Post by coyote6974 on Dec 30, 2006 23:05:38 GMT -5
on me the other day..
At first light last Thursday morning I decided to go call a property where I've been having some luck over the past month. Because I had a southeast wind rather than the preferred northwest wind I like to have when calling here I had to enter the property from a road to the west so I could set up in a travel lane between two thickets I knew the local coyotes were hanging around.
I left my truck and walked along a wide waterway covering the 3\4 mile across an open shelled cornfield before it began to lighten in the east. I got set up with my back to a large corner fence post. I was facing to the south with the shelled cornfield to my right and a large open bean stubble field to my left. I could see all the thickets I knew would be holding coyotes and the wind was blowing my scent across the open field of cornstalks. I was about 100 yards downwind of a large woodlot. I had set my Foxpro FX3 out about 50 yards in the cornstalks to the southwest of my stand. I got settled in and awaited first light.
As it began to lighten I noticed a dark lump in the beanfield off to the southeast. It was about 250-300 yards out there. I glassed the clump and saw it was a pile of bean chaff. I then scanned the field and spotted a coyote sitting on its haunches and skylined against the southeast sky. I then saw a second coyote mousing just behind the sitting coyote.
It was now light enough to shoot so I decided to give the coyotes a female interrogation howl on the Foxpro. I watched them as the howl played and saw the mousing coyote look my way. It then walked over and stood beside the haunch sitter. I also then noticed a third coyote near the clump of bean chaff as it now walked toward the others.
Although they were looking, none of the three was committing. I decided to give them another howl and again watched as the howl played. Now the haunch sitter stood up and all three coyotes were standing looking my way, but still not committed. I now switched up to a coyote pup distress and let the caller play.
As soon as the sound drifted to them, the mousing coyote headed toward me. The haunch sitter followed and the third coyote, although hanging well back, also started coming.
I was now watching through the scope of my rifle as the first two came trotting in. They were going to cross in front of me about 75 yards out. When they hit the 100 or so yard line I stopped the caller to slow them down. The haunch sitter stopped but the mouser continued toward the caller. The haunch sitter then followed but the mouser was now at about 75 yards so I took the shot on her. Bang.. Flop. The other two coyotes are now unassing the area as fast as they can go. The Haunch sitter is running straight away at about 125 or so. Bang.. Roll.. He's up on his front legs.. Bang.. Flop.. The third coyote is now beginning to turn to the southwest and is headed toward the large thicket in the right side of the photo. I'm shooting off my knee and have a good sight picture. He finally stops at about 250 yards. I get on him.. House.. He moves on to the west clearing the house.. Bang..Smack.. Yelp he's up and flopping as he drags toward the woods. He stops.. Good sight pic.. Squeeze.. Click.. Crap I'm empty. Grab my pack unzip grab ammo load three, chamber, sit down. Can't see him. I'm up can see him, he's flop running. I'm off across the field. He's headed to the woods flopping as he goes. I sit down get on my knee. Bang..He disappears into a waterway. I'm up don't see him.. I get to the waterway.. Nothing.. No blood.. Nothing. I walk the entire waterway Nothing. I go to the thicket.. Nothing. I head back to the waterway slow down, see the low spot I last saw him near. AHH there he is.. I think he's dead. I walk up to him.. He's up and he's flop running. One more round.. he's done.
I just took my first solo triple on coyotes.. I'm pumped.
Here's the picture from my set up. The coyotes were lounging in the field to the far left of the photo. I've tried to show where each coyote was when I took the shots. The third coyote was off to the left of where I marked him when I first shot at her.
Here they are. The #1 coyote was a female that weighed about 30 pounds. She was in good condition until I came along and evicerated her. It was really ugle.
#2 was a male coyote, also in great shape. He wieghed in at about 35 pounds.
#3 was another female coyote that also weighed about 30 pounds. She was hit in the hip and the bullet exited leaving a large wound through which I could see her bones inside.. Ugly.
