Post by coyote6974 on Nov 1, 2010 20:19:43 GMT -5
With my deer in the freezer, I decided to spend the next two weeks I'm off work on vacation coyote hunting. I drove out to the farm this morning and did my first stand at first light. I had no takers there, so I drove to another spot a couple miles away. When I drove into the barn lot, the farmer was there getting ready to go to the field, so I stood and talked with him for 10 or 15 minutes before walking to my stand.
I set up in a fencerow about 200 yards west of a drainage ditch where I've called many a coyote out of. I put my FoxPro out about 50 yards from me in the bean stubble, covering it with some bean chaff. I turned on the call, and had no more than set the volume of the jackrabbit distress sound, when I spotted a coyote coming directly at the call at a dead run. I raised my rifle and picked up the incoming yote in my scope. I gave a bark, but the yote wasn't listening and continued coming hard. I then layed my crosshairs on its chest and sent out a 55 grain Sierra HP from my .22-250. The coyote went down immediately and skided to a stop, DRT.
I quickly picked up my remote and hit recall thinking I'd bring up a pup distress sound. Instead I got a crow fight, but that was OK as I then spotted a second coyote standing near the edge of the ditch 200 yards away. I think the coyote saw me move as I dropped the remote, and raised my rifle. It began trotting off moving from my left to right. I found it in my scope and held just in front of its chest as I sent out a 55 grain HP. The bullet hit the coyote back and a bit high putting it into a spin coupled with aireal pirroetts. As I chambered another round the coyote hit the ground and began trying to spin and bite its way back toward cover. I sent in another 55 grainer but missed, I took another shot but it had little effect other than to cause the coyote to begin low crawling toward the ditch. I quickly sent out a third 55 grainer that finally stopped the crawling dog.
I'm thinking this is a mother daughter team here. Both of these are female coyotes, with one being quite a bit larger than the other. The larger one was the first to come in, so momma didn't outlive her offspring. I'd estimate the adult coyote would go about 35 pounds, while the smaller would only go about 25 or so.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
I set up in a fencerow about 200 yards west of a drainage ditch where I've called many a coyote out of. I put my FoxPro out about 50 yards from me in the bean stubble, covering it with some bean chaff. I turned on the call, and had no more than set the volume of the jackrabbit distress sound, when I spotted a coyote coming directly at the call at a dead run. I raised my rifle and picked up the incoming yote in my scope. I gave a bark, but the yote wasn't listening and continued coming hard. I then layed my crosshairs on its chest and sent out a 55 grain Sierra HP from my .22-250. The coyote went down immediately and skided to a stop, DRT.
I quickly picked up my remote and hit recall thinking I'd bring up a pup distress sound. Instead I got a crow fight, but that was OK as I then spotted a second coyote standing near the edge of the ditch 200 yards away. I think the coyote saw me move as I dropped the remote, and raised my rifle. It began trotting off moving from my left to right. I found it in my scope and held just in front of its chest as I sent out a 55 grain HP. The bullet hit the coyote back and a bit high putting it into a spin coupled with aireal pirroetts. As I chambered another round the coyote hit the ground and began trying to spin and bite its way back toward cover. I sent in another 55 grainer but missed, I took another shot but it had little effect other than to cause the coyote to begin low crawling toward the ditch. I quickly sent out a third 55 grainer that finally stopped the crawling dog.
I'm thinking this is a mother daughter team here. Both of these are female coyotes, with one being quite a bit larger than the other. The larger one was the first to come in, so momma didn't outlive her offspring. I'd estimate the adult coyote would go about 35 pounds, while the smaller would only go about 25 or so.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
