John Leslie
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My family insisted we go somewhere with real snow this year for our annual vacation. We don't see much of the white stuff here in Louisiana, so I've got airplane tickets and rental cabins booked for the Christmas and New Year's holidays. Boy, have I earned some brownie points!!! /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
My son (12 yrs. old) and I are planning several days of coyote calling while we're there, and my wife says she might even go on a couple hunts with us. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
We'll be within driving distance of Buffalo Gap and Thunder Basin (Wyoming) Grasslands, and I have copies of the excellent property boundary maps that the Forest Service sells for these areas. However, these are huge acreages that could take weeks to scout, so I'd appreciate some of you guys out there getting me started in the right direction.
Our cabin is at Terry Peak northwest of Rapid City. How's the calling in the Black Hills National Forest itself? I know there's a mountain lion population there. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I've been in the Black Hills several times on summer vacations, and I really like this big, remote country. But I slso realize that winter weather out there can turn vicious and deadly, so I won't be taking any foolish chances.
I'd really like to meet and hunt with some of you guys from the area. If you'd be willing to trade calling secrets with a Southerner, I'll show you my techniques if you'll show me yours. And you know, my wife might even cook you a Cajun gumbo or some jambalaya. Don't worry, the coyotes we shoot won't end up in the stewpot, despite the Cajun reputation of eating everything we kill.
Send me a PM if you've got some advice, or if you'd like to share a hunt with my son and I.
My son (12 yrs. old) and I are planning several days of coyote calling while we're there, and my wife says she might even go on a couple hunts with us. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
We'll be within driving distance of Buffalo Gap and Thunder Basin (Wyoming) Grasslands, and I have copies of the excellent property boundary maps that the Forest Service sells for these areas. However, these are huge acreages that could take weeks to scout, so I'd appreciate some of you guys out there getting me started in the right direction.
Our cabin is at Terry Peak northwest of Rapid City. How's the calling in the Black Hills National Forest itself? I know there's a mountain lion population there. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gif
I've been in the Black Hills several times on summer vacations, and I really like this big, remote country. But I slso realize that winter weather out there can turn vicious and deadly, so I won't be taking any foolish chances.
I'd really like to meet and hunt with some of you guys from the area. If you'd be willing to trade calling secrets with a Southerner, I'll show you my techniques if you'll show me yours. And you know, my wife might even cook you a Cajun gumbo or some jambalaya. Don't worry, the coyotes we shoot won't end up in the stewpot, despite the Cajun reputation of eating everything we kill.
Send me a PM if you've got some advice, or if you'd like to share a hunt with my son and I.