The air I inhaled as I crossed the frozen field felt like cockleburs inside my nose.
Thankfully, I had dressed for the brutal conditions that winter presented that February morning.
What great desire would push a man into these harsh conditions? Was it heavy-beamed Midwestern bucks?
That would surely do it, but on this day I had coyotes on my mind.
This wild canine has seen huge increases in both its range and population since the decline in fur prices and the elimination of the bounty system over the past decade.
The number of coyotes dwindled in the 1920s when bounties and fur prices flourished.
