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Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on November 18, 2009, 08:36 PM:
I'm willing to go out on a limb and say that I killed the first coon of the 09-10 season in Kansas this afternoon, and when I say that, I mean barely after noon.
Furharvesting season in KS opened at noon today. At 11:58 am, I sat patiently to one side of a small cottonwood snag, the M-1 resting beneath it with its green power light glowing ever so softly. Using the clock readout on my cell phone, I waited for the numbers to change to "12:00". As soon as they did, I hit the first pair of buttons on my remote and within fifteen seconds, the first coon called this season was sticking its pretty little nose out to check things out. Three minutes later, it finally committed and came face to face with a load of #4 buckshot.
I seriously doubt that anyone else in the state was into the fur any quicker. LOL
That was the high point. I hit seven more den trees that have historically been big producers and came up blank. One new tree that I stumbled upon last week while calling other vermin sure seemed like a sure thing. As I put the caller alongside the tree and off to one side, two coons were giving one another the red ass just a few feet above my head. I was sure that they'd come out and play, but all they did in response to the calling was go to their corners and be very, very quiet.
There's many more days to get them over the next several months. And,... I will.
Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on November 19, 2009, 07:53 AM:
You should probably 'do' something with that pelt. It ought to be good for a few memories on 'How we did it back in 09' when you hit geezer-hood.
Posted by oslo (Member # 3517) on November 19, 2009, 06:41 PM:
Good going! Way to get into the fur!
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