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Post by highwaystar on Aug 10, 2008 22:21:53 GMT
Loaded the truck and headed to Errol. Kathie, Harley, He's the dog, and fishing gear. On the way up 16 N we like to fish the Androscoggin River. Caught some small mouth bass. Hit the flat water. As the river was high, fast water. North of Errol we took a left on a dirt road and let it take us were it wanted to. As we drove we hit Bear Brook Pond. We like to look for Moose and see if we can call them in and get a photo. Yes, we hand call Moose. Yes , Kathie Too!!! Well, it was 9:45 am and Kathie let it ripe out over the pond. We giggle each time one of us uses my Bull Magnet horn. It wasn't 15 seconds after her calling when all HELL broke loose. No, not moose, coyotes. She looked at me and I at her, as this is the first time for her to hear coyotes respond to a call. They were in a ralley vocal and hitting it hard. Was a good 3-5 min. Kathie was surprised at how long they barked and cried out. Then they were gone. We found a road that headed into the back of the pond but, I have just 2 wheel drive on my truck and we just marked it on the Gazetteer. Picture of the lake. Have you ever heard of such a thing? It was way cool. Anyone hunt in that neck of the woods? I have it marked and it did not take us to long to get there so, I think I might hunt there this year. Spend a Saturday up there. I don't know if they plow those roads. It is an active logging road at this time. Highwaystar
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Post by browning204 on Aug 11, 2008 2:09:48 GMT
Wow, awesome. That is a beautiful sound for sure!!
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Post by okanagan on Aug 13, 2008 22:38:05 GMT
Great story, highwaystar. What a cool experience to have.
They make such a fantastic racket it is wonderful.
My coyote expererience is limited to Far West but FWIW, it is not unusual for them to react vocally to many kinds of sounds. No telling what will set them off. Inside Los Angeles County is where I remember them howling in response to fire sirens more than anywhere else, but have heard them do that in many places, and they sometimes reply to a vehicle horn honking.
Whether they react vocally or not probably depends on the mood of the coyote(s) and what else is going on. We heard one howl and bark at loud radio music by a lake, though the campers with the radio never heard it.
When we go out in the woods and call we engage a different dynamic than we do when merely hiding and seeking. None of us know for sure what animals are listening and how they may respond to the sounds we offer, and the unexpted events are a fun bonus.
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