6mm06
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Had a little bit of luck last night though it was bitter-sweet. Two coyotes came to the bait site last night around 9:00 PM. I shot one and the other quickly ran through the view of the scope, so I bolted another round and swung on it. It got into tall weeds and I couldn't shoot. When I panned back to where I shot the first one, it was gone. Bad mistake I guess. I should have stayed on the first one but I thought the shot was good. To top it off, the DVR didn't record the shot even though I had it turned on. The remote switch didn't work for some reason.
I used my home-made night vision build and the CZ 527 17 Remington shooting 25 gr. Hornady HPs. Distance was 60 yards. The 17 Rem really anchors them, which surprised me to have that one get away.
Around 5:20 AM this morning the alarm sounded again and the other coyote returned. This one wasn't so fortunate.
Here you can see a view of the bait site from my cabin porch. The coyote is at the upper end of the site, near the hay field. It was a rather large male, though young. I have been watching these two coyotes for some time now. They are probably the most skittish so far, very nervous at the site.
Some photos of my hunting buggy.
Here's the video.