browning204
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Well let me be the first to say that the 2007 Maine predator hunt was a blast!!!!
First off, the weather was VERY VERY COLD!
we were hunting in -6 to -14 degree weather BEFORE the wind chill.
In three days off day and night hunting, only one coyote was taken. Three should have been taken but I messed up on two.
The one that was taken was shot by RJ4 who had just dropped me off at my room and drove about 1/8 of a mile down the road, set up and popped a lone coyote.
The two that I should have took were screw ups by me. The first one was at night. RJ4 and I were calling with my caller and a coyote came in from out right, circled around a big pine tree and walked right up and looked right at the caller. I couldn't get my frozen fingers out of my mittens fast enough and RJ4 being the nice guy that he is was waiting for me to shoot (he says he was waiting because it was my spot and caller) and when I didn't, he swung on the coyote and a branch hit his AR and went clink.
The coyote simply looked up and walked off. it was 6 feet away!
The second was just weird! Same spot, my caller but now daytime. Sitting on stand with RJ4 and doing some calling. Two coyotes come in behind us and split off, one to our right and one to our left. I see the one to our right and swing on it and take off the safety. The coyote gives me a broad side shot and never sees us. I squeeze the trigger and BANG, the coyote kicks his rear legs out and scampers off. We switch over to pup distress to get the second coyote but it never shows.
We go to were the first one was shot to look for blood and find nothing. So, we start following tracks and can't find blood, fur or nothing. We go back and I sit on stand and he walks to where the coyote was when I shot to try to replay the deal. He says "dude there is nothing here but I watched you hit him!" I start to walk to him and find our answers. I found a bunch of wood chips! I totally cut a 1 inch round Hemlock in half!
The coyote I shot at had its head and shoulders behind a clump of saplings, so I aimed for as close to the shoulders without aiming into those saplings. I guess I didn't see the lone Hemlock!
When it was all said and done, I called in three that we saw, RJ4 called in one and shot it and that was about it for our hunting party.
It was awesome to meet and hang out with everyone who went.
A BIG thank you goes out to Rodney (meguide) for all his hospitality and showing us around the BIG woods of northern Maine.
He opened up his camp to us and alerted all the town folk that we would be up there. The White Wolf Inn fed us all well and Sandi put on a great banquet and award ceremony!
Thanks again Rodney, I hope to come up there again real soon!!!!
here are some pics that I took.
some Deer
RJ4 and his coyote
First off, the weather was VERY VERY COLD!
we were hunting in -6 to -14 degree weather BEFORE the wind chill.
In three days off day and night hunting, only one coyote was taken. Three should have been taken but I messed up on two.
The one that was taken was shot by RJ4 who had just dropped me off at my room and drove about 1/8 of a mile down the road, set up and popped a lone coyote.
The two that I should have took were screw ups by me. The first one was at night. RJ4 and I were calling with my caller and a coyote came in from out right, circled around a big pine tree and walked right up and looked right at the caller. I couldn't get my frozen fingers out of my mittens fast enough and RJ4 being the nice guy that he is was waiting for me to shoot (he says he was waiting because it was my spot and caller) and when I didn't, he swung on the coyote and a branch hit his AR and went clink.
The coyote simply looked up and walked off. it was 6 feet away!
The second was just weird! Same spot, my caller but now daytime. Sitting on stand with RJ4 and doing some calling. Two coyotes come in behind us and split off, one to our right and one to our left. I see the one to our right and swing on it and take off the safety. The coyote gives me a broad side shot and never sees us. I squeeze the trigger and BANG, the coyote kicks his rear legs out and scampers off. We switch over to pup distress to get the second coyote but it never shows.
We go to were the first one was shot to look for blood and find nothing. So, we start following tracks and can't find blood, fur or nothing. We go back and I sit on stand and he walks to where the coyote was when I shot to try to replay the deal. He says "dude there is nothing here but I watched you hit him!" I start to walk to him and find our answers. I found a bunch of wood chips! I totally cut a 1 inch round Hemlock in half!
The coyote I shot at had its head and shoulders behind a clump of saplings, so I aimed for as close to the shoulders without aiming into those saplings. I guess I didn't see the lone Hemlock!
When it was all said and done, I called in three that we saw, RJ4 called in one and shot it and that was about it for our hunting party.
It was awesome to meet and hang out with everyone who went.
A BIG thank you goes out to Rodney (meguide) for all his hospitality and showing us around the BIG woods of northern Maine.
He opened up his camp to us and alerted all the town folk that we would be up there. The White Wolf Inn fed us all well and Sandi put on a great banquet and award ceremony!
Thanks again Rodney, I hope to come up there again real soon!!!!
here are some pics that I took.
some Deer
RJ4 and his coyote
