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Ralph Booth killed this coyote Monday morning while deer hunting in Franklin County.
This was one of three together and Booth said he thinks he now knows why he hasn't seen any turkeys while hunting that property this year.
While growing up in rural Southern Oregon, Mark Taylor developed a passion for the outdoors while he and his younger brother tagged along with their father on fishing, hunting and camping adventures.
Graduating from Northwestern University in 1988, Taylor spent four years as an officer in the U.S. Navy based in Norfolk before moving into journalism.
After five years writing about the military for a Norfolk-based publishing company, he became the outdoors editor at The Roanoke Times in 1998. He lives in Roanoke with his wife and twin daughters.
Congrats on the coyote Ralph. The talley on these dogs seems to be increasing by the day. I think as a whole this says a lot about the growth of the predator population, and brings light to the need to reduce their population whenever the opportunity presents itself. Again, nice going on the coyote. Maybe those turkeys will return before Friday.
Comment by bird_dog07 — November 4, 2009 @ 10:28 pm
Or maybe he isn't seeing any turkeys because they are seeing him first (bluejeans).
--Maybe he was in a box blind? Or not wearing these?
Blue is also the one color that deer can see well, something I learned the hard way a few years ago on a bowhunt when three bucks picked me off from at least 100 yards away because I had a blue fanny pack with me in my tree stand. mt
Comment by Jeff — November 4, 2009 @ 11:13 pm
Great kill Ralph, get rid of these pesty critters! I was told by my girlfriends dad that coyote's have been running deer in Henry for the last 2 weeks. Hopefully more of us can help the deer out [ and turkeys ] by killing as many as we can. Us sportsmen spend too much time and money hunting deer, to let some ugly looking dog/wolf ruin my time in the woods. I say the must all die!!!!
Way to go Ralph and be safe and best of luck to you rest of the season.
Comment by J.R. — November 5, 2009 @ 12:52 am
Ralph
I had a friend tell me his sister-in-law was approached by 2 coyotes just as she was leaving her home to vote. Thinking he was telling a joke I asked him were they democrats.
He said they were coyotes and killed one of the family sheep in the night. So my my hat off to you.
Comment by Static Lines — November 5, 2009 @ 5:30 pm
Good job man! I'd really like to get a coyote. Good luck hunting the rest of the season.
Comment by Gary Justus — November 6, 2009 @ 4:58 am
I agree with Ralph about the reduction of turkeys due to coyotes...and the fawn population as well. We have noticed it on our property in Bath County. Last hunting season I had four coyotes come within 10 feet of me. I was sitting downwind from them hunting turkeys and my partner was calling turkeys below me. I had no idea they were sneaking up from behind!I really believe they were coming to the sound of turkeys and couldn't smell me or know what I was until I moved. They were gone before I could get my rifle up. They are fast and difficult to kill on the run-that's why they are survivors and multiplying so quickly. They hunt them from aircraft out west.
Comment by Sandy — November 7, 2009 @ 1:44 am
Good job Ralph, I'm going to kill one everytime I see one then after deer season I'm going to kill some more hitting the Coyote calls I purchased last year. If none of you have tried predator hunting (Coyote, Bobcat & Fox) it's a great way to fill that gap between deer seasons. I took my first fox earlier this year using a rabbit in distress call, no joke...I hit the mouth call and it wasn't 5 minutes 2 gray fox came running in. Coyotes and Bobcat's are more difficult but get out there and try it because the Coyote's need thinning or in my opinion it wouldn't hurt my feelings if they were eliminated all together but that will never happen.
Comment by Jason — November 9, 2009 @ 7:03 pm