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Other Hunting => Coyote, Small Game, Varmints => Topic started by: ivarhusa on August 30, 2010, 09:46:04 PM

Title: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: ivarhusa on August 30, 2010, 09:46:04 PM: That is to say I took some pictures of an osprey with a 270mm lens on my camera. The bird was about 100ft away, in this tree top, you see.
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More to the point of this forum, I found a place I'll hunt coyotes with my camera. It is in a state park. I'll bet some of you will recognize the location from the photo. They run cattle on the land, and I spotted plenty of seed-filled scat that I figure must have been from a coyote, though the scat was a little larger than I am used to seeing. What a set up. The most natural spot to call from (given the approach) suffers only when the prevailing wind is from the west- which it usually is. I'll have fun with the challenge one day.
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And here's another picture for good measure. I had a good weekend.

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You won't confuse my pictures with the pro's on this site, but I had fun taking them. Them osprey babies woke me up Saturday morning with their pleas for "more fish". I had to get up and "shoot 'em".
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: carpsniperg2 on August 30, 2010, 09:50:51 PM: very cool pics :IBCOOL:
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: ivarhusa on August 30, 2010, 09:57:56 PM: Thanks, Carp! Here's another.
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Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: JackOfAllTrades on August 30, 2010, 10:45:54 PM: And that bird had lunch and dinner in both trips back to the nest! SA'WHEET shots!

-Steve
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: bowhunterforever on August 30, 2010, 10:46:33 PM: Awsome pics :tup:
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: jeepasaurusrex on August 30, 2010, 11:04:25 PM: Growing up on the Skagit river, I got to watch Ospreys fish every day. They are truly amazing birds. They can hover, fold their wings, and dive. Hitting the water with a big splash. Then seeing it come up with fish is really amazing.
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: lokidog on August 31, 2010, 12:29:04 AM: Nice pics with the nest!
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: ivarhusa on August 31, 2010, 07:57:25 AM: If there is a down side to this story (there isn't, really), it is that the pair from this nest crap all over my father-in-law's deck and sidewalk. This tree is literally over his house. How cool is that? (Turns out the crap is very resistant to scrubbing off with a hose. He's looking into a power washer.)
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: engelwood on August 31, 2010, 04:29:45 PM: Beacon Rock, Nice. My dad almost got ran over by a nice 3X3 BT down there on the south side of the road. Could've grabbed it with his hands I guess.
Title: Re: Hunting the Hunters- shot an osprey with my 270 on Saturday
Post by: ivarhusa on August 31, 2010, 08:34:40 PM: We have a winner! Beacon Rock it is. I knew one of you could come up with that.