Originally Posted By: shankboneOriginally Posted By: tugboaterSpeaking of dove hunting... I'm going on a five day yote and dove mantastic adventure with my brother in a few weeks! Should be a great time. I've locked up several thousand acres of private land I had to work hard to get!
Speaking of dove hunting, I did my first ever dove hunt last night and all I could think about was how great the place would be for hunting coyotes. It's just too bad a friend showed me the spot ON PUBLIC LAND, or I would be back tonight with a howler after work. Not only does my buddy dove hunt in the spot, he calls coyotes there.
Four mourning doves and five collared doves, with one unrecovered cripple. I was using a new 20 gauge and shot worse than the "terribly" I usually shoot, which means my buddy is responsible for most of those birds.
Back on topic:
Josh, that's cool you located some coyotes on new land. How did the follow-up hunt go for you? I hope you get one or two out of the group. It seems like hunting in Utah can be pretty tough. Good luck and let us know how you do.
Got pretty much skunked by the wind on every stand we made. We saw one coyote on our way out of the stand and my friend got a single shot off and missed it on a run by less that a foot. Thanks for asking. It is tough, frustrating, and I love it. I'll be back at it this weekend or sooner. I did manage to land a small 500 acre parcel of private land Monday so I'm looking forward to seeing what if anything that will produce. Cheers and nice work on the dove hunt.