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Or simply relocate the camera to a less coyote infested area to avoid any unfortunate "tough decision" encounters whatsoever. I mean that would be the safest bet after all wouldn't you think? Arming and preparing yourself, and then throwing yourself right back into a hairy situation doesn't make any sense to me at all. I know some guys get beer muscles when they drink. I also think some guys get "gun muscles" when they're packing and intruding into another creatures domain. It's when you go looking for trouble that it will most often gets ugly, even when all the warning signs told you to step off!

Thank you for having some common sense, that is exactly what I'm talking about. You've adapted to your physical abilities/inabilities and made some changes to your style. My ol' man knows as much as he'd love to hike up the hill and go deer hunting again but he'd probably have a heart attack 10 steps in. He avoids that situation knowing that's not a position he wants to find himself in and the risk isn't worth the reward. You see it every year when guys still think they can do what they did when they were 20 and find themselves on the hunter fatalities statistics list because they were to proud to admit they've lost a step.

I'll admit to having a deep respect for ALL of the critters I encounter, and do my best to give them their space on a case by case basis as I see necessary. For some reason to me it seems, as soon as some guys decide to "carry", all bets are off and they loose all fear and respect for an animals space. Like having that extra security blanket gives them the power to make bold decisions when they had other options to end an encounter without confrontation.

I must have misunderstood post #1 in this thread and what the title was inferring. Clearly he was insinuating he'll be plinking soda cans along his route to the cams. I'm not stupid, and I'm sure most everyone else here got what he WAS saying. One other thing..... being old and slow does not exempt ANYONE from following game laws. If a person has gotten to the point that they can't evade a potentially dangerous situation (real or perceived), then they need to stop putting themselves IN that situation.

I think seeing them while being elbow deep in a deer carcass would be more natural than a coyote trying to prevent anyone from checking their cams,lol To me, that just sounds like an excuse to ignore season dates and take a crack at any opportunity that presents itself so why not just come right out and say it the way FSW does. At least he doesn't try to sugar coat it. If you're approached by a pack during deer season then by all means light 'em up if it's that threatening. Season is open then and you're likely already armed to begin with. Day or night fire away! Like I said, the odds of this yote standing guard over Eddies cams during daylight is slim to none anyhow. It's good for storytelling to create more fear mongering about the "ferocious coyote" is about all it really is.

You should change your handle to "The Roadrunner",lol

So when did hunters become such pussies? When they started seeing what roams around in the dark the next day on their cams or WHAT? SERIOUSLY, how many here can say they've ever felt threatened by a yote? I'm not talking about being skeered by their yips and yaps 100 yards away. I mean full blown stand offs where the only course of action would have been to shoot the beast or become lunch for the pack. I doubt too many..... if ANY!

It looks like he definately wants to eat your rotting carcass so by all means pack away ! Good luck poaching his azz! Almost guaranteed you will never see that dog during daylight bumbling around checking cams....

If there's one thing I've learned, it's that the image doesn't always tell the whole story. Sometimes the events that lead up to a photo are more impressive than what was actually captured! I know they say "a picture is worth 1000 words", but sometimes a little narration goes a long way painting a bigger picture of how that shot came to be. You nailed that one from both angles, and I admire your work as some of the best I've ever seen.... but you already knew that!

Sure does.

Ahhhh crap... I thought the NY moose were hunting Bill Schmidt from the title. I knew it was too good to be true!

Lol- I'll have to ask my sister what kind of pants they were! That was on opening day of deer season and my ol' man wouldn't let me out of the house with a gun unless I was head to toe in BO. Since my pants were in the laundry and I really wanted to hunt, that was my only option! I laugh every time I see that pic,lol Thanks for all the compliments!

Haha- wasn't sure if I wanted to drop this one here or in the "pink" post! Pretty sure this one goes back to '89-'90. What a way to remember my first coyote!

Damn dude.., outstanding! I like shot #6 the best with him launching off the ledge. Looks like some of his dinner dripped down the front of his chest too! Where are you finding these things if you don't mind me asking? Excellent series!

Not quite good enough, and I hate to waste it..., so let's hear some funny captions for this shot!

Wow- beautiful!

They're pretty bad here too. Must be making up for the light black fly season we seem to have had. Got zapped a few times today and already manged too itch off the first layer of skin on all of them in the first hour,lol Deer fly suck the most out of all our summer biting bugs. They're just too damn quick to smack a few back!

Chester is gonna be pizzed when you tell him you're changing his name to "Skin"! Have fun working out with them!

Sweet shots FatBoy! (you're the only one I can get away with calling THAT here,lol) I'm guessing you didn't take these with your flip phone!

The captain is the only man on the boat allowed to play with his "Johnson",lol

Oh no... we jinxed him! He'll be able to pass this story on to his own kids one day. Experience is the best teacher,lol

Well that's one way to protect yearling bucks....... wipe out an entire generation of them!

When I was fishing Erie, a bandana would have really come in handy to keep down the sand fly intake! On a calm day the entire boat would be COVERED in those damn things and there was no relief from them until we got back under power. No worse feeling than bugs crawling in every open orifice they can get into as well as getting them squashed into your clothes and on your lunch,lol! Not sure how bad they are on Ontario this time of year though.

Don't forget the sunscreen, a hat, and pair of sunglasses. A good pair of sticky soled shoes will come in handy once you get some fish slime on the floor of the boat. There's a lot of light bouncing around out there on the open water and your eyes can get strained fast watching those rod tips against the bright sky. Most importantly..... don't forget the camera! Good luck!

I'll bet everybody would have kept a closer eye on that child around these harmless "caged animals". Pretty sure he wouldn't even have been able to get an admission ticket to this zoo. Poor monkey...