Crosswire3
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Well, I was hoping I would get to post one of these...I just didn't think it would be this soon. The idea of calling coyotes appealed to me about a week ago and I thought I would get started in a month or so when I got back to school. Since I've been at home on break I have been reading as much as I could on the forums; trying to prepare for my first stand. I didn't have much else to do last night, so I made a simple little E-caller out of some old computer speakers. The speakers, amp, battery, and MP3 player are enclosed in a short length of 3" PVC pipe with caps on both ends.
This evening I decided I would give it a try at a local farm where I hunt groundhogs. I got out a little late (6:00PM), and I thought it was already too dark. I decided to lie down on the top of a little hill in front of a bush so I would be harder to spot. I put the caller about 100 yards out in a bush next to the cattle pond. This gave me a wide view of the countryside including the tree line where I had seen coyote tracks in the past. About 5 minutes into the call I thought I saw something against the snow in the tree line about 400 yards away but I couldn't be sure because it was so dark. After another 10 minutes passed I could just make out an animal trotting low across the tree line towards the pond. It disappeared behind some bushes and then came flying at the call. I could tell it was a coyote by its lopey run, and as soon as she realized it wasn't a rabbit she bolted across an open field back toward the tree line. I tried yelling to get her to stop, but she just kept going. I knew I had one chance at the running shot, so I aimed right at the nose and fired. She instantly crumpled up and rolled to a stop. I stepped it off to just over 200 yards and carried her back to show the farmer. I think he was more excited than I was. Apparently a coyote recently took one of his lambs, so he asked me if I wouldn't mind coming back for more and even invited me to his New Year's party. I had to politely decline as it's my 21st birthday on the new year and I am celebrating with family. I am ecstatic that I got my first dog and I couldn't have asked for a better present. I think I'm in for some fun hunting. Thanks to everyone on these forums for the wisdom shared.
I hit her just behind the right shoulder with a hand loaded 50gn Nosler ballistic tip at about 3750fps from my Remington 700 BDL in 22-250. You can hardly see the entrance and there is no exit. I couldn't have asked for a better hit. I finally decided that I needed some better glass, so the other day I picked up a Nikon Monarch 4-16x42. Comparing it to the Tasco I had previously, there's no way I could have made the low light shot without the new glass.
...I'm going to visit all my other farms tomorrow /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif
This evening I decided I would give it a try at a local farm where I hunt groundhogs. I got out a little late (6:00PM), and I thought it was already too dark. I decided to lie down on the top of a little hill in front of a bush so I would be harder to spot. I put the caller about 100 yards out in a bush next to the cattle pond. This gave me a wide view of the countryside including the tree line where I had seen coyote tracks in the past. About 5 minutes into the call I thought I saw something against the snow in the tree line about 400 yards away but I couldn't be sure because it was so dark. After another 10 minutes passed I could just make out an animal trotting low across the tree line towards the pond. It disappeared behind some bushes and then came flying at the call. I could tell it was a coyote by its lopey run, and as soon as she realized it wasn't a rabbit she bolted across an open field back toward the tree line. I tried yelling to get her to stop, but she just kept going. I knew I had one chance at the running shot, so I aimed right at the nose and fired. She instantly crumpled up and rolled to a stop. I stepped it off to just over 200 yards and carried her back to show the farmer. I think he was more excited than I was. Apparently a coyote recently took one of his lambs, so he asked me if I wouldn't mind coming back for more and even invited me to his New Year's party. I had to politely decline as it's my 21st birthday on the new year and I am celebrating with family. I am ecstatic that I got my first dog and I couldn't have asked for a better present. I think I'm in for some fun hunting. Thanks to everyone on these forums for the wisdom shared.

I hit her just behind the right shoulder with a hand loaded 50gn Nosler ballistic tip at about 3750fps from my Remington 700 BDL in 22-250. You can hardly see the entrance and there is no exit. I couldn't have asked for a better hit. I finally decided that I needed some better glass, so the other day I picked up a Nikon Monarch 4-16x42. Comparing it to the Tasco I had previously, there's no way I could have made the low light shot without the new glass.
...I'm going to visit all my other farms tomorrow /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grinning-smiley-006.gif

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