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Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on July 10, 2010, 09:31 PM:

Ok, .......... It's the 'Off Season'. I'm bored.

So, what can a person do now that will put more coyotes in the back of the truck this fall????

I'm happy with my out-dated caller(s) so spending major coin on a new one isn't likely to happen anytime soon. I've always been an 'anywhere thru both lungs in good enough' kind of rifle guy. Maybe a long range rifle would open up some new hunting areas. Or just spending time improving my in-field shooting skills with the beaters that I already have?? Time spent practicing shifting an air rifle from my strong side to my weak side and then taking the shot seems like time well spent but I'm not sure how often that move is going be needed out in the real world. Scouting out new areas is usually enjoyable, even though I usually end up getting lost; sometimes in places that I've been lost before. Watching the experts on DVD's is ok, but I already have most of them and at some point, most of them make me groan. Different hunting styles for different hunting areas, I guess. Maybe the latest camo fashion would stack 'em up?? Do they make a 'Gen III' TreeBark??

What say the assembled masses?????? What can be done now to get more fur this fall????? [Confused]

Posted by Possumal (Member # 823) on July 10, 2010, 09:49 PM:

Koko, beyond a shadow of a doubt you should spend as much time getting good property to hunt and then learn that land like the back of your hand. Make some maps giving you some memory points you can relate to. Maybe clear a few little future "Nests" where you will sit saves time later. Talk to the land owners and find out as much as you can about their land and their neighbors' land. Having more than one way to approach the area you will hunt will help you in different wind conditions. Keeping this kind of info in notes will enable you to plan out hunts better. Try to pick your setups where you can watch several good approach routes for coyotes to respond. Basic planning will help you kill more coyotes. Good hunting at ya.

[ July 10, 2010, 09:50 PM: Message edited by: Possumal ]

Posted by Dusty Hunter (Member # 1031) on July 10, 2010, 09:59 PM:

Koko, After you do all that Possumal suggests, buy a flight ticket from Dillon and work over the washes. [Big Grin]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7ELhy4_0hM

Posted by Andy L (Member # 642) on July 10, 2010, 11:01 PM:

You could spend a bunch of time going north and locating some prime country for us to call some bigger critters come October. [Cool]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 11, 2010, 12:13 AM:

Or, like me, prowl the yard sales, like I did today. I picked up a RCBS jr press for ten dollars. I don't need it, but it even had a shell holder and they cost about 8 bucks. Looks like a magnum but I have not looked too close.

possumal, in AZ, you don't need to scout private landowners with all the State Trust and BLM land available.

Good hunting. LB

Posted by TOM64 (Member # 561) on July 11, 2010, 06:20 AM:

I have managed to keep Saturday mornings for myself and try to hit the range. I have a Kimber 22 and an AR 22 that I practice with, by getting off the bench.

I also have been walking trying to get in better shape along with getting more land.

Posted by Possumal (Member # 823) on July 11, 2010, 08:04 AM:

Koko, didn't know you were in Arizona. Sorry to give you info you couldn't use.

Posted by CrossJ (Member # 884) on July 11, 2010, 09:35 AM:

Nah...just do things I can't do in the winter.

I am ALWAYS working on new ground,and scouting consists of noticing scat in the roads and tracks in the feed road dust.

I do like to shoot though, so maybe that counts.

Maintain

Posted by Cdog911 (Member # 7) on July 11, 2010, 10:46 AM:

Geordie looks like he has the right idea. I have one more deer to do, then three bobcats rugs, and I'm done with that crap for another few months. Getting permissions is quickly coming around the corner and that'll take me most of three or four days off before I whittle it down to who gets a postcard to sign and send back. I don't spend a lot of time off the bench this time of year because it's too damned hot to sit out there shooting up perfectly good ammo. I have snap caps and my biggest weak area is technique rather than ammo, so I just go through the motions in the comfort of my family room, a/c and all, and work toward muscle memory and visualization skills development. Try to look around the place and see what needs doing so I can get it done now rather than have to burn valuable hunting time later. Most importantly, I sit down and reminisce about the past season. Think about what worked, and why. Better yet, really think about the screw ups and try to figure out what went wrong and why. Spend a lot of time online looking over aerial imagery while doing that determining why coyotes made approaches from the angles that they did. Mostly, just suffer through the summer, try to enjoy myself a little, sit around in Kevin's driveway drinking cold beer, talking coyotes and hunting and making ourselves hungry for fall.

I spent yesterday afternoon and evening at the drag races. My nephew is a helluva drag racer and that's the first time I've had the chance to watch him compete. He's really quite good and I was quickly edumicated to how the scoring and timing goes and once that was figured out, the experience was very enjoyable and I'll likely spend a couple more Saturday evenings smelling burnt rubber and exhaust fumes. My sister told me that in California, they're required to have some sort of exhaust system on their cars?!? That must suck. They had a couple of the big guys there yesterday and the noise is so much of the experience.

Posted by Dave Allen (Member # 3102) on July 11, 2010, 10:56 AM:

CrossJ, those are sure two good lookin' kids !

Definitely keepers !

I'm not talkin' about the Bass either [Wink]

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 11, 2010, 11:19 AM:

I second that! That daughter is a doll! Hope you don't have a hard time shuing all the boys away, Geordie. It's good to see a female human interested in outdoor pursuits.

Good hunting. LB

Posted by Kelly Jackson (Member # 977) on July 11, 2010, 11:50 AM:

If I was in AZ, I would be kickin up Jackrabbits and shooting them with a mini 14 KOKO.

Here gather more land and spend some time shooting steel using my dove stool and sticks/bipod. Just like I was calling.

Posted by Az-Hunter (Member # 17) on July 11, 2010, 01:06 PM:

Im with Geordie, do the stuff you can't do in the winter. About the only thing hunting related I do, is make sure Im caught up on my reloading, come winter, Im set.
I might be a dinosaur in my thinking, or it might just be simple arrogance; but if I don't have this shit down by now, I have no business being out there come november?
I just don't believe in tricks and mojo to up my odds, it's pretty simple really, in it's pure form. Get out often enough, in country you know holds coyotes, with a rifle you know shoots where you put the cross hairs and use sounds you have confidence in, and you should be able to kill a few coyotes.

Posted by Leonard (Member # 2) on July 11, 2010, 01:31 PM:

I hear ya on the; if you don't have this shit down by now......

Posted by Kokopelli (Member # 633) on July 11, 2010, 04:16 PM:

But..........but.............but; [Eek!]

I thought that success could be bought and that technology has replaced skill. Maybe I'm watching the wrong outdoor programs.

The consensus is pretty much what I kind of thought that it would be. Find some new areas, fine tune some established stands, do a little recreational shooting, and then go fishing. [Cool]

Posted by Randy Roede (Member # 1273) on July 11, 2010, 04:25 PM:

Geordie, nice pics.

Your a good DADDY!!

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