Got a call from a farmer . He just instaled new sprinklers in his young walnuts. The coyotes came and destroyd one comeplete row of conduit. maybe a hundred feet worth . Looked like they had a good time doing it. They are pretty smart and on the call side at this place right now. some been having lead poisoning.

. Told him I would be there waiting this evening. First stand this am 11:30am Was in some almonds next to the olives. Wind was coming from the olives . got in a prone position next to a tree. wind in my face and the orchard behind me was being harvested. Did some death screamand stuff . At about five minutes one runs almost over me from down wind and ducks into the olives. I get up run where he ducked in see him walking down the row of olives bark at it it turns to look at me but its body is behind a tree it just stands there. I get prone and Bang flop Off with its head ,well some of it.

Afew more stands and nothing. In some adult almonds next to some peaches . Wind in my face decoy maybe fivety yards out in front of me. Doing some rabbit nois stuff and here thump thump thump behind me this one trots past me just one row over loking at the decoy and keeping the trees between us . Real big guy ,never get a shot tried barking puppy yips ect just cept on going . Then to my right theres another one coming in . Starts to circle at sixty yards bang flop big adult female maybe 2-3 years.

Acouple more stands nothing. Suns getting low . Get in the walnuts to wait for the destruction crew. About 15 minutes waiting they show up. Three tried some yips and stuff . The big one come in to check thing out bang flop 260 of my steps .
Big old male Thinking 4-5 years in real good shape big head and some stain on his teeth but they are not worn down.

Had to cheat today but still had fun . Made my day got a smart older one .
Getting up early to cape out the two.
You can hop but you can't hide. Yahi Bowmen. Its not how far you can shoot but how close to the game you get when you shoot. Sights we don't need any sights. Why waist time reloading when I can be making arrows.