Staying on watch

By Mac Arnold
RTO Editor

Now that the February "Super Storm" has hit, now what?

How am I going to stay on watch for coyotes in the back 40?

It may be time to invest in snowshoes. Or I could just wait until the late winter to spring thaw. Not sure how long it'll be but I'm not one to just slip into a Rip Van Winkle slumber.

Thoughts of wading in a roaring river for steelhead sounds appealing. That can be a chilly endeavor as well.

But on Saturday, Jan. 31, back in the Monroe County coyote woods, the only signs of life were a couple of determined squirrels and nonstop hooting great horned owls.

A late start and bumpy quad drive over the torn up field probably didn't leave the gig to covertness. So what the thinking is for future dog gigs is a nice hike to the back 40 ... in March.

The snow definitely has made for an arduous walk, let alone with the frozen plowed field.

Might be time to try another venue, such as the Sanilac County camp. The 'yotes roam in numbers out that way.

Although more snow is expected this weekend. Ugh! Not a lot. Accuweather is calling for 1 to 3 inches. Yeah, sure, pile it on Old Man Winter.

Guess it's time to purchase the H.S. Strut DVD to while away the time until mobility returns to ye olde hunting grounds.