Post by: billythekidrock on January 30, 2011, 02:41:33 PM
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.
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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!
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The .243 55gr Balistic Silvertip made a nice little entrance hole, but blew a big hole in her neck upon exit.
Entrance
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Exit
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Post by: Michelle_Nelson on January 30, 2011, 02:58:46 PM
Post by: btlsoom on January 30, 2011, 03:15:43 PM
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 30, 2011, 03:39:27 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.
Post by: AWS on January 30, 2011, 03:52:10 PM
AWS
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Post by: billythekidrock on January 31, 2011, 05:16:48 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.
Post by: billythekidrock on January 31, 2011, 05:42:13 AM
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.
Post by: ICEMAN on January 31, 2011, 06:10:28 AM
Post by: billythekidrock on February 01, 2011, 05:52:32 AM
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.
Post by: Huntboy on February 01, 2011, 06:18:16 AM
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