The Old Man
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« on: January 06, 2022, 01:03:57 pm » |
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Went one day and free cast the dogs they struck hot and ran about .75 and bayed a little 150 lb boar with real small teeth, we had several dogs loose and they had caught him he did cut a couple of them before getting loose and backing in a bad blackberry patch so they were bayed when we got there caught him and went back to strike and they ran another track and caught a big shoat got them off him and sent them again they struck and went away from us almost a mile before we got around there they were coming out, I figure they mashed another shoat.
Next trip struck a really cold track dogs split at the jump had 4, 2 of them were making a wrap and we went to a pipeline clearing and we saw a big black hog cross with the dogs right behind them, they bayed almost immediately after crossing the pipeline, I sent the catchdog from 75 or 100 yds since it was a real good hog that hadn't ran far and was bayed in fairly open timber, just as I sent the catchdog the hog broke and they ran over a finger on the hill and showed to be caught on the other side when we got there they had a Coyote stretched and limber. Will never know how that switch happened in a matter of about 60 seconds one of those odd things that you will only see when out amongst them. Shocked the crap out of my dog and went on.
Next trip cast the young dogs into the foot of a hill with a slough around it and they struck pretty soon discovered they were running a deer. fried them off and went on struck a cold track in about .5 they jumped and ran close to a mile up the creek from us and done a 180 starting back got about a quarter and bayed. Got there and they had a potbelly caught haha. Another fellow had told Adam he had saw 3 potbellies a mile over a few days before I guess they were with some more hogs and this little short legged fellow got behind . Had never bayed a potbelly inthe woods before. Still waiting on a good one to be at the end.
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Shotgun66
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« Reply #1 on: January 06, 2022, 04:36:25 pm » |
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Nice adventures Oldman. Pretty impressive to stretch a coyote. Them daddy didn't marry mommys are thick down here. My buddies that run beagles are complaining about the rabbit population. I see a bunch of em and they have escorted my dogs back to me a couple times lately. I’ve declared war on them! - The potbelly story is classic!
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Shotgun66
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« Reply #2 on: January 06, 2022, 04:37:15 pm » |
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The Old Man
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« Reply #3 on: January 06, 2022, 07:25:26 pm » |
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They are a pest and I guess they are thick everywhere, hope you get a bunch of them.
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« Reply #4 on: January 06, 2022, 07:38:56 pm » |
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Nothing like having a little variety in your game. At least you got the dogs out.
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The Old Man
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« Reply #5 on: January 06, 2022, 08:15:44 pm » |
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Various game, Combination dogs haha, still don't understand how in the world they caught a Coyote within 60 seconds of having a hog bayed.
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« Reply #6 on: January 06, 2022, 09:06:45 pm » |
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That wasn’t a hog you thought you seen them baying…..it was a coyote in hogs clothing! On the plus side, at least you know for sure you got onto them for trashing and they know it. Neither of you had to guess about what was happening and why. Sounds like they’ve at least been able to see pork and get out.
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« Reply #7 on: January 07, 2022, 11:28:12 am » |
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Various game, Combination dogs haha, still don't understand how in the world they caught a Coyote within 60 seconds of having a hog bayed.
I have heard of coyotes honoring bays more than a few times, sounds like he showed up to the wrong party! Here is a video clip with audio of a coyote honoring a bay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LaNUWtSBbWo
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« Reply #8 on: January 07, 2022, 07:05:13 pm » |
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Glad to hear you are out and after them old man. Been a couple times, haven’t caught any thing exceptional yet. I have had coyotes come to a bay and get within a few feet before. Good luck.
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The Old Man
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« Reply #9 on: January 08, 2022, 07:56:36 am » |
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I haven't either, the hunting here has been kinda poor in the old faithful easily accessed spots, there has been some other folks hunting in them this summer and fall, probably have them moved around.
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« Reply #10 on: January 08, 2022, 08:37:39 am » |
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Sounds like some good times getting some miles on the dogs at least
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« Reply #11 on: January 08, 2022, 08:59:42 am » |
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Thanks for sharing Old Man, that coyote part was a wild turn of events. Guess it was a bad day for him to honor a bay lol
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Trying to raise better dogs than yesterday.
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The Old Man
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« Reply #12 on: January 08, 2022, 02:09:14 pm » |
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My best guess about it is that maybe since the hog broke just as I turned the catchdog loose 75-100yds out that maybe when the baydogs ran over that finger they got the hog stopped and the coyote just showed up to see what was going on and was between the catchdog and the baydogs as the catchdog arrived so he just grabbed him and the Plotts pulled to the fight and assisted him. This is only a guess considering all the possible events, since they weren't running a coyote and even if the dogs and hog jumped him out of a bed they should not have been able to catch him that quick, may just be a case where the curiosity killed the coyote instead of the cat.
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« Reply #13 on: January 09, 2022, 06:32:21 pm » |
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Yeah that’ll make u scratch ur head won’t it. It’s just another one of them things u don’t see everyday and have a story to tell for sure. A man that tells a story and ain’t afraid to mention he had to trash break his dogs is a honest man in my book. So many times you hear a feller say what his dogs won’t do but in reality don’t matter how old a dog is a man can’t guarantee what he will or won’t do while hunting. Or he’s just lying to himself. Lol.
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Hoghunters do it deeper in the bush.
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The Old Man
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« Reply #14 on: January 09, 2022, 08:57:54 pm » |
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Ha ha I call it a good training day, and a man that'll lie for or make excuses for a dog ain't got much character.
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« Reply #15 on: January 10, 2022, 05:14:14 pm » |
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Thats a first for me to hear, defiantly stretched out a yote and seen boars dump on sows but ... interesting
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