Target of opportunity. Deer hunt turned coyote shoot. She came out and sat down 60 yards from the stand and just stared at us. 215 hybrid out of a 300winmag knocked the stuffing out of her.
Tagged out of deer, so I went coyote hunting.
This dog was one of a pair that came in from a long way's away, only for me to get cocky and try a head shot that missed it by that much, but I ended up dropping it after I spotted it heading back the way it came from and stopped it with a half assed howl.
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Boyd's At-One Thumbhole.Is that a Savage Impulse in a Boyd's Agility stock?
What optic do you have on the rifle?Here's one I got on 10/22 showing the left side of the rifle.
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Halo X50, but my backup Adder scope and 20-250 Impulse Predator gets the job done too.What optic do you have on the rifle?
Left hand tikka.. caliber???Pretty slow morning. Called in a pair on the first stand. Shot the one hanging back in hopes to pull the aggressive one back in, with no such luck. Then blanked the second and third stand.
That one is a 22-250. I have a few lefty tikkas.Left hand tikka.. caliber???
Good to see you are being productive again!Pretty slow morning. Called in a pair on the first stand. Shot the one hanging back in hopes to pull the aggressive one back in, with no such luck. Then blanked the second and third stand.
Have to get some killed before the little one is born. I have a about 2 weeks left, before my leash gets even shorter.Good to see you are being productive again!
Not a coyote, but got a decent cat this morning.
My digital scales said it was 28.5 pounds.@Ram4402 I too am curious if you weighed it. I just caught a 30lb cat and he doesn't look near that big View attachment 8297524View attachment 8297525
Dang he looks bigger than that but still a very solid cat.My digital scales said it was 28.5 pounds.
Windy over there tonight?Quick triple tonight
Not too bad, was all day but calm tonight with a direction changeWindy over there tonight?
I've been using a .22 short CB through the lungs. It's been very quick and saves the skull. The first ones I caught early and was more of a removal thing so just saving skulls as the fur wasn't ready yet from here on out as long as it's good fur with no mange or rubs I'll save it and process and tan it myself.What's the preferred method for dispatching the caught coyote?
Are you saving fur?
I'm starting a new hobby, will post results.
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Good luckHey thanks!
hopefully I'll get some pictures up soon of successful trapping.
What call sequence?Missed my first coyote of the year last night. It came in fast and so close I couldn't find it in the thermal right away. Took a couple of running shots. Sorry, no trophy-photo! Good news is the call sequence is working.
Lucky Duck, Interrogation howls: coyote pair, single female. Pup distress. This has worked the last 5 of 7 sets. This guy passed within 5 yards of the call, 40 yards from me. Not very good at running shotsWhat call sequence?![]()
I hear ya! I usually don't shoot at moving dogs anymore. I have better luck calling them back than I do hitting them on the fly.Lucky Duck, Interrogation howls: coyote pair, single female. Pup distress. This has worked the last 5 of 7 sets. This guy passed within 5 yards of the call, 40 yards from me. Not very good at running shots![]()
Same here. A lot times they have to stop and look back at least once, as long as they didn't smell you.I hear ya! I usually don't shoot at moving dogs anymore. I have better luck calling them back than I do hitting them on the fly.