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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 17, 2016 18:00:21 GMT -5
Anybody ever notice coyotes running through the snow and not leaving tracks in just below freezing temperatures??
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Post by bullseye69 on Feb 17, 2016 19:28:51 GMT -5
Anybody ever notice coyotes running through the snow and not leaving tracks in just below freezing temperatures?? Only after a 6 pack!!! Hahahahahaha  Only when there is a good crust on top. Then I have been able to walk not run on top of the snow.  |
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Post by esshup on Feb 17, 2016 20:13:22 GMT -5
Those are those ghost coyotes.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 18, 2016 11:02:43 GMT -5
I figured I'd get some replies like that  . The other morning when I was out it didn't seem crusty at all,I was making tracks easily enough and didn't hear any crunching. But about 40 before sunup I thought I'd see if I could hear the call (a lot of times I can't because the call's 100 yards away and not very loud) and when I had it on rabbit distress I couldn't hear it so I switched to female coyote challenge call and instantly something dark the size of a coyote and running like a coyote ran towards the abandoned railroad tracks about 50 yards away from me for about 200 yards and stopped for a minute then continued and shortly afterwards I heard 1 howling and yipping over at the tracks. It happened so fast that I didn't have a chance for a shot. After I was done hunting when I went to get the call I looked all over going there and back for the tracks and I didn't see any. I even went back later and looked again and still couldn't find any tracks. There are small places the ground is sticking above the snow but it would have had to jump around like a rabbit from side to side at an angle and all sorts of stuff to avoid the snow. Beats me,guess he was floating on air,the strangest thing I've ever seen  . P.S. I hadn't been drinking but maybe my eyes were playing tricks on me.  |
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Post by nfalls116 on Feb 18, 2016 11:30:52 GMT -5
It's OK squirrelhunter put your helmet back on and get on the bus  But honestly I'd be looking for partial tracks not full impressions |
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Post by esshup on Feb 18, 2016 11:39:33 GMT -5
 The snow can get a bit soft during the day, then when it gets cold at night, it freezes hard. I've had times where my dog could walk on top when I was breaking thru, and other times I could walk on top too. No tracks left when the dog or I was walking on top. There are times when the snow is deeper and that happens; coyotes can run down deer easily in those conditions. The deer bust through the snow, the coyotes run on top. Deer don't have a chance then. Coyotes keep chasing them until they are exhausted from punching thru the snow.
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Post by bullseye69 on Feb 18, 2016 18:43:19 GMT -5
Maybe it was farther away than what you estimated it to be?
And were looking in the wrong place for the tracks.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 19, 2016 10:10:30 GMT -5
Trapped #5 raccoon last night. That makes 10 for my neighbor and 5 for me. We started last fall.
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Post by squirrelhunter on Feb 19, 2016 11:14:10 GMT -5
Maybe it was farther away than what you estimated it to be? And were looking in the wrong place for the tracks. I checked all the way to my call and it was 85 yards away but I suppose it's possible,sure didn't look near that far away but it could be I guess. |
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. The other morning when I was out it didn't seem crusty at all,I was making tracks easily enough and didn't hear any crunching. But about 40 before sunup I thought I'd see if I could hear the call (a lot of times I can't because the call's 100 yards away and not very loud) and when I had it on rabbit distress I couldn't hear it so I switched to female coyote challenge call and instantly something dark the size of a coyote and running like a coyote ran towards the abandoned railroad tracks about 50 yards away from me for about 200 yards and stopped for a minute then continued and shortly afterwards I heard 1 howling and yipping over at the tracks. It happened so fast that I didn't have a chance for a shot. After I was done hunting when I went to get the call I looked all over going there and back for the tracks and I didn't see any. I even went back later and looked again and still couldn't find any tracks. There are small places the ground is sticking above the snow but it would have had to jump around like a rabbit from side to side at an angle and all sorts of stuff to avoid the snow. Beats me,guess he was floating on air,the strangest thing I've ever seen 
