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Predator Hunting => Predator Hunting => Topic started by: ED HALL on February 24, 2008, 10:16:28 PM

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: ED HALL on February 24, 2008, 10:16:28 PM

THE WEATHER FINALLY BROKE SATURDAY MORNING.  I TRIED TO HUNT FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY BUT THE CONDITIONS WERENT FIT FOR MAN NOR BEAST.  IT'S THE BIGGEST ORGANIZED COYOTE HUNT, PROBABLY IN THE COUNRTY.  I'VE COME CLOSE TO KILLING A COYOTE FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE YEARS DURING THE HUNT.  TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT. IT'S 12:30 AND I HAVE ALREADY WALKED CLOSE TO 3 MILES.  I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY FRESH COYOTE SIGN.  THE SETTING IS A SIDE HILL SO THICK YOU CAN HARDY GET THROUGH IT. I'M SITTING AT THE END OF THE HILL LOOKING INTO THE THICK STUFF.  I LEFT MY HOT SEAT IN MY BUDDY'S TRUCK SO I'M HUNKERED AGAINST A GROUP OF TREES.  I START TO CALL ON A RABBIT IN DISTRESS CALL.  LESS THAN A MINUTE INTO IT I HEAR THE BRUSH CRACKING, I CATCH SOME MOVEMENT, AND MUCH TO MY SURPRISE THERE'S  A COYOTE.  IT'S ABOUT 80 YARDS LOOKING MY WAY.  I PULL UP, SQUEEZE THE TRIGGER, AND THE COYOTE FLIPS BACK.  I THOUGHT THE DEAL WAS SEALED,  IT WAS'NT.  I GET DOWN THERE FAST AS POSSIBLE, ALL I FIND IS A SMALL AMOUNT OF HAIR AND ONE SMALL DROP OF BLOOD.  I TRACKED IT FOR ABOUT 300 YARDS, NOTHING!  TALK ABOUT DEVISTATION,  I HUNT PREDATORS ALOT AND TO MISS DURING THR COYOTE HUNT IS UNIMAGINABLE. I JUST BLEW IT OR SO I THOUGHT.  MY ANXIETY LEVEL WAS AT AN ALL TIME HIGH.  I CALLED MY HUNTING BUDDY AND TOLD HIM THE STORY.  WE MADE PLANS TO HUNT ONE OF HIS HOT SPOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.  IT'S 5:10, IT'S OUR THIRD SET UP, I START CALLING AND UNBELIEVIBLY HERE COMES MRS. COYOTE.  I BLEW HER A KISS TO STOP HER, MY 22-250 CRACKED AND THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE.  TWO COYOTES CALLED IN IN ONE DAY DURING THE COYOTE HUNT,WHAT A DAY!  THIS DAY WENT FROM THE MOST DEVASTATING DAY OF MY HUNTING CAREER TO THE BEST DAY WITHIN HOURS.  I WAS NUMER 100 TO TURN A COYOTE IN AT MOSQUITO CREEK OUT OF 177.  SHE WAIGHED 35.95 POUNDS.

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: Dale on February 24, 2008, 10:41:53 PM

good for you...  sounds like you had a wonderful day...

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: longhair on February 25, 2008, 12:40:14 AM

Congrats!!!!!! Sometimes it can be a matter of minutes that changes your day. Nice to hear that you were calling. :wink:

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: bigben on February 25, 2008, 08:26:26 AM

good job.

Title: dead yote
Post by: jaspr1 on February 25, 2008, 05:21:20 PM

Anybody who has ever hunted can appreciate that story...Congratulations X 10... :D

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: TrappinJohn on February 25, 2008, 08:34:57 PM

Excellent job Ed!

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: hwyflyr on February 26, 2008, 07:08:32 AM

way to go !!

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: bootmud on February 26, 2008, 01:31:17 PM

Congrats Ed.  Great job!

bootmud

Title: COYOTE DOWN
Post by: Lookn4Fur on February 28, 2008, 07:32:20 PM

Nice Job, Ed.  Congrats.