.308 Coyote # 2, ATN 4k Pro

6mm06

6mm06

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Last night was a good one. I stayed at the shack two consecutive nights in hopes this big male coyote would return. He did, and I did - squeeze the trigger that is. He dropped like a sack of potatoes from the Bergara .308 and 110 gr. Varmageddon. This is my largest coyote to date, weighing in at 40#, 6 oz. He is already in the freezer awaiting my son's taxidermy work.

This coyote is the large male (I think) that was with the female I shot in early November. He has been a very wary customer at the bait, coming very sporadically and with long waits inbetween, generally. He showed up on December 11 after being gone 29 days. I began hunting on the night of the 15th, making four days since his most recent visit. Last night was the 5th night.

As I was preparing to take a shot, he turned toward the shack, facing me and noticed the red glow of the scope mounted IR. I took a straight on chest shot, dropping him. The bullet didn't exit, and I couldn't even find the entrance. Perfect for taxidermy work. The illuminator shut off on the shot, but I had a 940nm spotlight on so I didn't lose video. Not sure why it shut off.

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Thanks guys. My coyote hunting is over bait, so I have to take it as it comes. I have learned a lot over the years. Baiting is not as easy as I (and many others) first thought it would be. It’s actually a lot of work and time consuming. One thing I have gleamed from this is that just because a coyote hits the bait one night does not mean he will return again the next night. Actually my greatest success is generally on the third or fourth night after he hit the bait, and even the fifth. Also I have seen coyotes not return for a month or longer, even though they had plenty of bait when they first visited the site. So, many times it’s a cat-n-mouse game.
 
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