept looking off into the clear cut . I thought maybe she had a calf hid out so I starting moving slow down the right of way looking for the calf.
About 100 yards or so a coyote crossed 20 ft infront of me but he was looking the other direction. He never saw me . I eased down the fence line and started hearing yelps and panting. I got within 20 yards of 5 or 6 coyotes circling a young female . They were biting at her as they ran by. She was fighting for her life but just about to give up. I hollered and they scattered . One came back growling but he decided he didn't want none. The young one just layed down .
I stayed there for about 15 min . She finally got up and went the direction the first one went .
I guess they were passing through and got caught by the resident pack.
About 100 yards or so a coyote crossed 20 ft infront of me but he was looking the other direction. He never saw me . I eased down the fence line and started hearing yelps and panting. I got within 20 yards of 5 or 6 coyotes circling a young female . They were biting at her as they ran by. She was fighting for her life but just about to give up. I hollered and they scattered . One came back growling but he decided he didn't want none. The young one just layed down .
I stayed there for about 15 min . She finally got up and went the direction the first one went .
I guess they were passing through and got caught by the resident pack.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 7:41 am to GATORGAR247
2 things I want to do this year. Night hunt Hogs and Coyotes. Man, I really need a thermal.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 8:29 am to cypressbrake3
The woods around my house is full of coyotes. I take our old dog on a walk off leash every night from between 9 pm to 11 pm. It is actually rare that we don’t hear coyotes howling. Some nights they are howling in the woods from both sides of the road. It really has never bothered me.
A separate story. This happened before we got a fence for my backyard. I’m working in the garage and I hear the neighbor’s dogs going crazy at the back part of their fence by the woods. They have two huge yellow labs (70 and 90 lbs) and a small yorkie. The coyote is running on the outside of the fence back and forth. He is ignoring the vicious barks from the labs and is zoned in on the yorkie who is also barking. I run inside my house and get my bow and creep up to the back of our yard. The coyote notices me from the woods . He leaves the neighbor’s dogs and walks out of the thick stuff into a clearing about 15 feet away and pauses. I was thinking oh my god I got you. I quickly pull back my bow caliper and while I was doing this my finger hit the release. My arrow shot directly into the ground half way between me and the Coyote. Because I was in such a hurry to grab my bow from inside that was the only arrow I brought with me. The Coyote stared at me for a good 20 seconds in the opening showing me his broadside then trotted off into the woods. It does not get any easier than that and I blew it.
A separate story. This happened before we got a fence for my backyard. I’m working in the garage and I hear the neighbor’s dogs going crazy at the back part of their fence by the woods. They have two huge yellow labs (70 and 90 lbs) and a small yorkie. The coyote is running on the outside of the fence back and forth. He is ignoring the vicious barks from the labs and is zoned in on the yorkie who is also barking. I run inside my house and get my bow and creep up to the back of our yard. The coyote notices me from the woods . He leaves the neighbor’s dogs and walks out of the thick stuff into a clearing about 15 feet away and pauses. I was thinking oh my god I got you. I quickly pull back my bow caliper and while I was doing this my finger hit the release. My arrow shot directly into the ground half way between me and the Coyote. Because I was in such a hurry to grab my bow from inside that was the only arrow I brought with me. The Coyote stared at me for a good 20 seconds in the opening showing me his broadside then trotted off into the woods. It does not get any easier than that and I blew it.
