Author Topic: Lucky $ob (Read 9457 times)

boneaddict · « **on:** March 14, 2008, 08:04:31 PM »

More to follow...here's a taste of my day. I called this guy in to about 25 yards Compliments of Bearman rics sick elk. The day SUCKED.....snow 6 inches while I was on the mountain....wind blew 30 mph or more, and then it fogged in tight. I have a fever and don't feel well, and missed my truck in the fog.....worst ever. More details and pics to follow.

boneaddict · « **Reply #1 on:** March 14, 2008, 08:05:25 PM »

he's lucky because I wasn't packing, and I don't think I could have missed.

Slider · « **Reply #2 on:** March 14, 2008, 08:28:25 PM »

Nice Pic Bone!!! (missed my truck in the fog) Sounds Like you need a GPS!!!

ICEMAN · « **Reply #3 on:** March 14, 2008, 08:39:29 PM »

So you were calling, and not packing....?

You really must have been sick!

jackelope · « **Reply #4 on:** March 14, 2008, 09:22:52 PM »

i called in sick to work on tueday for the 2nd time on my life with that friggin flu bug. luckily i kicked it in a day and was back to work the next day.
that'll learn you not to go in the woods shed hunting without a gun ever again.
good looking coat on that yoter.

boneaddict · « **Reply #5 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:23:05 AM »

Miles and I didn't connect, so I went after some big bull pics. Trying to figure out where they are at. I found all the cows and spikes. I got there at daylght and found the cows and spikes. I couldn't get as far as I wanted to with snow and my truck, so off I went. It hadn't snowed yet, only he occasional raindrop.

sorry for the quality...bit dark yet.

I pulled th tuck over into a snowbank and headed up the hill. It was starting to get real foggy. I just came out into the open and I noticed movement to the right. A coyote came out of the rocks and was poking along. He was about 30 yrds away and closing. My camera was in my backpack because of the weather. There was no way to g tit out without caring him, os I just sat and enjoyed him. He was on the scent. Turkeys I think as there was fresh sign. Anyway he was kind of going away from me, but then tured around and closed to about 15 feet before he noticed me. He then turned inside out.

I went oup the hill a bit more and came out of some reprod rightin the middle of a group of 10 tom turkeys. One was struttin. I froze, again kicking myself for my camera. Onw was getting nervous and eyeballing me and the struttin bird hmmered him. They all got uncomfortable and disappeared in the fog. I took my pack ff and grabbed my camera. I looked up and this is what I saw...

boneaddict · « **Reply #6 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:23:42 AM »

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Only shed for the day.......

boneaddict · « **Reply #7 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:27:04 AM »

Now that the camera is out of the pack, didn't see a frickin thing

It got amazingly dark, kind of like an eclipse, then the sky opened up and it started snowing. I kept trudgeing along. I was after the elk, so figured I'd probably be able to see one of their sheds. Visibility wasvery limited though. I contnued up the mountain and finally got into the elk. There was some bull sign, but still alot of smalleer tracks. I climbed and climbed, then heard a blue sound off. Most of the time I hear them calling for mates. This time it was a sifferent call. He was fighting with another blue. It was foggy as heck but I closed the gap just as the one got his butt kicked. Here is the loser....

boneaddict · « **Reply #8 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:27:49 AM »

Here is the winner flippin himhis view on things...

boneaddict · « **Reply #9 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:41:14 AM »

I wish there hadn't have been fog, I might have scored some high country struttin pictures.

I was just bout ready to turn around, but knew I was close to a bench where Lil and I saw about 200 elk last fall, and I was in lots of sign. I pushed on and sure enough, there were about 50 animals on the bench. Mosty cows, but about 10 young bulls I guess, all packin. No big ones. They held tight as the weatherwas so poor. They milled a bucnh, but DID not want to break cover. I didn't bother with any pics as it was so nasty, they'd just been blurred. I tucked myself in the timber and headed for home. IT WAS NASTY. I was coated in a couple inches of ice. Talk about good camo. Anyhow I bailed off the mountain. Apparantly, in my tryin to avoid the weather, I took the wrong ridge. Then the wrong canyon. I ended up Miles from my truck. I got below the fog line and about crapped my drawers. I wasn't lost persa as I knew where I was....a long way from where I wanted to be. In the meantime I scored some more coyote shots....

I was heading down the road, the one my truck was parked on several canyons away, and I came across fresh coyote tracks. There were three sets. Now it was spitting snow off and on, fog off and on, rain off and on and these tracks were steaming. I stopped for a second and pulled ou my bearman Rick call. I gave a nice impression of a dieing elk, and sure enough here he come. I just held still. He stopped at the crap along the road and marked his territory...

boneaddict · « **Reply #10 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:41:46 AM »

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boneaddict · « **Reply #12 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:42:45 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #13 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:46:53 AM »

Then he approached. I guess he got to within about 20-25 yards I suppose. I wasn't really paying attention, but he was close. He stopped behind a bush and I fisgured my oppurtunity was lost, as I figured he would bust. I snapped a couple.....

and then took a couple steps backward. He moved jumped but turned back around and moved about 5 feet forward. Like I said, good camo. Iwas in camo but was mostly white from the snow...
Then the photo shoot began.....

