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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: PolarBear on January 25, 2009, 08:05:13 AM

Title: Ever been busted?
Post by: PolarBear on January 25, 2009, 08:05:13 AM: Have you ever been on a predator stand and been busted by an unintended critter or critters? I got set up this morning with my new PM4 in my neighbor's back 100. Not another critter in sight. I get back about 150 yards from my call and bury myself in the brush. Within 2 minutes of running the call I had a stampede of cattle running right at my call. They came out of a draw and were completely out of sight. I had to make a mad dash to save my brand new PM4 from being trampled. Needless to say it was game over for the morning. I have had hawks and other birds of pry come at me when using mouth calls and had a doe charge in after a fawn in distress but concerned cattle will kill a stand pretty fast. Have any of you ever had some critter or critters totally ruin your hunt due to curiosity?
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Post by: 270Shooter on January 25, 2009, 08:10:45 AM: Had a hawk dive in on the caller once. Didn't really ruin the hunt but it was interesting.
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Post by: dbllunger on January 25, 2009, 11:43:34 AM: yes........cows, horses, hawks, eagles, crows, magpies, camp robbers, deer, domestic dogs (some left some didn't), people, my hunting partner. Mostly just all kinds of birds.
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Post by: boneaddict on January 25, 2009, 12:16:43 PM: Yes, the Mrs. caught me on here again this morning, she thought I was doing taxes. :chuckle: Oh busted on the stand..... yeah a few times there too. I am trying to figure out if Ravens are helpful or are telling the world that I am there
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Post by: CastleRocker on January 25, 2009, 12:56:45 PM: Have had hawks and owls fly off with the decoy. That pretty much ruins a set.
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Post by: jdb on January 25, 2009, 02:47:32 PM: I have called in cows and deer and once in the wenas I called in an enourmas flock of bluejays? it was the damnedest thing.
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Post by: Bofire on January 25, 2009, 03:35:37 PM: About a billion times. The ones that get me are when I cant figure out how or why.
Carl
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Post by: huntnphool on January 25, 2009, 03:47:03 PM: Hey guys, that little *censored* right over there busted me while I was stalking those turkeys :'(........................................ :chuckle:
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Post by: Kain on January 25, 2009, 03:50:05 PM: F'in chipmunks and Tree Rats!!!! I have had hawks, ravens, misc birds go crazy around the call. I dont know if they ruin the set or not. Had a woodpecker telling me off this morning.

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Title: Re: Ever been busted?
Post by: PolarBear on January 25, 2009, 03:57:29 PM: One day I was calling coyotes from my treestand and had a red tailed hawk land on the tree 15 feet away from me and start squallering!
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Post by: Antlershed on January 26, 2009, 11:28:55 AM: Had a Hawk attack my Mojo decoy one day while I was on stand. It tried to pick it up twice before giving up. :chuckle: