Coyotes and a BB gun - I need advice

[toby jo]

7. I've heard gunshots work best - I just get along,

but then we're pretty far out.

I've also got a few big drafts, the Belgian hates dogs & I'm sure she kicks ass on the coyotes when they hit the fields.

The night before dear season (shot gun) I was down in the hollow checking for tree stands, and did a little brush burning while at it.
After dark I remembered that the last few nights the coyotes have been heard singing down in the hollow - same one. The dogs had gone off after some dear kill (bow) and I was alone. Well all of a sudden I got the creeps. So I picked up and hauled out of there. As soon as I hit the top of the hill they checked in - howling their asses off. It was a pretty clear "This is our territory, bug off".

Nobody's ever been hurt our way, and they say they keep the fields pretty clean of little critters, like ground hogs and whatnot. But that night was a little close for comfort.

If you're going to shoot, shoot into the ground I'm told, I guess the noise is what gets em, and nothing innocent takes a hit that way.