I returned this past weekend from a great coyote hunting trip in Arkansas. Fellow Sniper's Hide member ARP invited me to his hunting grounds, and I am damn happy that I accepted. Let me just say that ARP is one hell of a guy. It's one thing to have been chit chatting here on the Hide for years, but it's another thing to host a stranger and treat him like family. ARP and his wife, and his friends Jack and Mike are truly generous, heart-warming, and humble people. I am blessed to have met them.
All in all, ARP is a coyote hunting genius. It was incredible to see him call in so many coyotes in a single morning hunt. Well, I think 11 coyotes are a lot of coyotes to call in. Some of you may have had different experiences so please don't kill me over my statement. On one stand, ARP called in 5 coyotes at the same time. Since we rather skylining a hill that was overlooking the foggy valley, I think our silhouettes and even possibly the reflection off my scope made they booger back into the fog as quickly as they were coming in from it. Of the 11 coyotes that he called in on Saturday morning, seven of them presented me with a shot. I killed six of the seven. The one I missed was on an Usain Bolt sprint after I killed his buddy that was standing next to him. On that particular stand, ARP called in three coyotes at the same time. One came in charging from our right and two from our left. All this happened within a minute into our set. Once they were closer to each other, I engaged the one in the middle. The other two bolted from where they came, and I followed with a lead shot on one. I over-led him and missed. It took him a second or two to find the security of the woods. That bastard. Lesson learned! We stayed put and continued with our set. I had to gather myself from the adrenaline shakes. BOY WAS THAT A RUSH!!!!!! One more came out and gave me a head shot. He went down with a facial. Not too shabby. We then hunted two more stands and I killed a coyote on each stand. We ended the morning hunt with 11 called in coyotes, 5 rounds shot, 4 kills. The closest kill was under 20 yards, which took place in a heavily wooded creek area, and the furthest was over 200 yards.
The following morning with hunted four stands, and three of the four stands produced a coyote. I was only able to take a shot on two of the three coyotes. They were dispatched to heaven the same way the prior morning's hunt dispatched four coyotes. In the end, I went 6/7 on coyotes. ARP did an outstanding job on not only calling them in but also ranging them and giving me each coyote's next move. He called every coyote's move; When they were about to commit, etc. Holy crap, man. I don't know how to describe it. His understanding of coyote behavior left a huge impression on me. That's decades of experience beyond me.
Coyote hunting is pretty kickass. So much so that I already have an electronic caller and decoy on the way. I hope that I can put some of ARP's hunting lessons to great use.
Here are a few pics from the hunt.
Enjoy!
Gear:
Spartan Precision Rifles, 6mm Creedmoor
Surgeon 591R
Krieger barrel, 1:8
KMW Sentinel, IMB
TBAC 30P-1
Harris Bipods, 6-9" and 12-25"
Kahles GEN II 624i, Mil4
Berger 105 Hybrid, 3,028fps
TIS Sling
Wiebad Todd Tac-Pad
This is about the MOST NINJEEEEEEE picture I have from the trip.
All in all, ARP is a coyote hunting genius. It was incredible to see him call in so many coyotes in a single morning hunt. Well, I think 11 coyotes are a lot of coyotes to call in. Some of you may have had different experiences so please don't kill me over my statement. On one stand, ARP called in 5 coyotes at the same time. Since we rather skylining a hill that was overlooking the foggy valley, I think our silhouettes and even possibly the reflection off my scope made they booger back into the fog as quickly as they were coming in from it. Of the 11 coyotes that he called in on Saturday morning, seven of them presented me with a shot. I killed six of the seven. The one I missed was on an Usain Bolt sprint after I killed his buddy that was standing next to him. On that particular stand, ARP called in three coyotes at the same time. One came in charging from our right and two from our left. All this happened within a minute into our set. Once they were closer to each other, I engaged the one in the middle. The other two bolted from where they came, and I followed with a lead shot on one. I over-led him and missed. It took him a second or two to find the security of the woods. That bastard. Lesson learned! We stayed put and continued with our set. I had to gather myself from the adrenaline shakes. BOY WAS THAT A RUSH!!!!!! One more came out and gave me a head shot. He went down with a facial. Not too shabby. We then hunted two more stands and I killed a coyote on each stand. We ended the morning hunt with 11 called in coyotes, 5 rounds shot, 4 kills. The closest kill was under 20 yards, which took place in a heavily wooded creek area, and the furthest was over 200 yards.
The following morning with hunted four stands, and three of the four stands produced a coyote. I was only able to take a shot on two of the three coyotes. They were dispatched to heaven the same way the prior morning's hunt dispatched four coyotes. In the end, I went 6/7 on coyotes. ARP did an outstanding job on not only calling them in but also ranging them and giving me each coyote's next move. He called every coyote's move; When they were about to commit, etc. Holy crap, man. I don't know how to describe it. His understanding of coyote behavior left a huge impression on me. That's decades of experience beyond me.
Coyote hunting is pretty kickass. So much so that I already have an electronic caller and decoy on the way. I hope that I can put some of ARP's hunting lessons to great use.
Here are a few pics from the hunt.
Enjoy!
Gear:
Spartan Precision Rifles, 6mm Creedmoor
Surgeon 591R
Krieger barrel, 1:8
KMW Sentinel, IMB
TBAC 30P-1
Harris Bipods, 6-9" and 12-25"
Kahles GEN II 624i, Mil4
Berger 105 Hybrid, 3,028fps
TIS Sling
Wiebad Todd Tac-Pad
This is about the MOST NINJEEEEEEE picture I have from the trip.
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