hunt0168
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I had the best intentions of targeting deer with my bow and hopping into a tree stand today. I finished out my Friday at work and sat down momentarily to unwind. I chatted with my wife and told her my plans. She said a couple of her friends had invited her to go for some drinks at our local watering hole, and asked if I would drop her off. I did and returned home to get my gear ready for this morning’s deer hunt. Upon returning home I sat in my recliner and apparently, and almost immediately, fell asleep! When I awoke it was dark. I was checking weather conditions for the morning hunt and saw that, outside of the bright moon, the current conditions were very favorable for hunting coyotes right then and there!
Should I go? No… I shouldn’t…that’s a dumb idea. I can surely do both if I just make a couple quick sets. You won’t dummy!.. Don’t do it!.. I did it, and I’m making this post while lying in bed.
First set, I hit a property pretty close to home for the first set. I only saw deer and a couple were two small bucks pushing each other around for a few minutes. All quiet with no responses
Second set was another property a couple miles further west. Again, only a few deer. No responses. The winds were switching to SE so after about 35-40 minutes I packed it in.
Set 3… I should really call it quits and go home. A quick look at weather conditions showed winds switching to ESE and then full E in the next hour. This would be perfect for the Sheep farm property across the road from where I shot the double a week or two ago. I’m going… I can do this! I’ll be fine in the morning.
I make the 10 minute drive there and hike the 400 or so yards to where I need to be. Light winds out of the east. Tree-line to my back for cover on the south edge of the greenfield. Brushy hedgerow to the north separating my greenfield from a huge soybean field. Pretty much as good as it could get. Ecaller set out halfway across the greenfield pointing NE into the target area. Holy cow! It’s already 11:15! Oh well? I lead off with a lone howl. BFA Moto Fancy Pants I think, and give it a couple minutes. Another series of a different Moto lone howl and more silence. After a bit I let out a BFA pair howl followed up by a couple Foxpro sounds from their “Domestics” category. Lamb distress 1and 2. Again followed by a pair howl. After a few minutes I ran the Lamb series again but louder. I picked up heat through the hedgerow quite a ways out there in the soybeans. As it ran I could tell it was a coyote headed my way. I went quiet scanning and after a few minutes would just let out one or two lamb cries. Suddenly at about 125 yards NE of me I pick it up in the scanner standing looking for the lamb that must be there. With the bright moon I didn’t want to try and make any more lamb sounds or even coax it further as it would probably figure things out. Slightly quartering towards me I settled in on the pocket just forward of its left shoulder. At the shot it crumpled, all four feet straight in the air. YES! I racked another round and got into some pup distress on the X2s and after 15 - 20 seconds that sucker rolled over, found its feet and ran due east! Wait, What! Are you kidding me?
I went looking and found where it exited the greenfield though a patch of goldenrod onto another property I don’t have permission on. Beyond the goldenrod was a low cut greenfield and scanning never revealed a dead coyote. I really hate it when that happens, but it happens.
When it was all said and done, I arrived home around 1:15 AM. I’ll bowhunt today, I just didn’t make the morning hunt! No hero pics today guys.
Should I go? No… I shouldn’t…that’s a dumb idea. I can surely do both if I just make a couple quick sets. You won’t dummy!.. Don’t do it!.. I did it, and I’m making this post while lying in bed.
First set, I hit a property pretty close to home for the first set. I only saw deer and a couple were two small bucks pushing each other around for a few minutes. All quiet with no responses
Second set was another property a couple miles further west. Again, only a few deer. No responses. The winds were switching to SE so after about 35-40 minutes I packed it in.
Set 3… I should really call it quits and go home. A quick look at weather conditions showed winds switching to ESE and then full E in the next hour. This would be perfect for the Sheep farm property across the road from where I shot the double a week or two ago. I’m going… I can do this! I’ll be fine in the morning.
I make the 10 minute drive there and hike the 400 or so yards to where I need to be. Light winds out of the east. Tree-line to my back for cover on the south edge of the greenfield. Brushy hedgerow to the north separating my greenfield from a huge soybean field. Pretty much as good as it could get. Ecaller set out halfway across the greenfield pointing NE into the target area. Holy cow! It’s already 11:15! Oh well? I lead off with a lone howl. BFA Moto Fancy Pants I think, and give it a couple minutes. Another series of a different Moto lone howl and more silence. After a bit I let out a BFA pair howl followed up by a couple Foxpro sounds from their “Domestics” category. Lamb distress 1and 2. Again followed by a pair howl. After a few minutes I ran the Lamb series again but louder. I picked up heat through the hedgerow quite a ways out there in the soybeans. As it ran I could tell it was a coyote headed my way. I went quiet scanning and after a few minutes would just let out one or two lamb cries. Suddenly at about 125 yards NE of me I pick it up in the scanner standing looking for the lamb that must be there. With the bright moon I didn’t want to try and make any more lamb sounds or even coax it further as it would probably figure things out. Slightly quartering towards me I settled in on the pocket just forward of its left shoulder. At the shot it crumpled, all four feet straight in the air. YES! I racked another round and got into some pup distress on the X2s and after 15 - 20 seconds that sucker rolled over, found its feet and ran due east! Wait, What! Are you kidding me?
I went looking and found where it exited the greenfield though a patch of goldenrod onto another property I don’t have permission on. Beyond the goldenrod was a low cut greenfield and scanning never revealed a dead coyote. I really hate it when that happens, but it happens.
When it was all said and done, I arrived home around 1:15 AM. I’ll bowhunt today, I just didn’t make the morning hunt! No hero pics today guys.
what the!... what gun Bob?
