Coyote Madness Fall 08 - Winter 09

[boneaddict]

Better hurry up Ray, these guys are getting hard to stay ahead of.  Timberstalker I can't rembeber if you are on another team so I gave your points to the forum.

Huntwa Prostaff........19
forum....................14
Sagebrush Assassins (Big10gauge, BullElk and SageBrushStalker)....................18
Team Selah.....................................................4
Team Jr Slayers...............................................1
Can't hit shat....Bighorns2bushytails, JJhunter MHWASH and sagedawg.......6

[jnsmartin]

Who wants another competetion?  I was dreaming about this today while wandering around int he fog.  We joked about it earlier, but I am ready.
Here's how it works....
Since there is no money involved and its just healthy competetion, and more for fun thatn anything, I will be the sole judge and jury so if there is a problem, contact me.
It will run from Nov1 thru April 30th
Scoring will be as follows....

A coyote kill with a rifle(modern...including shotgun) is 1 point
A coyote kill with a Muzzelloader or compound bow is 5 points
A coyote killed with Trad gear (longbow, recurve, Flintlock) 10pts
A photo of a coyote that is not killed is worth 1/2 point.

Kids 14 and under and oldtimers 65 and older get double points.

A photo of the kill will be very much appreciated but at this point NOT an absolute requirement.


Teams.....
So far it is the Hunting Washington.com Pro staff(moderators/admins and family).  versus the Forum members.  You guys can form individual teams if you wish.  Let me know, such as the Moses lake lights out boys, or the Polarbear express.....Family members (first line like AK rules....brother, daughter, father etc. ) can be members of the team, specia=fically for the prostaff team, as anyone can be on other teams.  In other words Idabooner, and Lil bone or Robs daughter (his choice on WF70) can be on our team.....

Family member has to be a member on this forum in order to be part of the team. 

Post a pic of your kill or your success on here and I'll keep tabs on the running score. 

This is just for fun.  If no one is interested or have other modifications or input, let me know.

[Ray]

This morning I called this one in. I couldn't get a shot as he was a little bit far.

[bobcat]

Well at least you got a picture. How far was it?

[Ray]

60 yards. Needs to be about 25 to hit with my bow in the no firearms zone. I had another encounter the other day but still no connection as it was in the blackberry bushes again. Looking to go out tomorrow and have a look about on the east side of the Cascades.

[bobcat]

BTKR and I had one at 25 yards today. It's no longer alive.      I'll let BTKR post the pictures and story.

[billythekidrock]

Count one for the Huntwa team.
Here is a link to the story and pics.
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,17319.new.html#new

[boneaddict]

Big surge from the prostaff!   SWEET.  I can imagine that that darn Sagebrush assasins team will be loggin in with some confimed kills shortly.   I tracked a wolf yesterday for about a mile.  I was wondering how many points you guys would give me if I got it on film.


Huntwa Prostaff........20.5
forum....................14
Sagebrush Assassins (Big10gauge, BullElk and SageBrushStalker)....................18
Team Selah.....................................................4
Team Jr Slayers...............................................1
Can't hit shat....Bighorns2bushytails, JJhunter MHWASH and sagedawg.......6

 

[Big10gauge]

Well we wouldn't want to disappoint you Bone 


SageBrushStalker, BullElk and I headed out at 4:30 am.  It was –2 degrees at the first set. By the time SageBrushStalker said his toes were frozen and BullElk was shaking so hard from the cold he couldn’t shoot, and we were blowing our calls just to try to keep our lips from freezing up, SageBrushStalker spots a coyote slowly meandering along the fence line looking at the decoy trying to decide if it would taste good. It was on SageBrushStalker’s side so he's trying to set his crosshairs on it as the coyote is weaving around fenceposts and barbwire, he takes the shot at 126 yrds and piles it up with his 22-250. Next set had several barking at us like we were busted. We kept calling and one finally came up the draw to 60 yrds at about the 25 min mark. BullElk must have thought it was too easy at that range so he gave it a warning shot forcing the coyote to run straight away till it made to 109 yrds where he dumped it with his 22-250. BullElk said he planned it that way and who are we to say otherwise since we have devised the same identical plan before ourselves. Anyway the coyote hit the ground so hard it bounced. We had a couple dry sets, then on the next set BullElk calls and a coyote jumps up 70 yrds to our left and takes off. Another coyote comes in and parallels that one and turns broadside and stops, assuming it was safe by somehow knowing that it was my turn to shoot.  It turned out that it wasn’t the coyote’s best assumption that day as the .204 dropped it in it’s tracks at 269 yrds.

SageBrushStalker and his coyote


BullElk’s coyote bounce


BullElk’s coyote


BullElk took this pic catching me warming up my trigger finger


Big10ga’s coyote

[1bowhunter1]

I give the bounce a "10"  Thats BAD A$$!!  Looks like you guys had a blast

[runniNgunnin]

you gotta do what you gotta do to keep your trigger finger warm. they must be making yoties outta rubber on that side of the state now... bouncy lil buggar

[addicted]

3 more for you guys puts you in the lead unless the moderators get something going.

[billythekidrock]

Great job guys!

[Big10gauge]

This guy knew he was safe just sitting there at 183yrds on private property behind No Hunting signs.

[bear]

my son's first coyote.  add to forum