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Q-Wagoner
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posted December 27, 2003 02:50 PM
Yesterday I had a once in a lifetime experience. I took a coyote, red fox, badger, bobcat and raccoon in one day of hunting. A friend of mine from Lincoln NE came down to visit me and ride along for a hunt. This guy is good luck. Last time we went hunting I shot a bobcat as well but that was about 3 years ago. Anyway the first stand produced a fox, the second produced the bobcat and we spotted the badger in a prairie dog town so I shot him just before noon.
Now bobcats come around about once in a blue moon for me and I only shoot a very small handful of badgers every year and about as many red fox. To get three of the hardest predators to come by in a morning was unheard of but I was on a role so I knew I had to get a coon and a coyote to finish off a Nebraska predator super slam. I came close to doing it one other time except with out the bobcat and thought that I was as close as I was ever going to get. The pressure was on but I had confidence that I could come up with a coon and a coyote by dark.
For the coon I ran home real quick and grabbed Hannibal and we headed for an irrigation ditch that was west of town about 8 miles. I hadn’t worked this section of ditch yet this year so I knew I had a good chance at getting a coon. The third head gate we checked produced two big boars. One bolted so I got him and about 2 seconds later out rolled Hannibal and the second coon. With the coons in the pickup I only had the coyote left to get. North of the ditch was a nice range of hills with a couple of small prairie dog towns in it. I think I was on my third stand when I spotted a set of ears about 200 yards to the north and west of me. I slowly slid into position and got the coyote in the scope. He was fixed on my position and was quartering towards me. The coyote was standing just on the lip of a hill so he could disappear in a step or two. I didn’t want to take the chance of him getting away while waiting for a better shot so I centered up on him and shot. The coyote spun a couple of times as he disappeared over the hill. I was relieved to find him just a few feet from where I last saw him. This hunt will forever be in my memory and very well may be a once in a lifetime accomplishment. Luck had more to do with it than anything but “hey” I’ll take a little luck anytime. LOL
The other 4 coyotes in the picture were taken today. Now I DO have a bunch of skinning to get caught up on.
Good hunting.
Q,
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adkguide
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posted December 27, 2003 02:54 PM
Way to go, Q!!!
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Alaskan Yoter
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posted December 27, 2003 03:31 PM
Q,
Did you say the house next to you was for sale? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Nice job, and I enjoy the heck out of your pictures and post.
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Leonard
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posted December 27, 2003 03:41 PM
Happy for you! Thanks for sharing. (nice cat)
Good hunting. LB
edit: My goodness! Is that the slightest trace of a grin on your face?
[ December 27, 2003, 03:43 PM: Message edited by: Leonard ]
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Norm
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posted December 27, 2003 04:19 PM
Mr. Quinton, that is a great day... and alot of skinning to do....
Congratulations...
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onecoyote
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posted December 27, 2003 04:48 PM
Congratulations on the very first picture of a super slam on predators, great hunt Q. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
[ December 27, 2003, 04:49 PM: Message edited by: onecoyote ]
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brad h
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posted December 27, 2003 05:23 PM
Q
Nice grand slam!
Extremely diffucult to acomplish.
I don't think I've even got a double yet. ![[Confused]](confused.gif)
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illinois farm boy
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posted December 27, 2003 05:35 PM
have to go west to call sometime congratulations
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posted December 27, 2003 05:43 PM
Quinton, congratulations!!
Tell me when to book a flight so I can film you doing that again. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Cdog911
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posted December 27, 2003 06:13 PM
By golly, Leonard, I do believe I see a grin on that mug.
Q,
I don't know if simple congratulations is enough for a feat such as that. How many guys would ever be in the type of habitat to even afford such an opportunity? Truly impressive.
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Q-Wagoner
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posted December 27, 2003 07:08 PM
Yes it is true; I did crack a bit of a smile. I had to blow it up a bit to make sure but sure as heck there it was. LOL
I shot the fox and badger within 1 mile of my house. The first stand of the day was east of town approximately 1 mile. I sat up on a knob over looking a CRP field to the north and had my friend watch behind us to the south and west. About 4 or 5 minutes into the stand I here him whisper “coyote” so I turn slowly to see where he was looking and it and it was to the south and east. $hit I thought the coyote has got to be close to the pickup. I turned around the other way to see and spotted movement on the opposite side of a fence line that was full of tumbleweeds. It was about 10:00 or 10:30 in the morning so I thought it was a coyote too until it hit the first opening. I barked and stopped the fox for the shot. I don’t recall ever seeing a fox at that time of the day usually it is right at daybreak when I see them.
We gathered up the fox and headed further east to call some canyons. I parked the pickup on the road and we walked about 500 yards down to a cedar filled drainage and set up for the stand. I knew we had a chance for a cat in this area “slim” but a chance so I didn’t howl at all during the stand. At about the 10 minite mark I called the stand and got up to my knees slowly and said “dang, I was pretty sure we were going to at least see something at this one” My buddy said “ya, it is a beautiful set up.” I was taking my final look around before I stood up and I saw something slinking along side of a rocky butte that was about 200 yards across from us so I hit the bipods immediately just to see it disappear behind a bolder. At that point I didn’t know for sure what it was but I had my suspicions. The bobcat had no way to get out with out me seeing him and I was ready.
When it came out on the other side of the bolder I barked and it stopped and crouched down glaring at us. “WHOP” The cat tipped over where he stood. “Did you get him?” my friend asks. “YES I DID” I replied. He about $hit when we walked up and found out it was a bobcat. LOL I kept it a surprise.
From there we headed west of town to call along a ditch bank that over looked an 80 acre patch of Russian Olives in the river bottom. The olive bushes were in front of us and to the left. On the right about 150 yards away was a small prairie dog town. You couldn’t really even call it a town I guess because there were less than 20 holes all together but prairie dogs just the same. Anyway it was wide open that direction so I paid little attention to it. Half way through the stand I happened to glance over and there he was laying out on a mound. (A big badger.) “Whop,” over he roles. At that range I would have figured he would have responded to the call but he didn’t “or did he?” Don’t really care I guess. LOL Better to be lucky than good. He he
Good hunting.
Q,
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Leonard
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posted December 27, 2003 10:09 PM
Good post, Q. I'm smiling, myself!
Good hunting. LB
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Q-Wagoner
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posted December 27, 2003 10:50 PM
Oh ya, 4 more coyotes to go and I will have 100 for the season. Woo Hoo. LOL
Good hunting.
Q,
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posted December 27, 2003 11:27 PM
Quinton,
Words cannot express...
You are quickly gaining super hero status in my book too!!!!
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posted December 28, 2003 01:19 PM
Outstanding
Byron
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