Helped brand calves today and got 2 coyotes. Pictures!

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derbyacresbob

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I was scheduled to show up at the ranchers corrals at 10:00 am to help brand some calves, so I went out a little early and got in one coyote calling stand.

After calling for 35 minutes a big male coyote made the mistake of stopping and looking at me at about 125 yards away. My 22-250 dropped him in his tracks.

We ended up branding 70 calves. I really enjoy helping the rancher and his family brand the calves.
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After the branding was done I decided to make a few more coyote calling stands. The first stand nothing showed up. On the next stand I used my shotgun and had my camera in my hands.

I called for about 10 minutes and then switched to one of my louder rabbit sounds and cranked up the volume for about a minute and then lowered the volume back down to about 3/4 volume.

About 4 minutes later I saw a coyote heading my way.
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Right after I took the second above picture I dropped my camera and grabbed my shotgun.

I got a little excited and used more ammo than I should have to put the coyote down.
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It was a fun day!
 
Looks like you had as much fun as I had. Nice that you could help out the rancher. when I was younger I'd help bale to be able to bird hunt on the farmers land.
 
Awesome story. It’s pretty cool that you give your time helping the ranchers. The eyes are awesome in these pictures. Great work!!
 
Excellent.
Those are some very nice pics, good looking dogs compared to what I have seen here.

If more folks would follow your lead the hunting community would be a better place.

Years back when I was doing a lot of bird hunting, it was not uncommon for me to spend the whole day in a truck or tractor or in line at the elevator. Got in on my fair share of fall cattle work as well.
It is as much about the fellow ship with friends and extended family as the hunt.
Some of the best and most memorable hunts I have been on a shot was never fired.
 
Quote:Some of the best and most memorable hunts I have been on a shot was never fired.

^^^^^^^^Well said!

Regards,
hm
 
Good shooting and great photos. That's a cool calling chair you've got there - nice to see what homemade equipment people come up with.
 
Nothing burns the nose or sticks with you quite like the smell of burning hair, except for maybe the stink on a coyote that's been eating a dead one. Good Times. Great Pics.
 
Originally Posted By: flintrockNothing burns the nose or sticks with you quite like the smell of burning hair, except for maybe the stink on a coyote that's been eating a dead one. Good Times. Great Pics.

You'll never forget the smell. Just last week I burned some hair off my arm because my 6 yr old asked me some question about branding. Now he kind of knows how it smells, the wife was not too impressed.

As to Bob's post, it's always impressive that you can take that good of pictures AND kill them. Well done.
 
I love those action shots Bob. I'm envious of your patience. How many critter bugger out at the camera shot and don't give you an opportunity with the shotgun or rifle?
 
Originally Posted By: DesertRamI love those action shots Bob. I'm envious of your patience. How many critter bugger out at the camera shot and don't give you an opportunity with the shotgun or rifle?

I have never used my camera while I am calling with a rifle.

I have my Foxpro playing a sound pretty loud almost 100% of the time so the coyotes that are hard charging in don't hear my camera very often at all.

I have had 3 or 4 coyotes get away when I was taking pictures that probable wouldn't have gotten away if I was just using my shotgun.

Bobcats that come in real slow have heard my camera and stopped as soon as they hear my camera. So now I try not to take any pictures of the bobcats as long as they are still going towards my Foxpro.

I did have a bobcat a few years ago hear my camera and look right at me and my camera and then turn and walk straight towards me.

I was sitting in the shade of a Juniper and the bobcat was looking right at my camera as I was taking pictures. The bobcat got to within about 15 feet of me before it turned and walked away.

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Here is the bobcat walking in front of my Foxpro and decoy.


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This is the same bobcat after it heard and saw my camera. It is walking straight to me in this picture.


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In this picture you can see the shade from the Juniper I am sitting in just under the bobcat.


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This bobcat was curious about the looks and sound of my camera and got pretty close "about 15 feet" to check it out.
 
Good stuff Bob. I'm jealous of the weather and the green grass this time of year. Seems like you had a similar experience on branding day, last year or maybe the year before? And I was jealous then too.

- DAA
 
Great pictures, Bob. That is always good to be able to help a rancher or farmer, and you can be sure they appreciate it. Keep up the good work.
 
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