HOSS
Well-known member
I shot a coyote this morning on the dairy farm that I hunt. Long shot of about 350 yards. I hit the coyote a bit to far back through the guts. He went down, got up and ran all hunched up across the 40 yards to the property line and died 20 yards on the other side on a neighbors property. No fence separating the properties just a small 2ft drainage ditch. I could have easily stepped over and walked the 20 yards and hauled wiley back since it was the backside of a 700 acre farm and no one would see me but I always try to respect the landowners neighbors and I feel like I am a representation of the landowner and try to project high ethics, safety etc. Anyway I drive around to the neighbors house and he was out by his barn. I introduced myself and told him that I had been removing coyotes for his neighbor and that I had shot one that went over on the back corner of his property and died. I asked if it would be ok to walk over there to retrieve it because I didn't want to leave a buzzard attractor in his field. He said 'absolutley not' under no circumstances was I to go on his property. He said he hates coyotes and was glad it was dead but hated people on his property worse. I told him that I really didn't want the coyote that I was just wanting to do the right thing and get it out of his hay field as I am sure his bailer would pick up the bones. I apologized for bothering him and bid him good day. He never responded just turned his back on me. I just got in my truck and left. I guess if he really wants a stinking, gut shot coyote rotting in his field he is welcome to it because I sure didn't want it. I have been refused access to cross property before many times in my life but it was always been in a cordial, polite manner. This guy was either having a very bad day or he was one of the biggest curmudgeons that I ever met.
