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    Default 1 pm Friday afternoon coyote

    With my workplace shutdown today because of the cold, I decided I would do some coyote hunting after taking my son to school….


    I reach the first farm and setup by 10am… I do 1 quick set on one end of the farm and do another longer set on the other end (bigger bush) of the property…. I really wanted to hunt inside the bush itself but the wind was wrong for this farm today so had to settle for the traditionally field hunt….. After a good while with nothing coming out into the field I left.


    I drove to another farm and setup in a small swampy area about 250 yds from the bush… Did a quick set (10 mins) with nothing showing I made my way to the actual bush. I setup on the top ridge looking down into the frozen creek bed (river bottom). I figure with the open field 5 yds behind me and the wind taking my scent into the open field I had a chance.


    I setup my decoy/e-caller about 10 yds down below me. I began with a few hand dying rabbit screams. Tried a few different critter distress sounds but nothing was showing so decided to play some coyote vocals….


    I played greeting, howls, challenge, and coyote fighting sounds followed by coyote distress.


    It’s funny, the bush isn't too thick, I can see probably 60-70 yd or more in most directions but it is bush and I keep scanning the area as far as I can see for any movement at all and then when you think nothing is coming you turn around and wham…. A coyote is a stone’s throw away….


    This coyote came in on a deer trail that rides along the side of the hill I am on. As I am scanning the area looking for movement I look to my hard left and there she is just walking slowing nose to the ground. I lift my rifle off my shooting sticks, turn it toward the coyote, she stops to look at my decoy, I put the cross-hairs on her chest (it had no idea I was there) and with a 12 yds front chest shot, she drops in her tracks….







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    Way to go Frank, nice female and some good looking bush.

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    It never ceases to amaze me how close they can actually get to the hunter.
    Great story and hunt Frank. Congrats!

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    Congrats!!

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    Great choice on set up Frank. I bet that coyote was laying down in that bush somewhere getting some sun. Cold sunny days they tend to do that.


    when you call and kill a coyote at 10 yards that is an ultimate rush. Congrats Frank on a good looking coyote.
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    Lotta fur in the scope?? Lol Wtg Frank keel all them beeches !

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    Wow just amazing. Very nice bush lot...Congrats with the success. Just knocking them down.
    A hungry dog hunts best.

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    That's fantastic. Up close and personal!!

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    Nicely done sir!
    And just think you have your rig zeroed at???
    How is it one careless cigarette can cause a forest fire, but it takes a whole box of matches to light a campfire?

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    WTG Frank again
    It isn,t how you do it,its how you did it

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