My First Coyote!!! PICS ADDED

jbuttolph

jbuttolph

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I'll try to make this a short read but I am so excited to have finally killed my first coyote. I have been calling now for about a month and have had several encounters and blew some easy shots from excitement and things just happening so fast.

So today I took the kids for our daily country ride to scout out some muskrat trapping potential. As we were driving I spotted 3 coyotes running through a small patch of woods on a hillside. I actually have permission from the farmer to hunt this piece for coyotes since they cause him trouble during calving season. The wheels started to turn and I checked the wind which was out of the west and perfect to setup on this piece. When my wife got home from work (several hours later) I grabbed the rifle, left the kids at home and took off.

I pulled the truck into the gate, grabbed the foxpro, rifle and sticks and headed up the hill to find a good vantage point. When I finally settled on the spot, I set my gun down (bad idea) and got the caller ready. As I looked up there was a coyote trotting across the field at about 150 yards. She spotted me and I dropped the caller and ran back for the rifle. I felt like Elmer Fudd. I managed to get a running shot off but missed. I thought my chance was over so I quickly hit the pup distress and another coyote came running toward me. Of course he spotted me too and kicked it into 12th gear. The direction of his path would have put my line of sight right at the landowners barn so I passed on the shot until he cleared, then I let it fly. First shot was a miss, second shot miss, third shot I connect at 367 yards. I about crapped myself. I put the 50 grain Vmax (in 22-250) right through his heart. Unbelievable!! I am sitting here in awe thinking about the one I missed a few weeks back at 50 yards sitting still (head shot in the brush). Oh well. I would rather be lucky than good. I think that I was actually successful because my brain didn't have time to get my heart pounding.

Thanks for reading.

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Great story and congratulations!! I am sorry I also can not seem to get pictures on here either but I am not very computer savvy. There is a photo section in the main forum options for photos that has some instructions. Again good job and sounds like a heck of a shot!
 
Way to go..The first has got to be the best-I will let you know when I get mine!!!LOl

As far as pics-do you have them saved at a host site?
Look at this see if it helps. Photo Help

Holler if you need more help..

David
 
Congratulations, I shot my first coyote this morning too...First coyote while I was actually coyote hunting anyways. I'm brand new to the game, and I just won a new .243 Weatherby so thought I'd try it out. (Not trying to steal your thread by the way)

Went out this morning and sat down on the side of a ravine, trying to use the wind to my advantage and everything. Hit the rabbit call and right away got a dog to start barking at me within a few hundred yards I'd say. He continued to bark without showing himself, and a group of dogs started howling a real long ways away along with him. I ended up catching a glimpse of him but he never gave me a shot. So I thought I'd try my luck at the group that was howling. I snuck quite a ways away, and tried just one stand with no results. I was just about to call it quits and go make some breakfast but the wind picked up and shifted so I decided to loop back around and try near the same area as my first stand in the morning. I got to the top of a small plateau and sat down next to the one Yucca plant within 30 yards. I hit the rabbit call and within a minute spotted him coming up the hill right at me. I got my gun turned and settled on him pretty quick and squeezed the trigger.

I don't know if I got a really dumb dog or if I accidentally did what I was supposed to do, but it worked. It was pretty cool skinning him out and everything too, I'm looking forward to chasing them a lot more this fall/winter. I'd add some pics but I can't figure it out either, lol.

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Originally Posted By: NMUsevencrownCongratulations, I shot my first coyote this morning too...First coyote while I was actually coyote hunting anyways. I'm brand new to the game, and I just won a new .243 Weatherby so thought I'd try it out. (Not trying to steal your thread by the way)

Went out this morning and sat down on the side of a ravine, trying to use the wind to my advantage and everything. Hit the rabbit call and right away got a dog to start barking at me within a few hundred yards I'd say. He continued to bark without showing himself, and a group of dogs started howling a real long ways away along with him. I ended up catching a glimpse of him but he never gave me a shot. So I thought I'd try my luck at the group that was howling. I snuck quite a ways away, and tried just one stand with no results. I was just about to call it quits and go make some breakfast but the wind picked up and shifted so I decided to loop back around and try near the same area as my first stand in the morning. I got to the top of a small plateau and sat down next to the one Yucca plant within 30 yards. I hit the rabbit call and within a minute spotted him coming up the hill right at me. I got my gun turned and settled on him pretty quick and squeezed the trigger.

I don't know if I got a really dumb dog or if I accidentally did what I was supposed to do, but it worked. It was pretty cool skinning him out and everything too, I'm looking forward to chasing them a lot more this fall/winter. I'd add some pics but I can't figure it out either, lol.

Hey take them however you can right? As far as posting pics, there is a link in the thread above that walks you through it. Good story by the way and good luck this season.
 
Congrats, you'll always remeber that first one...and good on you for keeping it together enough to pass the shot when it was in line with the buildings, some guys wouldn't have thought of that (especially with the excitement of calling being new to you), so again, great job
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