Originally Posted By: nightwatchmanid be holding my rifle and call them into my lap and couldnt get a shot or i would be holding my shotgun and they would stay just out of range.i felt like i couldnt win there for awhile but ive since setup my r-15 for close range calling and it has worked out very nice.i still carry my shotgun alot but only if i have another guy with me carrying a rifle.
nightwatchman,
I had the same feeling that a simular situation would happen to me, therefore the reason for my staying in the open and attempting to call the coyotes out of cover, to me.
I have my AR set up with a holographic sight, but I also have a tight patterning shotgun.
The shotgun is a Mossberg 500 Turkey Special with a 20" barrel and a Pattermaster choke tube. This shotgun handles great in close quarters and the choke tube produces 100% patterns of 00 buckshot inside a 30" circle at 40 yards. I've considered patterning some Remington HD in BBs, just to have more pellets in the pattern...and possibly have an increase in range.
Most of the woodlots that hold the coyotes, where I hunt, are approachable from a concealed position. So, it's possible for me to enter the woods undetected. Well, as undetected as I'd like to hope. Sneaking up on a coyote is like trying to sneak up on your own dog...not very likely.
Even so, I may have to give it a try.
Good hunting, Bowhunter57