Just headed-off a coyote attack on our chickens....
It's late in the afternoon, its been raining all day. We are both home and we let the chickens out to run around for the afternoon. Because they want out.
.... then, very late in the afternoon, the perimeter alarms are sounding-off, like they often do.
But I have learned not to be complacent, and to pay attention to every single alarm and check EVERY time.
This time, it is NOT a false alarm. It's a gosh darn coyote slinking in and coming down out of the woods .... to take one of our chickens.
And it's still very light out .... Only 6:15 pm
(Re-evaluaton: yes, I saw one yote, but it there could have been more)
When I went out I grabbed a suppressed 10/22.
I was able to get several rounds off before it jammed.
... "son of a mother!"
The bastard ran off. There's a good chance i hit it, because that suppressed 10/22 is dead-on with zero recoil.
Tomorrow, I will be re-cleaning ALL fire arms....spotless.
Also, changing perinteter alarm batteries, checking trail cams, and dumping large quantities of human pee jar along that area.
Any how... I HATE coyotes!!!