rachels.haven's Journal

[Baymule]

Even my psycho b!tch Paris, is crushed when scolded. To be so crazy, she has such tender feelings.

Bailey just wants to make you and family happy. What a love.

 

[rachels.haven]

Hmm, there's someone who wants to hunt coyotes on my land and possibly onto the conservation commission land behind our property (allowed if not posted otherwise). I think I would like that as long as they let us know when they are out and will stop hunting if we are uncomfortable with something. It is coyote season right now. I wonder if they can bag the big one?

 

[thistlebloom]

That sounds like a good possibility. Wouldn't that be great if someone was able to get that big freak?

 

[farmerjan]

We have a few that come in and hunt coyotes. Since we are not "right there" like you are living right there on the property, it isn't as big a deal for us. But if there is anyway that you can get the population down, especially the big one that is much more of a threat, I would encourage it if at all possible. Ask them for some references, maybe with surrounding farmers? And ask the game commission people, if they are a reliable conscientious person to allow to hunt. Many times they will actually refer hunters to landowners that are having a problem.

 

[Baymule]

We have a few that come in and hunt coyotes. Since we are not "right there" like you are living right there on the property, it isn't as big a deal for us. But if there is anyway that you can get the population down, especially the big one that is much more of a threat, I would encourage it if at all possible. Ask them for some references, maybe with surrounding farmers? And ask the game commission people, if they are a reliable conscientious person to allow to hunt. Many times they will actually refer hunters to landowners that are having a problem.

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[B&B Happy goats]

Go for it

 

[Bruce]

How much land and where is the house on it? I'd hate for a stray bullet to come through a window or by shear bad luck hit one of the animals. I agree that you want to thoroughly check out anyone who you might let hunt and make sure they know where the homestead is so they don't fire in that direction.

 

[rachels.haven]

We have 6-7 acres if memory serves. The home and barn area is in one corner and only use about a fifth of the lot. The coyotes come from the side opposite the house, so anyone hunting should be back towards the house no matter where they stand. It is a concern though. I'm not sure if he'll get around to my place. There are LOTs of coyotes this year. Here's one of my first attempt at a phone panorama of the area coming off the conservation land...or at least part of it. Panorama shots are fast, so I only got part in the frame. (Eta, the rest of the property goes deep into the trees and up the hill, and far to the right and ends up being a lot of space. apparently camera preferred to focus on the yard, maybe I'll try again someday, or maybe panoramas are not practical and something I'm bad at)

Someone else is hunting the conservation land today, and it's occasionally very noisy. Bailey decided she wants to hide in the buck stall with her therapy bucks. They like her, so good deal. I'm glad she's just insecure when guns go off as opposed to frantic. I hope somebody bags some coyotes.

 

[rachels.haven]

Better picture, sideways, but gives a better idea. I don't think we're really ever safe from stray bullets next to the conservation land any day besides Sunday (hunting illegal on the Sabbath here), but someday there will be an electric or physical fence marking things more clearly for roaming armed dumbheads. The hunter using my land was conditional upon our comfort, of course. And he has to tell us when he's out so we can stay out of the way. Please pretend the very dead trees are not in this picture. They are on my list. (Eta, omgees, website righted the pic! Amazing!)

 

[Bruce]

What is the building in the distance on the far left side? Having an uphill behind your target is ideal since any shot that doesn't stop in the animal should stop in the dirt .... unless it ricochets off a rock.

Seems like the panorama worked out pretty well. I have no idea if my phone will do that or not. The best I do with my real camera is take a series of shots making a small overlap. Maybe it has a panorama feature, I have no idea.

Just checked the phone, son of a gun, it does do panorama. Would have been useful to know that when I was at th Grand Canyon in Nov.