Inside; I slept in late, only to be awoken by my kids with chocolate and happy Father's Day wishes.
Outside; hot with sustained high winds for the past eight days.
Finally the winds showed signs of easing by late afternoon. Drove down the road a few miles from my house to check a spot. An open 160 acre tract with farmer working his field to the north. The other half of the section is a mix of standing rye, rolling hills and a brushy creek bottom.
Last hour of light I set out towards the 4 corner center of the section. Creek bottom on the neighboring land has shade, water and cover. I make it to where I am going to set up and jump a deer as I crested the hill. She bounces off prancing thru the rye heading towards the area I wanted to call coyote from. Moments later I have a coyote start threat barking a couple hundred yards in the rye field. Normally in this situation I would leave and call this set another day, however I start thinking that maybe he is barking at the noise the deer made.
I setup quite as I could, let out a few howls then went right in canine distress. Within the first few minutes I have a coyote come out of the rye field. He came in on a string until the 40gr. VMax splashed low on his shoulder.
Aside from my kids, this is top ranking Father's Day gift..
Hope you all had a happy Father's Day...
Outside; hot with sustained high winds for the past eight days.
Finally the winds showed signs of easing by late afternoon. Drove down the road a few miles from my house to check a spot. An open 160 acre tract with farmer working his field to the north. The other half of the section is a mix of standing rye, rolling hills and a brushy creek bottom.
Last hour of light I set out towards the 4 corner center of the section. Creek bottom on the neighboring land has shade, water and cover. I make it to where I am going to set up and jump a deer as I crested the hill. She bounces off prancing thru the rye heading towards the area I wanted to call coyote from. Moments later I have a coyote start threat barking a couple hundred yards in the rye field. Normally in this situation I would leave and call this set another day, however I start thinking that maybe he is barking at the noise the deer made.
I setup quite as I could, let out a few howls then went right in canine distress. Within the first few minutes I have a coyote come out of the rye field. He came in on a string until the 40gr. VMax splashed low on his shoulder.
Aside from my kids, this is top ranking Father's Day gift..
Hope you all had a happy Father's Day...