boneaddict · « **Reply #14 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:47:22 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #15 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:48:30 AM »

he kept looking behind him, so I figured there was something else coming.

boneaddict · « **Reply #16 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:48:55 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #17 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:49:29 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #18 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:49:52 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #19 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:50:18 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #20 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:50:40 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #21 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:51:19 AM »

One last look behind him, and I spotted the other coyote.

boneaddict · « **Reply #22 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:52:26 AM »

I never saw the third, but here was the second up the hill behind him....

boneaddict · « **Reply #23 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:52:57 AM »

boneaddict · « **Reply #24 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:54:08 AM »

All but this one have been full frame pics. (not cropped) wiht the Panisonic FZ18, at mostly 12-18 power.

boneaddict · « **Reply #25 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:57:00 AM »

Thats it for the coyote. I saw two bucks that had shed. This guy didn't look like he was doing to well. He never got out of his bed. I spotted him and cicled him to try not to disturb him. Apparantly he was ok with me.

boneaddict · « **Reply #26 on:** March 15, 2008, 07:58:11 AM »

This one was at 72 power freehand(not recommended). At this elevation the snow had turned to rain.....

boneaddict · « **Reply #27 on:** March 15, 2008, 08:05:00 AM »

I had a shed hunting trip planned for this afternoon and tomorrow, but not sure now. I have a fever this morning and soccer games to go too, so I think I will take it easy today. NOT TO MENTION...I hiked way farther than I should have and I can't even move now.

I hope you guys enjoyed the story and pics. There are a couple coyotes that should be glad to be alive today. The fur on the onw still looked OK. The others were looking a little raggy. Lots of red in those last two. Now if I could only have gotten that wolf on film like this. I never did find the big bulls. Someone must have seen them as they have gridded the area with their wheelers. Tehy are absolutely destroying the country out there. Idiots. Another ridge to climb I guess and another $100 in gas.

HuntingFanatic · « **Reply #28 on:** March 15, 2008, 08:09:16 AM »

very entertaining! nice pics! STAY WARM!

DeKuma · « **Reply #29 on:** March 15, 2008, 08:36:08 AM »

Awesome as usual, Bone! Thanks for posting. Take it easy and get some rest, so you can get out there again soon and keep us all entertained!

Bearhunter · « **Reply #30 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:10:18 AM »

Very nice pictorial, hope you start feeling better.

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #31 on:** March 15, 2008, 09:45:46 AM »

Nice photos bone. Some are really sharp and you could crop them a ways if they are 10mp and up...?

boneaddict · « **Reply #32 on:** March 15, 2008, 12:45:22 PM »

Thanks guys....Thanks Pope.....here are two that I cropped. I haven't messed them them much, but really like how they turned out. I just got back from soccer games. We'll have to see how the sports photographer did.

boneaddict · « **Reply #33 on:** March 15, 2008, 12:47:05 PM »

LongTatLaw · « **Reply #34 on:** March 15, 2008, 02:39:03 PM »

very sharp pics Sir!

coonhunter · « **Reply #35 on:** March 15, 2008, 03:05:12 PM »

Neat pic.

coonhunter

popeshawnpaul · « **Reply #36 on:** March 15, 2008, 03:56:49 PM »

Was that with the 400? Looks too sharp? Must be holding out on me...

boneaddict · « **Reply #37 on:** March 15, 2008, 04:19:01 PM »

Nope, with the Panny believe it or not. I didn't want to risk taking the canon out in the weather, not to mention its a hawg to pack around on my extreme trips, and I had some ground to cover. I'm excited about them. I was thinking about sending a couple to some of the predator magazines to see if they were interested.

PacificNWhunter · « **Reply #38 on:** March 16, 2008, 11:57:22 AM »

Great pic's bone, hope you are feeling better. I cought the flu bug that has been going around and it sucks! Get well.

boneaddict · « **Reply #39 on:** March 16, 2008, 05:05:44 PM »

Thanks PNWH. Felt much better today other than the shed hunting blues.

I contacted predator extreme. We'll see if they like the photos.

Red Dawg · « **Reply #40 on:** March 16, 2008, 05:29:02 PM »

wow nice pics. it is to bad you did not have a scope to put on them after the pics. hope you are feelin better.

saylean · « **Reply #41 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:12:14 PM »

Cool Bone...thanks for the pics...they are great, as is the story. Lucky little guy huh..

boneaddict · « **Reply #42 on:** March 17, 2008, 01:32:12 PM »

Yep, about like yours you ran into. If I am packing I won't see anything. If I am carrying the camera I see half. If I am just out then I see all sorts of stuff.

Dman · « **Reply #43 on:** March 19, 2008, 11:18:47 AM »

Extraordinary Coyote photos, best I've seen. Getting that close is almost unheard of for any length of time, nice work.

Muleyslyr · « **Reply #44 on:** March 19, 2008, 12:42:57 PM »

Gotta agree....pretty sweet pics bone. I think my favorite is the one were you only see half his face when he's staring right at you. Probably one of, if not the best, yote' picture I've seen. Good work.

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