Hunting has not been a significant interest for my son, aged eight . Due to his sensitive ears , this is a factor. I have made numerous request for him to go with me, and now that I shoot suppressed, he has gotten more interested . He consistently reviews the images and footage from my hunting expeditions and listens intently to the captivating tales I share upon my return . Before heading out on weekends , I routinely ask if he is ready to join me . I hunt a lot during the week , so he is unable to go because of school, so of course I don't ask . Recently, I received a call from a farmers friend regarding a calf that had fallen victim to coyote predation . I offered to visit the farm prior to dusk to address the issue. Typically, my nocturnal visits are more feasible due to my wife's work schedule. Being a livestock owner, I consider this matter of great importance. I advised him he must join me, considering his mother's work schedule . and my prior commitment to visit other farms after dark . To summarize , the farmers friend contacted me again, suggesting we schedule a meeting for a nighttime visit. I found this request perplexing and still do. I requested a callback to setup a visit. I still haven't received further communication. To provide context , my son exhibited considerable excitement upon learning of our intentions. Nevertheless, the farmers acquaintance later reached out with conflicting details. I informed him that we would go out tomorrow night, so I selected a nearby location with easy access, having previously killed 5 on this property in less than 2 months , so I had low expectations for significant activity , viewing this outing as an assessment of his ability to remain quiet and still. However, He proved to more adept at stealth than I . Which greatly impressed me . so He passed the test with leaps and bounds ! We didn't see of hear anything , So we packed up and left . On the way home I told him how proud I was of him and explained that hunting you don't always see or hear them . That's what makes it fun and intense with the element of surprise . The next day I talked to a hunting buddy (Cason) about going out hunting one stand that they was suppose to be cutting the corn . I ask Greyson my son if he wanted to go and he said no, but later I found out he said yes but I didn't hear him . I called Cason and made plans to make it out to the property before dusk . As I had packed up my hunting gear and was telling my wife bye. He was currently in the bathtub , so I went to the door to tell him bye. Upon my surprise he said "Dad I'm going" ! WOW, I wanted to cry with excitement because I knew that I was gonna call something in on that stand, If I could get them close enough to dispatch one might be a different story . So he hurried and got on his camo smelling like he was going out on a hot date from the manly shower gel .. I didn't care ! HE IS GOING !!!! Out the door we went kissing mom goodbye as she wished him luck . We met Up with Cason checked the wind and went on down to where we was parking . We got all our gear out and walked to the spot that the corn was supposed to be cut . However it wasn't , at this point my heart was a little sad , But being optimistic I told them we are here and we gonna do some hunting . In my mind I knew I had to make something happen to keep him interested in going with me later on. I had to rethink a strategic plan to make something magical happen for him . I had run every scenario in my head along with sounds. I went and put the x24 out and placed Cason on my right side because of the short field and needed to make a quick shot if one appeared. I placed Greyson between Cason and I on a stool . I watched the big field along with Greyson. Well let's just say the good Lord worked some magic for this ole boy , He sent a coyote out of the woods in front of us at about 350 yards to start mousing around . So I turned the x24 to volume 22 with some sweet vole squeaks . This did not peak the interest of the coyote in front of us . Out of now where Cason said coyote, So we spun around and I slid over to the side with my tripod and away from Greyson. I killed the call and did some lip squeaks to get the coyote a little closer so Greyson could get a good look at the coyote with his monocular . He in fact came closer but quickly made it to where I had walked to check to see if the corn field was cut , He turned back as he didn't like what he had smelled . I gave him a big ole burly bark and he stopped . I had my scope on him with record on, I was gonna be extra insurance if Cason missed. I heard the trigger squeeze as I was patiently watching through my scope the gun went off and heard the sounds of the thud from impact through a suppressor . Cason had dropped him . We turned and the other coyote was in the field like it didn't have a clue what had just happened . I played another sound with no reaction from the coyote, something had his undivided attention . So I made a decision to leave Cason and Greyson behind and went in the stealth/stalker mode . I slipped 125 yards in behind a 18 wheeler parked awaiting to be loaded with corn the following day . I made it unnoticed while Greyson and Cason had the best seats in the house with everything that was about to happen . I set up my tripod and turned my scope off standby found the coyote in my scope and flipped the safety off and turned record on . I then whispered sweet nothings in that coyotes ears with these two dry lips , That in fact got his attention and he had to come in a little closer to investigate . I then let that Tikka bark with that sweet sound of the thud and he dropped . At this point, I was like wow how did my son get to witness all this right infront of him ? It had to be a gift from GOD to see it unfold like it did ! As I made it back up the hill where he was awaiting with excitement in his little voice, I heard these words ... "Dad that was awesome , I knew you was a pro ". I just chuckled a little, counting my blessings for the memories we had just made . We gathered up the coyotes for a picture . I have had a lot of epic stands, but this one far exceeds all them combined .He is hooked and hasn't stopped telling everyone . If you made it this far Thank you for your patience and time . He will be reading the comments Tomorrow after school ! It want let me upload videos says file is to large even after cutting it down.