TonyTebbe
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A while back, Scott Milk had a post about the new ContourHD 1080p video camera. A very small, lightweight, strongbuilt video camera that was designed for extreme sports. It can be mounted to your hat, your gun, 4wheeler, skydiving, etc... Well, I immediately got the idea of a "Gunner Cam" and proceeded to save up for one. I purchased it and it's been sitting in my house for the past 3 weeks, just waiting for the right time. Well, I got a chance to take it to the field, yesterday.
First a little background about yesterday. We were on Day 3 of a 3 day hunt with a my client Ken Waite. We've been having a tough hunt with heat and coyotes were just not moving, day or night. We had 6 coyotes called up in 2 days and I was digging deep to pull out a white rabbit on this hunt. I already got him to bust his "coyote cherry" on the day before (after 2-3 misses on others) and now it was time to put it all together. We were only going to hunt till 10:30am on the last day, as he need to head home.
Final Day
Something was different (though as humans we couldn't sense it) about yesterday morning. Game was moving and moving good. As soon as we got to the ranch, we spotted a coyote crossing the road in front of us. I drove past the coyote and made a 1/2 mile circle around it and got us in position downwind of it, with the sun in our favor. It didn't take but about 8 seconds on the handcall and we had the coyote charging right in. He stayed out about 50 yards and tried to work his way around us to get downwind. Bark, Stop, Boom...and a Miss!
Gunner took off after the coyote, but he was gone out of the country from the shot. I kept calling and here came a second one that about ran into my client. Gunner took off after this one, as well. I toned him back with his collar and the coyote proceeded to drop on it's haunches and bark and howl at Gunner. Gunner tried stalking him, but I toned him back to me again and the coyote chased him into our laps. It was so exciting that I just about forgot to click the camera...let alone get it in focus
This went on for a while and ended up with another miss.
I was kicking myself for not having the video camera with me, but with the way the calling had been going the prior 2 days, I was too focused on just getting coyotes called up.
Next Stand
We drove down the road to make a new stand. This time, I decided to try the maiden voyage of my new "Gunner Cam" to see how it would work. I'm glad I did.
We slipped out and got in the shade of a mesquite bush and I started squalling jackrabbit distress on my Extreme call. It didn't take but about 15 seconds of calling before I spotted a pair of coyotes charging in from 1/4 mile or so. I got Ken to re-situate his gun, for where I expected them to bust onto the scene.
The coyotes crested a small rise in front of us. The lead dog worked it's way around us to get downwind, while the 2nd one decided to charge straight in on us. I don't think it even came to a stop, before Ken dropped it in it's tracks. Gunner charged out and proceeded to make sure the coyote was dead. I didn't get a photo of it, as it happened so fast, so I swung onto the 2nd coyote and started snapping pics, and laying out the ki-yi.
I finally got it stop and Ken dropped it. His first double!! Needless to say, he was absolutely stoked about it. A few high-fives, pats on the back, and one major smile!
We called up another coyote, later in the morning, before we called it a day and Ken headed home. He had a good time, for being a hot, 110 degree, summer hunt and will be coming back in November, to do it again.
Here is the:
GunnerCam Exclusive Video
Warning: If you have motion sickness or weak stomach for blood...don't watch it.
Click on the video while it's playing to see a larger version in a new window.
I'm planning on using the GunnerCam on most hunts and intermixing the video with my main video camera. Should make for some neat POV (point of view) footage to share with hunting dog lovers.
Thought I'd share.
Tony
First a little background about yesterday. We were on Day 3 of a 3 day hunt with a my client Ken Waite. We've been having a tough hunt with heat and coyotes were just not moving, day or night. We had 6 coyotes called up in 2 days and I was digging deep to pull out a white rabbit on this hunt. I already got him to bust his "coyote cherry" on the day before (after 2-3 misses on others) and now it was time to put it all together. We were only going to hunt till 10:30am on the last day, as he need to head home.
Final Day
Something was different (though as humans we couldn't sense it) about yesterday morning. Game was moving and moving good. As soon as we got to the ranch, we spotted a coyote crossing the road in front of us. I drove past the coyote and made a 1/2 mile circle around it and got us in position downwind of it, with the sun in our favor. It didn't take but about 8 seconds on the handcall and we had the coyote charging right in. He stayed out about 50 yards and tried to work his way around us to get downwind. Bark, Stop, Boom...and a Miss!
Gunner took off after the coyote, but he was gone out of the country from the shot. I kept calling and here came a second one that about ran into my client. Gunner took off after this one, as well. I toned him back with his collar and the coyote proceeded to drop on it's haunches and bark and howl at Gunner. Gunner tried stalking him, but I toned him back to me again and the coyote chased him into our laps. It was so exciting that I just about forgot to click the camera...let alone get it in focus
This went on for a while and ended up with another miss.
Next Stand
We drove down the road to make a new stand. This time, I decided to try the maiden voyage of my new "Gunner Cam" to see how it would work. I'm glad I did.
We slipped out and got in the shade of a mesquite bush and I started squalling jackrabbit distress on my Extreme call. It didn't take but about 15 seconds of calling before I spotted a pair of coyotes charging in from 1/4 mile or so. I got Ken to re-situate his gun, for where I expected them to bust onto the scene.
The coyotes crested a small rise in front of us. The lead dog worked it's way around us to get downwind, while the 2nd one decided to charge straight in on us. I don't think it even came to a stop, before Ken dropped it in it's tracks. Gunner charged out and proceeded to make sure the coyote was dead. I didn't get a photo of it, as it happened so fast, so I swung onto the 2nd coyote and started snapping pics, and laying out the ki-yi.
I finally got it stop and Ken dropped it. His first double!! Needless to say, he was absolutely stoked about it. A few high-fives, pats on the back, and one major smile!
Here is the:
GunnerCam Exclusive Video
Warning: If you have motion sickness or weak stomach for blood...don't watch it.
Click on the video while it's playing to see a larger version in a new window.
I'm planning on using the GunnerCam on most hunts and intermixing the video with my main video camera. Should make for some neat POV (point of view) footage to share with hunting dog lovers.
Thought I'd share.
Tony
