Predator Paul, So you've never hunted the contest, gone to the contest, or talked to anyone from the contest? I'm glad that part is out of the way. Now Let's go over what you've said so far:
You started out this thread with a question about fly ins? The answer was no. Let me quote from the printed information given out about the event, "The calling is anywhere you want to call, as long as you can-DRIVE-there in a 4-wheel vehicle." The answer to your question was no. However, you felt you needed to continue with unsubstantiated allegations that people must be cheating.
You then said, "I heard this from a couple of large ranchers in Western KS." And in the same paragraph, "And this is what they told my partner." So were you told this, or told by your partner? Tell me what you meant by that. But then you later said, "This information was given to my partner" on his bird hunt by a guide. Could you clear that up, please. Was it ranchers who told you? The guide told you? Your partner? What.
240page then says he was offered 400.00 for two coyotes. Apparently he didn't report it to anyone. And this was the first he has posted about it. You would think if he hadn't told anyone he would at least post on here about it after the contest and not wait until the upcoming contest to comment on what happened.
Then, Paul, comes your best posted reply: "These guys are shooting off carcass piles, dead antelope, and other animals they killed themselves, or brought in from the feed lot 2 or 3 days before." Really? You weren't there. Tell me more about that. Your basing that statement on what?
"I could go on but what's the point." I think it would be a very good point if anything you said was witnessed or could be cooborated. But it can't be cooborated. If it could be I'm sure you would have said so by now. You weren't there.
"The prize money was handed out in sandwhich bags and the families & friends were in envelopes." That's an interesting observation considering you weren't there. Who gave you that information? Another 3rd party source?
Now we get to the meat of the matter. "I know from years of calling what it takes to call the numbers of dogs the winners are calling consistently. And it's not calling at all."
So you know that based upon the number of coyotes taken by the winners that they must be cheating! Incredible! You must be an amazing caller with a lot of experience who has done well in contests. If you want to then feel free to name the contests and how you did. What do you think the winning numbers of the Midwest Event will be, or should be, this year?
"And by the way, it just happens to be this contest by some fly-ins." I have no idea what you mean here. But the winners of last years event drove to the contest. I know of no contestants who were from Mississippi.
"Remember back in the early 90's when the coyote populations were much better than they are now?" Please tell me you can cite a source on this one. Was this your own personal research that you published? You saw this in a wildlife journal? This is the first I've heard of the gradual decline in the coyote population.
Predator Paul, Let me suggest that before you get on the internet and start making allegations of cheating that you try to at least cite a source or something verifiable. That does not include your years of calling experience. To suggest or make claims like you have done on here is incredibly reckless. Furthermore it's moronic. You're speaking of men's reputations. And, so far, you have said nothing to back up the allegations. The most significant thing you have said is that you weren't there.
And also let me add to anyone reading this thread. If you know someone is cheating in any contest (bass fishing, big buck contest, coyote calling contest) Report It! Report it to the event officials, law enforcement, or District or Prosecuting attorney. Get names, dates, times license plate numbers, witnesses, etc. In Texas it's is a criminal offense to cheat in a public contest.
