A coyote and a bobcat

KySongDog · October 17, 2009, 04:15:39 PM

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.

coyote101 · October 17, 2009, 05:02:03 PM

Sounds like a great day Semp.

I went out this morning and shot a little doe with the smokepole.

Pat

iahntr · October 17, 2009, 09:29:46 PM

Way cool Semp !
congrats on the doe Pat.
Scott

FinsnFur · October 18, 2009, 12:46:30 AM

You made a good day out of what was about to be a lousy day.

You know they are there and you know what works. Now it's just a matter of time.

Roundman · October 18, 2009, 07:18:06 AM

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.

alscalls · October 18, 2009, 08:01:52 AM

Sounds like a good time...........

Hawks Feather · October 18, 2009, 08:07:39 AM

Sounds like you have a good hunting spot for more than just deer!

Jerry

bushmaster · October 18, 2009, 07:14:52 PM

Right on, that would be pretty neat to prick a yote with that crossbow.

Congrats on the freezer meat pat

LBLDOG · October 22, 2009, 07:31:27 PM

Semp, thats cool getting see the Bobcat & Yote. I was bow hunting Monday and did a little calling before I called it a day!

msmith · October 30, 2009, 10:40:29 AM

Great story! Sounds like a really good time in the woods!

pitw · October 30, 2009, 11:04:03 PM

Totally Awesome Semp

. You saw one more Bobcat today tha I ever saw. Good day no matter how you slice it.

Tikaani · October 31, 2009, 12:01:59 AM

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