What would you do? (Warning - Graphic Photo)

[Dan F]

I came home from work today to find a pile of feathers in my yard. After a quick search, I figured out that my Bantam rooster was gone! I raised this guy from a chick, he was our oldest chicken at about seven years old.

With a sick feeling in my gut I grabbed my shotgun and started out across our Christmas tree field. A few hundred yards away I noticed a coyote limping off. I caught up with him and realized it had a snare around its neck and front leg.

I shot it. Now I feel terrible. I don't regret killing the poor thing (the snare had injured it horribly) but it just makes me sick to think about the way that critter has been suffering.

I miss my Rooster!

 

[hamato_yoshii]

Well, I think you made a good decision. Those snares are brutal. Sorry about your rooster though.

 

[Sir-KS]

damnn!!!

 

[jason longboard]

Well i knew I could handle some blood and guts even though its a sad deal you had all the way around,but the eyeball is with me forever now,I shouldnt have looked.No matter what anyone ever says,wild animals were everywhere first.We choose to live in their hood.Normaly because we like that stuff and I know you love animals too.The snare would have caused infection and it likely wouldnt have come to human aid for help though ive seen stranger things.But likely no way and it would have died in misery in the brush someplace.You hade to be a real clint eastwood today so dont feel so bad.Though your initial shot may have been from anger,that too is natural and you learn from it.You hit a little growing pain and the cyote is better off not dieing slow so the bird really took the worst.Sorry for your loss,it feels like crap I know but you did good.Since living in that area and knowing you need to respect the other wildlife just keep doing what you can to keep them seperated with fencing or whatever you guys do.Good luck and sorry again.

 

[Onion01]

that bugged out eye is creeeeeeepy

 

[jason longboard]

that bugged out eye is creeeeeeepy

just tell yourself its a giant lechie gecko,thats what Im doing.

 

[AttackFish]

I most likely would have shot it.

 

[hamato_yoshii]

that bugged out eye is creeeeeeepy

A buddy of mine had that happen with his deer this year, it was pretty weird.

 

[SuicideKing]

it had it coming

 

[Dan F]

Well i knew I could handle some blood and guts even though its a sad deal you had all the way around,but the eyeball is with me forever now,I shouldnt have looked.No matter what anyone ever says,wild animals were everywhere first.We choose to live in their hood.Normaly because we like that stuff and I know you love animals too.The snare would have caused infection and it likely wouldnt have come to human aid for help though ive seen stranger things.But likely no way and it would have died in misery in the brush someplace.You hade to be a real clint eastwood today so dont feel so bad.Though your initial shot may have been from anger,that too is natural and you learn from it.You hit a little growing pain and the cyote is better off not dieing slow so the bird really took the worst.Sorry for your loss,it feels like crap I know but you did good.Since living in that area and knowing you need to respect the other wildlife just keep doing what you can to keep them seperated with fencing or whatever you guys do.Good luck and sorry again.

Thanks man, I'm pretty shook up still.

I don't know why I took that picture, but I keep a camera in my pocket pretty much all the time and it just happened. I'm sorry to anyone who gets freaked by it, I maybe shouldn't have posted it. I was pretty spun up from the whole ordeal. If you mods think it is too graphic, please just remove this whole thread.