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Brent Parker
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posted November 01, 2017 01:41 PM
Vic,
I'm sure there will be plenty left for you. Lots of coyotes this year.
Made a stand behind the house the other night and called in three different coyotes. Let the young dog work them till they finally lost interest. She had a blast and did good. Didn't shoot any of them. She brought the one back to around 70 yards. Just fun watching. Trapping starts this weekend so wont be shooting any for a while.
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DAA
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posted November 01, 2017 02:58 PM
One of my deer and coyote stories...
This was last winter. Me and Tim, cold rolling, walk in, setup not my favorite kind but doable. We're on the shoulder of a big steep ridge, 100 yards to the bottom, another big steep ridge rising up from there, about 200 yards straight across to it on the other side.
I put the caller 50 yards down hill from us.
Pretty late in the stand, nothing happening, losing interest. I start playing some different howls on the FoxPro, just because.
Spot six or seven mule deer doe coming from a long ways up the draw, running across a cheat grass opening in a ragged skirmish line.
They get up to the caller and I start playing fawn distress. They stomp and blow and mill around. Start to leave, when they get across to the other side hill, I howl again, they stop, turn and start coming back. Fawn distress brings them all the way back again.
We play grab ass like this for several minutes, they start to leave and come back a couple of times. Third time I have them starting back, they are stotting downhill on the other side coming back to the call all stiff legged back and before getting to the bottom they suddenly make a hard left turn and pick up speed.
I look, and I'll be go to hell if there isn't a coyote running away out in front of them that they are chasing. Been on the stand like 25 minutes now.
Tim made a circus shot and tumbled that coyote on a dead run at about 270 yards.
The deer acted like they didn't hear the shot. Went over and sniffed around and stomped and blew some more around the dead coyote.
Good fun!
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Leonard
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posted November 01, 2017 05:49 PM
That's a good story, Dave. I can just about see it happening LB
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Paul Melching
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posted November 02, 2017 03:23 AM
That's a great story Dave felt like I was sitting there with you and Tim.
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243aaron
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posted November 04, 2017 09:49 AM
With the the landscaping season now finished I'm now in full blown coyote/snow removal business! Gunning for 100 this season. Going to be tough though, 7 killed so far but have only hunted a couple times. Also need to meet up and have a beer or two with the bearhunter, haven't forgotten just been crazy busy.
Pickup up a new pack the other day, Eberlestock gunnrunner. I think it's gonna be slick for my style of hunting..walking my ass off! Hope everyone has a great season and posts up a few pictures and stories here and there. I'll do my best to do the same.
Aaron
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Leonard
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posted November 04, 2017 02:31 PM
Walking after coyotes is a job! It's productive but shoot the coyote, drag the coyote is tough, unless it's skin the coyote, (on the ground, yet) and stuff him in your backpack. Anyway, sounds like you have it figured out, so good luck, and say hi to bear hunter.
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: I say that; on the ground because I have heard the old joke that the "state tree" in North Dakota is the telephone pole; to hang a gambrels.
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Az-Hunter
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posted November 05, 2017 10:37 PM
I figured that Brent, I saw lots of sign and heard lots of coyotes while down dove hunting in Sept. Just figured the out of towners that frequent would be hitting it hard by the time I get there.
Don't forget, we have our local "wildlife specialist" that sneaks into the area to wreak havoc. I'll see you in December!
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Bryan J
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posted November 06, 2017 06:50 PM
Took the 10 year old out Saturday. It was the opener of the pheasant hunt and he prefers shooting my #3 in 223 to the old single shot 20 so we went after coyotes. First stand I was giving things a last good look before shutting it down. A coyote came around a little rise and came to a stop 25 yards in front of Bridger about 10 degrees off the end of his barrel. He didn't see it until it had already turned tail, not a shot was fired. He denies drawing pictures in the dirt with a stick but admits he was daydreaming.
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knockemdown
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posted November 08, 2017 07:31 AM
That's funny, Bryan!
I remember hunting with Jimzy, and got caught daydreaming on a midday stand. Had a "1,000 yard stare" focused up on a distant rock cliff...thinking it looked like a good place for a lion to chill. All the while, a coyote had eased in under me & stood there broadside @ 150yds...OOPS!
