No Mog this time around, but damn close. Camp Le Monier ,Djibouti. Skinny pirate central .
Posts by Aaron Proffitt
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Where are you headed to?
Is that the grogan in your avatar and the "receiver" Julian ?
:@Initially I was bound for Khandahar...then they amended my orders and looks like Djibouti is going to be home for awhile.
Pitcher and catcher are without name or inference. It just is. Scary.
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Thanks everyone ..i will be in touch with the forum from the middle east... God bless forums like this one ...the next best e-mail
. There are soldiers out there that have to go trough a lot. Hope they come back safe..I volunteered for this one . i feel i got to do my job.
Dan a spearfishing TG day, guess you right a bird for a flying fish. kind of the same. enjoy with your love ones. cheers to you all.
Core do you know where your final destination will be ? Looks like I am headed to CJNTF/HOA in February ...well probably May by the time I finish NECC's school. But I depart from HOR in February.
And do you have Facebook ?
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be safe and come home to your family..both physical and virtual
No question, bro. No question.:)
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I read your SB post. I thought you were going to leave without saying goodbye.
Hell no...I love my hermanos over here.:)
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I can rejoin the gang....:)
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Welcome, Mike. Good to see you.
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Aaron, is the coyote dead by the time you get to them or do you have to ''finish'' it?
Cool way of hunting BTW!I agree ...it is a cool way of hunting and it makes you appreciate the homage that old civilizations showed their hunting hounds. With the right kind of dog, your family will never go hungry or want for warm clothing.
Pics from the UK prior to the large animal hunting ban with dogs. Not mine, but great examples.
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I like Larry's pic more because it is bigger and has more detail
that girl is a monster...I would like to be her monster slayer 
SFS- South Florida Spearos-
FLF- Ft lauderdale FreediversBuilt like that...I wouldn't kick her out of bed if she shit in it.
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Aaron,
Any special care has to given to the dogs to make sure they don’t catch nasty shit(disease) from the coyotes?.Larry O M. . .
Not really ,Larry, I stay currnet on their inoculations and such . I really don't like them wooling a mangy coyote, but if they do I begin treatment as I would for fleas.
I also carry a first-aid kit with antibiotics, staples, bandages, eye patches, on and on...
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Interesting. I have sooooo much to learn….
So let’s see if I understood: You go out with your dogs to hunt the coyotes, right? The coyotes are not edible, but you get some money for them? Why? Do they use the furr?
Are they a plague?Please don’t get me wrong. I in no way want to criticize; I am just ignorant about all of this.
Nice pictures.
Money is a two part deal... the hides are "put up" (stretched,fleshed and dried ) and then sold to market . Usually in the Spring. I also currently get a bounty on them from the Oklahoma Catteman's Association. The fur is used to line Arctic rated clothing ...unlike other materials, coyote fur does not absorb condensation and freeze.
I don't know if I'd call them a plague...but certainly prolific. To many in a given area and you get this....mange. The result are coyotes that starve and freeze to death are good for nothing but worm and maggot food. Healthy numbers equal healthy coyotes.
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Aaron, is the coyote dead by the time you get to them or do you have to ''finish'' it?
Cool way of hunting BTW!always dead by the time I get there , Billy. They are very efficient.
EDIT- Let me add...sight hounds come in two different 'kill' categories ; throat and chest dogs . Both have the same goal, which is to use their weaponry to let the air out of their prey . If you use both types in conjunction , it's over quick. In the time it takes me to ride (if I am on horseback ) or drive to 'em...often times they are already trotting back to the release point, bored now the action is over. They love the catch and kill...a dead coyote's no fun anymore.
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Staghounds...and some with some black-mouth cur cross.That's where you're seeing the resemblance ,Larry.
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Ahh hence MLPA..
Thanks, Dave.
It's huge areas , too. And the things is, it goes from the coast line and then out. Bye bye beach dives.
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Can someone please explain in a nutshell what just happened in California as far as closing off certain areas to spearfishing?
Not just spearing ,Dan...all consumptive use. Calling them "Marine Life Protection Areas" .
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thanks Aaron, very interesting stuff. I have seen there is alot more to learn on land than in the water. It takes many years to aquire a sense for the woods im guessing
Yes... but in many ways it mimics the undersea enviroment . You have learned to read sections of the sea ...apply some the same principles.
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Can a big one fight off the dogs?
Nope ... a denned one can be a buzzsaw . And one on one the engagement might last a little longer...but not much. They're Ninjas , I tell ya. Each dog seems to have a technique to administer the coup de grace, and they're pretty good at it.
Rolo,
The USDA is using mine to kill off some sheepkillers at a grazing lands research facility near my home.Beav and PG is the shit. Tell your friends.:)
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Do they see it because they're elevated in the vehicle?
How far are they from the coyote when released? How much distance, over open ground, do they need to catch it?
I think being elevated helps ...but they are constanly scanning the horizon for a target.
Typical distance at release is around 400 yards. Race distance can be long at times and almost non-existant at others. Sometimes the coyote will stand their , unable to accept that he is now prey; but usually as soon as they see the truck stop they bolt. Than your looking at a run that'll go several miles. Sveral miles in a big circle.
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Alan,
Even the Tribe won't eat coyotes ...but between bounties and the hide , about $500 collected. That won't even cover the gas used.
Bobcats, beaver and muskrats are furbearers worthy of the table. Serve with pinot grigio .Sdeisen,
Southwestern Oklahoma.
