Summary
The February 1962 Beaver Beacon recounts a coyote encounter near the airport in which fourteen-year-old twins Emmet and Ernie Martin saw a female coyote with an ice-covered tail from Don Cole’s truck. The brothers returned to St. James for a gun after their first attempt to restrain the animal failed, and the article says they then shot it.
Evidence and limits
This is a colorful community hunting account, not an official wildlife or harvest record. The source itself says the described method of handling the animal is not recommended.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, February 1962, “Cold Coyote.”Reports twin brothers Emmet and Ernie Martin seeing a coyote with an ice-covered tail near the airport from Don Cole’s truck, attempting to restrain it without a gun, returning to St. James, and later shooting it. The account explicitly says the described method is not recommended and does not supply a wildlife or hunting record.