As for back home, my buddy killed the big buck I had on trail cam...glad one of us got him! Another cool thing was,I saw a friggin' WHITE coyote!!! I'd already seen a 'creamsicle' orange/white one last month, but this one looked pure white. Almost got an arrow in it, too...I lip squeeked in close but it caught a whiff & split. Got a good look at it...a big azz wolfy WHITE coyote. It was stalking deer in the rain & blew 3 does right past me before I saw it...
Something wonky going on with seeing two white-ish coyotes on our farm, but I'm glad they're around!
Don't take my word for it though, imma call that fucker in, and shoot it fair & square! Kinda feel like Capt. Ahab right now...LOL
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Leonard
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posted November 08, 2017 08:40 AM
I've only seen one, ever. Up by the Amaragorso, southern Nevada. One of those deals where they kind of flare in at an angle and basically, never slow down. By the time I realized he wasn't stopping he was in scattered brush and no way to get a shot at him. I say white, but not pure white, like a white poodle. More like blonde.
There was a guy that worked in a gunshop, in Downey. I noticed a white pelt hanging on the wall behind the counter and he told me where he got it, up in Boron, behind the prison.
Other than that, during a lifetime of hunting coyotes, that's it.
Good hunting. El Bee
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Lone Howl
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posted November 08, 2017 12:59 PM
Bagged this one with my Chevy pickup.
 002 by Lonehowl, on Flickr
 001 by Lonehowl, on Flickr
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Leonard
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posted November 08, 2017 01:19 PM
Damn! That's a nice one! Almost like what I was describing but without the darker color along the side.
I hope you kept him?
Good hunting. El Bee
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Lone Howl
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posted November 08, 2017 01:53 PM
Nope.
I posted this one here a few years ago. He was pure white, fur was dirty and muddy as he was romping thru a dairy pen full of cows and ran across the road when I "harvested" him. I was on my way to a meeting at work and was late so I didnt throw him in the truck. Came back by couple hours later and he was gone, footprints where someone had walked up and snagged him.
He had regular colored eyes, etc. no albino look to him really.
Mark
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Asmith
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posted November 08, 2017 02:42 PM
That's one that would been great to mount or make rug out of.
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DAA
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posted November 08, 2017 02:53 PM
Have never seen one.
Get him Fred!
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knockemdown
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posted November 09, 2017 06:12 AM
Mark, that's exactly what it looked like!!!
Dave, if it don't wanna play in daylight, I got some thermal assistance on the way... ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
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posted November 09, 2017 11:16 AM
Man, that coyote was a snowflake...have never seen one that light!
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Paul Melching
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posted November 09, 2017 11:54 AM
I have seen a few black never a white !
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DAA
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posted November 13, 2017 03:59 AM
Was finally able to get out and do some calling over the weekend. Felt good!
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Brent Parker
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posted November 13, 2017 05:39 AM
Vic,
Yes they will be here for two weeks I think. I did a little calling and called 7 in 3 stands. Looks like it could be a good number year for sure. Come over to the house once your back. Will be in Mexico doing some control work. I will be back by Dec. 1 should have a good story or two from this trip.
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Leonard
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posted November 13, 2017 08:27 AM
Man, that's hard core, Dave! Thanks for the pics. I am looking at the terrain and I don't quite recognize it? But, I think I know where it must be?
Brent, wow you must have some stories to tell. I got scared of Mexico more than ten years ago. Besides inspections by the Army and permits and renewing it every three months, and the potential for danger. Also, they started insisting on meeting and taking a "guide" along, which just got in the way. How are you dealing with all of that? But, it was always amazing how dumb Mexican coyotes are. But we were mostly below Lukeville and Sasabe and Baja; not way over on your side. I really worried about running into the drug cartel and at night, we would always run into Army roadblocks and that got nervous. Bottom line, tempting but dangerous.
Good hunting. El Bee
edit: another thing, they started a regulation, could only bring back two animals. That's what really killed it for us.
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posted November 13, 2017 10:40 AM
I suspect your going down to thin the turkey killers ehh? Sounds like a good trip.....muy cuidado amigo.
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Bryan J
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posted November 13, 2017 08:32 PM
Nice haul Dave. How many fell to the shotgun?
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DAA
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posted November 14, 2017 03:49 AM
Eight with the Benelli ![[Smile]](smile.gif) .
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Leonard
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posted November 14, 2017 10:46 AM
8 with the Benelli? Then the rest by Tim's 243? lol
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