Well here is my most successful night from May 17, 2008.
I keep the trail cam out year round and check it once a month or so. Starting in March/April I started to get some pics of a coyote, 1 or 2 here and there. I got them printed and showed them off to some friends and family members. Then one evening I got a call from my wifes Uncle. He heard that I had some pics of a coyote. He began to tell me when he was running his beagles about 1/4 mile down the road from where the pics were taken. His pup ran ahead a good 100-150yds and by the time he caught up to her she was cowarding down on the ground. He put 2 and 2 together and figures she must have been jumped by the coyote(s). So he set up in the barn several hundreds yds away to do some spotting. He said he saw where the den was and that there was at 1 lge male and female and a bunch of pups.
So at the next gun club meeting I showed him the pics and he couldn't determing whether it was one of the ones he saw. The gentleman that owns the farm where the coyotes were seen, was at the meeting as well. I asked him if I could hunt there that Saturday evening. He said "well its actually his daughters property, but he didn't think she would mind."
Saturday came and I preped all day long. Making sure I had fresh batteries in the calls and my home made decoy. I figured that I would go out in the evening since that is the time my wifes uncle saw them. I was set up on a open field at the back end of the property. I tried to make sure the wind was at my face. So I put my gear down along a hedge row and unrolled my speaker cord out to 50ft and put my decoy next to that. The tethered call is a Johnny Stewart digital call. I also had 2 Cass Creeks, Predator and Predator II. Once I got settled I did a wind check and the wind was at my face now. Well, no time to change positions now. With the decoy moving to and fro I started my first calling sequence. It was coyote howl and the JS. I did that three times. Then I hit the rodent distress on the Cass 3 times. I did each sequence twice. I waited for about 10-15mins. Then hit the pup cries on the JS. Did that 2-3xs. I sat for another 10-15mins with no results. I figured I would get up and move to the other side of the field 300-400yds away. Just as I sat forward to get up. The coyote came from down wind from near where I came from.. She started to angle towards the decoy. I let loose with the T/C Encore 12ga. She rolled, I got up and ran over to her. She started to get up. I raised the gun up to hit her again. Oh crap, single shot, I ran back to reload as she started to get up. Luckily enough her front leg was broke. The second shot put her down for good.
Oh, by the way this was my first time coyote hunting.
