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alf

alf

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Set up on the edge of the woods facing south, overlooking a long narrow hay field bordered by corn on my right, & woods to the left.

Wind was quartering to me, light out of the SW. I set the Foxpro out in the hay about 65 yards, a few yards from the corn.

After only a couple minutes I happened to catch the flash of one to my left running parallel to the woods away from the caller.

I had to do a quick 90 degree turn with the tripod to catch up to him, & with a quick whistle got him stopped & shot.

I didn't step it off, but no more than a 20 yard shot.

Checked the clock & it was all over in under 3 minutes, with no time to start the video.

I have no idea what he was running from.

I did manage to get a pic though.


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I bet we’ve all had those quick show coyotes that take us by surprise alf. I know I have. They seemingly materialize from nowhere and have already began the departure before you ever knew they were there. Good on you for getting it stopped and making a good shot! Nice going!
 
Haha, my second time ever calling I made the mistake of hitting the remote before getting situated on the gun. By the time I got my eye in the scope a coyote had run all the way into the call and didn’t like what he smelled and hauled butt before I could even think about shooting!! Didn’t take but that one time to learn how fast they can come in!!
 
Well done Alf. I missed too many kill shot videos if trying to start recording when I had a coyote coming in. So, my order of stand setup is (1)tripod, (2) rifle on tripod, (3) turn scope on, (4) position call, (5) start video, and (6) start the calling. I have plenty of memory to record every stand. Yes, I have to edit out and erase a lot of useless footage, but that really is not all that difficult. After I download the useable footage, I erase the files off the scope.

Lots of people think videos are useless since they don't post them, but they teach me so many things I don't see during the hunt. It's not unusual to see coyotes on the video that I didn't see with my scanner. Perhaps most importantly is verifying where the aim point actually was when the shot broke. It is embarrassing at times. Another useful feature for scopes that have audio is a record of your call sequence and sounds.
 
hunt0168 said:
I bet we’ve all had those quick show coyotes that take us by surprise alf. I know I have. They seemingly materialize from nowhere and have already began the departure before you ever knew they were there. Good on you for getting it stopped and making a good shot! Nice going!
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Thanks, you win some & you lose some. Glad I could put this one in the win column.
 
DoubleUp said:
Well done Alf. I missed too many kill shot videos if trying to start recording when I had a coyote coming in. So, my order of stand setup is (1)tripod, (2) rifle on tripod, (3) turn scope on, (4) position call, (5) start video, and (6) start the calling. I have plenty of memory to record every stand. Yes, I have to edit out and erase a lot of useless footage, but that really is not all that difficult. After I download the useable footage, I erase the files off the scope.

Lots of people think videos are useless since they don't post them, but they teach me so many things I don't see during the hunt. It's not unusual to see coyotes on the video that I didn't see with my scanner. Perhaps most importantly is verifying where the aim point actually was when the shot broke. It is embarrassing at times. Another useful feature for scopes that have audio is a record of your call sequence and sounds.
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The down side of the Iray is it has 5 minute recording sequences, rather than the 10 minute of the Super Hogster. So you end up with twice as many videos to open & delete. That's why I don't generally start the video til I see one coming if I can. Kills takes precedence over video. This video would have been 2 minutes of scanning and 3 seconds for the kill.

I'm a big fan of videos, same reasons as you state. Critiquing the POA at the shot is & has been helpful at times, & has shown me that the scope zero was off a couple times. Same with the coyotes on film that weren't seen while scanning. Most embarrassing was the night that a pair came and left so fast I never knew they were there.

The Iray's audio isn't good enough to pick up the caller, maybe due more to the fact I set the caller out at 75-100 yards most of the time. At the shot, when Foxbang starts up with the KiYi on high, it is picked up though.
 
Pulsar 5 min vids as Alf says i dont like and the few times that l have used it, it appears to really affect battery life even with my pack. BUT vids are a great learning tool for all reasons stated plus just seeing how critters move and react.
Al, how do you like the new scanner so far?
 
Quickies are nice. I got a bobcat one time in two minutes of starting the call.

Videos are indeed a good learning tool. As mentioned, they help determine point of aim and hits.

As to recording, I lost a coyote one time due to slow startup of the DVR. Could have killed the coyote but by the time I got the recorder going he was in retreat. I shot twice and missed.
 
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alf said:
Set up on the edge of the woods facing south, overlooking a long narrow hay field bordered by corn on my right, & woods to the left.

Wind was quartering to me, light out of the SW. I set the Foxpro out in the hay about 65 yards, a few yards from the corn.

After only a couple minutes I happened to catch the flash of one to my left running parallel to the woods away from the caller.

I had to do a quick 90 degree turn with the tripod to catch up to him, & with a quick whistle got him stopped & shot.

I didn't step it off, but no more than a 20 yard shot.

Checked the clock & it was all over in under 3 minutes, with no time to start the video.

I have no idea what he was running from.

I did manage to get a pic though.


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It don’t get much better then that congrats.
 
6mm06 said:
Quickies are nice. I got a bobcat one time in two minutes of starting the call.

Videos are indeed a good learning tool. As mentioned, they hep determine point of aim and hits.

As to recording, I lost a coyote one time due to slow startup of the DVR. Could have killed the coyote but by the time I got the recorder going he was in retreat. I shot twice and missed.
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Yep that exactly the reason I don’t get them all on video. It’s nice and sometimes a good learning aid to watch the coyotes response to said sound. I just can’t afford to let any yote walk, way too much riding on it for me.
 
'where the aim point actually was when the shot broke.' Good reason for shot activated recording. Like this miss - don't know how I pulled it so bad.
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jmeddy said:
Al, how do you like the new scanner so far?
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So far, so good Mike.

Played around with it the day it came in, then spent a couple hours that night giving it a thorough workout & comparing it to the Phenom.

Made one set the following night, but only had about a 60 degree cone I needed to scan in.

With the 17.5 degree FOV, there was no frantic scanning going on.

Pretty happy with my choice.
 
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