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Title: My first contest
Post by: nor-cal yote on April 29, 2010, 09:15:51 PM
      I entered my first coyote hunting contest, the Mendocino county black tail association is having a coyote contest and I entered.  The black tail assoc. says that coyotes kill and eat 4 out of 6 black tail fawns, personally I think that number is high, but I'm not an expert. This is the the third contest they have sponsored. It starts May 1 and ends July 31. First place is a Montana Silversmith belt buckle with your name on it. Last years winner in the singles shot 36, he uses dogs to hunt the next closes person had 19.
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: Bills Custom Calls on April 30, 2010, 01:27:52 AM
Good luck

if your looking for first place your gonna have to do some fancy shooting  :yoyo:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: nor-cal yote on April 30, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
 Thanks Bill, I talked to the guy who is running the contest, and he said I was the first and only one to sign up so far :argh:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: Yotehntr on April 30, 2010, 04:16:15 PM
 :yoyo:  Good luck! 36 huh... that'd be hard to beat.
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: nor-cal yote on April 30, 2010, 04:33:57 PM
not around here coyotes are a plenty, I am serious coyotes are not in any shortage in northern Ca. I just dont get much time to hunt them, with work and teaching in the winter. I ll bring the camera with me tonight, leaving after work to try a new spot, and camp out the whole weekend. Its the first weekend in about three and a half mounths.
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: Hawks Feather on April 30, 2010, 06:12:44 PM
It is hard for one person to compete with several dogs or even a single dog for that matter.  The dogs that I know seem to be able to see, smell, and run much better than I can.  Plus they can be a pretty good decoy as well. 

Good luck,

Jerry
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: pitw on April 30, 2010, 07:59:41 PM
Quote from: Bills Custom Calls on April 30, 2010, 01:27:52 AM
Good luck

if your looking for first place your gonna have to do some fancy shooting  :yoyo:

Quote from: nor-cal yote on April 30, 2010, 03:33:26 PM
Thanks Bill, I talked to the guy who is running the contest, and he said I was the first and only one to sign up so far :argh:

That'll make it a whole lot easier :biggrin: :biggrin:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: FinsnFur on April 30, 2010, 09:58:45 PM
Yeah Barry wins a lot of them that way :laf:

Keep us posted Nor-Cal.....sounds interesting :wink:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: vvarmitr on May 01, 2010, 11:35:29 AM
Quote from: Hawks Feather on April 30, 2010, 06:12:44 PM
The dogs that I know seem to be able to see, smell, ... better than I ...
I know a lot of dogs that look & smell better than you too.  :innocentwhistle:
:laf:  :laf:  :laf:

Best of hunting Nor-Cal!  :wink:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: nor-cal yote on May 01, 2010, 02:11:00 PM
well I did two stands, this morning and had a grey fox come in then the wind picked up :madd:,  went into town and got fuel and was getting internet so I thought I would give you guys an up date. Lots of sign, no fur yet I saw three on the way in yesterday. Tried to take pic, not a good camera guy. :doh2:  headen back out now. Got new batts for the camera.
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: FinsnFur on May 01, 2010, 09:40:16 PM
You know where to find us :biggrin:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: nor-cal yote on May 03, 2010, 03:27:38 PM
Shortly after my last post the alternator, battery went out on my truck, about 4 miles from pavement :argh:, got ahold of a friend and he brought the parts and drove me back to my truck. Got it together and drove it home.  will post pics later
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: FinsnFur on May 03, 2010, 10:05:47 PM
Did you do some calling ( no I mean predator calling) while...you were waiting for the rescue parts? :laf:

Seriously though, I been there and it sucks :wink:
Title: Re: My first contest
Post by: JohnP on May 04, 2010, 02:04:35 PM
Heck that probably has happened to anybody that spent any time in the boonies.  But we are still waiting for the pictures.