Elkhunting fool...this was not meant towards you in particular, I just did a "quick reply" and somehow your name got added....sorry, my bad. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
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Being a self admitted RANK newbie who has never even killed a coyote yet, I won't even begin to imply that I know the "proper" way to say the name. I usually just call 'em dogs, after all, that's what they are. If I do say coyote, it's usually "kyotee". Right or wrong, I will say this: as far as I can recall, it was always said as "Wiley CoyotEE" not "Wiley CoyotE" on Saturday mornings. Not that Warner Bros had or has the corner on pronouncing everything correctly("what a maroon!"...I always figured that Bugs was actually saying "moron" and just using alternate pronunciations as part of his schtik), but maybe that could be where some of us retards that don't pronounce the name correctly got our gross mis-information from...not that I relied on cartoons for my education, heck, I made it all the way through high school in only 4 years, got a diploma an' everything. Certainly meaning no disrespect for those that did pursue further schooling, but I had no use for college and still don't. I have no doubt that my educational shortcomings are self evident through my misuse,or complete lack of,proper punctuation and/or capital letters, improper wording and spelling faux-pas. Anyone who is offended by this, I apologize...HS was almost 25 yrs ago and I'm doing the best I can.
If a person who is a master linguist and top o' the heap predator hunter is using the spelling of the word to determine the correct pronunciation, wouldn't one also have to pronounce the name "Koi-yote" instead of "Ky-yote?...Just a thought. I will also unabashedly add that any individual meathead(or collective number thereof)that has/have nothing better to do than indulge in griping about how some "city slickin',animal planet watchin',wannabe, bunny hugger, out of state pilgrim from back east somewhere"(I'll 'fess up to everything but the city slickin' bunny hugger part...them's fightin' words, Mr. Man) pronounces the name "coyote" on an internet forum, really needs to get another hobby to take up the rest of the time that he's not out there excercising his expertise and prowess for hunting said canines...either that or spend more time hunting them and less time bashing on their keyboard and folks who reside in other regions of the country who talk differently than they do....out here in Maine, we refer to people like that as an "anus". Some folks pronunciation of that word may differ(anis?),others may use a completely different term with the same definition, depending on which forum we're posting on or the folks we might be socializing with at the moment....no offense to anyone, of course.
I would also like to suggest that whichever way the Native Americans pronounce(d)the name would most likely be the correct way.
As far as respect for the animal goes, I respect their ability to consistently evade my few neophyte efforts in trying to call them in and get the drop on 'em, but that's about as far as it goes. The SOBs are a little too brazen in the New England area. Running deer is just their nature, they can't help it, that's just how God made them. Trying to steal babies and pets, or attacking people in their own suburban yard is not acceptable, period. And yes, that is a real problem in some areas. Whatever kind of slang people might use for them is fine with me. How much respect does one really need to give to an animal that they're going to shoot and either leave to rot or skin out to sell the pelt? It's not like we're talking about respecting a human being as one's enemy on the battlefield. Now a whitetail deer, that animal deserves respect, and should be hunted as such. A bear or a big cat deserve respect, even if they would take a human, because they don't generally come into someones backyard to do it. I may be wrong here, but I would imagine that most(not all)human casualties take place on the animal's turf with those critters... A bobcat or coyote far away from civilization, eating the wild game that God intended it to eat gets my respect, but a suburban backyard pet eater or attacker of humans is nothing but a dirty dog that needs to be shot,IMO.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I was under the impression that this forum is for all those who enjoy predator hunting to participate in, without judgement of those with lesser skills,knowledge,or success levels, not just the experts who have high body counts and an extraordinary grasp of the related nomenclature and techniques. Please forgive the rambling rant,and anything that I may have repeated that had already been said by someone else...I know it's pretty numb to get all in a tither and start spewing forth about somebody's post that managed to strike a personal nerve, especially concerning something as trivial as this topic. Sometimes I do let other people's casual indescretions or unthoughtful jabs get to me, which in turn can,and usually does,allow my own stupidity to rear it's ugly head...it's a weakness, what can I say? /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
Despite some of my wording, I really don't have any animosity towards anybody here...even you know-it-all jokers from out west /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif Hopefully, I'm still welcome to post here after this diatribe. Obviously, I myself also need to spend more time hunting poochies and less time bashing keys so I can finally join the ranks of the "been there, done thats" instead of the "someday wannabes"...I'll go wipe the froth off of my mouth now.
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