Went out with my hunting buddy last night. First set was a blank. The second set was better. Set up on the west side of a big field that I have hunting many times over the years. Wind was out of the West light breeze with slight freezing mist. Started the calling series and on sound #2 had a coyote coming in from the north heading south to get down wind of the sound. It stops and keep looking to the east toward the woods. I don't see anything in the wood edge line. It start moving south again and stops. Then start going east, I bark and it stops, it's broad side now. Tell my buddy to shot or its going to be gone. His rifle fires and what seems like a long time we hear the Thop. Coyote is down. We both thought it seemed like a long time to hear the thop. Maybe be because of the high humidity in the air. 245yd (Onx)
The next set was at the same field that I got one early this week. Set up 300 yds to the west of that stand. I'am facing west and my hunting buddy is facing SE. Wind is from the west. Start the calling sequence and have some coyote howling, but nothing real close by. On the last sound I see 1 coyote heading our way. Tell my buddy one coming and from were. He finds it, and is on it. Then I see a second coming too. The lead coyote is about 100 yds ahead of the second one. It doesn't know we are there in the tree line. I grow at it, it stops at 75 yds broadside. Then you hear it, CLICK. My buddy says something and tries to charged his AR as quietly and fast as possible. He says it is jammed. I swing my gun and the coyote now moving back to where it came. I start barking and get it to stop at about 200 yds. Fire and Thop. Coyotes takes off towards the wood/swamp grass. Not running as it should. Went to grab my flashlight, and it is now missing. I will try to go follow it tracks today. My hunting buddy is quite man at himself for his gun not firing at a standing broadside coyote at 75 yds. Maybe even a double, who knows. As he said going from a high, shooting one at 245yds, to a low of, gun not discharging at a close range coyote. He likes his AR, but he was mad.
Again, thanks for taking the time to read my post.
The next set was at the same field that I got one early this week. Set up 300 yds to the west of that stand. I'am facing west and my hunting buddy is facing SE. Wind is from the west. Start the calling sequence and have some coyote howling, but nothing real close by. On the last sound I see 1 coyote heading our way. Tell my buddy one coming and from were. He finds it, and is on it. Then I see a second coming too. The lead coyote is about 100 yds ahead of the second one. It doesn't know we are there in the tree line. I grow at it, it stops at 75 yds broadside. Then you hear it, CLICK. My buddy says something and tries to charged his AR as quietly and fast as possible. He says it is jammed. I swing my gun and the coyote now moving back to where it came. I start barking and get it to stop at about 200 yds. Fire and Thop. Coyotes takes off towards the wood/swamp grass. Not running as it should. Went to grab my flashlight, and it is now missing. I will try to go follow it tracks today. My hunting buddy is quite man at himself for his gun not firing at a standing broadside coyote at 75 yds. Maybe even a double, who knows. As he said going from a high, shooting one at 245yds, to a low of, gun not discharging at a close range coyote. He likes his AR, but he was mad.
Again, thanks for taking the time to read my post.
