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Coyote Attacks Man for Boonie
We knew boonies were in demand, but not by the animal kingdom.
According to Steve Byland, a coyote ambushed him and wound up taking a bite out of his tactical wardrobe. The photographer and writer sent us an e-mail detailing the incident.
He wrote:
I thought you might be interested to know that I recently lost my favorite hat (one of yours) after being attacked by a coyote in Yellowstone National Park. The animal grabbed my hat and ran off with it, putting it down into its den. I am going to be writing a magazine article about the incident (of course, I would LOVE to say that you offered to replace my favorite hat).
Lucky for us, Byland captured this event in pictures, which made one of our coworkers exclaim: “That dingo’s got your boonie!”
A fully recovered Byland drove 50 miles back to the crime scene a day later and was unable to recover the Propper Asian Tiger Boonie. Being just as clever as that coyote, he wrote to our sister site BDU.COM seeking a replacement. And we happily sent him one free of charge.
So, if you’re ever in Yellowstone and spot a coyote bouncing around the brush in a boonie, you’ll know exactly where he shops.
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Coyote Attacks Man for Boonie
OMG! I guess all canids are natural born thieves. Love the pics althou
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OMG! I guess all canids are natural born thieves. Love the pics although #1 looked at first like she was removing your head. 2nd is so great. Love it.
C
do NOT store all those food items(bacon, peanut butter, candy bars…)in your hat, and you will reduce these occurrences…
Barbara
Byland,
These things only happen to you (& no one else could photograph them & describe them as well as you do, either!). Great!
Barbara
Bob Eliasen
Great site Steve, found you on “birdingonthenet” New Jersey Birding.
Came here looking for tips on shooting Hummingbirds, just bought a Panasonic FZ 100 for Bird, Nature photos. Reside in Toms River and love the opportunity to tour the Pineys and capture nature images.
Great story about your boonie! I find Coyote prints but so far unable to capture in lens.
Your work is an inspiration, thank you for sharing your knowledge.
Bob Eliasen
Dan
I took the Dingo as more of a Coyote Tan Fan….Sorry, could not resist.