Third coyote of my life!

struggling_hunter

struggling_hunter

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Walked into the stand and heard them going nuts 2 miles to the west

Did some pup distress/coyote duet/female whimpers for 25 mins nothing came right away but I think it got their attention and they might've been watching in the tree line somewhere.

Did some rabbit distress for 5 mins nothing

Muted the rabbit distress for 2 mins and one of them pops out, had a hand warmer in my dominant hand like a dingdong so I slowly moved the hand warmer to my left hand and ended up taking a one armed shot on the tripod since he was staying nice and still and I didn't want to blow the chance.

I swore I thought i hit him and saw him struggling but then saw it run a bit I was like did my eyes just deceive me what just happened lol, the snow was deep so it was a bit confusing seeing the initial reaction but I could've swore I saw the death twirl..

Lost confidence and thought I missed him and moved on, kept doing the rabbit distress and another one popped out after 2 loud shots on the first one unsuppressed, it didn't stay still so I didn't shoot at it, honestly I think I could've smoked him too looking back he wasn't moving that fast but my hands were practically frozen and I was moving too slow..

Went looking for the yote and couldn't find it at first but saw the disturbed snow and finally saw tiny amounts of blood.

Kept following the tracks and there he was!


Gonna do a full mount or shoulder mount on this one can't wait
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struggling_hunter said:
I have the river runs cutoff gloves but I think they are too thin for when it's hovering around 0 degrees I will definitely look into the glo mit gloves thank you for the recommendation hunt0168!
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Glo-Mits, Flip tops, probably some other names too. I have really nice ones for deer hunting and sitting on stand, but for coyotes I buy the cheaper ones from Walmart or wherever. They’re a little lighter and I usually lose one or two a season! Lol. Hurts less when they’re $10 a pair compared to $50!
 
Before anyone else comments I KNOW it doesn’t get THAT cold here, but I wear lined deer skin gloves and put my hand warmers in the gloves resting on the top part of my hands.
I bought the electric hand warmers and they get hot to really hot, lol. I always just keep them on the hot setting…1 light on. It keeps that blood flow warm and the gloves are just thin enough I can operate my remote and feel the trigger.

Congrats on your coyote, he’s a brute!!!
 
Spurchaser said:
Before anyone else comments I KNOW it doesn’t get THAT cold here, but I wear lined deer skin gloves and put my hand warmers in the gloves resting on the top part of my hands.
I bought the electric hand warmers and they get hot to really hot, lol. I always just keep them on the hot setting…1 light on. It keeps that blood flow warm and the gloves are just thin enough I can operate my remote and feel the trigger.

Congrats on your coyote, he’s a brute!!!
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Good idea on the electric warmers too, the thing that makes me leave the stand extra early is when the wind start blowing hard and the regular temperature goes down to a "feels like" -15 degrees. those are the days I think I can hang on for an extra 20 minutes if I had some electric warmers on me

hunt0168 said:
Glo-Mits, Flip tops, probably some other names too. I have really nice ones for deer hunting and sitting on stand, but for coyotes I buy the cheaper ones from Walmart or wherever. They’re a little lighter and I usually lose one or two a season! Lol. Hurts less when they’re $10 a pair compared to $50!
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Definitely lol, I realized when I got back to the truck last night every zipper on my bag was open I was so jacked up I forgot to close the zippers I am prone to losing things especially when the night goes well


Sprinkman said:
Great job and congratulations on number 3!
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Thank you!
 
I run a two glove system. A lightish / midweight inner glove, with a down "glomitt" over top, with a hand warmer in it. These ones are the cats pajamas: Super Down PRO Glassing Glomitt | Vias
You can still shoot and run remotes and stuff with the glomitt on, but they are also super quick to pull off. I usually pull the one off my trigger hand when I see a coyote coming. If they get hung up for a bit, my inner glove keeps my hand from freezing off.
 
Beginning coyote hunters seem to go through a phase in which getting that first kill is a real struggle. I believe that is because they prioritize the wrong things. They worry about which caller to buy, what sounds to make, what gun, which bullet, camo clothes, cover scent, and things like that. They should be thinking about WHERE to call from.

The stand/set-up, wind direction, and where the coyotes are coming from, how should I place myself to get a good shot? Choosing a good stand may be as much as 75%-80% of the hunt, and the rest falls in the remaining percentage. Once you begin to kill a few coyotes, the light comes on in your head, and you begin making better stand selections, learning more about your coyotes and where they live, and then success comes more often. So, you should have good things ahead of you as you learn more and more about the sport. Congratulations on your nice coyote!
 
struggling_hunter said:
ost confidence and thought I missed him and moved on, kept doing the rabbit distress and another one popped out after 2 loud shots on the first one unsuppressed, it didn't stay still so I didn't shoot at it, honestly I think I could've smoked him too looking back he wasn't moving that fast but my hands were practically frozen and I was moving too slow..
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Try barking at those that do not stop, they will often freeze for a moment, giving you time for a shot.
 
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