Tyler Texas Area

TexasTweeter,

I'm here in East Texas, just North of you (Big Sandy area). I'm about done hunting for this year. Kids are starting with baseball and softball so time is tight. I usually stop hunting when the leaves bud out too. Also the fire ants, chiggers, and snakes are no fun to deal with either.

Thats a nice looking rifle you have there. It would be great for sniping coyotes on a far away hillside. My Predator rifles for the most part are light fast rifles with low powered scopes. Most of the coyotes you will see coming to the call here in East Texas will be under 200 yards with the majority being under 100 yards. They are often moving as well. When you do get them stopped for a shot you will only have and instant to close the deal. Heavy rifles with high magnification optics can slow you down. At least they slow me down. I hope you don't take this as dissing your rifle because I certainly don't mean it that way. It would be a fine predator rig on a wide open prarrie where you have potential to have more time to shoot and ranges are often longer.

Seaaggie,

I hunt on the Sabine River, North of Wineona, off of 155. Who is your family? I could possibly be hunting on property next door. How many acres do they have and if you don't mind, could you give me their name? Not that I would wiggle under you for access. Just curious is all. Not many places in that narrow local. Chances are I know them.

Good Hunting and God Bless,

Byron /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
does your decision to not hunt this time of year have to do with the coyote schedule, or your schedule and why? If in heavy brush I will bring a scattergun or my .30-30 with 110 grain hollowpoints with a 3-9x32 on it, will that be acceptable?
 
the property around me is pinehurst, managed by a guy named Dayrell (Sp?). and i really like my big heavy varmint rifle, it just steadies me up tremendously, personal preference.
 
My decision to hunt or not to hunt are pretty self serving and the reason I quit I pretty well laid out in my post above. In other words, I make no apologies to no one for hunting coyotes when I feel like it. I pretty much hunt when I want to (or get the chance)and not because of any noble reasons to leave the coyotes alone during certain times of year. Coming from a livestock raising family I've seen the respect is not riciprical from the coyotes. I just don't enjoy hunting much when the bugs, snakes and heat puts a hamper on it.

I mean no disrect to those that wish to stop hunting at other times in effort to let the coyotes raise their young. This is their decision and I respect that decision. I've heard aguments for both year round hunting and seasonal hunting and understand both sides of the argument. I feel exceptions and respect should be shown from both sides of this argument. Truth is not many people will do much coyote calling across the country during the spring and summer because of the reason I mentioned. Usually those that do are either new guys or people doing ADC work. I've never been one to stand in judgment of anyone, especially a new guy just getting started calling. There have been some pretty heated arguments on this forum in years past pertaining to this subject. While I think it is great to debate these things I don't feel one should try and ridicule someone for doing something he doesn't agree with. That is ussually what tends to happen. I believe this behavior is devisive and bad for our sport.

Anything you choose to use is acceptable with me. It really makes no differance to me what you shoot. I was mearly giving my opinion on your rifle and making a sugestion based on my experiences living and hunting here in East Texas. I do however feel you would probably kill more coyotes in East Texas with the later two gun choices.

Good Hunting and God Bless,

Byron
 
Seaaggie,

I know Darrel very well. So your family owns Pinehurst?

I agree that a heavy rifle steadies you right up. Great for those long shots. Heavy rifles with high magnifacation are in my limited experience very cumbersome when trying to get on a coyote hoping in across a 50 acre hay meadow. Some like chocolate some like vanila. Thats why they make so many flavors I guess.

Byron
 
no my folks dont own pinehurst, i wish they did. my folks own that little 800 acre farm on the north west side of 155 that is surrounded by pinehurst. i like carmel. hehe. currently the only rifle i have is my 10/22 and my model 700 .308(all round deer rifle), what do you usually use in that area? (i been looking for a smaller caliber) about half of my place i can reach out and make a long shot. and sorry to texas tweeter for stealing the thread.
 
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