Dultimatpredator
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I didn’t see any shooters on opening day gun deer season this year…but this big guy wasn’t getting a pass card. The neighbors were harassing me for the second year in a row screwing up my deer hunting in 20 minutes after they left This big guy came walking down to me. I normally do not shoot coyotes on gun deer opener because I figure the shot noise will spook deer and ruin my chances at a wall hanger. Figured with the one hour non stop harassment going on I might as well make good of a bad situation and remove a dirty turkey chaser. I also figured the shot noise would rile them up thinking I shot a big buck after all their hard work of trying to screw up my hunt. I already shot a wall hanger buck bowhunting a few weeks prior and figured my odds of shooting another giant buck were pretty slim anyways. The old 06’ 7600 with a 180 grain core loct hand load with my new leupols vx7 2-10 dropped it on the spot…like I had any doubt it wouldn’t. Left a fist sized exit hole. I rolled one spring turkey hunting so number #2 Turkey and fawn eater down for the year. I might have to do some calling in a few weeks after all out extra drag out deer seasons are over. I have a bunch of raccoon I need to get rid of again so I’ll get the dog proofs out as well. Had a rotten raccoon walk by and climb into a hollow tree the last couple times out. He’s next on my list after seasons are over.
He was a big male. Unfortunately it had tons of burrs in its hide. A couple on its back were fist sized. I gave up after a half hour of combing and lost a lot of guard hairs. It looked like grey patches where the guard hairs use to be. To bad it was really nice fur. The local buyer said they weren’t buying coyote and coons again this year either. I tossed it but saved the skull. It had some of the nicest and biggest teeth I’ve seen on a coyote in a long time. According to my old scale it was a hair under 40 pounds.
He was a big male. Unfortunately it had tons of burrs in its hide. A couple on its back were fist sized. I gave up after a half hour of combing and lost a lot of guard hairs. It looked like grey patches where the guard hairs use to be. To bad it was really nice fur. The local buyer said they weren’t buying coyote and coons again this year either. I tossed it but saved the skull. It had some of the nicest and biggest teeth I’ve seen on a coyote in a long time. According to my old scale it was a hair under 40 pounds.
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