I was up at my little piece of paradise this weekend in Clinton County. I have heard, and seen a few Coyotes over the years. Last year I hunted with my cousin, and he successfully called in two sets of coyotes in one weekend......I was hooked.
This year I purchased my first mouth call from none other than Bee's O'Brein. It was an open reed call and I was clueless as how to properly use it. I experimented with it a few times but would hardly say I was good it.
This weekend, My Girlfriend and I were up at camp. Behind my cabin is a field about 12 acres. We usually sit out in a corner of the field in the evenings to watch for the deer and bear to come out and feed. Well, this weekend, I deceided to take the open reed call with me.....not really expecting much to happen.
At about 6:20, I let out a few "sequences" with the call, no more than 30 seconds total. I waited for about another 10 minutes, then blew the call again for about another 30 seconds and waited. This time the wait was short. Long behold, to much of my surprise, didn't a coyote pop out from the edge of the field about 100 yards away!! Total time from when I started, to when I saw him, was 20 minutes tops! My girlfriend looked at me and said, "Wow....that was just like they do it on TV". I tried to play it off like I was an expert, but the reality of it was pure beginners luck..... and a good call from Bee's!!
Now to answer everyones question....NO, I missed! I was in shock and couldn't understand How I missed a chip shot on a coyote in the wide open. The next day I shot my gun, and found out I wasn't even on paper! I was shooting about a foot to the left. The opportunity of a lifetime for me, and I blew it.
Even after the miss, I still felt pretty darn good that I at least called one in ...and with an open reed mouth call to boot!! It can only get better now!
