Hunting from the back porch

[walkin jack]

Never been an avid hunter. But I have had some experiences and some things that they all have in common is that they all required hundreds of miles to get there and back. They all required a substantial amount of time and money getting all the gear sorted out, packed up and loaded...goin' and comin'. At least one whole day cleaning up all the gear and putting it away.

Today I put all that behind me. Due to my new country home I can now hunt off my back porch. A few days ago we noticed a coyote crossing the pasture in front of my house (1st pic). He would trot up the driveway go between the house and the garage (2nd pic).Then he would proceed across the back yard down the hill across the fence and in to the back pasture. (3rd pic. The 4th pic is my hunting position on the back porch.

Preparation takes about 5 minutes and at the end of the hunt I just walk in the back door, lean the shot gun up against the wall in the utility room by the back door and take my empty coffee thermos into the kitchen.

The wily ol' coyote didn't come by today but I never had a more relaxed and enjoyable hunt. All the comforts of home at my finger tips. No muss no fuss no bother. I gotta te' ya, this is my kind of hunting. He keeps coming around I will get him sooner or later. No hurry, It's a great way to spend a couple of hours in the morning.

 

[lrb1200]

Is the house next door to you for sale?

 

[Fishinfool]

Now that chair on the deck along with a glass of sweet tea sure looks like a comfortable stand...

Larry

 

[djohns6]

I could kill a mess of squirrels and doves on my back deck .

 

[walkin jack]

Is the house next door to you for sale?

There is no house-next-door per se. This is a family compound. About 30 acres. 5 houses all separated one from the others by woods. The plan is to keep all 5 houses in the family. We have mostly been up here for about 40 years. New generations that come along take over the houses of those that pass on. It'd kind of carved in stone that we won't sell to anyone not in the family.

 

[lrb1200]

I get it Jack.

Know well how fortunate situations come to be.

Planned and earned, luck has little to do with it.

Enjoy, and thanks for the reply.

Leonard

 

[walkin jack]

You can hear more gunshots here than Detroit, DC or LA. The difference is that nobody up here is shootin' at people... mostly the occasional varmint or just some one plinkin' at the target set-up down in the lower pasture.

 

[Rifleman200-10X]

Real men love cats??? Well, I'm pretty darn sure I'm a real man, but...
the only reason I don't like cats is that I can't seem to find a really good recipe !

 

[Doug627]

When you are done roughing it, get yourself a recliner.

 

[billwill]

You need to refer to the coyote's actions as....the coyote use to... Check your down range and let it fly.

 

[Protocall_Design]

That coyote must have some pretty good camo. I can't find him in any of the pics...

 

[Dave.357]

Unless it is doing damage , I would rather
watch wildlife than kill it. Remember
you kill it you eat it .

 

[Old Arkansawyer]

Make sure you don't fall asleep on watch.

 

[Onomea]

Good to see you enjoying your new place, Jack. I hope the missus is enjoying it equally well.

 

[WuzzFuzz]

My suggestion: Miss with your first shot, otherwise you won't have anything to shoot at tomorrow!!!!!!


WuzzFuzz

 

[Alpo]

Unless it is doing damage , I would rather
watch wildlife than kill it. Remember
you kill it you eat it .

Absolutely. You kill it you eat it. Mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, mice, rats. You kill it, YOU EAT IT!!

 

[WuzzFuzz]

Absolutely. You kill it you eat it. Mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, mice, rats. You kill it, YOU EAT IT!!

I have time to kill every day..got any hot sauce to suggest to put on? How long should I cook the time I killed? Pan fry?, broil? BBQ? grill? bake? What?



WuzzFuzz

 

[tops]

The older I get the more I do varmint hunting from the house. If just passing by they are not doing damage but I figure they have done damage or going to do damage so I get them while the getting is good. Larry

 

[deno56]

keep a eye out for this

 

[petepeterson]

keep a eye out for this

That's pretty funny. Due to the humor, I'm sure they will be sued for one reason or another.

 

[Dave.357]

Absolutely. You kill it you eat it. Mosquitoes, flies, cockroaches, mice, rats. You kill it, YOU EAT IT!!

Have my wife kill things on this list.

 

[charlie sherrill]

Pretty much the same way here. I put in a pool last year so I had to move my deer plot over a little. I don't even have to go out of the house, just raise a window. I did have to spray some WD 40 on the window frame. It had starting squeaking and scared some of them off. Freezer is full so we will only need one or two this year. The only cost to this style of hunting is the cost of the ammo used. I had enough wild nights at the deer camp in my younger days. Besides, hunting with a hangover isn't as much fun.

 

[walkin jack]

Unless it is doing damage , I would rather
watch wildlife than kill it. Remember
you kill it you eat it .

It's a coyote...it IS doing damage.

 

[Dave.357]

It's a coyote...it IS doing damage.

I see your point cat is at risk ,load
Your rifle ,shotgun doesn't have
Much range.

 

[Wyo]

There is much to be said for porch hunting. These were turkeys in the backyard. Rifle is an 1892 Winchester in 25/20. Not sure why that first photo is turned sideways.

 

[Bullet Bob]

"It's a coyote...it IS doing damage."

Mainly to mice and other rodents; but hey, if you prefer those, power to the people.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

So far I've killed 2 gobblers and 2 armadillos from my back porch. Ate the gobblers. Dumped the armored possums. And Dave357 down here we DON"T eat vermin and pest.

 

[tops]

"It's a coyote...it IS doing damage."

Mainly to mice and other rodents;

and deer, rabbits, quail and I have them on camera eating apples. Larry

 

[BRL40]

I always thought that it would be great to have a back porch that protrudes a little out over a pond with fish but your setup would work too.

Have fun!

 

[Golphin]

Been living in the woods most of my life. Plenty of easy deer and turkey shots from my back deck. So easy I don't shoot them. Now for Yotes they are shot when I cam get a shot at them. I could not live in town with close neighbors after so many years out here where I can do as I wish without bother with anyone. If I want town I can go spend the day there but always happy to get back to the house.