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. :eyebrownod: Male, weighed 38 pounds.
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WTG Semp !! :congrats: :congrats: Congrats on the yote. :yoyo: Were you using the shotgun?
Good job Semp!! Do you still get excited when you get one in front of the gun???
Jim
Quote from: weedwalker on December 16, 2009, 04:01:17 PM
WTG Semp !! :congrats: :congrats: Congrats on the yote. :yoyo: 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!!! :yoyo:
Forgot to post the hero shot.
Beautiful :yoyo:
Appears to have some decent fur too.
:yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: WTG Semp! Glad ya got out.....I gotta wait a couple weeks yet.... :congrats: :congrats: :congrats:
Right on Semp ! :yoyo: :congrats:
YOU DA MAN DAD!!! :highclap:
I'm happy for you. :eyebrownod:
What loads were you using in the shotgun to keep the pelt looking that pretty at that close a range?
Way to go Semp. :yoyo: :yoyo: Congratulations on the coyote. :congrats: :congrats: Love the hat.
Pat
Right flipping on :yoyo:. Good job and a real nice looking coyote to me.
Congrats Semp on the kill!! I have been a total of 5 times and No luck yet! That's a good heavy one! :yoyo:
Congrats on a good looking yote there dude! :yoyo: Your luck was 100% better than mine, I got busted this morning ... :argh:
Every since I got to be a Rahm field staffer my luck has just been plain sour ... :eyebrownod: :shrug: :eyebrownod:
WTG semp :highclap: It sure has nice fur on it.
WTG Semp :yoyo: :yoyo: and nice coyote! :highclap:
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 :shrug: Congrats on the coyote!
Steve
COYOTE!!! DO it Man! Either way bring yer camera..... :biggrin:
Tat is a nice looking dog for sure. Congrats on the hunt!! :yoyo: :yoyo:
Those Minaska e-callers are da bomb! :thumb2:
:innocentwhistle:
So glad you got out there & got us a story & pix.
Thanks! :biggrin:
Congratulations on that nicely furred coyote. The fur really looks dense, ours never get like that, just long.
The hat looks familiar :wink:
I got acquainted with that type of hat a long time ago and never wanted to change. It worked for me then and it works for me now.
Semp and the hat are together forever. Even his face mask is not allowed to touch the hat :eyebrownod: Nice dog Semp. Now if we can find some more with a good saddle on 'em. Jimmie
Heck yeah Semp. Way to go man!
I havnt gotten anyhting in to range yet this year.
Ya' sure let the air out of that one. :eyebrownod:
:thumb2: Good job :thumb2:
Good looking yote Semp. :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: :yoyo: It is getting that time.
Chad
Thats a big one. Great job and thanks for the pics and story