crapshoot
Well-known member
While i may not stack big numbers like Infidel, i do seem to be fairly consistent in the fact that i can "usually" scrounge up 1 coyote called per outing. Not all the time but a good majority of them. I don't travel much like i use to and usually hunt one of the most pressured areas in Southern Nevada simply because it's close to home (30-45 min ea way).
This year my quest has been to kill a coyote with every capable firearm that i own that hasn't already, although i will probably give 22lr, 17hmr (already done it once), and .380 a pass.
The first this year was with a cheap AK47 style shotgun i bought last year simply because it looked cool.
Next was my 450 bushmaster that i purchased years ago simply because Uncle Jay would kill coyotes with one back in the day.
Today i decided to grab my Rossi 92, a safe queen that i purchsed used during Covid, probably around 2021 or 22. I refinished the wood and smoothed out the action as soon as i got it home and it's been shot only with light 38sp loads maybe 20 times. I threw together a handful of 357 rounds last night with some old bullets i picked up somwhere and 5 gr of titegroup.
The first stand of the morning was the only producer, which isn't uncommon. It's a high percentage stand that produces more often than not. Started with some lone female howls and waited. Did this a couple times with no response. I then switched to some rabbit distesss for a few minutes and then paused for a spell. Repeated that 2 or 3 times. Around the 25 min mark i switched to mfk pound town and within a couple minutes i had 2 hauling the mail towrds the call from the down wind side as they always do. The trailing coyote caught me repositioning myself and flaired. I had already muted the call but they were on a mission. The lead coyote got to the call and stopped and i was able to get a round in it. It staggered a couple of steps and fell over just a few feet from the call. You can see the decoy in the bush.
I switched to pup distress and tried to work the other coyote back. Even sat for 10 minutes silent hoping it would sneak back in but all i got was some bugger barking from behind enough vegetation that i couldn't see it.
Edit to add. This was a male. Probably a couple years old. All 4 k9 tips were broken off. Im assuming the other was a female.
I made about 5 more stand with no takers and was home by noon. 65 degrees is to hot to be sitting in the sun and it's dryer than a popcorn fart. Even the greasewood flats are all dying out.
The wind was starting to pick up like it always does so i called it quits.
Till the next time.....
This year my quest has been to kill a coyote with every capable firearm that i own that hasn't already, although i will probably give 22lr, 17hmr (already done it once), and .380 a pass.
The first this year was with a cheap AK47 style shotgun i bought last year simply because it looked cool.
Next was my 450 bushmaster that i purchased years ago simply because Uncle Jay would kill coyotes with one back in the day.
Today i decided to grab my Rossi 92, a safe queen that i purchsed used during Covid, probably around 2021 or 22. I refinished the wood and smoothed out the action as soon as i got it home and it's been shot only with light 38sp loads maybe 20 times. I threw together a handful of 357 rounds last night with some old bullets i picked up somwhere and 5 gr of titegroup.
The first stand of the morning was the only producer, which isn't uncommon. It's a high percentage stand that produces more often than not. Started with some lone female howls and waited. Did this a couple times with no response. I then switched to some rabbit distesss for a few minutes and then paused for a spell. Repeated that 2 or 3 times. Around the 25 min mark i switched to mfk pound town and within a couple minutes i had 2 hauling the mail towrds the call from the down wind side as they always do. The trailing coyote caught me repositioning myself and flaired. I had already muted the call but they were on a mission. The lead coyote got to the call and stopped and i was able to get a round in it. It staggered a couple of steps and fell over just a few feet from the call. You can see the decoy in the bush.
I switched to pup distress and tried to work the other coyote back. Even sat for 10 minutes silent hoping it would sneak back in but all i got was some bugger barking from behind enough vegetation that i couldn't see it.
Edit to add. This was a male. Probably a couple years old. All 4 k9 tips were broken off. Im assuming the other was a female.
I made about 5 more stand with no takers and was home by noon. 65 degrees is to hot to be sitting in the sun and it's dryer than a popcorn fart. Even the greasewood flats are all dying out.
The wind was starting to pick up like it always does so i called it quits.
Till the next time.....
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