Nuisance Coyote - Finally Sealed The Deal

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I've been trying for a week to seal the deal on a coyote that has been frequenting a neighbouring farm. The owner wants it gone. It keeps coming right into the yard and they are concerned about their pets. Yesterday I saw it two 1/4 sections over and came in from behind and set up with my e-caller but it never came in. This morning I headed over 1/2 hr earlier just a bit before daybreak.

I snuck in as quiet as I was able and set my e-caller on a bale. I got myself in a position using another bale as cover 100 yards downwind of the call.
I let all the noise settle down and after about 15 minutes set the call to coyote pup screams sound at full volume. Within seconds Magpies were showing up trying to locate the pup. After about 1 minute I turned the call off and watched. A few seconds passed and I heard a faint yip followed by a second. I turned the call back on and all heck broke loose.

A coyote came scooting out from behind the bale the call is on and is chasing the Magpies dive bombing the call. Somehow it had sneaked up to the bale unseen. I threw my rifle on top of the bale I am using as cover and slid a round into the chamber as the coyote is trotting away knowing something isn't quite right? I turned the call off and the yote stops then starts to trot again as I am trying to find it in the scope which isn't easy as I am dialed to the full 18X. I turned the call on again and the yote stops. I have the crosshairs on it's chest and tell myself squeeze slowly......I squeeze ever so slow......BAM!

The rifle roars and in my scope I see an explosion of straw as the top of the bale comes loose from the muzzle blast. The coyote has instantly disappeared from view and is nowhere to be seen. I wait a few seconds and don't see anything? The coyote isn't running across the field in my view but if it slipped over the crest of the roll in the field I would not see it if it's heading north. I head down the field and as I crest the shallow roll in the field there is the coyote. My shot is true, there is an exit hole with a blood streak across the fur on the chest right in line with where I had been aiming but the coyote is still alive and unable to stand though it is trying it's best to. As I approach it reloading my rifle to finish it off, it barks at me. I put a round in the chamber of the rifle and place the muzzle behind the coyotes ear and finish it off.

I pull out my range finder where the coyote lays and take a range reading to the bale I shot from. 207 yards. The Ruger 1V 22-250 is a laser if you do everything correctly.I absolutely LOVE this rifle.

The neighbour has heard the shots and comes to see me as I come through the gate to the yard with the coyote in the back of the truck. She is happy, happy, happy as she says she can now let the little dog out again. It was a good morning. Sorry for the lousy iPhone pics.

My shooting position. The call is on the bale in line with the centre of the bale I am using as cover in the foreground of the picture. The coyote trotted off to the bale on top of the crest you see to the far right and looking far back in the photo. You can see the straw tufted up on the edge of the bale I was using as a rest, lol.

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My dear Lawrd............ whut happened to the old 348?
Only one shawt to knock down Wiley E. Yote`.
With the glamore of shewt'in an old western cartoochie.

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way to go. When I'm calling coyotes, I always have scope on lowest power and one in the chamber. Especially if I was using a single shot. Action can happen fast and furious and as you know the buggers can appear out of thin air. I would assume there is more than just the one coyote in the area.
 
Yes I know there are a couple different packs within a few miles and yes after trying for god knows how long to call one in I was not prepared. Usually I set my scope on 6X as I wait with rifle loaded. I was a little ill prepared. Lol. Had I actually thought one was going to show itself and had been properly prepared I'd have had a 100 yard shot instead but it all worked out and now I know calling does work besides on tv!! LOL
 
the spank said:
Yes I know there are a couple different packs within a few miles and yes after trying for god knows how long to call one in I was not prepared. Usually I set my scope on 6X as I wait and I wasn't loaded up. Had I actually thought one was going to show itself and had been properly prepared I'd have had a 100 yard shot instead but it all worked out and now I know calling does work besides on tv!! LOL
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Just a quick story. A few years ago we were having problems with them real close to the homes and I was seeing a group of 5 or 6 on a regular basis. Knew it was them since one was black
When asked I told them this and they eventually allowed a trapper in
I ran into him this year and asked how he did behind the homes and he said great I got 24 in a couple of months. I just about crapped
I would keep calling for a little while before she lets the dog out
Cheers
 
3macs1 said:
Just a quick story. A few years ago we were having problems with them real close to the homes and I was seeing a group of 5 or 6 on a regular basis. Knew it was them since one was black
When asked I told them this and they eventually allowed a trapper in
I ran into him this year and asked how he did behind the homes and he said great I got 24 in a couple of months. I just about crapped
I would keep calling for a little while before she lets the dog out
Cheers
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The winter before last when I moved into the area there were coyotes being seen daily. I saw as many as 5 in a two mile radius on a quick drive around. In a month and a half I killed 12. The property next door has a small overgrown drsinage ditch they use as a corridor. The owner's kid trapped 17 that winter out of that ditch. It was pretty quiet and barren of coyotes until this past spring. For the first time in over a year we heard them out back on evening and it has become more frequent. The past few weeks have seen alot of activity within a few miles of the house. I know of 3 dens within a 2 mile radius so I am sure this is just the tip of the iceberg. Unfortunately my holidays end this weekend so it will be limited hunting again as it gets dark by quitting time so no time to go after work. I'll still try on my days off though but I have a Bull Moose and either ### Whitetail tag that need filling as well. Well hopefully?! LOL
 
Good job on the coyote.

Yeah I recommend that your loaded and ready to rock when you start calling. Even have your rifle rested up on the bale towards the direction you think theyll come from. Less movement on your part the better the chances.

Also what I like to do myself, is find out where abouts they are and kind of sneak into that area at first light and just kind of wait for targets of opportunities, because you can educate them real fast by calling em all the time. Ive been very successful sneakin and shootin once you know where they are.

Good luck
 
Regardless of their bad qualities, coyotes do provide us with some fantastic hunting and shooting opportunities. Congrats on this one.

I agree with the comments above...way too soon for that little dog to be running around unattended.
 
jjohnwm said:
Regardless of their bad qualities, coyotes do provide us with some fantastic hunting and shooting opportunities. Congrats on this one.

I agree with the comments above...way too soon for that little dog to be running around unattended.
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Me and the father shot five in one night last winter. Never left the house. Its not the kind of problem you want.
 
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