Well Tim and I did have fun last night. Called 7 spots total. He showed up in Delano at 7pm and we made our first set at around 8pm and got finished at @3:30am I think. The snow was crunchy, it was cloudy, it was windy and it was snowing at times but we decided the conitions were still huntable.
1st set. Had been calling already for about 20mins. Then decidd to use the the JS coyote locator to see it we could get a vocal response. Heard somthing in the woods that resembled a short howl. Then switched to coywolf barks/howls and that set the local male off. He started howling like crazy from the woods we were calling to. I tried everything I could to get him to expose himself, but I failed. Probly spent an hour on that set......Nothing.
2nd set. Got sat down and started with my diaphragm. About 4-500yds away in the chunk we were calling to had an old male start up and was followed with a couple younger dogs. Again tried just about everything I know about bringing out stubborn coyotes but again nothing. Spent probly over an hour on that one and on the way out the old male let out one single howl from the same exact spot we heard him from in the first place. I turned to Tim and said "he's just sayin goodbye to me, I've been after him for awhile and I'm kinda his pet".
3rd spot nothing.
4th spot. Had been calling for 5-10mins. When I saw it. Got it in the scope. RED FOX! SWEET! He's circling way down wind in a wide open field. He would only stop when he wanted to but only for a second or two. I finnaly to a steady shot when he gave me a good look. BANG-NOTHING. He takes off but does'nt go far before stopping to look again /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gifBANG-POP! I called for another 5-10mins. Nothing. 209 steps. I hit it a bit high but it layed neatly in it's tracks.
5th and 6th spot nothing.
Heard some howling near one of my spots while on stand #6 so thats where stand #7 would be. I'd like Tim to tell this one cause they kinda came on his side and I could only see one of them. Turns out we had two come in, The closest one picked us off I guess and after that it was tough to get a good shot. I took a running shot and missed. They came in about 15-20mins into it.
Met up with a couple other calling budies in town. One of them got his forst coyote and I wanted to see it. As we talked I noticed a coyote jogg acrcossed the road right in town behind the gas station /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/shocked.gifI told the guy's to look quick and we all saw it before it reached darkness. I almost had a siezser (sp?).
New Coyote got his first last night and he's got a helluva story for ya'll. He was addicted to calling before he ever called anything in and I cant say that about too many callers.