Finally called a dog in!

[DeKuma]

After a couple of months of trying, I finally managed to call in a coyote.

It goes like this:
I am driving up to my new Favorite Bear Honey Hole (story later), I stop to relieve the intense pressure in my bladder.  As I am going about my business, I am scanning the ground around me as I am writing my name, address, children's names and anything else that come to mind.  Damn, I really had to go.....  Any way, I notice that there is relatively fresh scat on the edge of this road.  I scanned the hillsides and say that there was an old abandoned skid road about 200 yards ahead of me.  Just for fun, I took out my old Wayne Carlton mouth call and blew for a few minutes.  I jumped in my truck and was going to drive to the skid road and hike in. As I started to roll forward, I see a coyote making a beeline for my current location, but when he sees the truck, he turns and runs up the old skid road I was heading to.  I parked the truck in the brush on the side of the road and get out and walk up to the skid road, knowing by now he is long gone.
I kneel down amidst the garbage left from years of target shooters and Begin to blow a series of calls.  Withing a minute or less, the dog is running full speed right back to me.  He stops at about 100 yards and looks around, and I hit the mouth call again and he is charging right to me.  At 50-60 yards he stops and looks all around. By now, I have a bead on him and am waiting for him to turn.  He does.  Perfect broadside, and totally still, trying to figure where his dinner is.  The 300wsm bellows out and fur flies! but the dog is running full steam away from me...............
In the excitement of calling my first dog, I forgot that my rifle is zeroed at 200.  Fine for larger bodied animals, but on smaller ones, not so much good.
I was holding dead on and shaved the hair right off his back........
I walked all around the area and tracked and called for another hour or so, but his tracks were digging into the mud and at a dead run.  He is probably still running.  No blood at all, but where he spun and rain there was a nice little tuft of hair that I am sure was shaved off his back.   

I AM TOTALLY HOOKED!  There is nothing to describe the feeling of fooling an animal like that and have them charging towards you.  Especially when he knew I was there since  he saw my truck the first time and he ran off.

I cannot wait to get out and do that again!

[jdb]

you ever wanna try the east side let me know. JB

[DeKuma]

I want to get over there as soon as I can.  Need to get a bear too.  Hoping once deer season is over I can devote time to the dogs.  It was such a cool experience.  I was just about to give up on this calling stuff for a while I was getting so frustrated.  Having that guy literally running full steam back at me was the ultimate rush. (other than a bear or cougar doing the same)

I will keep you posted when I can secure some time.  Hoping to swing a deal and get a .243 or .223 to bag then with.

[saylean]

I can bet if you hit him with the ole .300 wsm...he wouldnt be running anywhere..

Fun isnt it?! I absolutely love calling...

reminds me so much of fishing...(or a box of chocolates), ya never know what your gonna get...

[bearmanric]

fun isnt it. keep at it. it's all about setup to. wind, seeing them come in the right way not behind you. getting off the road is a big plus in eastern washington.. it's cool in eastern washington can see them at time's coming in. good luck this fall. Rick

[billythekidrock]

Right on. It pays to be persistant.
Couple things to add.
1. I bet that is not the first one you called in. Just the first one you saw.
2. If you thought the yote charging in was cool, just wait until you get a bear to do it. It is a rush for sure.

[DeKuma]

Cannot wait!  Really need a better call though, I hate this old one I have!

[billythekidrock]

Cannot wait!  Really need a better call though, I hate this old one I have!

Both Bearmanric and Rainshadow can make you up a great bear call. I have at least 3 of Rick's and 3 of Steve's, plus I have tried or used more of each of their calls. I would suggest getting two calls. One voiced cottontail and one more raspy like a jackrabbit.

[FALFire]

Coyote calling is my passion, I am waiting for the weather to turn so I can get out and race in the chase. Bearmanric is right, here in eastern Wa. sometimes you can watch them come in from over a mile away, it's so cool to see that, then whackem' when the time is right. I've waited over an hour to coax dogs in and sometimes never get the shot or worse, miss when they got where I needed them but that is part of the thrill.

These two dogs were taken on a ranch near where I live. They were both killed with my DPMS 308 carbine at over 400 yards.

[bearmanric]

nice to see you here FALFire. bofire is here to. Rick

[FALFire]

nice to see you here FALFire. bofire is here to. Rick

Hi Rick 

Thanks, hope you do well on your beer...I mean bear hunt

[NW-Eric]

what do you guys do with the dogs? i assume you dont eat them.