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the bearhunter
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posted January 17, 2012 07:59 AM
went out on saturday to give it a try. made 2 sets with no takers. 3rd set looked promising. found fresh tracks in the new snow crossing the road and heading into a far off cattail bottom. my buddy was doing the calling and i was downwind about 150 yards. about 5 minutes in i see one coming directally at me but trying to get downwind of the caller. i took the shot at about 80 yards straight on. he never even twitched this was a decent sized male. we than splt up as i was gonna head for home and taking back roads, i again seen fresh tracks crossing and heading into another cattail bottom. i follewed the tracks untill i was confidant as to where he was layed up and set out the foxpro on a knob and i went to another 50 yards away. this big old dude came screaming in on the ice and was pogo-sticking his way in trying to see over the cattails. it was fun to see. he stopped braodside at about 30 yards and thats when i whacked him. same thing, never twitched. man do i love this 17-204!!. not sure what he weighed,but he was BIG! and has an extreamly heavy/thick pelt. he barely made the stretcher.
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ursus21
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posted January 17, 2012 10:21 AM
Man that is a good sized pooch!
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Leonard
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posted January 17, 2012 10:45 AM
Please, do we have to call a stand, a "set"? That's right up there with "yote". A set is something that trappers do.
Just kidding, you have earned the right to call it whatever you like. <ugg> ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
Good hunting. L Bee
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TRnCO
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posted January 17, 2012 10:46 AM
looks like he hadn't missed any meals lately for sure..
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Kokopelli
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posted January 17, 2012 11:02 AM
I agree with El Bee that a `set` is something that trappers make, but why do we refer to an attempt to call predators a `stand`, when we rarely actually stand?? Shouldn't it be called a `sit` or a `kneel`?? Maybe even a `lay` if hunting the short-grass or a `perch` if on a ladder?? I'm confused & my meds are all mixed up, too.
BTW; Nice 'coyote'. Now, stay where you are and a man in a uniform that you don't recognize will be along directly to chat with you about the percentage of protected wolf DNA that coyote carried. ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Leonard
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posted January 17, 2012 11:33 AM
Pure speculation, on my part, but: I'd say the old buffalo hunters made stands and that's the origin of the word applied to calling present day predators.
Good hunting. LB
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the bearhunter
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posted January 17, 2012 12:25 PM
i stand when i piss,sit when i shit,bowhunt out of a stand and try to go prone when coyote hunting so from now on i'll call it a "prone"
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EO caller
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posted January 17, 2012 01:56 PM
Nice work Bucs. I've always called it a set and always wanted to nut punch guys that say YOTE.
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Possumal
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posted January 17, 2012 02:07 PM
Good looking coyotes, especially that big rascal. Kudos to you, Bearhunter.
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the bearhunter
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posted January 17, 2012 02:56 PM
never cared for YOTE either
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ursus21
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posted January 17, 2012 03:39 PM
I don't care what you call it as long as you don't call it pulling a Timmy.
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Leonard
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posted January 17, 2012 03:49 PM
YEOW! I think we need a Minneesota Forum? Show of hands? Can we call it, THE TWILIGHT ZONE?
Good hunting. LB
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the bearhunter
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posted January 17, 2012 05:07 PM
these are not MN coyotes
these are MN coyotes
[ January 17, 2012, 05:07 PM: Message edited by: the bearhunter ]
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Todd Woodall
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posted February 15, 2012 10:30 PM
What up fellas!
I always "called" the spot I decided to "call" from a "call". Like, "I 'called' there the other day", or "Lets make a 'call' here". Of course that was before I found the www, or became politically correct. I have had several people over the years "call" me out for that being different, but I will stick with it as it is what I have always referred to it as.
Its a "call" to me boys!
Take care,
Todd
[ February 15, 2012, 10:43 PM: Message edited by: Todd Woodall ]
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Kokopelli
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posted February 16, 2012 01:38 PM
Hey Todd;
How's about this.................
When we hunt your spots, it's a call.
When we hunt my spots, call is what we do on the stand.
And when we trap, we make sets.
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DanS
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posted February 16, 2012 02:19 PM
Is that like, Abbot and Costello's
"Who's on first"?
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the bearhunter
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posted February 17, 2012 02:49 AM
made 1 "prone" north of town a couple days ago to try out some new sounds on the FoxPro. had one come in at about 3 minutes.was sitting in MN and shot it it ND.
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Kokopelli
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posted February 17, 2012 07:56 AM
I made a `squat` on my last calling trip and now NOTHING comes in downwind of that patch of bushes. ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Leonard
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posted February 21, 2012 09:21 PM
It's really not for innovative descriptive terms, fellas. A "stand" is what it is, and those that insist otherwise, will be laughed at behind their back. A prone? A call? "Set" is bad enough, but making up your own name for what is, and has always been called a "stand" is kinda.....you know? You KNOW what I'm saying? It just ain't right, I know that much.
Good hunting. LB
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