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December 15th, 2019, 08:01 PM
#1
Late afternoon coyote down
The plan this afternoon was to do 2 sets at 2 different farms... Got to the first farm around 3:45, did a 25 minute set with no luck. Made my way to another farm, setup with only 25 minutes of legal light left.... did 2 rookie mistakes today....
This coyote comes out after about 5 minutes, I stop him with a loud "wolf" sound at 80 yds or so..... I take the shot and he drops....... I switch from dying rabbit to coyote pup distress and this coyote decides to get up and start running away, I follow him through the scope pull the trigger and hear click.....Rookie mistake #1, I didn't eject my first round and chamber another..... By the time I eject the round and chamber the new one in, he is over the rise.....
I sit there playing the coyote pup distress for a few more minutes before I decide to see if I can recover the coyote (how far did he go, is he dead?).... Rookie mistake #2 coming up..... Instead of me slowly getting up and looking around, I get up without thinking and there is another coyote in the field looking at me, he makes a quick turn and back into the bush he goes.....
My coyote had a strong will to live, even though he had a frontal chest shot that exited his far shoulder, he still made it 75 yds....
"Everything is easy when you know how"
"Meat is not grown in stores"
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December 15th, 2019 08:01 PM
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December 15th, 2019, 08:49 PM
#2
nice looking pelt!
They are really out and about this weekend. I was packing my van getting ready for a duck hunt tomorrow when i heard the eerie howl coming from behind my barn.
i think we'll all be doing quite a bit of coyote hunting this winter...
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December 15th, 2019, 08:50 PM
#3
nice job and great story as always
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December 15th, 2019, 09:16 PM
#4
I knew it wouldnt take you long, good shootin Frank
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December 15th, 2019, 10:21 PM
#5
“You have enemies ? Good. It means you have stood up for something, sometime in your life”: Winston Churchill
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December 16th, 2019, 07:19 PM
#6
“Think safety first and then have a good hunt.”
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December 16th, 2019, 08:13 PM
#7
Is 25 minutes generally how long you call for in an area before moving on to another spot?
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December 16th, 2019, 08:22 PM
#8
Originally Posted by
greatwhite
Is 25 minutes generally how long you call for in an area before moving on to another spot?
If I have another spot....... or time to go to another spot, then yes........ but if this is the only spot/farm I have time for, I may/would stay longer....
"Everything is easy when you know how"
"Meat is not grown in stores"
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December 16th, 2019, 08:38 PM
#9
Congrates on coyote. Hope you get another crack them.
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December 16th, 2019, 08:45 PM
#10
Awesome! Keep it up!
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