I really enjoyed the LBL hunt this year. What could be better than spending a few days with some great guys!
One of the highlights for me though was the hunt I took on Friday (2/5/10) with golfertrout and msmith. We parked the truck near the entrance to one of those impassable haul roads that run out a ridge. After getting our gear ready we hiked out the road a couple hundred yards. We found a good looking spot to set up, checked the wind and decided to give it a try. We hung the Scorpion in a treee. Golfertrout with his shotgun set up to the right of the road about 20 yards off the road. Msmith set up to the left of the road. I walked up the road a little ways and set up to cover the road in front of us. We began this first stand of the day at about 9:15 AM. After just a few minutes of calling I heard, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom in rapid succession. Golfertrout had fur down!! Here are some pictures . . .
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In the above picture you can just barely see the dead coyote at the base of a tree. Golfertrouts gun is pointing right at it about 20 yards away.
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Apparently two coyotes had come in to golfertrouts right rear. He thought he got lead in both of them. Msmith and I searched for the ther one, but it was drizzling rain and we couldn't find a blood trail or the other coyote.
Here is the happy hunter with his coyote . . .
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And the three of us back at the truck . . .
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Good shooting golfertrout!! I will let golfertrout and msmith complete the story from their points of view! Jump in here golfertrout and msmith . . .
Jim
Thanks for the hunt Jim. It was great to see fur on the ground fur sure. :yoyo: (pun intended)
WTG, Dave! Nice job guys!
Great job ! Congrats !! :congrats: :congrats:
Jeb
jim thanks for the hunt and its about time this ole fat guy got a coyote, its been so long since i seen a coyote i almost forgot what they looked like. :laf: anyone that hasnt went to lbl with this bunch is missing one heckuv a good time. :yoyo: i have hunted with Jim before but i have never hunted with msmith and i would like to say thanks to mike and i am sure we will get to hunt againand you will not find a better guy then mike and it was a pleasure to meet him and the rest of you dog hunters, you guys let me into your brotherhood and i am one happy feller :eyebrow: see you guys next year