pr of Reds

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Two Winters ago. Laying around 300yrds away. Yeah they see me, but are not alarmed. No wonder they don't live long. Geesh.


Here is their straggler yearling pup, they kept back. Pup was laying atad over 100yrds away from the gravel. Never raised her head. Even after I yelled at her. I haven't hunted Reds in many yrs, too dang easy.


She finally gave me a look then curled back up.


Reds have excellent hearing like the coyotes. Their down side is. They dismiss many ambiant noises around them. Some of those noises are hunters sneaking in for the kill shot. Apparently they can't decpiher which is which.

One thing I have learned about them. Is they pay closer attention to "quick high pitched" noises & movement. Rather than loud deeper noises, & slow movment. I reckon that is in their make-up & can't be helped.

My latter yrs, I don't kill much anymore. Specifically the Reds. Even the coyotes as well. I only try for a handfull of coyotes a season. I get more of a kick out of learning from them anymore. As compared to killing them all.

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Another pr of Reds I spotted late last January. Their around 400yrds out from the gravel.
Their also laying on the down-wind side of a large hill, near the ridgeline. I'm angled to their down-wind on the roadway. They never raised their heads as I stopped. Not to wary.


If a caller walked into these hills from their down-wind area. A good chance he/she? would've been seen. When calling or stalking, I prefer to come in from their blind side. Doing so, cancels my odds of being seen. Only other two hurdles to over come then. Is, not being heard or scented.

BTW, just so happened I watched them for quite awhile. They eventually woke up & mated right in my view. Dang males, have no shame? LOL!

Something you don't see very often