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In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 1, 2013 at 17:50

Great pictures, Charles. Let me tell you a little story about a Coyote, chasing a deer. Years ago [1975-76] I was hunting squirrels in Devils Swamp, near Baton Rouge. The month was October and it was warm and green in the swamp. I had been hunting that mourning along an old lake and had managed to bag a few squirrels. Well, I had seen a big ole black fox squirrel feeding in an Overcup oak tree but he had noticed me to. So I leaned against another old tree and started to wait him out. After a few minutes had past, I figured he was too smart and wasn't gonna move again. When all of a sudden I heard something running through the woods and headed straight for me. Soon it appeared, it was a young doe, running wide open, as fast as her legs would carry her. I thought to myself, what could make her run like that? My answer was soon to come, it was a big male Coyote. I heard the deer hit the water in the lake, so I knew, she was safe. The Coyote, did not share her luck that day. He ran the deer trail after the young doe right beside me, well my 12ga. loaded with #6 shot was enough to put an end to this deer varmint. I hope ya'll enjoyed this little hunting story. There's more to the story but I won't tell the rest unless Miss Jan ask me to. You kinda get a laugh at my expense, if I go any more.

Permalink Reply by Jan Carter on June 1, 2013 at 22:00

Well now, you know I gotta hear the rest of this story please:)

and yes I have enjoyed this part it very much

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 1, 2013 at 22:10

I want to hear the rest of it too!

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 2, 2013 at 16:44

I'm glad ya'll, enjoyed the coyote story. Before I go any further, I know Miss Jan knows my nickname but the rest of ya'll don't. So I'll take a little time to tell ya'll about my nickname. Now days, they call me Pawpaw Coyote, when I was a young man [around the time of our story] they started calling me the Coyote Kid. Now, that ya'll have learned about that, I finish the story.  

The second, I finished shooting the Coyote, the squirrel made a break for it, I shoot a double barrel shot gun and I had used both barrels to bring down the Coyote. I began fumbling around in my hunting vest pockets for more shells and quickly reloaded. I was young and reloading in a hurry was something I was good at. I through up my gun to my shoulder and tried to follow the big black squirrel for a decent shot. Had he not stopped and took a glance at me, he probably, would have made it. The stop and glance was all I needed to deliver a deadly shot from my old squirrel gun.

 It was still a little early, so I hunted along the lake for while longer. I was able to pick up one more squirrel before I started heading back. As, I walked along, I started thinking, "the guys back at camp, will probably not believe me about the coyote". Heck, it was only about 150 yards from the main ATV trail, I know what, "I'll carry it to the trail and they can come back later on an ATV and see it or get it, whatever.

 When I arrived at the Coyote, I thought it had move a little, but naw, that's where it was. I started trying to figure the best way to carry it. I had a shotgun and a hunting vest full of shells, canteen, snacks, bug spray and 5 big Fox squirrels. The idea came to me to put it around my neck, front legs on one side, and back legs on the other. Both in my front, heck I only had a little ways to go. So, I loaded up the critter and started to make my way, but after only a few steps, his nerves twitched, and oh my, what went through my mind at that moment, [I can't repeat] I thought he wasn't dead and was around my neck. The Coyote went one way, the gun went one way and I went the other. The only problem was the way I went was straight in to a large mud hole. So here I am, laying on my back in mud and water, in Devils swamp, a place full of Water Moucasin. I jumped out that mud hole with record speed. I checked the Coyote and it was dead, it was probably just his nerves. I said to heck with Coyote, if the guys want to see it, they can come look for themselves.

 When I finally got back to camp, everyone saw that I was all wet and muddy and wanted to know what had happened. I told them what had happen, after they were finished laughing, [no their still laughing] they took an ATV and retrieved the Coyote.

 I hope ya'll enjoyed my Coyote adventure. If anyone tells you that Coyotes don't chase and eat deer, tell em Pawpaw Coyote says "Bull"!

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 2, 2013 at 16:57

I think my picture proves they do!

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on June 2, 2013 at 17:51

We get Deer passing through our backyard. Can't ever get a picture of them......they're camera shy.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 2, 2013 at 20:05

You might set up a trail camera.  These pictures were taken by a couple of my trail cameras in my hunting area.  You might be surprised what you get pictures of.  Besides deer, I have gotten squirrels, possums, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, and a bobcat.  Oh, I almost forgot, an armadillo.
 
Craig Henry said:

We get Deer passing through our backyard. Can't ever get a picture of them......they're camera shy.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on June 2, 2013 at 20:12

We get a lot of critters too even though we are actually in Raleigh City limits! But we have a N.C. Greenway behind our property.

In MemoriamPermalink Reply by Robert Burris on June 2, 2013 at 20:17

Years ago, when my wife and I were young, we went to North Carolina on a vocation. We thought it was the most beautiful thing we had ever seen. I hope it's still, very pretty.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Craig Henry on June 2, 2013 at 20:22

We love it here. We moved from Maryland in 1976.

FeaturedPermalink Reply by Charles Sample on June 2, 2013 at 21:12

One other thing I just remembered getting pictures of a couple of years ago, a poacher!

Permalink Reply by Steve Hanner on June 2, 2013 at 21:19

They sure do Charles! if they can take them down they will! I have seen them chase after goats! We run livestock guardian dogs though and they give them a run for the money!

Charles Sample said:

I think my picture proves they do!

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