Jana
11/01/08 ~ Well, the day all of the Northern Hills hunters wait anxiously for is finally here! I decided to spend it holed up in a blind calling the pack of coyotes who live behind our house, trying to get some pictures, but they were smart and decided the opening day of rifle season probably was a good day to stay holed up! I did hear a couple of them yip a few times, but they waited until it was good and dark before venturing out. By then I was trying to stumble my way back to the truck, since I had forgotten my headlamp!
No coyotes, but I saw some other critters!
This guy followed me almost all way to the ravine where I was going to hide, then he decided the going was a little too rough. Every time I set up my tripod to take a picture, he started chewing on my camera, so I finally had to give up!
Hiding out from the bowhunters that are just on the other side of the fence!
It is amazing how BIG these guys sound when you are sitting in the woods all by yourself and it is getting dark out, and there is a thick pile of dried leaves on the ground and every sound is magnified 1000%! I swore there was something really big out there coming my way!!!! Looks pretty innocent, doesn't he???
No headlamp, lots of things going bump in the night, and a ways back to truck (but one very friendly horse to keep me company!). Time to call it a night!
