The day DAA started shot gunning coyotes was a good day for Dave and a bad bad day for coyotes. For Dave to add a shotgun to his stands is like adding a turbo charger to a race car that already wins every race. His is a machine.
Best,
Garry
Dave, I think I remember Blaine telling us one night that he called one in, and basically stuck a pistol, point blank, touching the coyote and shot it. I think he said both he and the coyote were pretty freaking surprised.
A shotgun gets you in some tight spots. I've killed a couple so close I had to sit with the barrel pointed at the caller. They appear so fast you'd best be ready. Fun as [beeep].
My rifles have been pushed of the back of the safe, I just picked up a 930 Mossberg for a little more firepower than my Red Label after deer season is over.
I've only killed one coyote with the NP F load so far. An extra big one, turning to leave at close to 40 yards, dropped him in his tracks.
Plan to try and get as many more with that load as I can from here out, so I have at least a little bit of experience to compare it with the Hevi-shot BB load.
Yeah I remember Blaine talked about those virgin eared coyotes up in the Owyhee that he had trouble stopping so he finally just let them come and when one got close enough he grabbed it by the fur and shot it with his Lurcin 22 pistol. I laughed my a$$ off at that one. I know the times I get up in the Owyhee I always have my shotgun with me.lol
Shotgun and up close is all I seem to do anymore, the action is fast and more exciting for sure. The team that got second place at WCCCC this year got 16 yotes and all with shotgun!