Venatic and I made a quick hunt to Knox County, and we just got back to tonight. We have been trying to make this little hunt happen for a while, but our schedules just never could line up.
After hunt another place Friday, we made plans to head to Knox County this week. After deer hunting Monday morning, I made the 3 hour drive to David's place near Waco, and we proceeded to make the 4.5 hour drive to Know County. We say 3 coyotes on the road on the way, and stopped to check on a lady and her son who had hit a deer just as we got into Knox County.
Once we got to the ranch, we crashed for the night, with plans to hit it early.
I had brought my trusty D-tech, but I noticed David had brought his .17 Rem that he was hunting with last week. He is normally an AR man, and he did have his D-tech .20 Tactical along with the bolt .17 He was determine to get a coyote in the hand with the new rifle, and he mentioned something about it being jinxed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
The next moring we were up early and after some coffee, we headed to the first spot. This spot was the best dang looking spot you ever saw, overlooking a big flat where you could see for a LONG ways. It was about 48 degrees and I felt good about this spot.
Right after David started FX5, I saw a deer work away in the distant brush, and a few minutes later caught more movement, but wasn't sure what it was. After about 10 mintues, the caller went silent, and I caught movement coming towards us, and thinking that David was fixing to get up, I lip squeked to let him know I saw something, and the caller cranked back up. I never saw whatever it was, and at twenty minutes we called the stand. That was when I found out that David has seen a coyote circling downwind at about 300 yards, and I guess that was what I saw. But, he got by us somehow. I wish I had taken a picture of that spot but forgot.
The second stand was near an old barn and showed some hog sign.
It looked good too, but nothing showed.
We were driving to another location, and dang if there wasn't a coyote walking down the ranch road! He trotted off into the brush, and we drove on by a ways and found a nice spot to call. This was the second best looking stand of the 2 days in my opinion, and we set up on a big pile of dirt. On of of the pile was an almost fox hole like depression that made a great snipers hide.
David started the rabbit distress, and at the 3 minute mark, I told him we had one coming in. When he stopped about 100 yards out broad side, I touched it off. The coyote make about 3 spins and started running bake the way he went. I was falling in the scope and fired a second time just as he disappeared into the cedar, and just in time to see a second coyote beating it out of there two.
David switched to pup distress and then back to rabbit, and then I see a third coyote, just as he starts to leave. I wolfed at him, but he didn't give me a chance for a shot.
When we called the stand, I went to find my coyote.
Here is a shot of where he was.
The coyotes were right in the center of the picture with the wind blowing from left to right. I last saw the coyote going behind the 3rd clump of cedars from the left.
Here is looking back to our dirt pile perch.
After about 20 minutes of looking, we never could find the coyote. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
3 stand, 4 coyotes called and one shot and lost.
One the 4th stand, the jinx on the .17 started to come into play. We were set up with David overlooking a big washed out looking spot. This isn't the same spot, but it was very similar looking to this spot.
I was looking down a ranch road towards the caller. At the 4 minute mark, I hear David wolf, and turn my head to see a coyote right on top of us, and starting leave. I'm waiting for the shot that never comes, and watch the coyote run for the next 400 yards.
Come to find out, David had watched him coming from way off, and was sure he was going to kill him. Then, the jinx kicked in. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Just as he thought he would stop him for the shot, he didn't stop, got a bush on him, and left the country. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
OK. 4 stands, 5 coyotes called, and nothing in the hand, and a little poo poo on us.
Stands 5-9 produced nothing, and by 1 o'clock we decided to head into town for some lunch.
After lunch, stands 10 showed zip, but stand 11 things were looking up.
We set up looking towards the highway that was several hundred yards to our east, and the wind coming from the east in our face. The truck was parked behind us about a 1oo yards, and we set up with a decend view, but I could only really see to my right, and David had everything from the left of the caller.
You can see the FX5 in the mesquite if you look close.
At the 3 minute mark, I see a coyote coming from the direction of the highway, but he is trying to circle downwind of and heading hard right. If he gets much farther, he is going to be behind over a little hill from my view right into the truck.
I swung my sticks around, and tried to get him in the scope, but a big limb on the mesquite tree is blocking me. I drop down a littel to shot under the limb and just as I find him in the scope, I realize he sees me and is turning to go. BOOM! Spin, spin, spin. He's down. The 60 v-max did the trick this time. We had to look really hard to find any kind of hole on this one.
Here is looking towards where I shot him. David is standing next to the coyote.
We had to look really hard to find any kind of hole in this one. No exit on the 60 v-max and I hit him a little back because he was turing to leave. This one was an old male, with a some mange and some serious stank!
