Happy New Year - make it adventurous!

It was -2 degrees at my house in Arizona on New Year's Eve. It was record breaking cold, I heard on the radio. We had 6 inches of snow on the ground but I was warm and toasty inside the house. There was food and drinks on the table, in the oven, on the counter, and in the cupboards - none of it more than just a few steps away. There was my family and lots of friends, and we had a great time.

You know who wasn't invited, though? Mr. Coyote. Turns out he slept under a bush somewhere with a grumbling stomach. The next morning he woke up and went to work trying to secure food in anyway possible. What he really wanted was a fresh rabbit or a little wounded bird, something easy to catch and nice and warm. Maybe he got it, and maybe he didn't, but my point here is that if you were there to entice him with the sounds of wounded prey, then perhaps you'd be adding another pelt to the pile. This time of year is a perfect time to get out and hunt those predators. Make sure to dress to fit the weather conditions and bring preparations for a worst-case scenario, but don't use cold weather as an excuse to sit at home. Remember - you can't kill coyotes from the couch!

Have a Happy New Year, get out and find as much adventure as possible, and may God bless you and your family with health, joy, and success.

Now get out there and put some fur on the ground!