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Bofire
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posted March 06, 2008 06:13 PM

Rich,

Your artical in the Predator Xtreme I got Saturday is excellent!
I sensed, reading it, that you had edited it extremely. Huge subjects shortened up severely.

I sense a Book, so when are you going to let us have it? You gave great input but too fast, too condensed, and not enough back ground. Some of those studies and people you mentioned need alot more exposure.

I repeat, Rich, a great read, I just need more!
Thanks
Carl

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Clint
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posted March 06, 2008 09:35 PM

you are right when i read it, i felt it could have been at least 50 pages longer, i bet it was a bit longer, before the editor got a hold of it.
Great job Rich, i enjoyed it.
thanks,
Clint

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Leonard
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posted March 06, 2008 10:31 PM

Well, you know. He could post the whole damned thing here, if he had a mind? I don't count words and pay for all the ink. And, I don't subscribe to that magazine.

Good hunting. LB

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Rich Higgins
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posted March 07, 2008 06:25 AM

Thank you Carl, I'm glad that you liked the article. You are correct, that is a lot of information for 2000 words and IF it were to become a book it would be the basis of 8 chapters.
A possible book is a long way away. My first attempt at writing was the chapter that Gerry asked me to write on coyote communication for his latest book. Gerry made it chapter 10 and stuck it smack in the middle of all of his wonderful prose. Tyler read it and informed me that my chapter was "dry as ghost poop" compared to Gerry's. I have a lot of learning and growing ahead before I attempt a book.
Lance Homman, however, has developed some serious writing skills. Ronnie Robison told me that Lance's article about Ronnie and Booger Red in the last T&PC perfectly captured the story. Ronnie said he could smell the woods and see the coyotes as he read Lance's story.
Clint, thank you very much too. I'll see you Thursday at the APC meeting, we've got a special guest speaker. Also the Save A FAWN hunt is the following weekend, you going to make it?
Leonard, I know and appreciate the fact that we can post all here. Ralph pays a lot better. [Smile]

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Dan Carey
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posted March 07, 2008 08:01 AM

Way to go Rich, very nice!!

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skoal
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posted March 07, 2008 08:10 AM

Great article Rich
and I concur it was a bit short , damn Editors!

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stevecriner
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posted March 07, 2008 09:33 AM

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"dry as ghost poop"

Trust me on this...Some folks like it that way. But hey they pay for it.

edit: to say , Im not reffering to the book but the articles.

[ March 07, 2008, 09:33 AM: Message edited by: stevecriner ]

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varmit hunter
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posted March 07, 2008 02:52 PM

"DRY AS GHOST POOP". How long before you have his new teeth made?.

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Krustyklimber
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posted March 07, 2008 05:28 PM

Leonard,

I just got my copy of the magazine in the mail, and I'll forward it to you tomorrow.

I'm sure you'll find it (the magazine) as "comical" as I do. [Roll Eyes]

Rich,

I liked the article, but if one was paying attention, they've heard most of that information in your video (I could hear your voice as I read the Mark Twain quote), or read it right here on HuntMasters. [Wink]

But that's probably a reflection of the amount of time I spend on the internet, more than it is of your writing. [Smile]

Without a doubt though, it's the best thing I've read in the time I've been getting the magazine.
So you definitely raised the bar for them to meet from here on out.

To the other dudes at said magazine... what is up with headnets and bare hands/arms... and 50 year old camo?!?

Krusty

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Bofire
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posted March 08, 2008 08:23 AM

I rather enjoy the magazine in general. Have not seen Richs video or many others, 2 I think. The videos I have seen sucked. Nope make that 3, one with Doc Sceery, good but boring, one with Randy Anderson sucked, and one with two guys I cant remember, it sucked.
Guess I dont spend enough time on the net!!

Keep writing Rich, but I dont think Ghosts poop, or eat, drink, I gotta get G. Blairs book.
Carl

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Cdog911
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posted March 09, 2008 02:44 PM

Ditto on Rich's article. I almost got busted at work reading it while trying to sort my mail. [Smile]

And thanks to Rich for the kind words. An editor that takes the time to work with you and let you know what he wants and how to make it the most palatable to the reader is a big plus.

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csmithers
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posted March 10, 2008 05:46 PM

I read that thingy today. Pretty good.
The synopsis at the end in yellow. That is of course a general guideline and for coyotes in very low pressure areas? I have found a few things 360 from that out dis a way... Generalities, I suppose. [Smile]

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Locohead
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posted March 11, 2008 12:17 AM

360 or 180 - I'm confusified [Confused]

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Cdog911
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posted March 11, 2008 04:39 AM

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SF67
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posted March 11, 2008 12:15 PM

Excellent article once again Rich. I too think a book is in order. Not sure when you'd have time to write it with as busy as you are. You're loaded with great facts but as Anthony said recently, "science and logic, screw that- I want facts!" FYI- the pictures taken for the article weren't half-bad either. Live in the field shots.

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Leonard
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posted March 11, 2008 12:39 PM

Welcome to The New Huntmasters, SF67. Glad to have you on board. Seems like I just approved your application 10 minutes ago?

