Today was opening early muzzle loader deer weekend. I decided to leave the smoke pole at home and I crawled in to my tree stand with my crossbow. (I'm bound and determined to kill something with that dayum thing). So anyways, no deer showed. I was watching the brush to my right when I glanced left and saw the back third of a coyote about 15 yards out slipping in to the jungle I used to call my woods. If (here goes the *IF* statement) I had been looking left I am pretty sure I could have got a shot off at the mangy critter. (It wasn't mangy but I call all coyotes mangy anyways)
I lip squeaked hoping to get him/her to do a 180 degree turn and come back out in the open. No taker. So I pulled out a hand call (Thanks, CCP) and started the bunny blues. Still no coyote. I blew a couple of series and just sat quiet. 10-15 minutes later up from the creek comes a very healthy bobcat. It was out about 50 yards and had eased in to a small clearing but even if it were under my tree, they are out of season until Nov 21st in KY. So I watched it slip right in front of me back in to the jungle.
No deer but the coyote and bobcat sure made the whole morning for me. :biggrin:
Sounds like a great day Semp. :yoyo: :yoyo: I went out this morning and shot a little doe with the smokepole.
Pat
Way cool Semp !
congrats on the doe Pat.
Scott
You made a good day out of what was about to be a lousy day. :yoyo:
You know they are there and you know what works. Now it's just a matter of time. :wink:
Cool story Semp, more and more I find myself taking in a call and calling from a stand when I get bored. Deer stands get harder for me every year.
Sounds like a good time........... :yoyo: :yoyo:
Sounds like you have a good hunting spot for more than just deer!
Jerry
Right on, that would be pretty neat to prick a yote with that crossbow.
Congrats on the freezer meat pat :congrats:
Semp, thats cool getting see the Bobcat & Yote. I was bow hunting Monday and did a little calling before I called it a day!
Great story! Sounds like a really good time in the woods!
Totally Awesome Semp :highclap:. You saw one more Bobcat today tha I ever saw. Good day no matter how you slice it.
Made for a good day Semp, maybe when your out coyote hunting a deer will show up, that's how it usually works. Good luck getting your deer.
Hunt hard, Die tired
John