SongDoghunter
02-07-2010, 10:26 AM
Yesterday around lunch, I heard a dog running in front of my house. I didn't pay it much attention until a couple of hours later, the dog was still running in the same area. I knew that he had to be running a fox or a coyote. Almost 2 hours later at around 4:30pm, he was still running and as I saw him crossing the field, i realized that whatever he was chasing has crossed the open field as well.
I got the spotting scope out and stood around in the driveway for about 15 minutes until I saw a coyote just casually easing around the edge of the field with the dog in tow about 100 yards behind. I watched this for the next 20 minutes or so and saw the coyote come to the field several times. I finally felt the need to help the dog out so I grabbed the .223 and climbed on the 4 wheeler and headed down to the back of the field where I had seen the coyote. The dog continued running and the coyote crossed the field several more times at about 300 yards from me. At about 10 minutes before dark, he finally came out about 250 yards from me and came down the edge of the field to within about 120 yards and stopped broadside listening to the dog. He might have heard the dog but he never heard the 50 grain Nosler headed his way. He dropped in his tracks and within about a minute, the dog had caught up with him. The dog acted as surprised as could be and looked around as to wonder how this had happened. When I left them, the dog was teaching that dead coyote a lesson.
Normally, I don't get involved with dogs unless it is to head them running deer on my lease. This just got the best of me probably because I was sick with Cabin Fever!
I got the spotting scope out and stood around in the driveway for about 15 minutes until I saw a coyote just casually easing around the edge of the field with the dog in tow about 100 yards behind. I watched this for the next 20 minutes or so and saw the coyote come to the field several times. I finally felt the need to help the dog out so I grabbed the .223 and climbed on the 4 wheeler and headed down to the back of the field where I had seen the coyote. The dog continued running and the coyote crossed the field several more times at about 300 yards from me. At about 10 minutes before dark, he finally came out about 250 yards from me and came down the edge of the field to within about 120 yards and stopped broadside listening to the dog. He might have heard the dog but he never heard the 50 grain Nosler headed his way. He dropped in his tracks and within about a minute, the dog had caught up with him. The dog acted as surprised as could be and looked around as to wonder how this had happened. When I left them, the dog was teaching that dead coyote a lesson.
Normally, I don't get involved with dogs unless it is to head them running deer on my lease. This just got the best of me probably because I was sick with Cabin Fever!