coyote6974
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I went to the fishing club this evening to cut up a downed tree that had fallen across one of our boat ramps. As I drove along the access lane I noticed there were a large number of geese feeding in the corn field that borders the north end of the lake. Since I had my 6.8 SPC AR and my Foxpro in the back of my truck I decided I might try calling coyotes rather than cutting up the blowdown.
I grabbed my gear and snuck through the woods and up to the edge of the cornfield. Somehow I was able to get my call positioned in the field without spooking all the geese. I got set up against a tree and began calling. I started with lightning jack then alternated in some pup distress. After 35 or 40 minutes it was beginning to get dark, so I thought I'd try a female invitation howl. I immediately got an answer from several coyotes that sounded like they were across the lake on the east side. As they howled, I joined in with a couple more female invitation howls. When the coyotes quieted down, I came back with some cottontail distress. I was thinking it would take 5 to 10 minutes for any of the howlers to respond, but within a minute I saw a coyote emerge from the brush about 200 yards east of my stand. It was looking north into the cornfield and seemed to be paying no attention to my squealing rabbit sounds. I switched on coyote pup distress and watched the coyote through my scope. It just stood stone still not even glancing in my direction.
Seeing this coyote was more interested in goose than rabbit I decided I'd have to take the estimated 200 yard shot it was presenting me. I setteled the crosshair of my scope just a bit high on its shoulder and squeezed off a shot. As the rifle recoiled, I heard the smack of the 90 grain varminter hitting home, and the coyote disappeared as if it had been vaporized. I switched the Foxpro back to pup distress and waited to see if a second coyote would come in, but after a couple of minutes nothing else showed up. I got up and walked along to field edge to find the coyote laying right were he fell.
This coyote turned out to be a male that was in great condition. He was starting to shed some of his tail hair but was still well furred. He would weigh about 35 to 40 pounds.
The Varminter had hit him just behind his shoulder, and exited on the off side, leaving a quarter size exit hole. I built this 6.8 SPCII chambered AR to give me more energy from a 16" AR-15 carbine, and it's working very well for that purpose.
Sorry about the grainy photo, it was getting dark.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
I grabbed my gear and snuck through the woods and up to the edge of the cornfield. Somehow I was able to get my call positioned in the field without spooking all the geese. I got set up against a tree and began calling. I started with lightning jack then alternated in some pup distress. After 35 or 40 minutes it was beginning to get dark, so I thought I'd try a female invitation howl. I immediately got an answer from several coyotes that sounded like they were across the lake on the east side. As they howled, I joined in with a couple more female invitation howls. When the coyotes quieted down, I came back with some cottontail distress. I was thinking it would take 5 to 10 minutes for any of the howlers to respond, but within a minute I saw a coyote emerge from the brush about 200 yards east of my stand. It was looking north into the cornfield and seemed to be paying no attention to my squealing rabbit sounds. I switched on coyote pup distress and watched the coyote through my scope. It just stood stone still not even glancing in my direction.
Seeing this coyote was more interested in goose than rabbit I decided I'd have to take the estimated 200 yard shot it was presenting me. I setteled the crosshair of my scope just a bit high on its shoulder and squeezed off a shot. As the rifle recoiled, I heard the smack of the 90 grain varminter hitting home, and the coyote disappeared as if it had been vaporized. I switched the Foxpro back to pup distress and waited to see if a second coyote would come in, but after a couple of minutes nothing else showed up. I got up and walked along to field edge to find the coyote laying right were he fell.
This coyote turned out to be a male that was in great condition. He was starting to shed some of his tail hair but was still well furred. He would weigh about 35 to 40 pounds.
The Varminter had hit him just behind his shoulder, and exited on the off side, leaving a quarter size exit hole. I built this 6.8 SPCII chambered AR to give me more energy from a 16" AR-15 carbine, and it's working very well for that purpose.
Sorry about the grainy photo, it was getting dark.
Good hunting y'all.. Coyote 6974
