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Cdog911
"There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell.
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posted October 13, 2005 05:13 PM
After I responded to the thread on coyote vocalizations, I got to thinking. (uh-oh, he's thinking again. This oughtta be good.) (Shut up.) Anyway, it seems that a lot of fellas like to ascribe specific intent to every damned thing a coyote says. Almost like every "word" out of their mouths is with the intent to say something meaningful.
Those of you that know me know for a fact that I say a lot of meaningless stuff - mostly just a lot of rambling. On and on and on...
These same guys sell these litanies of critically important coyote sounds that any well intending coyote hunter cannot be without.
Therefore, is there anyone else that thinks that maybe, just possibly, a lot of what coyotes say is just meaningless jibberish spurted to display elation, or anger, or maybe they just wanna hear themselves talk? Kinda like me? And that these digitally mastered sounds - from such diverse lists - are nothing but a collection of sounds that just one coyote uttered just one time when someone with a parabolic mic just happened to be nearby and caught it so they could sell it as the third most common and fifth most important vocalization any and every coyote ever made?
Or, am I just being a pampass know it all?
[ October 13, 2005, 05:50 PM: Message edited by: Cdog911 ]
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I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something; and, because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
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Tim Behle
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posted October 13, 2005 05:51 PM
True coyote language translates better into Spanish than it does English.
Coyotes speak more in general thoughts, English has too many exact words.
I really think that is why so many Americans are monolinguistic. We grew up with such an exacting first language, that a more general thought conveying language simply frustrates us to the point we give up.
[ October 13, 2005, 05:53 PM: Message edited by: Tim Behle ]
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Jrbhunter
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posted October 13, 2005 06:03 PM
I'd agree with that theory, and I believe that a caller that can put more "Trash" talk into a series will be more productive.
However meaningless a coyote's slurred variation of a growl-bark-sneeze may be, I like the fact that it's REAL to a coyote unlike many of the things that blare from a Dan Thompson Howler.
P.S. In my case, having hunted with handcalls for years I could stand to hunt with 5 sounds on a remote caller. But hell, if you pay for 24 you may as well get 24!
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Sue and Mark Nami
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posted October 13, 2005 06:34 PM
Here if you try sounding like a coyote, you have every redneck yahoo within hearing distance grabbing a gun and a beer running your direction trying to pull their suspenders up.
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All that's necessary for the forces of evil to win in the world is for enough
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Hawkeye
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posted October 13, 2005 06:39 PM
If your gonna get the WT it doesnt matter what sounds you get your gonna be an expert over night.
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Rich Higgins
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posted October 13, 2005 06:59 PM
Lance, you pretty well nailed it. (hope you don't mind me posting on your thread ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif) )
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Cdog911
"There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell.
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posted October 13, 2005 08:12 PM
No problem, Rich. Could you be a bit more vague?
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Rich
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posted October 14, 2005 11:55 AM
"Therefore, is there anyone else that thinks that maybe, just possibly, a lot of what coyotes say is just meaningless jibberish spurted to display elation, or anger, or maybe they just wanna hear themselves talk? Kinda like me?"
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Cdog-911,
I should have known that sooner or later you would say something thatIagree with. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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If you call the coyotes in close, you won't NEED a high dollar range finder.
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Cdog911
"There are some ideas so absurd only an intellectual could believe them."--George Orwell.
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posted October 14, 2005 01:07 PM
Rich,
It was only a matter of time.
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I am only one. But still, I am one. I cannot do everything, but still, I can do something; and, because I cannot do everything, I will not refuse to do something that I can do.
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2dogs
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posted October 15, 2005 05:33 AM
I have no clue what coyotes are [really] saying. But I do believe they curse me, when I'm upon them .
They even lossened my L-front tire lug-nuts last Fall. Trying to take me out ![[Mad]](mad.gif) . Coyote-te-cus, smart-assecus. Payback, draweth near .
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