I was shooting a Remington 700 BDL in .243 Winchester. It is topped with a Leupold VXIII 4.5-14 scope. I was shooting Federal Premium ammo loaded with 85 grain Sierra Game king HPBT bullets.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
At first light last Thursday morning I decided to go call a property where I've been having some luck over the past month. Because I had a southeast wind rather than the preferred northwest wind I like to have when calling here I had to enter the property from a road to the west so I could set up in a travel lane between two thickets I knew the local coyotes were hanging around.
I left my truck and walked along a wide waterway covering the 3\4 mile across an open shelled cornfield before it began to lighten in the east. I got set up with my back to a large corner fence post. I was facing to the south with the shelled cornfield to my right and a large open bean stubble field to my left. I could see all the thickets I knew would be holding coyotes and the wind was blowing my scent across the open field of cornstalks. I was about 100 yards downwind of a large woodlot. I had set my Foxpro FX3 out about 50 yards in the cornstalks to the southwest of my stand. I got settled in and awaited first light.
As it began to lighten I noticed a dark lump in the beanfield off to the southeast. It was about 250-300 yards out there. I glassed the clump and saw it was a pile of bean chaff. I then scanned the field and spotted a coyote sitting on its haunches and skylined against the southeast sky. I then saw a second coyote mousing just behind the sitting coyote.
It was now light enough to shoot so I decided to give the coyotes a female interrogation howl on the Foxpro. I watched them as the howl played and saw the mousing coyote look my way. It then walked over and stood beside the haunch sitter. I also then noticed a third coyote near the clump of bean chaff as it now walked toward the others.
Although they were looking, none of the three was committing. I decided to give them another howl and again watched as the howl played. Now the haunch sitter stood up and all three coyotes were standing looking my way, but still not committed. I now switched up to a coyote pup distress and let the caller play.
As soon as the sound drifted to them, the mousing coyote headed toward me. The haunch sitter followed and the third coyote, although hanging well back, also started coming.
I was now watching through the scope of my rifle as the first two came trotting in. They were going to cross in front of me about 75 yards out. When they hit the 100 or so yard line I stopped the caller to slow them down. The haunch sitter stopped but the mouser continued toward the caller. The haunch sitter then followed but the mouser was now at about 75 yards so I took the shot on her. Bang.. Flop. The other two coyotes are now unassing the area as fast as they can go. The Haunch sitter is running straight away at about 125 or so. Bang.. Roll.. He's up on his front legs.. Bang.. Flop.. The third coyote is now beginning to turn to the southwest and is headed toward the large thicket in the right side of the photo. I'm shooting off my knee and have a good sight picture. He finally stops at about 250 yards. I get on him.. House.. He moves on to the west clearing the house.. Bang..Smack.. Yelp he's up and flopping as he drags toward the woods. He stops.. Good sight pic.. Squeeze.. Click.. Crap I'm empty. Grab my pack unzip grab ammo load three, chamber, sit down. Can't see him. I'm up can see him, he's flop running. I'm off across the field. He's headed to the woods flopping as he goes. I sit down get on my knee. Bang..He disappears into a waterway. I'm up don't see him.. I get to the waterway.. Nothing.. No blood.. Nothing. I walk the entire waterway Nothing. I go to the thicket.. Nothing. I head back to the waterway slow down, see the low spot I last saw him near. AHH there he is.. I think he's dead. I walk up to him.. He's up and he's flop running. One more round.. he's done.
I just took my first solo triple on coyotes.. I'm pumped.
Here's the picture from my set up. The coyotes were lounging in the field to the far left of the photo. I've tried to show where each coyote was when I took the shots. The third coyote was off to the left of where I marked him when I first shot at her.
Here they are. The #1 coyote was a female that weighed about 30 pounds. She was in good condition until I came along and evicerated her. It was really ugle.
#2 was a male coyote, also in great shape. He wieghed in at about 35 pounds.
#3 was another female coyote that also weighed about 30 pounds. She was hit in the hip and the bullet exited leaving a large wound through which I could see her bones inside.. Ugly.
I was shooting a Remington 700 BDL in .243 Winchester. It is topped with a Leupold VXIII 4.5-14 scope. I was shooting Federal Premium ammo loaded with 85 grain Sierra Game king HPBT bullets.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
