hunt0168
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First set was a spot I couldn’t get to all season for the snow. Kind of a hike, got there, set out caller and wind shifted hard in the wrong direction. Just then a group opened up in the worst possible spot direction wise. No sense blowing the set so packed up without ever calling.
Scored on 2 of 4 sets made. Had vocal responses on 3 of them.
Second set, another hike in about 500 yards. Tiny female came in Silent. Boone Lone Whine Howls followed by BooRoo Pair Howls then a little Submissive Beggar did the trick.
Third set, yes… another hike in. 700-800 yards to get to spot I needed to get to. Chunky bred female. Coyotes Fired off a good ways off to Cal Taylor’s Lonesome Me followed by Where You At. Tried working on them for a good bit without them budging. Got them going a couple times. Decided to try to get closer on another property from the opposite side of where they were. Packed up and got about 30 yards when a single challenged from a different location and closer. I hustled back to where I was and scanned without seeing anything. Blew a few challenge howls on my Varmints Inc Micro Howler and scanned to see a single working in fast. She was trying to get the wind but thankfully lots of standing water in the field kept her from doing so. Barked her to a stop around 100 where the water ended and dumped her.
I did leave and did the setup I intended to make and got some fired up again. This was an easier setup, only had to go about 350 yards to get where I wanted to be. Worked them for about half an hour and they wouldn’t budge. Played some FP Female Challenge Howls followed by Tony Tebbe Border War. Things got quiet so I figured I was dealing with some young ones. I didn’t even close out with Pup Distress. I was shot and being a work night and getting late I started heading for the truck when I hear aggressive challenges coming from a location closer than the ones I had been working on. Should have gone silent and hung out longer! I decided to keep heading for the truck.
Great night out overall. About time! Glad the snow has finally disappeared enough to actually hunt effectively!
First set was a spot I couldn’t get to all season for the snow. Kind of a hike, got there, set out caller and wind shifted hard in the wrong direction. Just then a group opened up in the worst possible spot direction wise. No sense blowing the set so packed up without ever calling.
Scored on 2 of 4 sets made. Had vocal responses on 3 of them.
Second set, another hike in about 500 yards. Tiny female came in Silent. Boone Lone Whine Howls followed by BooRoo Pair Howls then a little Submissive Beggar did the trick.
Third set, yes… another hike in. 700-800 yards to get to spot I needed to get to. Chunky bred female. Coyotes Fired off a good ways off to Cal Taylor’s Lonesome Me followed by Where You At. Tried working on them for a good bit without them budging. Got them going a couple times. Decided to try to get closer on another property from the opposite side of where they were. Packed up and got about 30 yards when a single challenged from a different location and closer. I hustled back to where I was and scanned without seeing anything. Blew a few challenge howls on my Varmints Inc Micro Howler and scanned to see a single working in fast. She was trying to get the wind but thankfully lots of standing water in the field kept her from doing so. Barked her to a stop around 100 where the water ended and dumped her.
I did leave and did the setup I intended to make and got some fired up again. This was an easier setup, only had to go about 350 yards to get where I wanted to be. Worked them for about half an hour and they wouldn’t budge. Played some FP Female Challenge Howls followed by Tony Tebbe Border War. Things got quiet so I figured I was dealing with some young ones. I didn’t even close out with Pup Distress. I was shot and being a work night and getting late I started heading for the truck when I hear aggressive challenges coming from a location closer than the ones I had been working on. Should have gone silent and hung out longer! I decided to keep heading for the truck.
Great night out overall. About time! Glad the snow has finally disappeared enough to actually hunt effectively!
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