This post was edited on 1/20/18 at 4:30 pm
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:04 am to ctiger69
He was gonna lure that little dog to the bushes and eat him. Good thing they had a fence.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 9:47 am to GATORGAR247
I was dove hunting in West Texas once and had a hog chase me. I shot a doe along a tree line and went to pick it up. When I bent down I heard a ruckus in the brush and see this black spot coming at me. I took off running parallel with the tree line. She ran out into the sunflower field squealing about 50 yards, made a loop and ran back into the woods. She was 250 lb hog. Scared me to death. Rest of our group was around the corner from me and never saw it.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:47 am to tigereye58
I had a big boar come out one time bow hunting. I was walking back to the truck when I heard some noise. He came running toward me popping his jaws. Luckily for me He just turned and walked off. He first appeared about 30 yards from me and I didn't even have time to draw back my bow before he was within 10 ft. A sow with baby's is meaner than a boar. I caught a small one in the woods when I was about 15 . She chased me up a tree and wouldn't leave until I dropped the pig.
This post was edited on 1/20/18 at 10:50 am
Posted on 1/20/18 at 4:21 pm to GATORGAR247
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He was gonna lure that little dog to the bushes and eat him. Good thing they had a fence.
Oh the coyote did win in the end.
About two weeks later it was the exact same scenario. Coyote was back on the outside of the neighbors fence on the back part by the woods. Their three dogs were barking like crazy right by the fence at the Coyote. I run and get my bow thinking I'm not going to screw this up again. Before I can get close my neighbor opens up her back door and starts screaming at her dogs to get back here. Then her 12 year old son takes off in a full sprint towards their back fence to get a look at the Coyote. The Coyote is naturally spooked and sprints away into the thick woods. I'm standing there with my bow thinking what a bunch of idiots. My neighbor sees me and immediately apologies for messing up my chance to kill the Coyote. Her entire family are hunters as well. I shrug my shoulders and went inside the house.
The next week the coyote was back and was able to grab the Yorkie dog and pull him under the fence and made off with him into the woods. There was a part of their fence that was a little high off the ground. I was not at home. The only dogs left are my dog which is a 70 lb German Shepard mix and their two big yellow labs. That Coyote has not been seen again around our backyards and it has been over a year.
This post was edited on 1/20/18 at 4:29 pm
Posted on 1/20/18 at 5:11 pm to Kadjin
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Don’t worry, those are harmless, just wait a few seconds and an anvil will fall out of the sky and crush it, happens every time
Posted on 1/20/18 at 6:27 pm to dawg23
Long read, but worth it. 100% true.
Riding around one summer night drinking beer on the back roads. Ran over a decent size yote with a lifted truck. Seemed like only the chunk of the axle hit him. I backed up where the yote was in the headlights. My buddy got out and grabbed a big stick. The coyote stood up and my buddy and the coyote kindof stared each other down and slowly circled each other(the coyote was limping and dragging one leg). Looked like a WWE match. My buddy went in for the kill and took him out with the stick.
Fast forward to the next morning. I worked at a machine shop. I got to work early and slipped the dead yote into one of the guys lathe's catch pan. He got to work and called everyone over to help catch whatever was in there. Good joke. No big deal. I threw the yote back into my truck bed.
Heres where it gets good. Our shop draftsman was an Asian fellow. About an hour later he came dragging a big white icechest by with a can liner garbage bag. He asked me if he could have the coyote. I said sure thinking it was a joke. He took that bitch home to his Chinatown apartment and skinned it. Said it was like a festival out there. All the neighbors came out to help and went to the local store to buy wine/drink. He actually brought some the next day for the guys at the shop to try. It looked like stir fry. I didn't try it due to it being dead with guts inside in the back of my truck for 12 hours before he iced him down(guts still inside.) He said that was one tough bitch to skin.
Riding around one summer night drinking beer on the back roads. Ran over a decent size yote with a lifted truck. Seemed like only the chunk of the axle hit him. I backed up where the yote was in the headlights. My buddy got out and grabbed a big stick. The coyote stood up and my buddy and the coyote kindof stared each other down and slowly circled each other(the coyote was limping and dragging one leg). Looked like a WWE match. My buddy went in for the kill and took him out with the stick.
Fast forward to the next morning. I worked at a machine shop. I got to work early and slipped the dead yote into one of the guys lathe's catch pan. He got to work and called everyone over to help catch whatever was in there. Good joke. No big deal. I threw the yote back into my truck bed.
