Dead End Tracks

weedwalker · January 10, 2011, 05:40:48 PM

It looked like a good day for a hunt today, so just after daylight I slipped over the hill here and went to my neighbors farm. We didn't get any more snow last. I walked back an old log road into the property and right away it was looking promising. There were coyote and bobcat tracks EVERYWHERE.

I was finding a lot of scent post where the coyotes were making their mark.

On my 2nd stand, I was using my squeaker bulb and a coyote came in to 20 yds on my right rear and was standing there looking dead at me. I tried to ease around for a shot but he could run faster than I could turn around.

On my 4th stand I was sitting on a hillside looking down into a brushy hollow. I started out with the squeaker bulb again. If you look in the center of this pic, there is kind of a clear lane straight in front of me. I spotted a coyote about 100 yds out coming straight to me up that lane. The wind was blowing from my left front to my right rear. When the coyote got to the bench you see about 40 yds in front of me he was temporarily out of sight. He popped over the bench about 20 yds to the right trying to get my scent. I said "I GOT THIS BABY" and at 35 yds I knocked her flat with a load of 12 gauge "BBs". She dropped right in her tracks.

I made a couple more dry stands and called it a day. Here's the hero shot.

slagmaker · January 10, 2011, 05:43:16 PM

Now thats how you spen an afternoon in the snow.

Congrats on the fur down!!

KySongDog · January 10, 2011, 05:46:03 PM

Quote from: weedwalker on January 10, 2011, 05:40:48 PM
I said "I GOT THIS BABY"

I luv it! Nice going, Ed!

Bills Custom Calls · January 10, 2011, 05:49:05 PM

Yep looks like a great day

coyote101 · January 10, 2011, 06:08:45 PM

Way to go Big Ed.

Yet another one bites the dust.

Pat

golfertrout · January 10, 2011, 06:13:54 PM

wat to go Ed looks like you had a gooooood day

i like your snow camo to

looks like alot of tracks there

HaMeR · January 10, 2011, 06:22:54 PM

Cool deal Ed!! Glad you got out & was able to bust a dog. And find it!!

HuntnCarve · January 10, 2011, 06:38:59 PM

Looks like the "Coyote Magnet" has got his magnetism back!

Way to go Ed!

kyfuzzyface · January 10, 2011, 06:40:13 PM

WTG WW
Congrats
Good story and Pictures

wked · January 10, 2011, 07:08:41 PM

Ed pm'd me this morning and said "Looks like a good morning to hunt yotes." I said, "Post up the pics so I can remember what they look like."

He did good! Way to go Ed!

WldWldWest · January 10, 2011, 08:57:40 PM

Way to go Big Ed! Diggin the snow camo, Where did ya get it?

BigB · January 10, 2011, 09:08:15 PM

Congrats!

Interesting look to that coyote. They head on it reminds me of a husky, and not much of a coyote. Maybe it is just the camera angle and colors of the head area. But the rest of the body is 100% coyote.

Brian

securpro · January 10, 2011, 09:09:33 PM

Coyote = 0 , Coyote Magnet = 289756396 this year

FinsnFur · January 10, 2011, 09:48:13 PM

This guy dont mess around

weedwalker · January 10, 2011, 11:07:30 PM

Quote from: WldWldWest on January 10, 2011, 08:57:40 PM
Diggin the snow camo, Where did ya get it?

Doug, I ordered the snow camo from Sportsmans Guide 4 or 5 years ago. It's hit or miss when they have it available. You just have to keep checking with them.

weedwalker · January 10, 2011, 11:11:33 PM

Quote from: BigB on January 10, 2011, 09:08:15 PM

Congrats!

Interesting look to that coyote. They head on it reminds me of a husky, and not much of a coyote. Maybe it is just the camera angle and colors of the head area. But the rest of the body is 100% coyote.

Brian

I thought the color was kinda different too. The front half was the regular kinda yellowish grey and the back half was more red.

possumal · January 10, 2011, 11:37:39 PM

Mighty fine, Big Ed. The bobcat tracks are something we've seen before, haven't we? I think this picture qualifies for the Abominable Snowman award of the year.

Okanagan · January 11, 2011, 12:04:23 AM

Thanks for the good read. Man there are a lot of predator tracks on that lane in the first photo. How many hours or days was the snow there to accumulate tracks?

linemansteve · January 11, 2011, 04:48:18 AM

Way to go ED good looking coyote. Very good write up. Steve

weedwalker · January 11, 2011, 06:03:07 AM

Quote from: Okanagan on January 11, 2011, 12:04:23 AMMan there are a lot of predator tracks on that lane in the first photo. How many hours or days was the snow there to accumulate tracks?

It had been 2 days since the snow. There are a lot of coyotes in there. But they get called to a LOT. I think they've heard every screaming rabbit sound on e-callers and hand calls that there is. Besides me there are 3 or 4 other guys that hunt it and one of those guys would hunt it 2 or 3 times a week for a while. The coyotes got to where they wouldn't respond to anything.
So I tried a different approach. I took my shotgun and hunted tight to thick cover using VERY light calling with only lip squeaks, coaxer calls, and a squeaker bulb. Both of them came in to the squeaker bulb.