guiltycounty
Six Pointer
My buddy and I went after the turkeys for the first time this year at his family's land in Chatham County.
Walked around at daybreak and called a few times. Nothing.
Picked out a spot near where we've had some luck in the past. After 30 mins we hear two different birds, but they never come any closer. After another half hour we decide to pick up and move towards them because we couldn't quite tell which side of the creek the they were at.
As we walked down the hill, I see a slight movement to my left and it was 5 coyote pups huddled together at the base of a tree. We walked right past them and the only reason I saw them was they started to move and wander off. They were probably 5-8 weeks or so. They could not move super fast, but their eyes were completely open and they were aware of us enough to try and move along.
It wasn't pleasant since they were pups, but we knew what we had to do. I opted for a pretty large rock that did the job quickly and humanely as possible.
So no birds, but it was a productive day.
*MOD EDIT* - Removed pic of dead coyote pup.
Walked around at daybreak and called a few times. Nothing.
Picked out a spot near where we've had some luck in the past. After 30 mins we hear two different birds, but they never come any closer. After another half hour we decide to pick up and move towards them because we couldn't quite tell which side of the creek the they were at.
As we walked down the hill, I see a slight movement to my left and it was 5 coyote pups huddled together at the base of a tree. We walked right past them and the only reason I saw them was they started to move and wander off. They were probably 5-8 weeks or so. They could not move super fast, but their eyes were completely open and they were aware of us enough to try and move along.
It wasn't pleasant since they were pups, but we knew what we had to do. I opted for a pretty large rock that did the job quickly and humanely as possible.
So no birds, but it was a productive day.
*MOD EDIT* - Removed pic of dead coyote pup.