Originally Posted By: Mr. Poppadopalis30 Coyotes on 3 stands?
How do you know it was 30?
I was out Saturday early evening with 5spd and we managed to get in 3 stands before the sun went down, called in a single on 2 of the 3 stands and no shot was taken. Wind was not in our favor/changing and we got busted.
Now to the night hunt with a Full Moon, started the first stand overlooking a huge area and no takers other than the million Mosquito's, we then drove back to 5spd's truck for bug spray, then we went to the second stand, had two singles which circled down wind never to be seen again.
Went on to the 3rd stand which is in a CRP field and the grass was fairly tall. We decided to climb the round hay bales which are 3 bales high stacked into a pyramid. 1st Coyote came in at around 10 minutes and I shot him at 119 Yards (Large Male with worn teeth and mange). I told 5spd to keep calling, the 2nd one came in from the West and then proceeded East downwind over a knoll and we didn't see him again. a 3rd coyote came in from the same area as the first only further out to the downwind side. No shot was taken.
4th stand we went back to the 1st area (Night) we called with all the Mosquito's, called in another Coyote and 5spd shot it, he either hit low or far back, I watched the coyote spin and then run over the crest and down a drainage never to be seen again.
As far as a Full Moon? We had a better night than most nights when we have called with a Full moon in the past. Typically Full Moon nights just SUCK!
Heard some Coyotes howling to the East on the last stand, only the one showed up and we have no clue if they were pups or large male/female.
Sounds like you guys had responses, but things just didnt come together for you...sometimes its just that way I guess.....How do I know it was 30? I dont KNOW. Thats why i said 10-15 on the first stand and 10-15 on the second stand. It was a guess, but based on the amount of coyotes in MANY locations around us, there were a lot. Im not talking about 3 coyotes sounding like 10 coyotes, im talking about a lot of multiple coyotes in a lot of locations all around us. 360 degrees around our stand, multiple coyotes were vocalizing. How many for sure? I dont know, but a guess would say some where in the neighborhood of 30 by the end of the night.