Bad Start - Good Finish

[weedwalker]

I was supposed to hunt today with my freind Berettaman over at Hyden, Ky this morning. Well, his clutch went out in his Jeep, and around Hyden, you ain't going nowhere to hunt with the 2WD P/U I have. It's all straight up and down mountains.
So, I'm sitting around the house with my back hurting from walking my butt off on yesterdays hunt. About 11AM I couldn't stand it no more. I grabbed my shotgun, hand calls, decoy, and stool and headed over to a thicket where I see a lot of sign every time I go there. I parked my P/U and only had to walk about 100 yds over the hill to where I was going to set up. It's a transitional area between a stand of pines to my left and hardwoods with a thick undergrowth of briars and brush on my right.



I set my Predator Supreme decoy about 20 yds in front of me. I had a light crosswind blowing from left to right.
I sat there a few minutes to let the woods die down. Then I thought I would try something different to start my calling. I gave about 5 sharp, quick pup yelps, then just sat there about 5 more minutes. Then I started a little off and on rabbit distress with my Pee Wee Critter Call. About 3 minutes into it this male came trotting straight into my decoy. He stopped at about 20 yds from me to look at the decoy and I busted him with a load of BBs. He dropped right there in his tracks.From the time I parked the truck, it was less than 30 minutes before I had him on the ground.
I tried 2 other quick stands but had no more takers.



The day started out bad, but turned out pretty good after all.

[Yotehntr]

  Congrat! Ed!  Great write up, felt like I was there!

[coyote101]

Way to go Ed!    Congratulations on a successful hunt. 

Pat

[possumal]

That's great, you fuzzy faced rascal!  Another testimony to less calling, more watching.  I hope George Brint sees the post as he will be glad to see you have success with one of his decoys. 

[Bills Custom Calls]

Good Job Ed
Your luck was better then mine

[FinsnFur]

Hey the guy in that pic looks a lot like Weedwalker

[alscalls]

WTG ED!!!........ Thats awesome!

[iahntr]

Nice job ! 
Thanks for sharin it with us. 
Scott

[topdawg]

wtg.....thats one shure does have a lot of white on him....make a real pretty pelt 

[Frogman]

Good to see you're getting out of the recliner!!  Good shooting!

Jim

[HaMeR]

Cool deal Ed!! Great write up too. 

[canine]

Sweet Ed, that's a nice looking coyote!

That's what you'd call, gittin in with them!! that's some up close heavy cover huntin there!! Glad ya got one!!



JD

[Silencer]

Thats perty sweet right there, now I got to get back out again and try to score.  Thanks 

[vvarmitr]

Great Ed!