Late this morning, Dad, who likes to look with binoculars or a spotting scope at the big hill across the road, spotted a coyote on top of the hill laying down. We kind of gave up on it because there wasn't really a good way to go up without getting picked off. We went on with the day but kept our eyes on the coyote. Later in the afternoon, Mom looked through the spotting scope and saw it was limping really bad on it's right front leg! Now that changes everything! Dad, Nash and I got our gear and started after it. Here's a picture of the coyote on the hill, about 1/2 a mile from our living room window. You can see it holding up it's leg.
Long story short we hiked up the hill in knee deep snow, huffin' and puffin'! We got to the top and took a minute to glass, and Dad spotted the yote. It was too far to shoot, so we dashed around the hill and got set up. We got close enough and BAM! he dropped it in it's tracks, DRT!
Here are some pictures.
It was a little female, looked like this year's pup. She has an old injury that looks like a lion or another coyote got her. Dad's first coyote of the season.
Thanks for looking!
Ben
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