Hunting with Mike

My brother-in-law Pat Boylan with a nice coyote taken right here in Monroe County. Yesterday (Saturday) Pat called me on the phone and said he had been seeing a big coyote in his back hay field. I wasn’t doing anything at the time, so I grabbed my 22-mag. and headed for Pat’s house. When I pulled in his driveway Pat motioned me to be quiet, as the coyote was back in the field hunting mice. I got the gun out of the case, and told Pat to see if he could “pop” the varmint. Pat didn’t want to take a chance with someone else’s gun, so he told me to “have-at-it!” As I tried to sneak around the barn the coyote saw me and “booked” it to the woodline. I had him in the scope, but a 100 yard running shot just wasn’t going to get it.

I left my gun with Pat, as we both figured he’d be back at some point in time. From what I saw he was a “big male”with a head the size of a basketball!

Well this morning I get another call from Pat to come down and see his “nice” coyote. Pat set up on him, early in the morning, using a fence-row for cover. Just after daylight the “little wolf” shows up hunting for mice again. Pat took a good rest on the fence, and touched off a round. The coyote spun around several times, and disappeared. Pat figured it was all over, except the skinning, so he went back to the house and retrieved his 22 pistol. Little did he know he had a tracking job ahead of him. When he caught up to the critter he was hunkered down near the creek. Pat made a clean shot that ended the chase, and was dragging “her” out when I pulled up. That’s right I said “her!” Evidently “Mr Big Head” is still alive and well, and chowing down on field mice somewhere else today. The coyote Pat took is a mature one, and weighed in the neighborhood of 40 pounds.

Pat’s friend Jim Chapman came over to help skin it so Pat could have the hide tanned. I got in on the process when they got to the eye’s, mouth, and nose. Up to this point they had done a real good job, but they wanted an “old timer” to finish up. “Thanks guys” I’m glad you trusted me not to screw it up! It will make a beautiful rug, and they were going to try and cook the backstraps later on. Call me when you do fellas.

Mike

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