Stam,

OK, the coyote theory of scavaging or finishing off a sick spike sounds pretty plausible. However it'd be cool to think I was sharing the same game trail with an apex predator cat.

I've seen black bear get an elk calf, and I suppose coyotes could do the same. Bringing down a spike sized elk would be impressive. Yeah, I also think BU is slightly off with his opossum theory.

About the fish? What's to say? Opher-two, same score as Friday. I'm now Opher-five in three trips. I'm going full bore ascot now, and just touching the fish and not hanging on to 'em for more than just a few seconds. Seems more sporting, ya' know.

Sg