Dogboy
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Went out yesterday about 9:00 AM to do some serious scouting to find some new territory. My usual spots are getting a little dry these days. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/frown.gif
It rained the night before, so the ground was good for tracking and looking for fresh sign. So I headed west about 15 miles from my house into the foothills.
I found this very large canyon/wash, it looked so good, I decided to try some calling. I used my new verminator tweedy call, sang the cottontail blues for about 10 minutes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
After 10 minutes, I hit the squeeker attached to the barrel of my rifle. I slowly looked at the area and spotted mister yote coming off a small hill about a 100 yards from me. I was sitting up about 50 yards above the wash on the opposite side. I was calling cross wind.
When I saw him, he was taking his time coming down and into the wash, he gave me plenty of opportunity to raise my rifle and get ready. I was shooting my Savage 223, using a 40gr Nosler BT. I just put a new Burris 3X9 with ballistic plex on the rifle.
I waited for a couple of minutes, I knew the yote was making his way through the brush, of course my blood was pumping in anticipation. Sure enough he shows himself at 70 yards and stands broadside for me. I launch one and hear the meat report. He spins around and takes off out of sight.
I found him about 35 yards away, dead as a mackrel. I hit him on the left side just behind the shoulder, no exit wound, I was surprised too, as I hit him a little low and thought for sure the bullet would exit. Very little blood loss. His fresh tracks in the sand is why I found him so quick. He weighed 28 lbs and was healty looking with a good coat of fur.
Here he is.
Here's the view from my position. He came into the center of the picture at 70 yards. He came off that hill to the left of the juniper in the center of the picture.
Bottom line a good day for me and found several new areas to call. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
It rained the night before, so the ground was good for tracking and looking for fresh sign. So I headed west about 15 miles from my house into the foothills.
I found this very large canyon/wash, it looked so good, I decided to try some calling. I used my new verminator tweedy call, sang the cottontail blues for about 10 minutes. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
After 10 minutes, I hit the squeeker attached to the barrel of my rifle. I slowly looked at the area and spotted mister yote coming off a small hill about a 100 yards from me. I was sitting up about 50 yards above the wash on the opposite side. I was calling cross wind.
When I saw him, he was taking his time coming down and into the wash, he gave me plenty of opportunity to raise my rifle and get ready. I was shooting my Savage 223, using a 40gr Nosler BT. I just put a new Burris 3X9 with ballistic plex on the rifle.
I waited for a couple of minutes, I knew the yote was making his way through the brush, of course my blood was pumping in anticipation. Sure enough he shows himself at 70 yards and stands broadside for me. I launch one and hear the meat report. He spins around and takes off out of sight.
I found him about 35 yards away, dead as a mackrel. I hit him on the left side just behind the shoulder, no exit wound, I was surprised too, as I hit him a little low and thought for sure the bullet would exit. Very little blood loss. His fresh tracks in the sand is why I found him so quick. He weighed 28 lbs and was healty looking with a good coat of fur.
Here he is.
Here's the view from my position. He came into the center of the picture at 70 yards. He came off that hill to the left of the juniper in the center of the picture.
Bottom line a good day for me and found several new areas to call. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
