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<blockquote data-quote="DMP25-06" data-source="post: 1884938" data-attributes="member: 27271"><p>My only other experience using a predator call and coyote howler in the beautiful state of Wyoming was in 1988 , the year of the Yellowstone fires . </p><p>My youngest brother and I had gone to Yellowstone NP , during the summer , in the midst of the Park burning , to view what I thought would be my last time to see My Favorite Place on Earth . The fires were raging and most of the campgrounds were closed , but Mammoth Hot Springs campground , near the Park Headquarters and North Gate , was open so we camped there . Very few people were there , due to the fires , and wildlife viewing was fantastic , animals were out everywhere , especially the bears , both Black Bears and Grizzly Bears , more bears than I have seen in all of my other visits combined .</p><p>One night after sundown , as the Mammoth campground quieted-down and people returned to their campers , tents , and motor-homes for the evening , I told little brother to grab his binoculars and follow me . We hiked across the road and up to the top of a hill about 600 yards east of the campground and sat down , facing the camps. </p><p>" WATCH THIS , I told him as I pulled out-of my pocket a predator call and coyote howler ".</p><p>I first let out several barks and a couple of howls , and then we began watching the campground for action . Sure enough , doors on campers opened , tents un-zipped , and people came out with flashlights in hand , looking all around for whatever made that NOISE . We sat there Quietly watching the action for 4 or 5 minutes until the people returned to their beds . </p><p>After another 10 minutes of quiet , I grabbed the predator call , and let-out with the most blood-curdling screams of a dying rabbit that I could perform . Immediately , lights came on inside and outside of tents , campers , and motor-homes . People came out with guns in one hand and flashlights in their other , looking under vehicles , under tables , and in the tops of trees for whatever was making that terrified sound .</p><p>We were rolling on the ground in laughter , while watching all of this entertainment through our binoculars .</p><p>They were outside searching for at least 10 minutes before returning to their beds this time .</p><p>Another 10 minutes of silence and I told little brother </p><p>" I am REALLY gonna get 'em this time ".</p><p>I let-out with another rabbit scream , followed with the dying-quiver wailing of the rodent , as it was being torn-apart . Lights on and people out again for the 3rd time . HA - HA , HOORAH , are we having fun , UNTIL we hear , just behind us , the soft-padded foot-prints sound of a heavy animal just behind us .</p><p>Then another light bulb turns on , this time just above our heads , and it says " SUCKER ", just like in the cartoons . Here I was , blowing a predator call in the home of the largest predator in North America , the Grizzly Bear . I would wager money that my brother and I looked like the Keystone Cops from the silent film era , as we ran like .... down that hill and back to our camper .</p><p>Next morning , the campground was abuzz with talk about the terrifying sounds from the night before .</p><p>I know that those sounds were made by me , but I don't know if they came from the calls , or , our rapid retreat from that hill top .</p><p></p><p>DMP25-06</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DMP25-06, post: 1884938, member: 27271"] My only other experience using a predator call and coyote howler in the beautiful state of Wyoming was in 1988 , the year of the Yellowstone fires . My youngest brother and I had gone to Yellowstone NP , during the summer , in the midst of the Park burning , to view what I thought would be my last time to see My Favorite Place on Earth . The fires were raging and most of the campgrounds were closed , but Mammoth Hot Springs campground , near the Park Headquarters and North Gate , was open so we camped there . Very few people were there , due to the fires , and wildlife viewing was fantastic , animals were out everywhere , especially the bears , both Black Bears and Grizzly Bears , more bears than I have seen in all of my other visits combined . One night after sundown , as the Mammoth campground quieted-down and people returned to their campers , tents , and motor-homes for the evening , I told little brother to grab his binoculars and follow me . We hiked across the road and up to the top of a hill about 600 yards east of the campground and sat down , facing the camps. " WATCH THIS , I told him as I pulled out-of my pocket a predator call and coyote howler ". I first let out several barks and a couple of howls , and then we began watching the campground for action . Sure enough , doors on campers opened , tents un-zipped , and people came out with flashlights in hand , looking all around for whatever made that NOISE . We sat there Quietly watching the action for 4 or 5 minutes until the people returned to their beds . After another 10 minutes of quiet , I grabbed the predator call , and let-out with the most blood-curdling screams of a dying rabbit that I could perform . Immediately , lights came on inside and outside of tents , campers , and motor-homes . People came out with guns in one hand and flashlights in their other , looking under vehicles , under tables , and in the tops of trees for whatever was making that terrified sound . We were rolling on the ground in laughter , while watching all of this entertainment through our binoculars . They were outside searching for at least 10 minutes before returning to their beds this time . Another 10 minutes of silence and I told little brother " I am REALLY gonna get 'em this time ". I let-out with another rabbit scream , followed with the dying-quiver wailing of the rodent , as it was being torn-apart . Lights on and people out again for the 3rd time . HA - HA , HOORAH , are we having fun , UNTIL we hear , just behind us , the soft-padded foot-prints sound of a heavy animal just behind us . Then another light bulb turns on , this time just above our heads , and it says " SUCKER ", just like in the cartoons . Here I was , blowing a predator call in the home of the largest predator in North America , the Grizzly Bear . I would wager money that my brother and I looked like the Keystone Cops from the silent film era , as we ran like .... down that hill and back to our camper . Next morning , the campground was abuzz with talk about the terrifying sounds from the night before . I know that those sounds were made by me , but I don't know if they came from the calls , or , our rapid retreat from that hill top . DMP25-06 [/QUOTE]
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