What kind of hawk is in the cage?. Not wanting to get anything started but this type of hawk seems to be around my deer stand every fall. They fly very low and very slow. I can honestly say this is the only thing I have ever watched catch a quail. Last year I watched one sailing low in front of my stand and then nosed dived. The covey got up about the time the hawk was only a few feet from the ground..Big puff of feathers and then the hawk flew off with a quail hanging from his feet. I know bob cats catch quail and other small creatures but the hawk does the exact same thing..To me it was a pretty amazing display of nature.
Hard to tell from the front shot, but more than likely the quail killer was a coopers hawk. Mostly grey in color. The red tail has a more "rust color".
I shot my first yote during deer season. A little over 200 yds with the .300 win mag. He died hard. His lung was hanging out the back side of him. Head is at the taxidermist. I can't wait to get him on my wall.
Somehow get a back leg instead of a front leg caught in a trap? If he chewed it off though that is pretty high up the leg....
Good job on the cats and coyotes guys. I loved seeing those bobcats in a cage. Coyotes don't chew their legs off Shooter. That is an old wives tale. You can catch them by a toe or two and hold them most of the time. If they get out with their leg still in the trap, it is because the bone broke and the sharp edges of the bone cut the flesh and got them loose but they will not chew out.
My son and I got out again last weekend and had a great hunt. We called in 15 and only killed 3 out of those. Should have had 6 but our shooting sucked and we kept having hard chargers that we could not get stopped for a standing shot. All the yelling and whooping we could do would not get them stopped. Killed the farthest at 225 and it was sleeping when we started calling and just stood up in front of us. Shane got 2 of the coyotes and both his were inside 75 yrds. We had a ball and the action was exciting. Our first stand on Sat morning we had a pair come in from Shane's left that I never saw, a pair come in from in front of me that circled to his side for wind and then a single hard charger that ran straight in....so 5 dogs on the first stand of the weekend. Here is a pic of him with one from Sunday morning. I'll post up the other 2 when I get the pics.
My son and I got out again last weekend and had a great hunt. We called in 15 and only killed 3 out of those. Should have had 6 but our shooting sucked and we kept having hard chargers that we could not get stopped for a standing shot. All the yelling and whooping we could do would not get them stopped. Killed the farthest at 225 and it was sleeping when we started calling and just stood up in front of us. Shane got 2 of the coyotes and both his were inside 75 yrds. We had a ball and the action was exciting. Our first stand on Sat morning we had a pair come in from Shane's left that I never saw, a pair come in from in front of me that circled to his side for wind and then a single hard charger that ran straight in....so 5 dogs on the first stand of the weekend. Here is a pic of him with one from Sunday morning. I'll post up the other 2 when I get the pics.
I borrowed a live trap from a neighbor, anyone want to give me some tips on how to set it up or bait it to catch bobcats or coyotes?
