Coyote adventure

[HaMeR]

It sure wasn't a shooting adventure.    

I parked at the bottom of the hill about 1/2 mile from this area. A long uphill walk thru 6-7" of powdery snow took a good 30 minutes to get there. There was ice under the snow from the 4 wheelers & the walking was difficult at times. Damn slick at other times. I set the e-caller {name withheld as I'm not on a Pro Staff   } on the backside of the little log pile in the center of the pic. I faced it toward the trail leading up the hill so the sound would possibly be divided into both hollows. I had a steady L to R breeze at about 45* blowing back the way I came in. I sat up on the hill about 30" above the afore mentioned unnamed e-caller. 5 minutes of quiet time then 6 minutes of a high pitched screaming rabbit. 5 minutes of quiet time & another 5 minutes of Lightning Jack. 5 minutes quiet again then I used Fem Invitation followed 2 minutes later by Pup Distress. Waited another 10 minutes in silence & headed out. Went to my next spot but the wind had me real bad there so I walked back to the truck & I came home since the roads were becoming covered again & my next farm was 40 minutes away. Looks like Thursday before I get back out again.

View out over e-caller from my position. I was about 25-30' above the caller.
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You can see where I went up & down the bank to my position. I fell hard on that trip. Face 1st into the snow bank. Luckily there wasn't any rocks under the snow as I stopped just short of biting frozen earth. My glasses were full of snow & so was my scope.  
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Zoomed in view of the log pile.
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[weedwalker]

Looks like a great place for a stand Glen. A pic of the snow in your face woulda been good too.

[linemansteve]

I would have liked to see that also Weed.  My only question is will that 204 shoot that far?? Looks like a good spot HaMeR, I was out Saturday here made 5 good stands and came up empty.

[HaMeR]

  No pics of me!! I can't afford a new camera!! 

It'll make it that far Steve.    It was downhill!!

That is a good place to call from. I was there just after Thanksgiving with no takers. They will lay up on either side of there. The left hollow goes down about 250-300 yards. The right side,, I aint walking that far!!    That's a haul down over there.

[coyote101]

Looks like fun Glen. We're supposed to get some snow tomorrow night. I hope it stays aroound for a few days, I'd really like to see some bloody snow. 
Pat

[HaMeR]

Me too Pat!! Now they say it's gonna snow from this evening thru Friday night or Saturday AM again here.    I might have to go bust a doe for the desired snow effects. 

[weedwalker]

I'd really like to see some bloody snow. 

Me too Pat. All I've been seeing latley is yellow snow.

[iahntr]

Looks good Glen. I know what ya mean about walkin through the snow.
You all can have some of this crap ! We've had like a couple feet already in the last month or so,
for the last week or so it's barely made it above zero. Monday I was thinkin I'd get done early enough
to get out and do a little deer huntin yet. So Monday mornin comes and it's a balmy -24 degrees out,
it warmed all the way up to -7 by the time I went out though  . We got a few more
inches today, supposed to get a few more tonight and the winds are supposed to pick up for a nice
blizzard tomorrow.