One less wily coyote
It seems that Texas Governor Rick Perry is quite the good shot.
From the
Washington Post:
Texas gov. shoots, kills 'wily' coyote during jog
Pistol-packing Texas Gov. Rick Perry has a message for wily coyotes out there: Don't mess with my dog.
Perry told The Associated Press on Tuesday he needed just one shot from the laser-sighted pistol he sometimes carries while jogging to take down a coyote that menaced his puppy during a February run near Austin.
Perry said he will carry his .380 Ruger - loaded with hollow-point bullets - when jogging on trails because he is afraid of snakes. He'd also seen coyotes in the undeveloped area.
When one came out of the brush toward his daughter's Labrador retriever, Perry charged.
"Don't attack my dog or you might get shot ... if you're a coyote," he said Tuesday.
Perry, a Republican running for a third full term against Democrat Bill White, is living in a private house in a hilly area southwest of downtown Austin while the Governor's Mansion is being repaired after a 2008 fire. A concealed handgun permit holder, Perry carries the pistol in a belt.
"I knew there were a lot of predators out there. You'll hear a pack of coyotes. People are losing small cats and dogs all the time out there in that community," Perry said.
There are three coyote families within earshot of the farm. Wonderful to hear them singing at night. There is one first-year male who has been getting a little bit too bold for my tastes. I do not mind them in the woods -- in fact I encourage them as a healthy food chain indicates a healthy ecosystem. When an individual member of a family loses its caution and starts coming out of the woods, crossing several hundred feet of pasture and coming to within 30 feet of my house and my critters, I start reaching for the hunting rifle.
I haven't had to do it often but that is one critter that
needs to be removed will be removed from the population at large...
Posted by DaveH at April 29, 2010 8:13 PM