sendit223
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I got out last weekend and visited a rancher friend who was happy to see a coyote hunter. On my first stand I put the mega-mojo out alongside my ecaller. When I went to turn on the Foxpro I noticed the switch had been on for who knows how long? I figured I'd give it a shot until the batteries died...which was all of 15 seconds. Murphy's law strikes. Though on nearly every other trip I had packed everything and the kitchen sink, now I was "traveling light". So no spare batteries there or in the truck and no charger.
Time to adapt -- I got out the catnip and wailed away for 30 seconds or so and a coyote about runs me over at 10 yards. He was motoring toward the mojo and when he hit my scent cone did a 90 degree turn and picked up speed. Education was all I gave him.
Over the hill I set up again and put the mojo on the next little hill over (in the back of the photo below):
After about 30 minutes I was about ready to go home when I spotted a coyote sneaking around my down wind side (rifle is pointing downwind in photo). She looked right at me but I was still and ghillied up, so she kept slowly walking. She made it behind a little hill before I could raise the rifle, so I guessed where she might come out and waited. She came out right there and stopped as she was directly downwind, but out there 80 yards. 60 grains of Vmax later and she did the spin dance.
I tell ya I was ready to quit a couple of times that day because I messed up the batteries and didn't have any spares. I sure am glad I didn't because calling 2 in in 2 stands with the catnip was just plain fun. The next 3 stands were empty but it was a good day.
Time to adapt -- I got out the catnip and wailed away for 30 seconds or so and a coyote about runs me over at 10 yards. He was motoring toward the mojo and when he hit my scent cone did a 90 degree turn and picked up speed. Education was all I gave him.
Over the hill I set up again and put the mojo on the next little hill over (in the back of the photo below):
After about 30 minutes I was about ready to go home when I spotted a coyote sneaking around my down wind side (rifle is pointing downwind in photo). She looked right at me but I was still and ghillied up, so she kept slowly walking. She made it behind a little hill before I could raise the rifle, so I guessed where she might come out and waited. She came out right there and stopped as she was directly downwind, but out there 80 yards. 60 grains of Vmax later and she did the spin dance.
I tell ya I was ready to quit a couple of times that day because I messed up the batteries and didn't have any spares. I sure am glad I didn't because calling 2 in in 2 stands with the catnip was just plain fun. The next 3 stands were empty but it was a good day.
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