I met up with a guy that I had met on another message board today and we went out to do some calling. The day looked promising with light winds and fresh snow. We called a few times in the morning and got nothing. Just before noon we had one come in to the call and stop and sit down about 300 yards out. He did not present a good shot and would not come in. He ended up turning around and walking away. We called one more time just after lunch and got nothing again. The day was starting to become a little frustrating. We had seen a few coyotes in the distance but nothing would come in and had a truck drive up on us at one stand. We were moving to a new area on a trail through a large community pasture when we spotted four bull elk. Elk do not typically live in our area of the province because it is very open with no cover or trees around.(there is a small herd of about 50 in the area). We decided to put a stalk on them to try and get a photo. I got a couple of long distance photos of them(see below). After this the day got better. We were driving to a spot where I have had success before. As we were driving down the trail we spotted two coyotes off the side of the trail. Kim got out of the truck and ran to a rock for a rest. The one coyote was about 350 yards out and decided to stop for one last look. He dropped him on the spot with one shot from his .25-06. We move to our next stand and called but only saw one off in the distance that would not come in. We moved about a mile north to some alkali lakes and this is when it got good. We left the electronic call in the truck and Kim used one of his hand calls this time. A couple of minutes into the stand I spotted a coyote coming in from the south west at a steady trot and Kim spotted one farther out coming in from the west. When the first one was close enough I shot him at about 50 yards. The second one took off to the north. We then spotted another coming in from the west. It came in and stopped in some brush where we could not see it. I then saw a fourth coming in from the west. He came in and stopped on a hill about 150 yards in front of us. He looked to his left and we then noticed the other coyote coming out of the bush. It was on my side and Kim would have to shoot across my lap so I told him I would take it and he should concentrate on the one out front. When the one on my side popped its head over a small rise at about 20 yards I dropped him and then Kim took a crack at the fourth. It was still standing on the hill 150 yards out. He missed and it still stood there so I fired and dropped it. I didn't figure it was going to stick around too long. It must have been a pretty dumb coyote to not move after hearing two shots and not moving before it was hit. That is the first triple I have ever taken and it was a great way to end the day. Kim's calling did the trick and I guess we should have been using that call all day. Sorry about the length of this story. Here are the photos.
Here is Kim with his long shot coyote
Here I am with the triple.
Here are the two largest bulls that we saw
CLB
[This message has been edited by CLB (edited 12-22-2001).]
Here is Kim with his long shot coyote
Here I am with the triple.
Here are the two largest bulls that we saw
CLB
[This message has been edited by CLB (edited 12-22-2001).]
