Ramblings and Such From Hunting Coyote

[Bucklowery]

Do you anchor to the post or up on the wire?

Thanks

Buck

 

[DSheetz]

to the post, it's a long snare so that a coyote can climb over the fence and then not reach the ground for a quick kill.

 

[DSheetz]

I have been known to hook two snares together when I didn't have an extension cable with me to be able to reach a post as an anchor, I don't like anything shorter than an eight-foot snare, for the way that I set mine. You can have 16 feet or cable but still only have 8 feet of useable snare cable depending on how you make the set. They make earth anchors as well, but I don't tend to like them due to the large variety of ground that I encounter, rocky, sandy, gumbo and sometimes good sandy loam, frozen ground of all types is hard to deal with then when it thaws out what was onetime hard fastened and immobile pulls out readily.

 

[DSheetz]

Here it is the day before Thanksgiving. We all have somethings to be thankful for, yes, we may have had some unfortunate things happen in our lives but still we will be able to see somethings to be grateful for. For me I find a ton of small things like watching a squirrel hide its treasure, a red-tailed hawk hunting a mouse, as well as the big things such as friends and especially family, the friend that has just had her baby and they are doing well, the granddaughter who is going to have her baby and both are well and healthy. The kids that are doing well with jobs that they don't feel are jobs or work just enjoying them as they spend their days doing them. All of the friends that I have the pleasure of visiting here and the people that I am able to help along the way who enjoy visiting and asking questions that I might be able to answer, or at least someone else can that is here. May we all spend a small amount of time to reflect on the things in our lives that mean so much to us and give thanks for them as we go about our day but not be distracted as we do other things in our lives such as drive or operate equipment. Hoping that all are healthy and safe have a blessed holiday, Dave