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Had a visitor this morning.
« on: July 27, 2010, 03:59:01 PM »
I'm up at 5am every day. I was sitting at the kitchen table eating my Rice Crispys and drinking some coffee, when my chocolate lab starts growling. I look out the sliding glass door to see a coyote standing by our back fence. He must be infested with fleas because he is constantly digging his belly with his hind leg. His tail looked a little mange also. I hop up and make a bee line for the gun safe. Hit the combo on the first try (must be luck  :P) and pulled out the .270 and loaded up a shell. I slide the door open a few inches and I have him dead to rights. Then I realize it is 5:30am, and I am just off 116th in Marysville. That might just wake up a few of the neighbors.  :chuckle:

Plan B.  I return to the gun safe, unload and put away the .270 and grab the .22 and load 3 rounds into in. By the time I get back to the door, he had moved down to my right a little bit and I would have to shoot through two strands of chain link fence to hit him.  :bdid:

My only option at that point is to try and make it to the back fence and get a shot at him along the fence. By this time Wyle E has decided he had better get out of dodge. He walks a short distance and turns back around to look at me. I decide to not take the shot as there are some houses about 500yds away and about 45° either way of where I would be shooting.

I will be watching for him tomorrow..... :mgun:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #1 on: July 27, 2010, 04:08:08 PM »
Damn I used to hate when my wife said that,,,,Hope ya nail the mangy dog

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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #2 on: July 28, 2010, 12:44:32 AM »
you should have blasted it. nobody reports exhaust backfires to the police anyway  ;)

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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #3 on: July 28, 2010, 04:40:12 AM »
psh. everyone needs a 0530 wakeup anyways.
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #4 on: July 28, 2010, 06:42:26 AM »
He didn't come back this morning. I was ready for him. Yea, I thought that not many people would be able to figure out where one shot came from. Especially if they are sleeping.  :chuckle:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #5 on: July 28, 2010, 09:33:44 AM »
They key is to keep the end of the barrel inside your house.... It reduces the noise considerably.... now every one else in your house would be awake tho!  :twocents:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #6 on: July 28, 2010, 11:45:08 AM »
I think I would rather deal with the cops on this issue than my wife if I woke her up.  :chuckle:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #7 on: July 28, 2010, 03:36:15 PM »
They key is to keep the end of the barrel inside your house.... It reduces the noise considerably.... now every one else in your house would be awake tho!  :twocents:

lol careful, dont blow out your windows =p

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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #8 on: July 28, 2010, 04:36:53 PM »
Maybe an arrow would be a good choice for next time? :dunno:

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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #9 on: July 28, 2010, 07:56:57 PM »
My wife would ony be pissed if i missed!  :yike:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #10 on: July 28, 2010, 10:37:01 PM »
I don't own a bow.. :archery_smiley:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2010, 10:37:55 PM »
I don't own a bow.. :archery_smiley:

Now you have justification to get one :dunno:

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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #12 on: July 29, 2010, 04:32:58 PM »
BLAST HIS @SS! Your neighbords probably wouldnt even know what happened by the time they rub the sleep from their eyes & wipe the drool from their mouths! That is until they see you taunting the dead yote in your backyard and dancing around with your finger pointed at his beak!  :IBCOOL: (wait, am I the only one that does that?)    :chuckle:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #13 on: July 29, 2010, 08:33:58 PM »
Given the chance again, he will have lead for breakfast.  :mgun:
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Re: Had a visitor this morning.
« Reply #14 on: July 29, 2010, 09:08:19 PM »
Given the chance again, he will have lead for breakfast.  :mgun:
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