derbyacresbob
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I have been having problems trying to post pictures lately so I have not made any Predator Hunting posts. Here is the results of a hunt I made last Wednesday 12/6/17.
IMG_4659 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Right at first light I had this coyote run up to about 30 yards away from me. I used the shotgun on this one.
IMG_4666 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This coyote I shot with my rifle about 40 yards away. I had been calling for right at 20 minutes when I saw this coyote about 600 yards away heading my way fast.
IMG_4690 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This coyote came out of the ditch I parked my truck in to hide it. The coyote was only about 100 yards away from my truck when it came out of the ditch. Used the 22-250 with the Nosler 50 gr BT Lead Free Varmint bullet.
The next stand I made was in a real deep canyon that I have a trail Camera in. I put my FoxPro in the bottom of the canyon and I set up about 25 yards up the side of the canyon in the shade. I was thinking if I called anything in it would come down the bottom of the canyon. I was wrong! I heard a coyote heading down the steep mountain I was sitting on about 20 yards to my left.
IMG_4699 - Copy (2) by Robert Morris, on Flickr
The above picture is the coyote beside me looking down at my FoxPro caller and decoy.
IMG_4712 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This is the same coyote after he crossed the canyon bottom. This coyote is looking at the FoxPro caller and decoy.
IMG_4721 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Here is the next picture I took of the same coyote.
So I got 4 coyotes on my first 4 stands.
My next stand I made I didn't even move my truck, I just walked about 400 yards past my truck to make my 5th stand of the day. It is a great spot. After calling for about 8 minutes I heard a coyote screaming at me from the top of a steep mountain about 600 yards away.
So I challenged him back with "Male Coyote Challenge 4 " sound. This really ticked off the coyote and he ran out where I could see him way up on the mountain. While he was still screaming at me I switched to "Pup Distress 3" sound and he started running down the mountain. When he was about 300 yards away he stopped and started screaming at me again. So I challenged him back again.
He started running down the mountain again. When he got to the canyon bottom straight across from me he was still screaming at me.
I set down my shotgun and switched to my 22-250. It was pretty cool watching him scream at me through the scope on my rifle as I was concentrating on squeezing the trigger.
IMG_4735 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This is the screaming male coyote.
IMG_4755 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Here is the next picture of the screaming male coyote. Three of the 5 coyotes I got were big males.
IMG_4772 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
The next stand I called in a fox.
A few stands later a bobcat walked right by my FoxPro caller and decoy after just 3 minutes of playing Bay Bee Cottontail.
IMG_4810 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4813 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4816 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4823 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
After the bobcat walked right by my FoxPro Fury and Jack Daddy decoy it spotted my black camera in front of my face and started waling towards me.
IMG_4830 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4837 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
When the bobcat got to about 15 feet from me I think it heard my camera and turned and walked away. In the last two pictures you can see the shade of the juniper I was sitting in front of right under the bobcat. I will never forget this bobcat stand.
It was a fun day of predator calling!
This post is nominated for Hunter of the Month. Sorry, the rotating .gif isn't working, so only "Nominated" appears.
IMG_4659 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Right at first light I had this coyote run up to about 30 yards away from me. I used the shotgun on this one.
IMG_4666 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This coyote I shot with my rifle about 40 yards away. I had been calling for right at 20 minutes when I saw this coyote about 600 yards away heading my way fast.
IMG_4690 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This coyote came out of the ditch I parked my truck in to hide it. The coyote was only about 100 yards away from my truck when it came out of the ditch. Used the 22-250 with the Nosler 50 gr BT Lead Free Varmint bullet.
The next stand I made was in a real deep canyon that I have a trail Camera in. I put my FoxPro in the bottom of the canyon and I set up about 25 yards up the side of the canyon in the shade. I was thinking if I called anything in it would come down the bottom of the canyon. I was wrong! I heard a coyote heading down the steep mountain I was sitting on about 20 yards to my left.
IMG_4699 - Copy (2) by Robert Morris, on Flickr
The above picture is the coyote beside me looking down at my FoxPro caller and decoy.
IMG_4712 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This is the same coyote after he crossed the canyon bottom. This coyote is looking at the FoxPro caller and decoy.
IMG_4721 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Here is the next picture I took of the same coyote.
So I got 4 coyotes on my first 4 stands.
My next stand I made I didn't even move my truck, I just walked about 400 yards past my truck to make my 5th stand of the day. It is a great spot. After calling for about 8 minutes I heard a coyote screaming at me from the top of a steep mountain about 600 yards away.
So I challenged him back with "Male Coyote Challenge 4 " sound. This really ticked off the coyote and he ran out where I could see him way up on the mountain. While he was still screaming at me I switched to "Pup Distress 3" sound and he started running down the mountain. When he was about 300 yards away he stopped and started screaming at me again. So I challenged him back again.
He started running down the mountain again. When he got to the canyon bottom straight across from me he was still screaming at me.
I set down my shotgun and switched to my 22-250. It was pretty cool watching him scream at me through the scope on my rifle as I was concentrating on squeezing the trigger.
IMG_4735 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
This is the screaming male coyote.
IMG_4755 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
Here is the next picture of the screaming male coyote. Three of the 5 coyotes I got were big males.
IMG_4772 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
The next stand I called in a fox.
A few stands later a bobcat walked right by my FoxPro caller and decoy after just 3 minutes of playing Bay Bee Cottontail.
IMG_4810 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4813 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4816 - Copy by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4823 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
After the bobcat walked right by my FoxPro Fury and Jack Daddy decoy it spotted my black camera in front of my face and started waling towards me.
IMG_4830 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
IMG_4837 by Robert Morris, on Flickr
When the bobcat got to about 15 feet from me I think it heard my camera and turned and walked away. In the last two pictures you can see the shade of the juniper I was sitting in front of right under the bobcat. I will never forget this bobcat stand.
It was a fun day of predator calling!
This post is nominated for Hunter of the Month. Sorry, the rotating .gif isn't working, so only "Nominated" appears.