(to be con't)
After hunt another place Friday, we made plans to head to Knox County this week. After deer hunting Monday morning, I made the 3 hour drive to David's place near Waco, and we proceeded to make the 4.5 hour drive to Know County. We say 3 coyotes on the road on the way, and stopped to check on a lady and her son who had hit a deer just as we got into Knox County.
Once we got to the ranch, we crashed for the night, with plans to hit it early.
I had brought my trusty D-tech, but I noticed David had brought his .17 Rem that he was hunting with last week. He is normally an AR man, and he did have his D-tech .20 Tactical along with the bolt .17 He was determine to get a coyote in the hand with the new rifle, and he mentioned something about it being jinxed. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/confused1.gif
The next moring we were up early and after some coffee, we headed to the first spot. This spot was the best dang looking spot you ever saw, overlooking a big flat where you could see for a LONG ways. It was about 48 degrees and I felt good about this spot.
Right after David started FX5, I saw a deer work away in the distant brush, and a few minutes later caught more movement, but wasn't sure what it was. After about 10 mintues, the caller went silent, and I caught movement coming towards us, and thinking that David was fixing to get up, I lip squeked to let him know I saw something, and the caller cranked back up. I never saw whatever it was, and at twenty minutes we called the stand. That was when I found out that David has seen a coyote circling downwind at about 300 yards, and I guess that was what I saw. But, he got by us somehow. I wish I had taken a picture of that spot but forgot.
The second stand was near an old barn and showed some hog sign.
It looked good too, but nothing showed.
We were driving to another location, and dang if there wasn't a coyote walking down the ranch road! He trotted off into the brush, and we drove on by a ways and found a nice spot to call. This was the second best looking stand of the 2 days in my opinion, and we set up on a big pile of dirt. On of of the pile was an almost fox hole like depression that made a great snipers hide.
David started the rabbit distress, and at the 3 minute mark, I told him we had one coming in. When he stopped about 100 yards out broad side, I touched it off. The coyote make about 3 spins and started running bake the way he went. I was falling in the scope and fired a second time just as he disappeared into the cedar, and just in time to see a second coyote beating it out of there two.
David switched to pup distress and then back to rabbit, and then I see a third coyote, just as he starts to leave. I wolfed at him, but he didn't give me a chance for a shot.
When we called the stand, I went to find my coyote.
Here is a shot of where he was.
The coyotes were right in the center of the picture with the wind blowing from left to right. I last saw the coyote going behind the 3rd clump of cedars from the left.
Here is looking back to our dirt pile perch.
After about 20 minutes of looking, we never could find the coyote. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif
3 stand, 4 coyotes called and one shot and lost.
One the 4th stand, the jinx on the .17 started to come into play. We were set up with David overlooking a big washed out looking spot. This isn't the same spot, but it was very similar looking to this spot.
I was looking down a ranch road towards the caller. At the 4 minute mark, I hear David wolf, and turn my head to see a coyote right on top of us, and starting leave. I'm waiting for the shot that never comes, and watch the coyote run for the next 400 yards.
Come to find out, David had watched him coming from way off, and was sure he was going to kill him. Then, the jinx kicked in. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif Just as he thought he would stop him for the shot, he didn't stop, got a bush on him, and left the country. /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif
OK. 4 stands, 5 coyotes called, and nothing in the hand, and a little poo poo on us.
Stands 5-9 produced nothing, and by 1 o'clock we decided to head into town for some lunch.
After lunch, stands 10 showed zip, but stand 11 things were looking up.
We set up looking towards the highway that was several hundred yards to our east, and the wind coming from the east in our face. The truck was parked behind us about a 1oo yards, and we set up with a decend view, but I could only really see to my right, and David had everything from the left of the caller.
You can see the FX5 in the mesquite if you look close.
At the 3 minute mark, I see a coyote coming from the direction of the highway, but he is trying to circle downwind of and heading hard right. If he gets much farther, he is going to be behind over a little hill from my view right into the truck.
I swung my sticks around, and tried to get him in the scope, but a big limb on the mesquite tree is blocking me. I drop down a littel to shot under the limb and just as I find him in the scope, I realize he sees me and is turning to go. BOOM! Spin, spin, spin. He's down. The 60 v-max did the trick this time. We had to look really hard to find any kind of hole on this one.
Here is looking towards where I shot him. David is standing next to the coyote.
We had to look really hard to find any kind of hole in this one. No exit on the 60 v-max and I hit him a little back because he was turing to leave. This one was an old male, with a some mange and some serious stank!
(to be con't)
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