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Posted by Wiley E (Member # 108) on January 09, 2007, 09:19 AM:
Congratulations once again to Peterson and Gugelmeyer for winning the St. Francis, KS coyote hunt with 18 coyotes. More impressive than that, they shot 66% of the coyotes they saw by killing 18 out of 27 seen.
Here's the results:
1. Gugelmeyer / Peterson - 27 coyotes seen 18 coyotes killed - 66%
2. Krien / Johnson - 15 coyotes seen 12 coyotes killed - impressive 80%
3. Guzman / Kolman - 35 coyotes seen 10 coyotes killed - 29%
4. Edis / Lovitt - 21 coyotes seen 9 coyotes killed - 43%
5. Cox / Price - 40 coyotes seen 9 coyotes killed - 23%
6. Olson / Mattheyer - 11 coyotes seen 6 coyotes killed - 55%
7. Gallegos / Jarrett - 19 coyotes seen 6 coyotes killed - 32%
8. Huber / Denke - 17 coyotes seen 6 coyotes killed - 35% (piss poor)
Tip: You don't need to lead a coyote when its running East with a 20 mph wind out of the NW.
9. Mahar / Rice - 16 coyotes seen 5 coyotes killed - 31%
10. Goodrich / Huffman 10 coyotes seen 5 coyotes killed - 50%
11. Keller / Rasmussen - 25 coyotes seen 5 coyotes killed - 20%
12. Sharp / Terrell - 8 coyotes seen 5 coyotes killed - 62%
We had a tough hunt but still managed to place 8th by tying 2 other teams with 6. We were breaking through 6" - 12" of snow pulling a calf sled for a 8 mile hike across the sandhills that I'll never forget. My GPS showed that we were averaging 1.2 - 2 mph. We were only able to get in 8 stands on Saturday.
I think the coyotes could hear our sled being pulled but there was no way we could have dragged 3 coyotes through that breaking snow without it. Cabelas snow shoes would have been the ticket but live and learn.
Sunday we got 5 stands in and killed another 3 in easier country that hadn't been called. Our Saturday area had lots of coyotes but had been called heavily so we are still looking for the magic combination to turn them on which definitely is not the sound of a plastic calf sled. Many other top teams like the Schmids faced the same adversities with snow. Was a new challenge and created another education to learn how to overcome adversities. Much was learned.
Once again, congratulations to Gugelmeyer and Peterson. Not only are they good hunters but they are fine young men that are welcome at my campfire any time.
We'll try it again next year. One of these years we'll find the right combination and get in 14 - 15 stands instead of 8. Waaaaaahhhhhh!
Les Johnson once again proved himself a worthy opponent by killing an impressive 80% of the coyotes they saw. That's smokin'!
Cal,
Was nice to see ya again.
What happened to you on Sunday?
Rich,
Was nice to see you and Tyler again.
I enjoyed your talk.
Question?
What criteria does a researcher use to designate a coyote subspecies? Nobody refutes their claim? Haha!
Interestingly, there is a lot of research that contradicts the classification of coyote subspecies that you quoted so which researcher are we to believe?
It's like the Swift vs Kit fox designation debate. Researchers cannot agree on whether Swift and Kit should be classified seperately so what sorts the wheat from the chaff?
In my opinion, the best coyote research should lead to more questions than answers. As far as I'm concerned, any coyote researcher with too many answers is worthy of further questioning.
~SH~
[ January 09, 2007, 09:24 AM: Message edited by: Wiley E ]
Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on January 09, 2007, 09:52 AM:
Thanks, Scott.
Congratulations, you did a lot better than some top teams, proving that it's a combination of area, skill, and a fair amount of luck.
quote:
Question?
What criteria does a researcher use to designate a coyote subspecies? Nobody refutes their claim? Haha!
Interestingly, there is a lot of research that contradicts the classification of coyote subspecies that you quoted so which researcher are we to believe?
It's like the Swift vs Kit fox designation debate. Researchers cannot agree on whether Swift and Kit should be classified seperately so what sorts the wheat from the chaff?
In my opinion, the best coyote research should lead to more questions than answers. As far as I'm concerned, any coyote researcher with too many answers is worthy of further questioning.
How could I NOT agree with that little pearl of wisdom? And, I can't break it down any simplier for ya.
Good hunting. LB
Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on January 09, 2007, 11:58 AM:
SH says: "In my opinion, the best coyote research should lead to more questions than answers."
If that's the case ( and I agree whole heartedly), then all the research ever presented here at HM must be of the best quality because I've yet to see anything offered up for sacrifice, framed as "scientific research", that this crowd hasn't just managed to rip to shreds with questions and criticism. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Posted by JeremyKS (Member # 736) on January 13, 2007, 04:40 PM:
Scott,
It was nice visiting with you guys and I admire your guys dedication to the hunt I can't imagine how tired you guys were. We will for sure try to take you up on your campfire offer sometime.
Jeremy
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