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Title: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: turkey buster on December 21, 2009, 06:48:32 PM: OK so has any one had any dogs come in while you were calling for turkeys and did you shoot them?
twice now I was set up on turkeys and had them come in right on top of me but was to concerned about the turkeys to pull the trigger. the first time me and a Friend were set up and he had two of them about 10 feet away on his right hand side, the second me and my cousin were set up and we had two come rite between us and the third stopped rite in front of my cousin with his head about two feet from his barrel. he said he wouldn't of even had to move just pull the trigger and it woulda been a dead dog.so lets gere the story's
chuck
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Straight Shooter on December 21, 2009, 06:58:50 PM: Yes, I've had one come in. We stared each other down for a few seconds at about 25 yards apart. I was tempted, but I didn't smoke him. Same thing happened once while I was deer hunting (I think that I was using a fawn distress call). Once again, tempted, but didn't pull the trigger.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Bofire on December 21, 2009, 07:11:29 PM: :)Happened one time both my friend and I hit him at the same time. no hesitation. We figgered a turkey aint gonna come in with a yote there anyway.
Carl
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Kain on December 21, 2009, 07:14:38 PM: Quote from: Bofire on December 21, 2009, 07:11:29 PM
:)Happened one time both my friend and I hit him at the same time. no hesitation. We figgered a turkey aint gonna come in with a yote there anyway.
Carl

Just think of all the turkey you saved from that coyote for next year.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: bearmanric on December 21, 2009, 07:18:37 PM: on the Little Pend oreille calling couldnt shoot them. happened twice. only hunted there and Johnson creek. seen a bobcat there. Rick
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: FALFire on December 21, 2009, 07:22:22 PM: Quote from: Bofire on December 21, 2009, 07:11:29 PM
:)Happened one time both my friend and I hit him at the same time. no hesitation. We figgered a turkey aint gonna come in with a yote there anyway.
Carl

Hey Carl,

You may find this hard to believe, simply I guess, cause it's coming from me maybe :chuckle:

But, I hunt a ranch that has hundreds of turkeys on it and I have watched coyotes meander through the turkeys in search of mice. It's crazy, or am I crazy :dunno: I dunno, but anyway it's really sumptin to watch. Kind of a Kodak moment for sure, but the dogs leave them twenty pound :crap: *censored*tin' machines alone . Maybe it's just the "power in numbers" sort of thing, what'cha think :o
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: shoot-em-dead on December 21, 2009, 07:46:09 PM: Yes- We pulled up on the side of the road and walked about 50yds to the canyon edge and called trying to locate a Tom. About ten minutes pass and a coyote runs out in the draw below us. I went back to the truck and grabbed my 22-250 and the range finder. He was still there when I got back and I ranged him at 485yds. My partner said to hold right on him because it was a steep shot. I shot and he started flopping around. I shot 12 more times and he finally laid still. We went down there and I took my shotgun thinking that with my dumb luck if I brought the rifle, A Tom would run right in front of me. We got about 20 ft away and the coyote jumped up at us so I let him taste a 3.5inch turkey load. That finished him. Come to find out I only hit him with the first rifle shot and it took out both front knees. He must have played dead after another dozen rounds came flying by.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Machias on December 21, 2009, 09:20:23 PM: No yotes, but I have had two bobcats put really cool looking sneaks on my decoys. :)
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: docsven on December 21, 2009, 09:29:00 PM: Just bobcats while calling turkeys, pretty cool though.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: ICEMAN on December 21, 2009, 09:32:01 PM: Heck ya. Once a dog came in really close, then winded me and hopped around in front of me and barked, trotted out to 50 yards maybe, and turned and barked again....everytime he turned to go, I would start yelping again, then he would bark all pissed at me..... I never shot figuring he was out too far...
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: wannabhntr on December 21, 2009, 09:33:47 PM: Called one in up around Hunters. My buddys uncle lost a decoy to one in the same area the same year.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: bighorns2bushytails on December 21, 2009, 09:38:28 PM: i had a coyote come in bout 35 yards while turkey hunting this spring. didnt pull the trigger cause i was a little worried about the shot i had loaded and didnt want to spook off any birds that may have been nearby. in hindsight i wish i woulda dropped the dog cause we never saw or heard a bird all day.

--BH2BT
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: jager on December 21, 2009, 09:48:19 PM: No dogs...but I had a bobcat coming in for some live turkeys this year.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: satchel3006 on December 21, 2009, 09:50:22 PM: i have called one coyote in while turkey hunting didnt shoot though wrong load and id rather hunt them in the winter
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: turkey slayer on December 22, 2009, 08:15:44 AM: My self and Cougkilr were hunting turkeys 4 or 5 years ago up at my uncles and the 1st set we did I called in 3 dogs and shot the last 1 with 3" turkey loads. I have called in some since but didn't shot them.

Cougkilr called in a wolf few years ago but I'll let him tell the story.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: jackelope on December 22, 2009, 08:49:54 AM: Fanatic and I had a pack of wolves howling around us at 1st light a few years ago turkey hunting...never did see them.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Gutpile on December 22, 2009, 08:54:10 AM: Never have called in any predator while turkey hunting. :'(
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Bofire on December 22, 2009, 10:26:23 AM: Hell I dunno Gary, I shot a coyote one time came in with 3 mule deer.?? In Montana I was set up shooting prarie dogs. Was ranging some mounds at about 400 yards. Got the 22-250 Target Tikka set up and looked thru the scope. I had shot less than a minute earlier, there was a coyote walking thru the Pdog town about 250 yards out!! Who knows?
I think animals can tell when the coyotes are hunting or just crusing. Anyway bottom line for me is simple, like me! :P, "see coyote, shoot coyote"
LOL
Carl
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: sneakyjake on December 22, 2009, 02:37:11 PM: Was set up and calling to a flock of Toms through the woods. Had them coming in for over a half hour. One hen deke out in front of us. Saw the coyote staring at the hen so I pointed my gun at him thinking about it. Decided that I didn't want to lose a chance at the Toms. The coyote charged the decoy and then ran off. Seconds later 5 Toms and 2 Jakes came through the trees right towards us. Opening day 07 I think. Glad I didn't shoot the dog.
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: tlbradford on December 22, 2009, 02:49:31 PM: I usually shoot at least one over a decoy every year. I think that is one of their main dishes in the Cheney area where I usually hunt turkeys. I never let them walk.

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Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: shoot-em-dead on December 22, 2009, 02:57:07 PM: Quote from: Gutpile on December 22, 2009, 08:54:10 AM
Never have called in any predator while turkey hunting. :'(
Have you ever called in a turkey? LOL
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Big10gauge on December 22, 2009, 02:58:06 PM: I shot one this spring while calling in a tom for a buddy of mine. #4 lead out of a 10 ga at 30 yrds, never thought to take a pic. Female, kinda felt bad as I'm sure she had pups. Shot the dad the next day. :chuckle:
Title: Re: yotes while turkey hunting
Post by: Gutpile on December 22, 2009, 08:38:53 PM: Quote from: shoot-em-dead on December 22, 2009, 02:57:07 PM
Quote from: Gutpile on December 22, 2009, 08:54:10 AM
Never have called in any predator while turkey hunting. :'(
Have you ever called in a turkey? LOL

HEY!!! Thats just mean!! Not many, but yes. Smarty pants!!