Here we go !

Adrian J Hare

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As the site here has a lot of interest in Coyote hunting, I thought I would share my hunt today,

At 6:00am I jumped out of bed, showered and headed up to some places I hunt turkeys that is about 15 - 20 minutes away. This one place the land owner told Stitcher 1 and I to kill all the coyotes we can, so as I'm riding solo I hit the place right before/at light and got setup. Set the fury out about 40 yards and up wind to the right and I settled back against the large rock on the pile to the left of the big tree.

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The wind is blowing cold and hard to my right side of my face as I watched the tree line back behind, I started with a snowshoe distress on Vol. 20 for 2 minutes. I stopped it and waited for 5 minutes in silents and then turned on the Jack rabbit distress allowing it to run on Vol. 20 for about a minute and then raised the vol. to 38 and allowed it to run for about 30 seconds and then lowered it back to Vol. 20 again for about 10 seconds and Pause. I waited for another 5 minutes and switched back to the snowshoe distress vol 20 for 30 - 40 seconds and then fast switched it to Crow party for about 40-60 seconds and pause.

As I sat looking over the fence lines , out of the fence line straight in front of the caller, after he crossed an old unmaintained side road the dog ran in from down wind and kept left of the mojo critter and caller and circled coming straight at me fast and looking at the units. I lost my mouth call someplace so I had to Wolf-wolf at him to get him to stop but I guess he didn't hear me being up wind of him but the Atec on the 270 wsm lined up well on his chest and down he went at 40 yards from the caller.

You can see the yote down on the left and the caller on the right.

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Great story and nice tote. Gotta say though, that pic looks like your rifle is pointed at your head! (I know it isn't, just saying it looks like it is)
 
Since you're the resident turkey expert (I did a guided hunt with you in 07), I have a question for you. I don't yet target coyotes. I call them in regularly during turkey season and shoot them if in range. They run in to the turkey call and decoy. Can you hunt coyotes with a turkey call and decoy? I know it works in the spring, is it legal or is there an argument that you're hunting turkeys out of season? Thanks.
 
Since you're the resident turkey expert (I did a guided hunt with you in 07), I have a question for you. I don't yet target coyotes. I call them in regularly during turkey season and shoot them if in range. They run in to the turkey call and decoy. Can you hunt coyotes with a turkey call and decoy? I know it works in the spring, is it legal or is there an argument that you're hunting turkeys out of season? Thanks.

I wouldn't try that my friend. Using the same turkey equipment leaves for a real grey area if stopped. I shot one last spring in Ohio that ran into my decoy setup.

Its a blast to get into this for the winter and to have a coyote come out of no where full tilt heading into your setup is a real charge.

Hope we got a bird when we were out :cool:
 
I wouldn't try that my friend. Using the same turkey equipment leaves for a real grey area if stopped. I shot one last spring in Ohio that ran into my decoy setup.

Its a blast to get into this for the winter and to have a coyote come out of no where full tilt heading into your setup is a real charge.

Hope we got a bird when we were out :cool:

Thanks, that's what I thought. The grey area is the discretion area and the CO's have ticket quotas to fill. I'll use a rabbit call.

Yes, we did get a bird. My first turkey. Don't know if you recall but the bird was in the middle of the field and wouldnt come and we snuck around the field through the bush to the opposite side and combat crawled to the edge for the shot.
 
Good hunt, congrats. At least you have snow out in my part of Sask. hardly any snow to speak of and real warm this week. Some areas white camo is out of place.
 
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