In my never ending "blew it on a ...." predator hunting threads from last year..
Well gunner410 and I went out this morning to try for wolf / coyotes and set up on a power line near the municipal dump. Tried a variety of calls with a Primos hand call and with a Johnny Stewart call.
After 40 or so minutes, no joy so stood up and started gathering up the speaker wire. Gunner 410 came over from where he was sitting on the other side of the powerline. We were standing there talking and just as I bent down to pick up my pack, a coyote walked out on the power line and stopped behind some small dead spruce trees. I sat down with the 22-250 and pulled out the bipod legs and got the scope on him. Gunner 410 said "thats a good 300 yards".
Held the cross hairs about 4 inches over his head and pulled the trigger. He runs out and stops in the centre of the trail in the middle of the power line. Bolt another one in, perfect hold just over his head and pull the trigger. Down he goes, rolls over, spins around and heads like a cut cat for the treeline. Bolt another one in and get a shot just before he gets to the treeline.
We are feeling pretty good - must of hit him on the second shot. So we slog our way down in the snow and walk up to where he was in the middle of the powerline - no blood, no hair and about 25 feet past him a perfect bullet furrow in the snow. Walked over to the tree line, there's his tracks and another bullet furrow about 10 feet past the tracks. Back to where he came out, another bullet furrow past where he was standing.
Pulled the age old hunters mistake - didnt hold on the animal and shot over top.
We went back to our packs and Gunner410 pulled out his new range finder - came back as 390 yards to where I was shooting at the coyote. I have never fired at anything that far off before.
We were pumped that we got some shots but obviously disappointed we didnt fill my tag. However, still lots of winter yet and we are bound and determined that we will get one this winter!
Well gunner410 and I went out this morning to try for wolf / coyotes and set up on a power line near the municipal dump. Tried a variety of calls with a Primos hand call and with a Johnny Stewart call.
After 40 or so minutes, no joy so stood up and started gathering up the speaker wire. Gunner 410 came over from where he was sitting on the other side of the powerline. We were standing there talking and just as I bent down to pick up my pack, a coyote walked out on the power line and stopped behind some small dead spruce trees. I sat down with the 22-250 and pulled out the bipod legs and got the scope on him. Gunner 410 said "thats a good 300 yards".
Held the cross hairs about 4 inches over his head and pulled the trigger. He runs out and stops in the centre of the trail in the middle of the power line. Bolt another one in, perfect hold just over his head and pull the trigger. Down he goes, rolls over, spins around and heads like a cut cat for the treeline. Bolt another one in and get a shot just before he gets to the treeline.
We are feeling pretty good - must of hit him on the second shot. So we slog our way down in the snow and walk up to where he was in the middle of the powerline - no blood, no hair and about 25 feet past him a perfect bullet furrow in the snow. Walked over to the tree line, there's his tracks and another bullet furrow about 10 feet past the tracks. Back to where he came out, another bullet furrow past where he was standing.
Pulled the age old hunters mistake - didnt hold on the animal and shot over top.
We went back to our packs and Gunner410 pulled out his new range finder - came back as 390 yards to where I was shooting at the coyote. I have never fired at anything that far off before.
We were pumped that we got some shots but obviously disappointed we didnt fill my tag. However, still lots of winter yet and we are bound and determined that we will get one this winter!
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