Heres where it gets good. Our shop draftsman was an Asian fellow. About an hour later he came dragging a big white icechest by with a can liner garbage bag. He asked me if he could have the coyote. I said sure thinking it was a joke. He took that bitch home to his Chinatown apartment and skinned it. Said it was like a festival out there. All the neighbors came out to help and went to the local store to buy wine/drink. He actually brought some the next day for the guys at the shop to try. It looked like stir fry. I didn't try it due to it being dead with guts inside in the back of my truck for 12 hours before he iced him down(guts still inside.) He said that was one tough bitch to skin.
Posted on 1/20/18 at 6:42 pm to Tiger In the Swamp
Posted on 1/20/18 at 10:55 pm to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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In the pitch black at 4am walking down a trail to my stand, and I flush a covey of quail that damn near waited for me to step on top of them?
Wood Ducks, as well
Or a Clown
Posted on 1/21/18 at 1:38 am to Boat Motor Bandit
Di*c*k
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You can type Dick. Lol
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You can type Dick. Lol
Posted on 1/21/18 at 6:42 am to cypressbrake3
Walked up on a young yote in real
bad shape one evening
Poor as a snake...starving to death
The yote itself didn't scare me just the surprise of it popping up 5 yards from me
bad shape one evening
Poor as a snake...starving to death
The yote itself didn't scare me just the surprise of it popping up 5 yards from me
Posted on 1/21/18 at 8:32 am to jimmyjohn19
They scared the hell out of me as a kid, until I actually saw one and realized how small they are.
The dove, banana spider, and bear situations listed all scare me way more. Came face to face with a big black bear a few years ago while looking for sheds... Bear looked at me, I looked at it, and we hauled arse in separate directions with a mutual resoect.
The dove, banana spider, and bear situations listed all scare me way more. Came face to face with a big black bear a few years ago while looking for sheds... Bear looked at me, I looked at it, and we hauled arse in separate directions with a mutual resoect.
Posted on 1/21/18 at 9:08 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
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In the pitch black at 4am walking down a trail to my stand, and I flush a covey of quail that damn near waited for me to step on top of them?
Been there, done that except at dusk. Walked right through the middle of a covey crossing a logging road in way back to Keep. Closest I ever came to shitting my britches. LOL
Lot of yote encounters at dusk/dark leaving the stand as they come out of their dens and get revved up for the evenings hunt.
Scariest encounter was two years ago in Ga, about 1 1/2 hrs before first light. Had just snuck down into a ravine to hunt a lock on I had in a funnel during the rut. As I got to tree I cut off green light after tying bow to pull up rope when either a bobcat or cougar let loose with a scream roughly 50 yrds or less away from me in the pitch black. If I never hear that sound again it will still be one to many times in a lifetime for me. No sidearm, bow tied to rope, basically helpless. If I didn't have a heart attack from that I figure I'm good for at least ten years or so.
LOL
This post was edited on 1/21/18 at 9:12 am
Posted on 1/21/18 at 9:15 am to cypressbrake3
Coyotes are harmless. I was snowmobiling in the upper Rockies a few years ago and saw a wild wolf. Elk were migrating through. Just myself and wife. I was uneasy. Shitload of elk too.
Posted on 1/29/18 at 11:34 am to DirtyMikeandtheBoys
We don't have quail, but I've always said the scariest thing in the woods is a rabbit that lets you almost step on him in the dark that flushes! Pretty much the same deal 
Posted on 1/29/18 at 11:48 am to Huntinguy
I saw a group of them on a pipeline in South Texas.
they had backpacks on and were escorting a bunch of wets. I just left them alone. I didn't want to be asked Where's Houston a million times.
they had backpacks on and were escorting a bunch of wets. I just left them alone. I didn't want to be asked Where's Houston a million times.
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