Also, you seem to imply that you know Mr Higgins? What's he like, anyway? I envision a younger Chuck Norris. He used to post here, once in a while. Before he got famous. <sigh>

Good hunting. LB

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SF67
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posted March 11, 2008 01:06 PM

Leonard,
Yes sir, I know Rich Higgins having went with him and his son Tyler on a Phoenix Varmint Callers Inc hunt this past weekend into Southern Arizona. Rich spoke of this website and so I came to look around. I did get a chance to read his article and enjoyed it. A lot of good information for both novice and veteran hunters alike.

Highlight of the hunting trip was watching Rich catch a coyote out in an alf-alfa field 200 yards out. He had me slow the truck and he did a stealthy disembarking onto the dirt road. Looking in my rear view mirror I watched him roll into a ditch and get his gear ready. I pulled 400 yards down the road and pulled out my binoculars and watched as Rich used his AP6 and pulled the coyote within 75 yards and then dispatched it.

Our Hunt totals- We called in 12 coyotes I believe and 2 bobcats. 1 Stand produced 4 coyotes at once and a bobcat hanging out at 250 yards. Another interesting stand was in a river bottom where we set up and had a coyote emerge from under a tree not more than 30 yards in front of Tyler. Just goes to show that you've got to creep into a stand as them sneaky coyotes are everywhere.

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TA17Rem
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posted March 11, 2008 02:57 PM

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He had me slow the truck and he did a stealthy disembarking onto the dirt road.

Would this technique fall into the same category as road hunting. [Big Grin]

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Our Hunt totals- We called in 12 coyotes I believe and 2 bobcats.

You must of been in Texas, everyone knows the coyotes in Az are pressured and it would be dam tuff to get that many. [Razz]

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SF67
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posted March 11, 2008 04:39 PM

Drive to your stand in your truck, get out and call in your coyote, and shoot it. Sound pretty much like what everyone does.

I said we called in 12 coyotes and 2 bobcats. I didn't say thats how many were bagged.

TA17Rem- Maybe you should refine your calling techniques. Arizona has many areas that over the course of a few days you can call in a dozen coyotes. If you're in AZ, let me know and I'll take you out and help you.

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csmithers
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posted March 11, 2008 05:14 PM

360! They have me running in circles.

There were subtle differences in time of year for a few things but enough that it caught my attention.

Loco and Cdog, Thanks for taking such glee in me being a dipshit... [Big Grin]

SF67, I think TA was being facetious. He knows all to well the ease with which those AZ coyotes are called. Or so legend has it. [Smile]

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TA17Rem
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posted March 11, 2008 07:12 PM

yep what smithers said... [Big Grin]

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Rich Higgins
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posted March 11, 2008 08:00 PM

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I read that thingy today. Pretty good.
The synopsis at the end in yellow. That is of course a general guideline and for coyotes in very low pressure areas? I have found a few things 360 from that out dis a way... Generalities, I suppose.

That wasn't a synopsis. That was a sidebar which listed the dates and behaviors of the four social seasons. Biologists usually include a disclaimer that there is as much variation within seasons as between them. Just as they do with the 20 subspecies. Some people will ask why bother then? The answer is that categorizing and labeling, pigeon-holing everything coyote, provides a frame of reference that may help to understand coyote behavior in general terms.
I doubt that anyone who read the side bar actually thought that coyotes drop what they are doing on Dec. 15 and start humping each other. Or that all puppies pack up on Sept. 15 and leave home.
So Smithers, I'm glad things are 360 degrees in your part of the world, that puts them pretty much spot on. [Smile]

If things are 180 degrees then your coyotes are breeding in the fall and raising puppies in the middle of the winter. Since that ain't gonna happen what differences have you seen in your parts?

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Krustyklimber
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posted March 12, 2008 02:01 AM

"Drive to your stand in your truck, get out and call in your coyote, and shoot it. Sound pretty much like what everyone does."

Krusty

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csmithers
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posted March 12, 2008 04:31 PM

To be down right meticulous and anal it was, in fact, a synopsis of the coyotes year, in and of itself. A synopsis of the article, nay.

The coyotes in my area are damn near completely nocturnal the entire year. Except during March and April they seem to put on their sunglasses and become brazen and bold. This does not hold true for the entire state. About 2 hours South of me in the agricultural areas they are out during mid-day all the time.
They howl in the spring and summer, contrary to #2 & #3, more often than at any other time of the year. Having said that, they stay pretty much lip locked throughout the year so when I say they howl more in the spring and summer it is still only occasionally. Jan 'til now they are being quite vocal which is an oddity but they are still only being vocal, when I am out in the middle of the night from 11 p.m. 'til 2 a.m. Could they be more vocal throughout the day when I am not around? Sure. But I don't know, I'm not there.

I agree with #1 partially. In a 20 mile radius around my house they only breed in Jan. There is a 69 minute window in which this occurs. There is a smaller window 28 days later which is half of the previous 69 minutes, so it is a 34.5 minute window. Within this time frame the female has to be sure and make an extra sexy chirp or a "do me real good lone ceremonial ritualistic invitation howl".
Transients... I have better responses with howling in the Augustember and into Decembuary the time in which they would be dispersing. I must sound pretty goddamned friendly when I howl.

Alluding to the article I completely agree on the Northern climate coyote and distress sounds during Feb., March and April when the white stuff has coated the Earth for an extended period.

I said they were subtle. I wasn't cracking wise. I understand that there are literalists out there and I am not one of them. I didn't say I totally disagreed with it I just... WHATEVER DUDE!
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