What a night! Calving season fun

[SongDog]

Got a call at 930 this morning from a farmer I know. Says there's 5 coyotes in the field with the cattle, Hes had two cows this week give birth but he has found no calf. Of course I'm at work and no help but I called my dad that lives 5 minutes away but he isnt home and cant go.

Fast forward to 6:00pm. I show up at the farm and do some investigating. The cattle are still all worked up, running around, I find a bit of after birth but the crows had most of that picked off.

I head half way back about 200 yards from the cattle and set up . Playing calf bawls on my foxpro was a BAD IDEA. Stampede of 80 head of cattle come by, Bawling non stop I thought they were going to go right threw the fence.

Let them calm down but they wont leave. Look up and there's 3 coyotes standing 100 yards away looking my way at the cattle.

They wont wind me and are going to come closer.....at 50 yards I shot the farthest one. He drops like a rock and the other two take off. Foxbang goes off and both coyotes turn right around and run past the dead coyote looking my way. BANG down goes #2. I mute foxbang again and this time # 3 isnt stopping. I hit him on the run at 100 yards and rolled him right before he hits the bush.

Cattle are taking off now and I'm worried they are going to take out another fence as I shooting only meters from them. But they miss it and I see 2 more coyotes coming same direction I just shot the other 3!!!

Lead one stops at about 150 yards and i shoot and see him drop. Couldn't get on his buddy as hes over 300 yards and motoring to the Bush.

Now, I'm sitting on the only snow left in the field, 10 minutes left of day light I can only find the first two I shoot.

Pretty bummed, we have no snow besides were the drifts were so it's impossible to find blood in the wet field and they blend in so well!

I'll go look for the other two tomorrow as I'm sure they are dead and dont want to leave them in the field. But that farmer is pretty happy and so am I LOL. Would have been my first quad kill but I'll take the two. The male was defintely the biggest, Hes on the right, female on the left.

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[rick_iles]

Good shootin’ !!!!!

[GW11]

Wow... fantastic job! That sounds like an adrenaline rush from start to finish.

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[trimmer21]

Happy farmers is what I like to hear. There'll be no shortage of farms to hunt in your area after the word gets around. Good job!!

[oaknut]

Nicely done!

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[Deer Hunter]

Great shooting. Good rush for sure. Nice rig.

[kokes]

thats incredible to shoot 4 in one sit, nice job!

[Saskfly]

Awesome write up. Fur on the left one still looks nice. Not so much the other. Awesome shooting and good cattle management lol


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[fratri]

Wow, would have been quite the rush.... pretty cool how it all played out on you..... well done keeping your cool..... seeing 5, hitting/killing 4 is pretty darn good
Congrats on the great success

[MeghanOOD]

Got a call at 930 this morning from a farmer I know. Says there's 5 coyotes in the field with the cattle, Hes had two cows this week give birth but he has found no calf. Of course I'm at work and no help but I called my dad that lives 5 minutes away but he isnt home and cant go.

Fast forward to 6:00pm. I show up at the farm and do some investigating. The cattle are still all worked up, running around, I find a bit of after birth but the crows had most of that picked off.

I head half way back about 200 yards from the cattle and set up . Playing calf bawls on my foxpro was a BAD IDEA. Stampede of 80 head of cattle come by, Bawling non stop I thought they were going to go right threw the fence.

Let them calm down but they wont leave. Look up and there's 3 coyotes standing 100 yards away looking my way at the cattle.

They wont wind me and are going to come closer.....at 50 yards I shot the farthest one. He drops like a rock and the other two take off. Foxbang goes off and both coyotes turn right around and run past the dead coyote looking my way. BANG down goes #2. I mute foxbang again and this time # 3 isnt stopping. I hit him on the run at 100 yards and rolled him right before he hits the bush.

Cattle are taking off now and I'm worried they are going to take out another fence as I shooting only meters from them. But they miss it and I see 2 more coyotes coming same direction I just shot the other 3!!!

Lead one stops at about 150 yards and i shoot and see him drop. Couldn't get on his buddy as hes over 300 yards and motoring to the Bush.

Now, I'm sitting on the only snow left in the field, 10 minutes left of day light I can only find the first two I shoot.

Pretty bummed, we have no snow besides were the drifts were so it's impossible to find blood in the wet field and they blend in so well!

I'll go look for the other two tomorrow as I'm sure they are dead and dont want to leave them in the field. But that farmer is pretty happy and so am I LOL. Would have been my first quad kill but I'll take the two. The male was defintely the biggest, Hes on the right, female on the left.

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What a rush!

Did you head back today?

Any sign of the missing calves?