Instead of deer hunting today I decided to see if I could find some coyotes. I don’t think I have gone coyote hunting in nearly two years and my .234 was last sighted in with 100gr rounds but I took it anyway.
Just before daylight I headed to a steep cut where last week I put part of an elk hide and some lower leg bones. I drove up the spur and stopped about 100 yards from the landing. Yep, I parked before the end of the road.
The cut below was fogged in so I waited in the truck until about 8 am. After the fog lifted I grabbed my rifle and ecaller and headed to the landing.
The wind was basically blowing to the northeast so I set the call up about 20 yards behind me and to my left. I eased up to the edge of the landing trying to quietly set up next to a large slash pile.
Before I sat down I scanned the area and saw a flash of white just over 100 yards away, near where the elk hide was left. I wasn’t sure if it was a coyote or a fawn so I ducked down and looked for a rest.
I found a small pole sticking out of the slash pile to rest on and continued scanning for movement. Just as I was reaching for the ecall remote, I saw another flash of white and then saw the coyote jump up onto a cut round of wood.
A second later it was all over.
ASL-As She Lay
Looking back to the stand.
