ARCOREY
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As some of you might remember, Tony Tebbe gave away a hunt with him at his Predator University . I was the lucky winner of the hunt and couldn't wait to get out there to Lovington New Mexico to see what coyote hunting out west was all about and get me an education. I ended up gaining some new friends and some more family as well. The Tebbe's are a great family and down to earth folks. My wife Candy and I met Tony and his wife Dawn Saturday night when we arrived in town and got acquainted. We brought some much needed rain with us too as well as a cold front. After the rains ended Sunday morning, we went to a rock quarry nearby and checked the zero on my AR. Turns out that was a good move as my AR was shooting about 3" low and left at 75yds. We got it tuned back and packed up and took a ride in the hunting rig with the wives and Gunner along. We rode around a few ranches and looked at antelope and checked out the countryside.
Being eastern hillbillies, we were amazed at how flat and dry things were out in New Mexico. It felt like we were on another planet. Monday morning we met at the hotel for a 5 am breakfast and headed off to some public land oil fields. We setup next to an oil pump with the sun rising quickly at our backs and a slight breeze over our shoulder.
Less than 5 minutes into the first calling sequence a young coyote comes into to our downwind and gives me a look at about 60yds before running over a dune.
Tony stops him at 75yds with a woof and I hit him a little high with the AR on a snap shot. Gunner and Annie make quick work of the coyote and finish it off. We make another stand and see a couple mule deer and oil trucks. We head to another area and setup next to a noisy oil rig. We get through the rabbit distress sequence and get into some pup distresses and a coyote shows up about 300yds out and comes in on a gas line. He tries to get our downwind and hesitates at about 200yds. I popped him with the AR and dropped him in his tracks. These would be my only daytime opportunities as the weather heated up about 9 am.
I got to follow Tony and Chilson around on some nuisance trapping sets and shoot a few prairie dogs for bait. I learned a lot in a little bit of time. Travis had lots of good tips to offer and had me do one of their sets.
We picked up Dixie and Gunner and headed out to do an evening set. No takers on that one. We went into a nice ranch with a great road system and called a few stands and had one of this years pups hang up in the mesquite about 130yds out and head on. I hit him in the chest and downed him. He was a tiny coyote. The bright moon was causing us problems and the coyotes that did come in were timid and light shy. We called another pup on the next stand and he stopped in front of us about 75yds out. I grazed his back and missed the follow up. Gunner ran him down and gave Dixie a chance to catch up and get the coyote bayed up in a mesquite bush. They worked the coyote round and round before giving Tony a chance to dispatch him with a stick. Without the dogs, this would've been a lost coyote that would've died from infection in the brush as the shot opened him up enough to let the flys at him but not enough to cripple him.
Calling was tough until the moon set around 2 am. We had 5 coyotes come in on the first set after the moon dropped. I shot one walking at about 275yds and heard the smack and saw the coyote go down. We heard Gunner and Dixie get on him and finish him off. We tried to find him after hoping for a second coyote, but lost track of him in the mesquite flat. We made a few more blank stands and hit another good spot in the dunes. We called 4 into light range, but they were very timid. One of them finally held up at about 250yds and I poked him with the AR. Shortly after that another hung up about 300yds out, but I pulled the shot and wizzed one by his ear. This would bring our total to 15 called, 7 shot at, 6 hit, and 5 recovered. Not too bad for a hillbilly that rarely shoots more than 100yds at night here in the east. Tony and Travis went all out to teach me and show me a good time.
We shot over a prairie dog town the next day after we recovered from our first long day. We made a nice dinner and sat down with the family and spoiled the kids and dogs a little. A picture of the rig in the prairie dog town.
A wore out decoy dog after a full day of hunting.
A huge thanks to the Tebbe family for their hospitality, to Tony for going the extra mile, and to Travis for showing the rope on trapping. I'll see if I can't do a better job of shooting those butt sniffers for you next time Chilson
Nominated for hunt of the month
Being eastern hillbillies, we were amazed at how flat and dry things were out in New Mexico. It felt like we were on another planet. Monday morning we met at the hotel for a 5 am breakfast and headed off to some public land oil fields. We setup next to an oil pump with the sun rising quickly at our backs and a slight breeze over our shoulder.
Less than 5 minutes into the first calling sequence a young coyote comes into to our downwind and gives me a look at about 60yds before running over a dune.
Tony stops him at 75yds with a woof and I hit him a little high with the AR on a snap shot. Gunner and Annie make quick work of the coyote and finish it off. We make another stand and see a couple mule deer and oil trucks. We head to another area and setup next to a noisy oil rig. We get through the rabbit distress sequence and get into some pup distresses and a coyote shows up about 300yds out and comes in on a gas line. He tries to get our downwind and hesitates at about 200yds. I popped him with the AR and dropped him in his tracks. These would be my only daytime opportunities as the weather heated up about 9 am.
I got to follow Tony and Chilson around on some nuisance trapping sets and shoot a few prairie dogs for bait. I learned a lot in a little bit of time. Travis had lots of good tips to offer and had me do one of their sets.
We picked up Dixie and Gunner and headed out to do an evening set. No takers on that one. We went into a nice ranch with a great road system and called a few stands and had one of this years pups hang up in the mesquite about 130yds out and head on. I hit him in the chest and downed him. He was a tiny coyote. The bright moon was causing us problems and the coyotes that did come in were timid and light shy. We called another pup on the next stand and he stopped in front of us about 75yds out. I grazed his back and missed the follow up. Gunner ran him down and gave Dixie a chance to catch up and get the coyote bayed up in a mesquite bush. They worked the coyote round and round before giving Tony a chance to dispatch him with a stick. Without the dogs, this would've been a lost coyote that would've died from infection in the brush as the shot opened him up enough to let the flys at him but not enough to cripple him.
Calling was tough until the moon set around 2 am. We had 5 coyotes come in on the first set after the moon dropped. I shot one walking at about 275yds and heard the smack and saw the coyote go down. We heard Gunner and Dixie get on him and finish him off. We tried to find him after hoping for a second coyote, but lost track of him in the mesquite flat. We made a few more blank stands and hit another good spot in the dunes. We called 4 into light range, but they were very timid. One of them finally held up at about 250yds and I poked him with the AR. Shortly after that another hung up about 300yds out, but I pulled the shot and wizzed one by his ear. This would bring our total to 15 called, 7 shot at, 6 hit, and 5 recovered. Not too bad for a hillbilly that rarely shoots more than 100yds at night here in the east. Tony and Travis went all out to teach me and show me a good time.
We shot over a prairie dog town the next day after we recovered from our first long day. We made a nice dinner and sat down with the family and spoiled the kids and dogs a little. A picture of the rig in the prairie dog town.
A wore out decoy dog after a full day of hunting.
A huge thanks to the Tebbe family for their hospitality, to Tony for going the extra mile, and to Travis for showing the rope on trapping. I'll see if I can't do a better job of shooting those butt sniffers for you next time Chilson
Nominated for hunt of the month
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