Wile E Coyotie
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This here fox is charged with the killing of 20 sheep/lambs this past month some nights/days- 3 at a time -- 70% of them only had there organs eaten--some had back straps removed -some were not consumed at all- and because he is aged at 5 yrs old - he gets charged with the 20 or more that went missing last season under the same circumstances-
He was very smart and managed to escaped -- all attempts made by me to end his thirst- this past month i put all of 50 hrs on my time sheet- in waiting him out -- trapping/snaring is not an option-and never did he show up or come to call- we tried to set him up with some poison but he did not like the penned up sacrificial tender lambs with 1080 collars on - we tried driving the pasture rodeo style with ATVs x 4 and failed to push him up-it would came down a few days but then 3 -4 days later he would kill
so sitting at prime times - early morning / late evening was my approach - i seen him a couple times - in the area from a distance - and yes I missed him at 40 yards in the sage one night him appearing after a 3 hr sit- in a bug infested cloud - mosquitoes -swarming like Hungry Piranha -around me -suddenly he was loping along - and came to a halt when i squeaked at him -i still have the nightmarish feeling about blowing one over him a week ago - ( and 6 sheep since) - with a new version of the swift--
But sooner or later luck runs out for a bandit that is pattern-able- I had moved him around with the 4 wheeler a few times jumping him and he would run big time fast to the next cover to b out of site for a couple days then catch him again moving with the binos-- I seen him twice as did the land owner mid aft 3:30 pm 90F -up harassing the sheep--- He had figured out that because of the heat the sheep dogs had to seek refuge and where only found in the shade near water- out of energy -hiding from the heat-- probably keeping the dogs busy through the night to b sure they r tired - over heated -
I finished my lunch at the Tacoma and with the Honda loaded headed into pasture - 31C- 90F
I needed to b as stealthy as possible - and so stopped short of the first big draw and off loaded -
i had this stupid dream the night before - me - or a stick figure out line of human standing on top of the culvert on the East face of the sheep pen- trying to shoot -what appears to b a incoming lazer beam -a red streak coming at me -at light speed -each time i would miss -
- i grab the Benelli 12 ga and - head along the fence line on foot-
- my plan is to sit up on the top while having sweeping authority with any traffic in the draw before and below me---1:15 pm - its hot really hot and not a cloud in the sky- UV index is extreme - - i have a face gator on to protect my ears cheeks nose-.-the black gun in my hands at ready -with 3 on deck- i have confidence that anything - down stream of this shiny full choke barrel -is in trouble
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on arrival at the draw - i find the wind is swilling and - i just stand there to b sure nothing jumps out --i am wired jacked and on point ready- but stand for about 15 mins - and like a gift from the Almighty - i get the notion that - i bet there is nice cool breeze in the culvert and think may b-- just mayb --- the west end of the culvert has about a 3 foot dump- its about 3 feet in the air - with a piece of sheep fence over it -- with the shotgun shouldered - i eased my way around to b in-front -with barrel in first -- to find him just getting up to leave at the opposite end -- its a 32" culvert --
-the first round pushing him clean out of the tube into the bush - the 2nd rnd removing him from my view ---- Have any of u ever fired a shotgun into a culvert --the noise is enormously ---painful -- but not as damaging as #2 shot- --- no more sheep for him -- almost perfect predator - I have alot of respect for him-
now onto some coyotes pls for easier game- - to b continued
