Cold Morning Coyote

KySongDog · December 16, 2009, 03:55:06 PM

Since gun deer season my deer hunting has been all hunting and no finding. Same for fall turkey season. Got skunked on that one too. All the turkeys I saw during deer season disappeared. So this morning I thought I'd get back in to coyote hunting again.

It was 19 degrees, new moon last night, and low wind from the right direction for the place I wanted to hunt so I headed out the door. On the first set, I put the Minaska about 10 yards down wind to my left. After a little while I heard this guy running in the crunchy leaves. He came in from the up wind side parallel to my position, crossed the ridge and disappeared in the thick stuff. Then, with a little coaxing, turned and came on in. He stopped about 3 yards or so from the caller. It was a very difficult 15 yard shot.

Male, weighed 38 pounds.

weedwalker · December 16, 2009, 04:01:17 PM

WTG Semp !!

Congrats on the yote.

Were you using the shotgun?

Frogman · December 16, 2009, 04:30:54 PM

Good job Semp!! Do you still get excited when you get one in front of the gun???

Jim

KySongDog · December 16, 2009, 04:35:56 PM

Quote from: weedwalker on December 16, 2009, 04:01:17 PM
WTG Semp !! Congrats on the yote. Were you using the shotgun?

Yep I took the shotgun. Sitting on the ground, visibility was probably no more than 25-50 yards (depending on which way you looked).

Quote from: Frogman on December 16, 2009, 04:30:54 PM
Good job Semp!! Do you still get excited when you get one in front of the gun???

Jim

Oh YEAH!!!

KySongDog · December 16, 2009, 04:41:26 PM

Forgot to post the hero shot.

FinsnFur · December 16, 2009, 04:47:15 PM

Beautiful

Appears to have some decent fur too.

alscalls · December 16, 2009, 04:50:15 PM

WTG Semp! Glad ya got out.....I gotta wait a couple weeks yet....

iahntr · December 16, 2009, 05:50:10 PM

Right on Semp !

Bopeye · December 16, 2009, 05:54:04 PM

YOU DA MAN DAD!!!

I'm happy for you.

What loads were you using in the shotgun to keep the pelt looking that pretty at that close a range?

coyote101 · December 16, 2009, 06:04:41 PM

Way to go Semp.

Congratulations on the coyote.

Love the hat.

Pat

pitw · December 16, 2009, 06:20:15 PM

Right flipping on

. Good job and a real nice looking coyote to me.

LBLDOG · December 16, 2009, 06:24:38 PM

Congrats Semp on the kill!! I have been a total of 5 times and No luck yet! That's a good heavy one!

GunDog · December 16, 2009, 06:41:22 PM

Congrats on a good looking yote there dude!

Your luck was 100% better than mine, I got busted this morning ...

Every since I got to be a Rahm field staffer my luck has just been plain sour ...

Roundman · December 16, 2009, 06:49:59 PM

WTG semp

It sure has nice fur on it.

CCP · December 16, 2009, 06:53:01 PM

WTG Semp

and nice coyote!

Coulter · December 16, 2009, 06:56:42 PM

Nice! Your making it difficult for me now. I have some new coyote haunts that I have been saving, but duck season is rolling to a close pretty quick...do I go duck hunting or predator hunting this weekend

Congrats on the coyote!

Steve

alscalls · December 16, 2009, 08:14:22 PM

COYOTE!!! DO it Man! Either way bring yer camera.....

HaMeR · December 17, 2009, 06:39:49 AM

Tat is a nice looking dog for sure. Congrats on the hunt!!

vvarmitr · December 17, 2009, 08:47:58 AM

Those Minaska e-callers are da bomb!

So glad you got out there & got us a story & pix.
Thanks!

JohnP · December 17, 2009, 11:26:22 AM

Congratulations on that nicely furred coyote. The fur really looks dense, ours never get like that, just long.

The hat looks familiar