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Offline Brownie28

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Day of dens
« on: May 26, 2013, 09:28:44 PM »
Decided to go out today out to the 7C's ranch and do a little coyote control and enjoy some quiet me time away from the family. After getting a late start I loaded up my gear and daisy dog and hit the road. I left my house at around 1pm and after a 45 minute drive I was at my first stand. I set the caller on a pile of old wire and as I was walking to my spot I looked up and see two heads up on the horizon. I drop down and pull my binos up and see two pups playing about 200 yards away. I play Push Buttons on the caller hoping pup distress will bring in mom and dad but i forgot to turn on the call. So I do some pup distress on my diaphragm call and the pups come about 50 yards closer and sit down. I get steady on my shooting sticks hoping to get a 2 for 1 special an send the 95gr VLD down range. A pup drops in his tracks and the other goes into a frenzy of pup distress. He moved at the last minute and only caught some fragments is my guess. I chamber another and just as I touch off he makes a break for it and I miss. I sent one more before losin sight of him.


After searching for the second one and not finding him we head to stand #2. We're rounding a corner before we get where were going and daisy gets tense and starts growling. We move up a few more yards and a coyote bolts through the sage. 3 shots later and he disappears over the hill.


View from stand #2. Other than the coyote we bumped out nothing showed up. After making it a mile down the road realized I left my phone there so I had to drive back and find the sage brush i sat in to find it. And well it took a while since theuy all look the same. But I found it and headed back out.


After the phone ordeal I headed a different direction than before because my gut had told me to stop on the way by the first time. So I parked the Durango and we headed to stand number 3


Notice the dirt bank in the center? That was another den. I was hoping the coyotes would come down the drainage from either the top
Or below but after a series of howls a pup came out
Of the hole howling his little head off. I lined him up and dumped him on his 125ish yards.



A series of pup distress to lure out mom n dad but they were a no show. I was just about to get up when pup 2 decided to come out the Back door. Black Betty barked and down he went. He rolled down behind the bush but you can see the blood splatter in the dirt.




On the way to stand 4 I ran into the rancher and his crew branding calves and have him a progress report and showed him pics. He said I was a stone cold killer but appreciated it since those "cute little pups" would eventually be gnawin on his calves. Stand 4 was a bust but the view Was worth it. all in all Seen 7 killed 3 possibly 4. Not a bad day happy Memorial Day everyone.


« Last Edit: May 28, 2013, 07:59:36 AM by jackelope »

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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2013, 09:35:44 PM »
Good shooting I am sure you save a handful of fawns as well.

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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2013, 09:36:45 PM »
Great work Brownie!
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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2013, 09:38:48 PM »
That's awesome! Just sighted in my17 today might have to go east next weekend
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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2013, 04:16:58 PM »
That is a nice area out at 7C.  Glad you killed some dogs.  They play hell on the deer and birds out there.
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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2013, 05:08:51 PM »
Yeah it's a great area I try to make
It out there as often as possible since
They seem to have problems with illiterate a$$holes  not obeying the private property signs.

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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2013, 07:27:51 AM »
That whole area is prone to morons.  Its unfortunate.  Stay on them dogs.  Watch for Cougars too.
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Re: Day of dens
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2013, 01:24:47 PM »
Didnt realize there was cougars up in that area. Not
I'm really gonna have to watch my ass and get a cougar tag.

 


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