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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: 7mmfan on October 26, 2009, 09:54:47 PM

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Title: First Yote
Post by: 7mmfan on October 26, 2009, 09:54:47 PM

So I was deer hunting in the Umptanum area the other day and I came up to the edge of this draw and out the bottom and up the other side goes this gray streak at about 100 mph. I figure its a coyote by its general size and shape but at this point its just a blur. The poor guy has about 500 yards to go before he makes it to any cover so I grab my shooting sticks... get them set up... dial the scope up... sit down...steady the 7mm-08... flick the safety... and then I find him in the scope. He finally stops for a breath at about 300 yards,(i've never shot this far with this gun) and sure enough, its a coyote. He's quarterd uphill and away from me so I put the cross hairs on his back right above the back of his ribcage and squeeze one off. Theres a cloud of a dust and a coyote tumbline end over end... over end.... over end....... over end down the hill most of the way back down to the bottom. I shot him about 300 y ards out and only had to walk about 100 yards to get to him. I don't have a bunch of experience with these guys but I think he's a pretty good sized dog. I'd estimate him in the 30-40# range. I skinned him out for a buddy who wanted the hide, but there was about a grapefruit sized hole where his front shoulder used to be. Glad to see my handloads were accurate!

Title: Re: First Yote
Post by: DUGANDEER on October 26, 2009, 09:58:43 PM

thats a great first dog!!! congrats

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Post by: addicted on October 26, 2009, 10:04:58 PM

sweet,  wack em and stack em

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Post by: Big10gauge on October 27, 2009, 06:05:56 AM

Nice shot

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Post by: Blacklab on October 27, 2009, 07:32:56 AM

Nice one
? is the 30, 40 lbs with or without the front shoulder  :chuckle:

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Post by: Straight Shooter on October 27, 2009, 03:09:42 PM

Very nice yote!   :tup:

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Post by: Tombo on October 27, 2009, 04:57:53 PM

Congrats on your first! The fur on that one looks really nice!

Tombo

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Post by: WildfireArcher on October 29, 2009, 04:27:49 PM

nice yote right there  :chuckle:

-Wildfire

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Post by: Grizzly95 on October 29, 2009, 04:42:26 PM

Good lookin dog, better lookin rifle. Keep smackin them things. Great job! :tup:

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Post by: tlbradford on November 05, 2009, 12:22:00 PM

Quote from: Grizzly95 on October 29, 2009, 04:42:26 PM

Good lookin dog, better lookin rifle. Keep smackin them things. Great job! :tup:

 :yeah:

Congrats on the coyote.

Title: Re: First Yote
Post by: 400out on November 06, 2009, 08:02:37 PM

Pretty cool feeling huh! the sad part is if that was a deer it would not have happened that easy,  I've figured out that if you pretend that a deer is a dog they drop first maybe second shot! I've busted dogs at ridiculous distances not sure if I could have killed deer at that same distance? something about pressure.

Title: Re: First Yote
Post by: duckmen1 on November 11, 2009, 03:40:06 PM

nicer than any yote ive ever shot