I went out for my first sit in a treestand this season, this morning. I got settled in well before daylight and started the waiting game. A deer walked by my stand while it was still way shooting light. Then, I heard a deer coming at around 7:45..from behind me. It was a lone doe, she walked right up the trail that I had taken to my stand, and when she got strait downwind of me...the jig was up, she vanished. I was frustrated after that. I though I had the deer in this spot figured out, but I guess this shows how much I know. I have NEVER seen a deer come from that direction, that's why I use that path to get to my stand. But I didn't have long to hunt this morning since I have a bunch of realtives in town this weekend, so about 8:15 I climed down. I had just stepped onto the ground and taken maybe 1 step when I heard something running around in the brush. I looked over and saw what I thought was a racoon, but it was actually a very mangy coyote. After I realized it was a coyote I started trying to nock an arrow and see if I could put the guy out of his misery. He ran a half cirle around, anywhere from 10 to 20 yards away. He was obvioulsy very sick and needed to be put down. I made a couple little noises and finally got him stopped at 20 yards and let an arrow fly. A 20 yard tracking job and 45 seconds later, there he was. I'll be back at it this afternoon. In pursuit of deer this time:d P.S. That is the exit wound you are seeing. He was quartering toward me somewhat. The entry wasn't that far back.
That is one nasty looking yote!!! Good luck on this afternoon's hunt! I am getting ready to head back out now!
Damn, that looks like a Dingo! Pretty bad case of mange to loose all his fur like that. You probably did him a huge favor.
You may have taken out the worlds ugliest pet for 2008!!! Almost as bad as that nasty dog that won last year!
