Coyote Madness 10/1/09 - 2/28/10 Results

[tlbradford]

Scores upodated through this post.

[Wile E. Hunter]

Well, I got out on Tuesday trying to do Team Hight Desert proud. Hunted about 1.5 miles away from the truck overlooking a CRP bowl. Started out with a couple of howls with the red desert, and dogs lit up all around me. Several to the South, and a bunch more upwind of me to the East. I called back and forth trying to get the Southern dogs to come in, but they didn't want to cross the 600 yds. of open field in winter wheat. I switched over to the Foxpro with a fawn distress, and up popped a nice big dog from the Eastern group sitting @ 288 yds. and looking at my coyote decoy. I had my longer range gun along, and it's on at 300, so I held about an inch lower on his chest than I wanted. At the BANG from the 87 grn Nosler balistic tip from my quarter bore, he cartwheeled, and then flopped 3 times, and done.
Ever try to find a dead coyote with no snow on the ground about 300 yds out into a waist high CRP field? I spent close to an hour looking for that thing, and all I got for my efforts was angry. I really really wanted to post a picture for the team, but failed. SORRY MAN!
Going out again on Sunday. Will come through!

Wile E.

[VarmintVentilator]

I know what you mean, that tall wheat grass is really hard to find dead coyotes in.  I lost a couple myself this year.  There hard enough to see sometimes when they're just standing still, but when they're laying down dead it can be like finding a needle in a hay stack.

[Big10gauge]

Went out this morning, foggy and raining. Finally cleared up enough to take a hike. 1st set I called one in, it came in hard until about 175 yards and then must of winded me as it turned and hightailed it out without a shot. On the 3rd set got a coyote to respond to the call so I switched to some female vocals. He put on the afterburners and came in on a string. Finally got him to stop at 53 yrds. Didn't realize he was so big until I got up to him. This guy was so fat he had a pig face. Biggest one for me this year and also the best furred one. My scale I had only went to 30 lbs so I decided to pack him out since the pickup was less than 1/2 mile. After a few rest stops I made it.  Got home and weighed him and then I had to skin him out all the way as the hide wouldn't pull off. I guess it takes a .204 to put the big dogs down 

[Gringo31]

Dandy...

BTW, those "other" two dogs in that pic look a wee bit heavy as well.   

[Big10gauge]

Yep, The white female is 13 yrs and the black male is 12. They pretty much just eat and sleep anymore.

[Rudy]

Nice coyote big10!!!  The other two arent bad lookin either 

[Bullelk]

Nice dog big10! Thank God you were able to call he in under 100 yds, I'm not sure the 204 would've been able to do the job on such a big yote.  That's right you have a 20 round clip with tracers.

[VarmintVentilator]

I was thinking Bullelk shot the dawg and Big10 was just there for the picture. 

[Big10gauge]

Nice dog big10! Thank God you were able to call he in under 100 yds, I'm not sure the 204 would've been able to do the job on such a big yote.  That's right you have a 20 round clip with tracers.

Hey, no dissin my 204 , you're hurtin my feelings.    
It's a 15 rd clip, and I only take it to back you up.  

VV, Bullelk didn't want to play hooky today.

[VarmintVentilator]

Had a really bad shooting exhibition last week so I went to Disneyland with the kids and grand daughter for four days.  Hopefully I can get out in the next day or two and redeem myself.

[Swag]

Big 10

Wow!!!! nice dog.....

[MtnMuley]

   Threre's  winner!  Looks to me like he filled him up with some buckshot from a Big10Gauge.........

[Big10gauge]

  Threre's  winner!  Looks to me like he filled him up with some buckshot from a Big10Gauge.........

Well I did add an extra 32 grains he wasn't packing before, so I guess the real weight would be since 32 gr = 0.004571 lb and 39-.004571 = 38.995429 lbs   
His stomach was actually distended way past his ribs, I'm thinking he had just gorged on something earlier, but I'm not man enough to see what is in it. Anyway he sure hadn't missed any meals this winter

[lamar_hunter]

got a late start this morning ended up getting out at about 11. Called this one in on my 3rd stand. Came sprinting at me after about 4 seconds into the first series. Killed at 17 yards with 300 win mag 180gr.(OVERKILL!) haha going to get a new scope for the mini 14 today.