Had a Doc' s appt. this mornin' but had time to do a setup first. Was planning on another location but wind direction forecast turned it into a "no-go". So I opted to go to the spot I killed my first one here near the house. Went in by moonlight and waited for first light to let out two interrogation howls with my cow-horn howler. A few min' later I started with about 60 seconds of "Cottontail Distress #1" on the FX5. Less than 60 seconds this 40lb female appeared out of the privet that surrounds this hay field to see who was getting her rabbit.
(http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a93/GAJoe/40lbFemale001.jpg)
She approached my rabbit decoy jumping to get a better view I suppose. She turned back to the privet and stopped before entering into it, offering me the shot. I took the 150+ yd shot and knew I made contact from the sound. She did a hundred yard lap in the hay field and disappeared into the privet almost where she was when I shot. I walked across the field to find her laying dead just under the first limbs.
GAJoe
Good story. Also a nice looking coyote.
Jerry
awesome shot a 150 yards, right in the kill zone!
Congrads! Good looken coyote!
Brent
nice pic and story
Good job Joe !! keepem coming ! :yoyo:
Jeb
Good job Joe...thanks for sharing it.
The grass is green, and it needs a mowing. What the..?? :shck:
Good pic and story I love seeing them Southeast coyotes. :yoyo: :yoyo:
good job :congrats: thats a good lookin decoy where could i find one?
The decoy turned out a little bigger than I wanted but it works. I may re-size it while I'm re-cooping from knee surgery.
I formed the body and head out of some packing material that's kinda like the foam that the florist uses but it doesn't crumble at all; it's not styrofoam either, it's something new. I see a lot of electronics packed with it and when I find a large block of it, I grab it! You can work the stuff real easy to form shapes with a hacksaw blade. I split the body and remove material until a "Decoy Heart" will fit securely with the push button near the surface. I leave a hole from the surface to the push-button. I tried the Weasel Ball first but you have to take it apart to turn it on. The Decoy Heart is worth the few bucks more. The latching push-button switch is very dependable. Here's a link:
http://www.decoyheart.com/page2.htm
There is a low motor noise to all three type that I have tried.(Weasle Ball, Frantic Ferrit, Decoy Heart) It's mentioned on Decoy Heart's web page.
I got some fake fur from Hancock Fabrics. This stuff looks like real coyote fur almost. (brown with black tips) I use this instead of real fur so if it gets wet there wont be a problem if I don't get it dry for a while. I sew up a cover to go over the foam. I struggled with putting the head detail like ears, eyes etc.. on. Then I found the dried rabbit faces in a fly tying shop. If it gets wet and starts growing stuff before I get it dry then $4 will replace it. I stitch it on to the fur and add a couple of scared eyes.
Then I took a spring and screwed it up into the foam body and fashioned a stake to stick into the ground. I have about $25 in it. Took a good bit of spare time. Glad you like it.
GAJoe
Nice going on the yote GaJoe :highclap:. Knee troubles suck :madd:! I had reconstructed surgery a few years ago and was out for about 8 months. I did what the doctor told me and I had no troubles at all.
thanks for the info i may have to give it a try.