OK, this time I backed it up in triplicate. heh heh
Jerry said it. Take your open reed and use just the tip or just enough reed to achieve a very high pitch. With a little practice you will find it easy. Use short, quick, bursts of air to create a high pitch "yiiipe, yiiipe, yiiipe". Like Rich and Leonard said, it sounds like an injured domestic dog basically. This was about the only thing working for Jerry and I yesterday.
We started around 4:30am and by 8:00am it was already getting hot. We seemed to be dealing with some paranoid coyotes. We couldn't figure out why they were hanging up. Then we talked to the landowner and he said a couple fellas came through a week or two ago and managed to call several in as close as 50 yds and they missed them all. Jerry pulled off a shot that really deserved to be on tape. On one stand we were kind of in a elevated spot overlooking some sage country. In sneaks this male and it gets in a spot where he was out of Jerry's sight for a sec. He is getting ready to pop it as soon as it comes back into view. Meanwhile, I didn't hear Jerry give the "kiss of death" signal to alert me a dog was in sight. So I proceeded to blast some more pup distress cries on the open reed. This of course managed to make the coyote turn inside out trying to get out of there. I get done with the series and hear Jerry yell WHOOP. I heard him that time and turned around as Jerry was jumping up to keep the coyote in view and bringing up his rifle all in one motion. I throw my rifle up and am getting ready to shoot too. (just in case, ya' know
) No need though. I got to see a great running headshot. He did the classic instant nose-dive, with the combination flip, tailwag. I busted out laughing. It was a good shot. (even if Jerry did lure me into looking the wrong way at the beginning of the stand
) The great thing about this stand was out of all of them, we walked the shortest distance from the rig. Probably 50 yds tucked behind the road bank. Gotta love the short walks that pay off. LOL I would have posted a pic of the coyote Jerry got but it's kinda , shall we say "gory". I will post the one of him holding it, when I get the pics back. It's not as bad. I should have taken a pic of Jerry with his digital camera but I used my 35 mm so I have to get the film developed. I think I was dopey from sleep deprivation. Ha Ha
Later, Curt
[This message has been edited by Curt (edited 07-01-2001).]
