Our first day of coyote calling for 2026 and 2027

derbyacresbob

derbyacresbob

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Today's temp was forecast for the low 50's so we went out early today to do some calling. My old coyote hunting buddy JP7mag is 77 years old and I am 73 so we are slowing down and making more mistakes than we did 15 years ago.

On the first stand we had a big male coyote stop at about 200 yards and JP7mag dropped it with his 243 Win shooting a Lead Free Hammer 70 gr bullet. That bullet sounded really good when it hit the coyote.
IMG_3522 by Robert Morris, on Flickr

Later in the morning I dropped a coyote with my shotgun with a 3" 1-1/2 oz load of TSS #2 shot. It was about 30 yards from me. I couldn't see the bead on my shotgun barrel very good and it took me two shots to put it down.
IMG_3526 by Robert Morris, on Flickr

Later in the day we both missed a coyote in some deep grass. I had trouble seeing my bead on my shotgun barrel again. I also missed a few coyotes last year on standing coyotes with my shotgun.

So when I got home I found a bright green Hi-Viz sight in my Sporting Clays bag and put it on my shotgun barrel. Hopefully I will be able to see my shotgun barrel better with the bright green sight. If I miss anymore standing coyotes with my shotgun I will have to come up with another excuse or just not tell anybody about it.:oops:
 
Still not a bad first day out! You'll work your kinks out, I'm sure of it! Shots with the camera, switch to the shotgun for epic kill, then back to the camera for the hero pics! You've been doing it on auto pilot for quite awhile now. You got this! đź‘Š

But yeah... Just don't tell us about the mishaps... Easier that way! :ROFLMAO:
 
crapshoot said:
That shotgun coyote was a damn expensive one taking 2 loads of tss.
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I am glad I bought lots of TSS #2, #3 and #4 shot when it was only $33.00 to $35.00 per pound shipped. I still have lots of Federal Heavyweight 15g/cc #2 and BB shot and Rem HD 12g/cc BB shot that I bought when Bass Pro Shops and Rodgers was closing them out at very low prices.
 
Congrats on a good starts for 2 'seasoned' killers--I am between yinz so feel I can say that ;).
If the green Hi-viz doesn't work, you might consider something like a Burris Fast fire. It sure helped my old eye find it!
 
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