purdygood
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I decided to give it another shot before the work week stats for me again.I rigged up the Bronco for some night calling.I got set up for my fist call at about 10:30 a slight NNW wind and a half moon.I set up on the same plya lake bottom where I took a female the other morning.I had a plowed field to my West and the lake bottom to the East.I had expected something to show out of the bottom and circle around to get my wind.It didn't happen that way.I spun the light around and picked up eyes across the plowed field trying to circle to get my win.The only good shot I had was when it stopped with a farm house behind it.No shot,then it kept circling and finally got in amongst some equipent downwind of me and it fianlly bugged out of there.I called a bit longer and then moved about 1 mile to the north to another plya lake bottom.Nothing not even any bugs!
I moved to one last stand and decided to try the canine pup tape and after 20 minutes of watching an owl and wondering when he was going to attack me I finally got eyes bouncing thru the CRP grass out about 300 yds.I turned the volume down and the coyote turned and started coming into the sound.I figured with the moon as bright as it was I'd better keep it in the light.At about 100 yards I decided to take the shot while the coyote was in the shorter grass(I thought)before it got too close and busted me.I shot,the coyote dropped and I secured the light on the downed coyote and climbed down to go gather up the coyote.I bumped the chair as I was climbing down%**&%#$ moving it away from the area.I walked out there under the white light and searched for 30 minutes to no avail.I sure looks different from ground level.I could have walked right past him in the taller grass than I thought.I could probably go right out there and pick him up today.
It is tough hunting alone sometimes.
2 sets of eyes searching for downed coyotes is much easier than 1 set.
I moved to one last stand and decided to try the canine pup tape and after 20 minutes of watching an owl and wondering when he was going to attack me I finally got eyes bouncing thru the CRP grass out about 300 yds.I turned the volume down and the coyote turned and started coming into the sound.I figured with the moon as bright as it was I'd better keep it in the light.At about 100 yards I decided to take the shot while the coyote was in the shorter grass(I thought)before it got too close and busted me.I shot,the coyote dropped and I secured the light on the downed coyote and climbed down to go gather up the coyote.I bumped the chair as I was climbing down%**&%#$ moving it away from the area.I walked out there under the white light and searched for 30 minutes to no avail.I sure looks different from ground level.I could have walked right past him in the taller grass than I thought.I could probably go right out there and pick him up today.
It is tough hunting alone sometimes.
2 sets of eyes searching for downed coyotes is much easier than 1 set.