Lost my cat Mina today

[JDP]

We have some coyotes in this area, too. I think it is pretty much open season on killing them. Before he died, my Dad saw one in the back yard through his bedroom window. He opened the window, poked the shotgun out, and took it down. I haven't seen any, but would not hesitate to do the same. I do hear them at night sometimes. Once they stake a claim to a territory, they become a pest. They will hunt down just about every living thing they feed on until they deplete the area, then move on to greener pastures. They are dangerous as well, and not only to cats and dogs, they have been known to even attack people sometimes. The set of choppers on the one I killed today is enough to make you want to keep a cautious distance from them, and not to lay your hands on them until you are certain that they are dead.

[EvilNed]

Good job! Nice shot. Of course, never happy to see a life go. But don't hate the player, hate the game... And he was playing it.

[JDP]

Good job! Nice shot. Of course, never happy to see a life go. But don't hate the player, hate the game... And he was playing it. Under normal circumstances, I certainly do not go out of my way to hunt and kill anything, coyotes included. But these ones have been "playing it", as you say.

[bassman]

Really sorry for your loss, but dang man....you’re a beast!

[JDP]

Really sorry for your loss, but dang man....you’re a beast! Thanks. But trust me, if a coyote or wolf killed your cat or dog, and to add insult to injury the son of a bitch stuck around the area continuing this routine (meaning that if you have more cats or dogs they might also be the next in line), you wouldn't take it lightly either. Damn thing had to be stopped. He paid a heavy price for what he did. I am quite sure that I did an immense favor to all the cats & dogs around here. My only regret is not to have done it earlier (I had no idea that this a-hole was around this area and making the neighborhood's cats & dogs his daily "dinner", otherwise I would have exterminated him sooner. Mina most likely would still be alive if that bastard was not prowling around when she accidentally found her way out to the bayou ) And the hunt for his "buddy" continues... He better not come back to this area ever again, if he knows what's good for him. I have a 20 inch broadhead crossbow bolt with his name on it

[Neil]

Jesus! That's looks terrifying!

[JDP]

Jesus! That's looks terrifying! To quote the late great Charles Bronson in Death Wish 3: "It makes a real mess!" (of your innards) If someone or something gets hit with those broadheads shot from a 150lb draw weight crossbow, he/she ain't going to be getting up again, even if he/she somehow manages to survive for a while. Guaranteed.

[Neil]

The barbs/blades almost look like they're sprung loaded so can push down a bit into the head for penetration, and then spread out to lodge in the target? But they are fixed in position aren't they?

[JDP]

The barbs/blades almost look like they're sprung loaded so can push down a bit into the head for penetration, and then spread out to lodge in the target? But they are fixed in position aren't they? Yes, they are fixed. But there are other broadheads that do perform like you describe The blades on the back are designed to open after the target has been penetrated.

[Neil]

yes, they are fixed. But there are other broadheads that do perform like you describe the blades on the back are designed to open after the target has been penetrated. omg!!

[JDP]

omg!! Yes, wicked!

[EvilNed]

Whatever happened to the second coyote?

[JDP]

Whatever happened to the second coyote? I've seen him a few times prowling around, but the clever mofo eluded me. As soon as he spotted me, semi-hidden behind fences or vegetation waiting for him to get close enough, he would not come anywhere near within range of the crossbow. I have even been trying an electric decoy that imitates the motions of a cat, this one: In order to lure him in within range, but he would not bite the bait. But I will nail him down. It's only a matter of time. One day he will be hungry enough that he will toss caution out the window and get close enough to the food and/or decoy I leave for him.

[JDP]

Spent the late night and early morning hours stalking the bayou, crossbow loaded and ready, but no signs of the SOB. Maybe he's moved on to another area by now, or someone else shot him down, or he got hit by a car (in order to get to this area from the nearby wilderness they dwell in, coyotes have to cross several transited roads.) I will keep the infrared surveillance cameras on, just in case he (or another one) comes back.