Yotarunner
CGN Regular
- Location
- Eastern Alberta
So these days I don't get much time for big days of coyote hunting which is where I often get good forum worthy stories so I'm going to keep adding to this thread as I make stands and (hopefully) kill coyotes.
2021/12/26
Sadly this year it was my turn to work Christmas weekend but luckily there's little more to do than make sure nothings broken.
With that in mind I took advantage of the cold north wind and headed for an early morning pre-work coyote stand.
This spot I have been waiting for perfect conditions as it is a perfect breeding ground for coyotes and always has lots of dogs and it has great potential for multiples.
After walking in and finding a place to sit I looked up to make a plan for where to place the foxpro. like a magical apparition there stood a coyote at 200 yards! It must have only just crested the hill as I stopped cause he stood there looking puzzled as I centered the crosshairs and shot him right there.
Amazed at my luck I quickly placed the Ecall and naturally realized after sitting down that the batteries were dead. Oh well not a problem I always bring the handcalls for this reason.
Not 1 minute after wailing away on a foxpro bite reed a coyote crested the hill and paused to eye it's fallen comrade. A quick blast on the call convinced it to cautiously keep coming. At 153 yards it checked up and started howling and barking at me. Knowing the gig was up no time was spent taking the shot. At the shot I heard the telltale WHUMP like a fastball hitting a pillow that told me this dog wasn't getting up. Only 5 min into the stand I kept up with the bite reed and after eyeing what seemed to be the stump of a fence post for forever I put the scope on it to see it had eyes and ears! Once again the bite reed came into play and coyote number 3 cautiously made its way in stopping at coyote#1. This old boy knew something was up cause after a quick look at his dead buddy he decided to leave. I barked him to a stop and hurriedly took the shot. as soon as the trigger broke I swore out loud as I knew I had rushed and hit the guts. Worried that I might have to track it and realizing I didn't have my phone (I was on call) I stopped the stand early and went up to find him dead as a doornail just 15 yards away. The 50gr vmax by some miracle never opened him up even with a gut shot.
Here's where the second one dropped. I was sitting right at the tip of the fence post.
PXL_20211226_160536421.MP by brad, on Flickr
PXL_20211226_161750210.MP by brad harder, on Flickr
And sadly they all had mites so I had to leave them where they sat which was a bummer
PXL_20211226_161919300.MP by brad , on Flickr
2021/12/26
Sadly this year it was my turn to work Christmas weekend but luckily there's little more to do than make sure nothings broken.
With that in mind I took advantage of the cold north wind and headed for an early morning pre-work coyote stand.
This spot I have been waiting for perfect conditions as it is a perfect breeding ground for coyotes and always has lots of dogs and it has great potential for multiples.
After walking in and finding a place to sit I looked up to make a plan for where to place the foxpro. like a magical apparition there stood a coyote at 200 yards! It must have only just crested the hill as I stopped cause he stood there looking puzzled as I centered the crosshairs and shot him right there.
Amazed at my luck I quickly placed the Ecall and naturally realized after sitting down that the batteries were dead. Oh well not a problem I always bring the handcalls for this reason.
Not 1 minute after wailing away on a foxpro bite reed a coyote crested the hill and paused to eye it's fallen comrade. A quick blast on the call convinced it to cautiously keep coming. At 153 yards it checked up and started howling and barking at me. Knowing the gig was up no time was spent taking the shot. At the shot I heard the telltale WHUMP like a fastball hitting a pillow that told me this dog wasn't getting up. Only 5 min into the stand I kept up with the bite reed and after eyeing what seemed to be the stump of a fence post for forever I put the scope on it to see it had eyes and ears! Once again the bite reed came into play and coyote number 3 cautiously made its way in stopping at coyote#1. This old boy knew something was up cause after a quick look at his dead buddy he decided to leave. I barked him to a stop and hurriedly took the shot. as soon as the trigger broke I swore out loud as I knew I had rushed and hit the guts. Worried that I might have to track it and realizing I didn't have my phone (I was on call) I stopped the stand early and went up to find him dead as a doornail just 15 yards away. The 50gr vmax by some miracle never opened him up even with a gut shot.
Here's where the second one dropped. I was sitting right at the tip of the fence post.
PXL_20211226_160536421.MP by brad, on FlickrPXL_20211226_161750210.MP by brad harder, on FlickrAnd sadly they all had mites so I had to leave them where they sat which was a bummer
PXL_20211226_161919300.MP by brad , on Flickr
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