Author Topic: Another CF Coyote Down. 1-30-11 (Read 5597 times)

billythekidrock · « **on:** January 30, 2011, 02:41:33 PM »

A few months back I called in two coyotes here, but was not able to kill one. At that time I was watching downhill (due east) and they came directly behind me. The only reason I saw them was I gave up early due to the lack of viewable territory out in front. They were not too far from getting my wind and if I had not gotten up early I would have never known they were there.

I went back today with a different plan. It is a tough spot to hunt by yourself, especially when I know that they are likely to come from the downwind side again but I also did not want to completely give up the upwind side. This time I set up to watch a small part of the best viewable area but where I could see some of the downwind area as well.

I set up near the intersections of two old logging roads and a 4x4 trail. I left the call above me about 10 yards (offset by about ten yards as well) and I tried to hunker down in the tall grass and brush.

I started with a rodent distress at medium volume for a couple minutes. The wind was whipping pretty hard so I switched to a high-pitched rabbit distress for almost a minute and then back to the rodent distress but this time I maxed the volume on the Scorpion.

I had a tough time watching nearly 180 degrees of brushy and hilly terrain and I moved more than I liked, but I really needed to watch both upwind and downwind.

At about the six-minute mark I saw movement downhill about twenty yards to my right. It was a coyote and it was dancing around uncertain like. Then I saw the second coyote. I am sure the first one had already seen me, but wasn’t quite sure what I was. As I turned to reposition for the shot the coyote bugged out fast. The second coyote never saw me and I could tell it was not sure if it should bail or not but it was behind some brush and I couldn’t get a shot. After a few seconds it decided to bail and I lost site of it as it went over a little hill. When it popped up at about 80 yards I gave a loud woof and it stopped nearly broadside. But I didn’t really have a shot through all of the brush and I had to adjust to my right. That made the yote nervous and just as it started to turn I fired.
Bang, Flop!

The .243 55gr Balistic Silvertip made a nice little entrance hole, but blew a big hole in her neck upon exit.

Entrance

Exit

Michelle_Nelson · « **Reply #1 on:** January 30, 2011, 02:58:46 PM »

Daing it BTKR quit shooting big ol holes in them!

btlsoom · « **Reply #2 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:15:43 PM »

Holy #@@)*@T). Guess you wont be mounting that one? Another one down..

R

Jason · « **Reply #3 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:22:47 PM »

Damn! Thats why we shoot full metal jackets. Congrats on the yote.

bucklucky · « **Reply #4 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:24:53 PM »

Nice job Willy, keep on killing them damn things. I love shooting them with my 300 mag

No skinning for me . Throw them in the bushes and call it good!

TikkaT3-270Shortmag · « **Reply #5 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:36:51 PM »

Thats awesome love how you show the map that cool. Nice shot!!

billythekidrock · « **Reply #6 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:39:27 PM »

Quote from: TikkaT3-270Shortmag on January 30, 2011, 03:36:51 PM

Thats awesome love how you show the map that cool. Nice shot!!

Thanks. It is a lot of work, but I did it before and was told by some beginners that it helped them with their setups.

AWS · « **Reply #7 on:** January 30, 2011, 03:52:10 PM »

Nice job, you might want to try some of the new Nosler 55gr Lead Free BTs. I've only shot one coyote with them as they are pretty new. Had to take a bad shot because I could only see the backend, first shot broke the femor and pelvis second shot caught it right behind the ribcage and made pudding of the insides, neither exited.

AWS

dontgetcrabs · « **Reply #8 on:** January 30, 2011, 04:27:34 PM »

Good shooting and nice write up.

carpsniperg2 · « **Reply #9 on:** January 30, 2011, 04:44:32 PM »

Thats a great write up! congrats

ouchfoss · « **Reply #10 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:29:44 PM »

Damn near made yote burger.

Nice!

kglacken · « **Reply #11 on:** January 30, 2011, 09:47:38 PM »

wow congratulations. I hunted up there yesterday with no luck. just couldnt get on any. where you up waddel creek side or the other side?

bearmanric · « **Reply #12 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:06:26 AM »

awsome Billy Two elusive wetside coyotes great job. leaving in the morning for Sho Lo Airzone to a hunt then sunday on to new mexico to the predatormasters hunt. good going on the coyote nice color. Rick

billythekidrock · « **Reply #13 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:16:48 AM »

Quote from: bearmanric on January 31, 2011, 05:06:26 AM

awsome Billy Two elusive wetside coyotes great job. leaving in the morning for Sho Lo Airzone to a hunt then sunday on to new mexico to the predatormasters hunt. good going on the coyote nice color. Rick

You know better than most how hard the CF is. I just wish I could have gotten a shot at the other one.

Good luck on your trip.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #14 on:** January 31, 2011, 05:42:13 AM »

Quote from: kglacken on January 30, 2011, 09:47:38 PM

wow congratulations. I hunted up there yesterday with no luck. just couldnt get on any. where you up waddel creek side or the other side?

Other side.

ICEMAN · « **Reply #15 on:** January 31, 2011, 06:10:28 AM »

Nice of you to put up the detailed info for folks. Good job.

billythekidrock · « **Reply #16 on:** February 01, 2011, 05:52:32 AM »

Quote from: AWS on January 30, 2011, 03:52:10 PM

Nice job, you might want to try some of the new Nosler 55gr Lead Free BTs. I've only shot one coyote with them as they are pretty new. Had to take a bad shot because I could only see the backend, first shot broke the femor and pelvis second shot caught it right behind the ribcage and made pudding of the insides, neither exited.

AWS

Thanks.
I will be looking for some soon.

Huntboy · « **Reply #17 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:18:16 AM »

Great post, thanks.

400out · « **Reply #18 on:** February 01, 2011, 06:34:32 AM »

That map took some patients! Thanks for sharing

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