Ben and I met Brandon (roosterslayer) in town about 9:30pm and the hunt was on. Started the fist set with female howls then followed them up with mating chirps. Then dying rabbit on the diaphragm had one charge in hard. Niether Brandon or Ben were able to see it from their positions. I barked, it stopped, and at 42 yds BANG-SLAP! 28lb male. No more showed after.
2nd set. Did a normal sceneario. Had an owl scare me good...dang thing came right at my face. Noticed some deer running down the hill aways out, probly under half a mile, then shortly after heard what was supposed to be a howling sound comming from another caller. That was a first for me. Our set was over anyways. I thought about screwing with the guy and getting him all riled up with my howler but I'm not mean like that and I did'nt trust him not to send a bullet in our dirrection towards the movement in his scope.
Dropped Brandon off so he could get some sleep before work.
Saw a raccoon of all things as we left town out in a small feild. It was a FAT raccoon.
Ben and I did a bunch of locating between sets last night but to absolutely no avail.
3rd set. Were on our way in and bumped into one on the way. We hit the deck fast and I was able to stop it for Ben at 190yds. BANG-SLAP! 32lb male. We danced around like idiots for a bit. That was Bens first.
4th set. Did the regular scenario.....Nothing. Were on the way out and one started howling from the area I had been calling to. He was a ways out but we got our butts back into possition. It was an old male, so I started with a female invitation. Then followed it up with mating chirps. Here he comes on Bens side. Lip sqweeked it into the wide open field. It was getting dangerousley down wind. I told Ben to stop it. Ben barks. The yote stops at about 125yds broadside for several seconds......No shot /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif. Then it starts to move again and gets behind a hill. I tell Ben he better stand and shoot. He stands and shoots BANG-SLAP! I see the coyote running at about half speed. I missed and Ben missed. Somehow Ben thought -I- was going to shoot and thats why he did'nt /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smiliesmack.gif. His ears would have been in seriouse pain but whatever /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif.
Anyways he got blood and I'm on my way right now with Chris (new coyote) to see if I can recover it. Wish me luck....I'm not too confident I'll bring this one home. Descent blood but not alot.