Kirsch
Active member
I have had the Hogster out on 2 coyote hunts recently. I harvested 6 coyotes on each hunt. This video is from the first hunt which occurred in early March.
On the first stand, I had a coyote come to approximately 190 yards and stop. It was evident it wasn't coming any further. I shot the first coyote and looked for the 2nd coyote that had been holding back. When I pulled the trigger on the 2nd coyote, I knew the shot was deep, but was surprised as I paced it off at approximately 400 yards.
For the second stand, I decided to use black hot vs white hot and use digital zoom vs using the PIP option to show some different options on the Hogster. The first coyote approached and as I picked up my tripod to reposition, the gun disconnected from the tripod. Due to this, the footage is shaky. You will see for both of these coyotes I used digital zoom which really impacts the video quality.
On the 5th coyote, I went back to PIP and white hot which is my favorite for the Hogster. This coyote read the script perfectly and I stopped it inside of 100 yards to finish the deal.
On the last stand of the night, the fog started to roll in. I had 2 separate fox come to the call. I had no issue distinguishing they were fox and recorded one of them exiting. Due to their low price and limited population in my state, I let both of them go. Just as I was ready to stand up, I scanned one last time, and saw this coyote trying to sneak in behind me. To my surprise, the coyote didn't collapse immediately after I shot it. I had to track it into a cornfield.
The Hogster-R 35mm continues to impress me. I get a little sad when I take it off as my hunting partner uses it as a scanner when we hunt together.
On the first stand, I had a coyote come to approximately 190 yards and stop. It was evident it wasn't coming any further. I shot the first coyote and looked for the 2nd coyote that had been holding back. When I pulled the trigger on the 2nd coyote, I knew the shot was deep, but was surprised as I paced it off at approximately 400 yards.
For the second stand, I decided to use black hot vs white hot and use digital zoom vs using the PIP option to show some different options on the Hogster. The first coyote approached and as I picked up my tripod to reposition, the gun disconnected from the tripod. Due to this, the footage is shaky. You will see for both of these coyotes I used digital zoom which really impacts the video quality.
On the 5th coyote, I went back to PIP and white hot which is my favorite for the Hogster. This coyote read the script perfectly and I stopped it inside of 100 yards to finish the deal.
On the last stand of the night, the fog started to roll in. I had 2 separate fox come to the call. I had no issue distinguishing they were fox and recorded one of them exiting. Due to their low price and limited population in my state, I let both of them go. Just as I was ready to stand up, I scanned one last time, and saw this coyote trying to sneak in behind me. To my surprise, the coyote didn't collapse immediately after I shot it. I had to track it into a cornfield.
The Hogster-R 35mm continues to impress me. I get a little sad when I take it off as my hunting partner uses it as a scanner when we hunt together.