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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: ivarhusa on August 14, 2010, 03:29:28 PM

Title: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: ivarhusa on August 14, 2010, 03:29:28 PM: Some of you have read that I took a health hit last year (pancreatitis) and missed last winter's coyote hunting. I came home in January using a walker, as skinny as could possibly be. I set my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence by first frost, and handily met that goal by mounting several fences FRI/SAT as I hunted coyotes.

Some lessons learned: Don't just recharge 8 batteries for the e-caller and forget to charge the two in the remote. Then, don't forget to turn the e-caller off, draining the batteries for the next day's hunt (with fresh batteries in the remote). Funny about that.

I visited my honey-hole with great expectations. Today was my first visit to that location (a cattle CAFO) where I didn't see a single coyote. Saw one set of tracks, but nothing came to the call.

I visited other familiar shrub-steppe sites to be surprised by the changes. At two locations, ranchers had cleared the sage off the hillsides, I presume to benefit grasses that can be grazed upon. Found a new cattle CAFO (concentrated animal feed operation) that might become a coyote magnet. There is FFTH land to hunt within a mile, so I am encouraged.

Wish I had coyote pictures to share. I had the camera, but only "shot a horse".
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: saylean on August 14, 2010, 04:46:00 PM: Glad to hear you made it out and are feeling better. I hope this winter is a great time for ya!
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: ivarhusa on August 14, 2010, 06:53:25 PM: I am happy with my recovery so far. I really am, but on October 29th I have rotator-cuff surgery scheduled. It carries with it a pretty significant recuperation time where one does not lift much of anything with that arm. With luck, I'll be out there in January or February, climbing over barbed-wire fences again. We'll see. Hey, I'm happy to be alive!
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire f
Post by: bowhunterforever on August 15, 2010, 01:29:27 AM: Glad to hear your doing good ivar, Good luck on them yotes when ever you get a chance after your surgery :hunter: keep on keeping on :tup:
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Big10gauge on August 27, 2010, 08:21:58 PM: Ivar, Glad to hear your on the mend, Don't make me have to come down there and put you on my game cart just to get you out hunting.
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Special T on August 27, 2010, 08:25:18 PM: Stack'em like cord wood! :mgun2: hard to keep a determined old man down. :)
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Hangfire on August 28, 2010, 05:44:14 AM: Glad you are feeling well. I wouldn't be climbing a barb wire fence. Land owners hate people to climb fences. It stretches fence and pulls out staples. Go carefully between the wires with out stretching.
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: ICEMAN on August 28, 2010, 05:49:17 AM: Ivar, glad to hear you got out!
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Idabooner on August 28, 2010, 08:59:41 AM: Quote from: Hangfire on August 28, 2010, 05:44:14 AM
Glad you are feeling well. I wouldn't be climbing a barb wire fence. Land owners hate people to climb fences. It stretches fence and pulls out staples. Go carefully between the wires with out stretching.

:yeah:
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: ivarhusa on August 30, 2010, 08:10:42 AM: Good point about going "through", rather than "over". I am a bit thinner, now, so that becomes a possibility. I was thinking about making a pair of "forked sticks" (both ends) that I could spread the wires out a bit, as I swing my ass through. Anybody tried that?

(I don't want to tear into my new-ish M2D camo jacket.)
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: 400out on August 30, 2010, 08:13:34 AM: Good job! keep up the good work and don't rest you with be in it full swing in no time :hello:
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Gobble on August 30, 2010, 08:14:08 AM: Glad to hear your doing better Ivar. ;)
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Special T on August 30, 2010, 10:31:10 AM: I remeber seeing a setep for crossing fences that locks onto T post... smaller pocket sized step fits in your pocket...Anyone else seen one?
Title: Re: Coyote Hunting This weekend- Met my goal to be able to climb a barbed wire fence
Post by: Jayd1981 on August 30, 2010, 08:21:08 PM: I'm new to hunting, but would love to go coyote hunting if you want some company. I'm in Richland also.